Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02
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the resolutions was brought by Frank S.
Monet, former attorney general Of Ohio
VINO arrived in Denver today, with tho
announcement that Mr.. Bryan desired to
address the resolutions committee on the
legal phases of an anti-injunction plank
Mr.. Monet personally is in favor Of q
strong utterance upon the subject He
conferred with Mr. Bryan at Lincoln yes.
terday. Samuel Alschuler. who is the
| probable member of the committee on
! resolutions from Illinois, declared today
that he did not believe that the anti-in-
junction plank to be adopted at the con-
vention would be of such character that
any controversy would be provoked by it.
| There has been talk of a radical
plank in the PLATFORM, said Mr.. Alschu-
Ter. land all sorts of meanings have
been grouped under that word 1t all
depends upon what is meant by the word
radical 1t think it is entirely safe to
say. although 1 am now giving ny per
sonal opinion only, thai any assumption
that the anti-injunction plank will be a.,
attack upon the courts is incorrect. Ii
unquestionably will favor jury trials for
| contempt and due notice to all parties SO
concerned in injunction proceedings 1t
will be clean cut. definite statement
and not straddle, such as the Republic
can PARTY has made. 1t is entirely within
bounds to say that the injunction plank
to be adopted by the Democratic nation
al convention will be no more advanced;
than the views that have from time to
time been expressed by President Roose-
welt. In fact, it is my opinion they are
|
would have been if he could have writ.
ten the plank in the Republican Plat.
form -
| When asked about the Vice Presiden-
tial situation, Mr.. Aschuler declared that
in his opinion the great desirable attri.
butte for any candidate was that he
should be rom Illinois. If, however that
state did not present any name to tho
convention he was utterly at loss to
predict at this time who the Illinois dele
cation will favor. The state, he said
would stand for Bryan to the finish and
there would be no break in its vote at
any time.
Roger c. Sulican, natioral committee
men from Illinois, tonight announced that
his state might have candidate for the
Vice Presidency in John Mitchell. Mr..
Sullivan said that Mitchell would not be
declared Il candidate unless he was will
ing to make the race for the nomination
If he will be candidate, he will have tho
solid backing of Illinois, which will make
a strong fight for him. The matter will
be determined after Mitchelrs arrival on
Monday.
Denver, Col, July 1.-The principal
event in connection with the forth
coming Democratic national conven
ton today was the arrival of Freder-
lex r. Lynch of Minnesota as the
reprcsentative-in-ch of the Presi-
dtntial boom of Gov. John A. Johnson
| of that state. A reservation of quar-
ters at the Albany hotel was made
several weeks ago by Mr.. Lynch and
an executive suite of rooms has been
prepared for him and his staff
The announcement of Mr. Lynch's
coming had the effect of causing a re-
newal of the discussion of the posi-
blitieS of the nomination of the gov
ernor for the Vice Presidency rather
than for the Presidency.
1t was conceded on all sides, private
ly even by the supporters of Cover
nor johnson. that his nomination for
the first position was problematcal
but his friends We're staunch in their
determination to have his name pre-
scented to the convention for the Pres
idency even in the face of possibility
of his defeat and most of them We're
quite as positive in their declaration
that he would not accept the second
place even if it should be rendered to
him. The discussion of the Minnesota
| governors chances for the Vice Presi-
! dcncy while quite general among the
| uniformed. was not INDUCED in seri-
ously by those who We're in accord
| with the inner Bryan circles. They did
not accept his name with favor and it
may be announced even thus far in adj
vance of the meeting of the convention
that the Minnesota man will not be
MIR. Bryan's running mate in the
event of the Nebraskans nomination.
MIR. Bryans intimate friends and most
| steadfaSt supporters are quite deter
mined on that situation. While they
do not openly criticize Mr.. Johnson's
candidacy they are very evidently
dIsplcasei with the fact that he en-
tered the race and it is even minated
that Mr. Bryan himself would not ia
vorably consider the Johnson candi-
dacy for the Vice Presidency.
on the other hand it is known that
Judge Gray of Delaware will be in
every way acceptable to Mr.. Bryan as
the candidate for the second place and
the position is generally conceded to
him if he will accept it.
His conservatism is not a bar but
rather q help to his candidacy
Mr.. Bryan's closest friends concede
the wisdom of selecting candidate
who will be in closer accord with the
Eastern thought than is Mr.. Bryan
himself and they point out that while
Judge Gray meets this demand, that in
many respects he would not be antag-
onistic to Mr.. Bryan's especial sup
| pOrterS.