Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-05-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
From Our Regular Correspondent.

mas witnessed the antl-Bryan
OF considerable pro-
portions, and the friends of the
eminent Nebraskan are seriously
concerned over tie situation. Of
course it has long been apprecia-
ted that the Democratic organi-
zation in New York has opposed
Bryan, but it was surprise that
Connecticut should fail to in
struct for him and the reports
from other sections are disquiet-
ing. The Bryan loyalists insist
that nothing will prevent their
hero from securing the necessa-
ry two-thirds vote at Denver,
but that they are anxious is OBJ
vious,
Governor Johnson's friends are
doing yoeman's work in his be-
hall and with the half-hearted
brethred brethren in Congress
they are gaining some success,
while with those opposed to Mr..
Bryan, such men, for instance, az
the veteran Senator from Virgin
il, Mr.. Daniels, they are making
great headway. 1t seems to be
generally agreed that there will
he only two names that will APP
pear prominently before the Dem
ocratlc convention this year,
those OF William j. Bryan and
Governor Johnson, of Minneso-
ia. The johnson people are spen-
ding money freely. Every news
paper correspondent and every
Democratic Congressman a n d
Senator has received this week a
handsomely printed and illustra-
ted enlogy of Mr.. Johnson, re-
printed from a popular maga-
zine.
The reports regarding Mr..
Hearst and his Independence
League are also Of q disquieting
character. 1t is asserted positive
ly by men in the confluence Of Mr..
Hearst that he will put q nation
al ticket in the field, that he will
back it with the powerful inhu-
ence of his widely circulated pa
pers. and he expects to run sec
ond in Massachusetts, New York
and Illinois. The great wealth of
Mr.. Hearst, as well as his widely
distributed and more or less in
fuential newspapers, render him
O power to be re''koned with and
while no unparalleled observer
believes he can accomplish any
material result toward electing
himself President, there is no de-
nying the fact that he can draw
a great many Democratic votes
away rom the regularly nomina
ted candidate Of the Democratic
party.
Political events in the opposi g
political camp are all ofone kind.
1t has become almost a process
sion of prominent Republicans
anxious to secure seats in t Il e
Taft craft and nothing short OF
a political counter march C a II
prevent the nomination OF t h e
big Secretary at Chicago. The
latest acquisition of the II u + t
camp Is Senator Hemenway, Of
Indiana, who has heretofore been
Vice President Fairbanks man.
ager. There are some indications
by the way that the Taft people
are seriously considering Mr..
Fairbanks for the second place
on the ticket. 0f course it will be
an unusual thing to select two
men from adjoining states, but
MIR, Fairbanks is a good stump
speaker, heis popular with the
negroes, Of whom there are some
10000 voting in Indiana and,
above all, there seems to be no
available vice-presllential tim
Der in New York. where the Re.
publicans would like to find a run
ming mate for the Secretary ol
Var.
Some members oftbe New York
delegation say that Gov. Hughes
will be q candidate to succeed
himself as Goyernorof New Yorl;