The Washington times., 1908-07-11
Member of New York Or
ganiZation Outlines Its
Position.
MEASURES
ITS FIRST DESIRE
Will Work Honestly for National
Ticket, at the Same Time
Combating Hearst.
J. c. WELLIvER.

DENVER, July 1.-THE harmony pro-
gram Of the reunited Democracy has
been carried 10 its conclusion There
never was a seriCrs hitch in f. En-
Z barrassment anC emergencies arose, but
one by one they were smOothed. over. be-
cause OF the sincere desire OF all ele-
uents in the party that national dis
putes should end, and a solid front once
more be presented.
This reconstruction Of Democracy IS
a strange psychic phenomenon There
is minority Of conservatives who be-
heve IN their hearts that The rec5r-
strUctiOn on a basis Of radicaisrn can
serve only the purpose Of precipitating
another defeat for Bryan. ana lhUs end
ing both Bryanlsm and radicalLs-n az
/ the same stroke There is an immense
majority who smiles at this view, IS
pleased that the conservatives should
be, By any argument whatever. inte--
ested IN bringing about the reunion. and
which fully believes that IL IS permz-
nent
The extreme conservatives feel tlat
they have conceded 70 the radical wing
the dear privilege OF being defeated
once more in the cause OF BryanIsm:
they are sure that even Bryanistic IA
naticism viii not survive a third ordeal
OF the kind, and that after four years
more Of wandering in the wilderness
the extremists, sore OF foot. empty OF
pocket, ana pertinent Of heart. viii re-
turn Ike the prOdigaI 10 the saner ways
OF attacking the citadel wherein are the
hesh PoJs-
Democrats the Radicals
But the radicals doubtless are night
n their estimate The Democratic
party having once got together with
itself. is likely 10 remain the radical
party Of tie country Ever since 1885
there have bee1 IN reality four great
political sections in this country The
Democrats and Fs=za2,scars were sepa-
rated Oy a pretty clearly defined Axe
Pei lIe-5isUIa- 10 this line and B.sez-.1--
IL. -an another, whlca. cutting through
5ctl pa -tieS, SCparslzd conservatives
from prrgressives-
Thus. the four sreat divisions were
conservative Republicans and prosres-
s-ve Republicans, conservative Demo
cra-s and radical Democrats Eou 70
drive approximately al the radicals into
one camp and all the conservatives
into another and thus get an honest
showdown on the Essentials Of ra5uss,
IS problem which many Students -
affairs nave long considered.
II seems not improbable that The Den
var convention may prove q milestone
- history, no less stE-l1caal rhsn rna
chicago convention OF Isg5. by reason or
marking the point where this neVr dt.
vision began True, the Republicans are
solhS 20 continue for this campaign. Al
least, ia their old organization. me
ROOseyeIJ-La Toilette Republicans a-s
so.nS 70 herd along with tie Hale
Aldrich Republicans Tor This sear. bu-
the fact remains that the Denver result
points uncertainty 70 the conclusion thar
ultimately this viii be q ure-uo III
which the political parties OF tlis com
try VIII, Ike those OF e. -ea- Britain
frankly admit that they are respectively
conservative and radical
Tammany Gives Concern.
There was much concern IN the early
days Of shis gathering about the azrI-
tuce Of Tammany- Tamrlany IS the
most practical political organization on
the earth II is out for the goods Il
wants 10 be in power because its very
lie depends on control Of the loaves-
and-ashes patronage
Tamany came here in nOwtse enrhusI-
asric about anything except the desire
n do the best thing But what did
Tammany mean by the best thlngy-
many fc- the national ticket, OF for
both2 That was what took possession OF
the conventions mind from the moment
when Tanmany appeared on the scene
and utterly refused 10 warm I'D 10
Bryan or anybody else
It was accentuated when New York
sat sUllen and declined 10 join II the
great Bryan demonstration following
the mention OF tine Commoner-s name
by Senator Go-z- II was further. en-
phasized when ETyan's name was placed.
in nomination before the convention,
and the demonstration on that oc-
casion stiu failed 10 exert enough mag
netism 10 draw in the delegation from
the Empire State
Position Not Clear.
Reserved, cynical. the delegation OF
seventy-eight from the Imperial Com
monwealth, whose nod in many a na-
tionaI convention has been thumbs up-'
or ''thu-nSs GOWN for an ambitious as
pirant, refused to give sign Murpay
was Ike q mSn Of ice.
When the roll vas called on President.
Tamm6Hg came in &nd gave its vote for
Bryan. just - It had promised TO do
It voted fer him when assured that he
would be nominated whether OF not II
supported him. Then came the Vice
Presidency New York was called
again Naughty, unconcerned. it named
no candidate for Eice Presidency. II
waited until certain what the conven-
tion lnted TO do and would DO, and
then seconded Kern. and voted sohdIy
for him.
All these signs naturally aroused
much worry as 10 whether New YORK