The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-09
new YORK TO
FIGHT BRYAN
Much Speculation AtIOat Con-
corning Bryan and His
Followers
Associated Press.

udN UCluu'Hs .'au'uN'N VI ''"''
citations, some Of which are likely to
have an influence even on the presl-
dental nomination Itself and the
beginning OF work Of the national
committee upon several contests
which are not likely to affect the IL
nal results, but might involve an OK
pcndture OF time sufficient to delay
the work Of the convention.
Principal interest centers on tho
caucus OF the New York delegation
which takes place at once for the
attitude of that delegation and the !
delivery Of It's bunch OF seyenty-eight !
votes will without doubt have Its
moral effect, 10 say nothing of its
being possible to manage the bal
ance Of power in the convention The
majority OF the delegation seems to
favor Bryan, but there is one group
OF veteran fighters on the delegation
who are opposed to the Nebraskan
and they may be able to swing the
whole seventy.eieht votes against
him,
The national committee meeting
Is called for 10 o'clock this morning
and contests will he heard from the
following states. New York, Second
to Sixth districts inclusive; Pennsyl'
yania, First to Sixth, inclusive; Dis
trict OF Columbia, the entire dele
CATION; Illinois, First to Tenth, in
elusive: Idaho. the entire delegation;
Ohio, Ninth TO Nineteenth, fnclu-
sive. General expectations are now
that for four days the convention
wifi be In session with final ad-
iournnent some time Friday, but
:. potentialites of trouble as yet unde-
veloped, may still make a possible
forecast Impossible. The vice pres
identlal problem has taken some
what different course than the 40
count intimated from what was be-
! lieyed a reliable channel that Bryan
! believes in the propriety Of defer
ring activities as TO second place UNI
tn the first is disposed Of This led
to a falling off of gossip and the
whole matter is slde-tracked, To add
still further to parallel with the
Republican convention, Monday
morning finds general interest In
the platform still confined almost
wholly to the proposed plank regard
ing the use Of court injunction es'
pecially in labor disputes. Gompers,
Mitchell and other labor leaders are
on the ground pressing their claims
upon those who presumably will have
some Influence ON the committee or
= resolutions. The weather which yes
terday was decidedly hot, changed In
the night after a series Of thunder
> storms and became rather raw anc
II
4 cool this morning.
n Judge Gray's name has not beer
: withdrawn and under no circum
|. stances. will it be withdrawn, say
John Marvel, the manager Of Gray
I presidential forces. This was in an
vi swer to the many reports that Judg'
= Gray had dropped last night to thos'
= in charge OF his interests, instructinl
4 them implicitly not to permit hi
e name to go before the convention
IS Such a message was received. Gray
v managers have been saying, oval
# until the delegates arrive" Now the
l. say these arrivals are increasin
Ia Gray's strength The Tennessee de-
d egation Is given as one specificall
10 instructed to push Gray and his man
ayers are confidently claiming tn
n. seventy-eight votes of New York an
/. say positively. that the New Yor
n, delegation will not declare for Bryan
10 The national committee met at /
4 O'Clock today FOR the purpose Of cor
sidering evidence in the various cor
tests, 1t had already been arrange
20 that each contest should be referre
v. to a subcommittee, resolution havin
ID been adopted requiring each sui
4 committee to report not later tina
~ O'Clock this afternoon.
r. Frederick, 3. Lynch manager Of tn
al Johnson campaign today denied tn
OF report that Johnsons name had bee
is or would be withdrawn from tn
a. contest He said they were in tn
r; tight to the end
fl An interesting echo from Lincol
II. reached here TO the effect that Brya
has received favorably a suggestic
that in the event OF Bryan's electic
Johnson shall have a place in tt
. cabinet. y
'. Col James NJ. Guifey of Pennsy
p" Vania. was today reelected a men
Der OF the Democratic national con