Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
Minnesota Leaders arrive in
Denver and Are Enthusias-
tic Over Prospect.
Will NOT TAKE SECOND PLACE
Mayor Lawler Emphatic in Statement
That johnson Will Be Chosen
for President.

! Denver, July 8. = (By Associated
Press. Claiming a victory on the
first ballot, but overlooking no posi-
the chance to make their trump Sc
cure, the followers of Mr.. Bryan have
been watching for any move on the
part of his rivals that would compel
him to go single-handed against the
field. as Taft was obliged to show his
strength in the early stages of the
Chicago convention against the COM
bined forces of the allies The ar
rival yesterday, however, of the per-
sonal representatives of Judge Gray
and Gov. Johnson, the only candidates
/ who are now expected to enter the
race against Mr.. Bryan, has failed 10
/ disclose any common ground of agree
inent between them.
| Will Enter Nc Coalition.
| The Gray managers asserted that
| they had no intention of entering into
coalition with the followers of Gov.
| Johnson, and had not received from
them, or made to them, any overtures
| for a combination. The same dis
ciaimer Of a desire to pool issues was
| made by the Johnson people after
their arrival last night. They said
| that they had no other object in view
but the nomination of Gov Johnson,
and intended to make their fight for
that purpose only.
Both Mr.. Lynch for Gov. Johnson
and Mr.. Marvel for Judge Gray insist
| that their men are out for the first
place and are giving no consideration
to the vice presidency
johnson Manager Positive.
Mr.. Lynch made nothing but posi-
| tive statements in summing up the
situation for Gov. Johnson.
Gov. Johnson's name will be pre-
scented to the convention by Repre-.
sentative Hammond of Minnesota"
he began, "and the governor will be
nominated for the presidency on the
second or third ballot
Mr.. Bryan has not twothirds of
the delegates. We do not say that
Gov Johnson has all of the four hun
dred delegates which Bryan has not
secured, but he will have at least
three hundred of them on the first
ballot. Then will come into operation
the law OF obstruction Bryan's dele
gates will have fulfilled their instruc-
tons as to voting for him on the first
ballot. A large percentage Of these
Bryan-instructed delegates are really
for johnson and they will be at lib
erty to vote as they desire after full
filling their instructions to Bryan on
the first ballot"
Mr. Lynch said the Johnson
strength was mostly from the East
and South, with his own state behind
him.
johnson Men on Hand
The chief arrivals yesterday, in
point of political Importance, were
those of Frederick B. Lynch, Frank
A. Day, d. w. Lawler, mayor of ST.
Paul, and Richard T. O'Connor of the
same city, all of them enthusiastic
supporters of the Minnesota governor.
Mayor Lawler, who acted as spokes-
man, said that all talk of Gov. John
son taking second place on the ticket
is utter nonsense. HE will not take
it," said Mayor. LAWYER. ut is out
of the question to talk of such thing.
Even if the governor were himself
disposed to accept the vice presiden-
tial nomination, and l assure you he
is not, the people of Minnesota would
not permit him to do so. The Demo
Gratis of Minnesota and his real
friends throughout the country are
not willing that Gov Johnson shall be
sidetracked into the vice presidency.
He is too big a man for that place
and he belongs in the presidential
chair if he goes to Washington at all"
\. Mayor Lawler Emphatic.
The mayor was not prepared to dis
cuss the platform or the vice presi-
Dental situation. He was, however,
emphatic in his statement that he ex-
poets Gov. Johnson to be nominated
The Johnson headquarters will be
formally opened to-day at the Albany
hotel, and the campaign managers for
the Minnesota governor promise an
energetic fight from that time on I'M
til nomination has been made by
the convention. Z.
Discussion of the platform contin-
ues to be, largely confined to the anti
injunction plank.
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