Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-02
Declared Commoner Cannot
Be Nominated on First Bal
lot After Which His Strength
Will DwindIe.
NO ALLIED CANDIDATES IN
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Bryan, Johnson and Gray Fol-
lowers Will Each Go it Alone
and Fight 10 Final Vote is
Counted.


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Denver, Colo. July Claiming a
victory on the first ballot. but over
looking no possible chance to make
their triumph sure, the followers Of
Mr.. Bryan have been watching for
any move on the part Of his rivals that
would compel him to go single hand
ed against the field as Taft was OBJ
llged to show his strength in the early
stages of the Chicago convention
against the combined forces of the
"allies."
The arrival today, however Of the
personal representatives. of Judge
cres, api Governor yehnsgn, the qnlv
candidates who are now expected to
enter the lists against Mr.. Bryan, has
failed to disclose any common ground
Of agreement between them.
The Gray managers asserted that
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coalition with the followers of Gov
crnor Johnson and had not received
from them, or made to them, any
overtures for a combination. The same
disclaimer of a desire to pool issues
was made by the Johnson people af-
ter their arrival tonight, They said
that they had no other object In view
but the nomination Of Governor John
son and intended to make their fight
for that purpose only.
The attitude which the Gray and
Johnson people have assumed has led
to considerable conjecture OF a vice
presidential character
The followers of Mr.. Bryan profess
to believe that the refusals of the
Gray and Johnson men to make a
combined fight against the strength OF
Mr.. Bryan means that they are not
averse to occupying positions in which
they can avail themselves of Bryan
votes for second place in the event of
his nomination for the presidency. On
this point, however. both Mr.. Lynch.
for Governor Johnson, and Mr.. Mar
vel, for Judge Gray. insist that Bryan
people are utterly in the wrong. Their
men, they say, are out for the first
place and are giving no consideration
to the vice presidency
The chief arrivals today, in joint of
political importance. were those Of
Frederick b. Lynch, Frank NJ. Day, p.
W. Lawlor. mayor Of st. Paul, and
Richard T. O'Connor. Of the same
city all of them supporters Of the
Minnesota governor. Messrs. Lawlor
and OConnor arrived several hours
ahead of Mr.. Day and Mr., Lynch and
were in Denver but short time. They
went late In the afternoon to Colorado
Springs, where they will remain for
two or three days They expect to
be Joined there by other members of
the Minnesota delegation and 1t Is pos
sible that the various members OF
the committee may be selected before
the Johnson men return to Denver. IL
Is practically certain, however, that
the members Of the committee on
resolutions will be chosen. although
neither Mayor Lawlor nor Mr., O'Con-
nor were able to say today who this
would be.
Mayor Lawlor, who acted as spokes-
man, while Mr.. O'Connor filed a
thinking part and came in strong with
mods of approval after the mayor had
declared himself. said that all talk OF
Governor johnson taking second place
on the ticket is utter nonsense. Mr.
Lynch made nothing out positive
statements in summing up the situa-
tion for Governor Johnson.
"Governor Johnson's name Will be
presented to the convention by Repre-
sentative Hammond, of Minnesota,
he began. "and the governor will be
nominated for president on the second
or third ballot.
"Mr Bryan has not two-thirds OF
the delegates. We do not say that
Governor Johnson has four hundred
delegates which Bryan has not secur-
ed. but he will have at least three
hundred of them on the first ballot
Then win come into the operation the
law Of instruction Bryans delegates
will have fulfilled their instruction as
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