Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-04
HEADQUARTERS OPENED
Effort VIII be Made 10 Defeat
Bryan for Nomination
GRAY PICTURES EVERYWHERE
Early Arrivals occure Choice POSI-
tons For the Autographs Of the
peIzwarean.

tons For the Autographs Of the
pcizwarean.
| Denver, Jul. Judge Josiah Mar
vel, OF Wilmington. Del, and ]. II.
Beamlsh, OF Philadelphia. who opened
Gray headquarters here have. passed
the last two Gays with Bryan at Lin
coin. Tsey insist that Bryan will not
be nominated on the FIRST ballot. and.
Judge Marvel. speaking OF the visit
to Bryan. adds:
we did not discuss Judge Gray as
a vice presidential candidate. We are
considering him only for first place.
Bryan will have scarcely 600 votes on
the first ballot. After that his forces
will disintegrate and Gray will event
ually be named. His managers are in
error on several calculations. Judge
Gray has q number of Southern dele
gates who have personally pledged
themselves to vote for him. Instead
| of So in Pennsylvania, Mr.. Bryan will
have but "a. and Gray will get con-
siderable portion OF both the Ohio and
Massachusetts delegations. Governor
Johnson will also have portion. Of
the strength accorded to Mr.. Bryan
Representative L. T. Handy, OF VIII
mington. will make the nominating
| speech for Gray, and P. r. OBoyle, OF
Pittston. Pa, will second him. Quite
number of democrats here believe
Gray will accept second place on the
| ticket.
Gray Boom First on Ground.
The Gray presidential boom has
been formally launched and headquar-
ters opened in the Savoy hotel. Dur.
Ing the early afternoon corps OF ex-
pert bill stickers were going about
the hotels putting up Autographs OF
the Delaware candidate. No other pic
tures have been placed as yet and the
Gray men secured the most prominent
places In the Hobbies OF the leading
| hotels.
The Johnson headquarters will not
be opened for several days, and the
date on which the Bryan banners will
be thrown out has not yet been deter
mined. but 1t probably will be on Sat
urday or Sunday after the arrival Of
the Nebraska delegation.
Might Force Bryan Out.
Delegations from the various states
are giving more than ordinary heed to
the members OF the committee on res
olutions. There will be SO members
on this committee, and from present
appearances there will be majority
sufficient to chop out OF the platform
Bryan's latest fads and isms. Then
there may arise such set OF circum-
stances that Mr.. Bryan would be
forced to withdraw.
Some OF Bryan's friends here are
getting much concerned over the
knowledge that Bryan is willing to
run for president on a platform of
comparative moderation. These men
come from states where there is con-
siderable radical sentiment, and they
make the point that Bryan can ex.
pect nothing from the great business
interests, and should appeal In every
way to the voters who believe in
personal money devil. and are looking
for an opportunity OF waiioping 1t
good and hard. Here is the way one
Of them. national committeeman.
puts It:
"A conservative platform will do
Bryan no good, in my opinion. All the
big fnanciers OF the country are
against him because he Is Bryan and
it would not bring help from them to
nominate him on platform which
would be mild and non-aggressive. To
win. Bryan must win by radical votes,
and there is no use Of catering to the
conservative element. although
must admit that Judge Gray seems to
be the very best man for vice presi-
dent"