The sun., 1908-05-12
PENNSYLVANIA OPEN GROUND
GOV. JOHNSON OR JUDGE GRAY
LIKELY TO GET DELEGATION.
Readers Of Politics MISled BY Stories Of
Bryan Madness Sent Out for Eject
by PersOns Near the White House
-GuRey VIII Control Convention.

neadefS OF Politics Misleu by stories OF
Bryan Madness Sent Out for Eject
by PersOns Near the White House
--Guney VIII Control Convention.
HARRISBURG, Pa. May 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State convention Ia to assemble in
this city on May 20. The State Is entitled
TO sixty delegates. including four delegates
ut large, TO the national convention at Den
] YER.
{ Democrats all over the land are eagerly
awaiting news as TO the result Of the con-
vention SO many stories have been sent
broadcast as TO the Democratic complexion
Of the State that leading Democrats to-day
thought II about time that they should speak
up and say a few words as TO the facts Of
! the situation.
! 1t may be said in passing that eminent
members Of the Democratic party are in
oenssd at the apparent effort Of a New
/ York city newspaper In its dispatches from
Washington 10 make il appear that the
State has already gone over body, boots
I and britches 70 Bryan, This is denied most
emphatlcally. There were further com
ments on these Washington dispatches TO
! the New York city newspaper which has
aroused intense feeling sm0ng the Demo-
Gratis Of the State.
The critical comments we're 10 the effect
that prominent Republicans in Washington
who have the run Of the White House have
for months endeavored to make 1t appear
through their fayorite channels that the
Democracy Of the nation is committed TO
Bryans nomination, that Bryan's nomina-
ton has been assured all along and that
there was nothing for anybody TO do but
TO accept the situation Indeed 80 offended
we're those Democrats to-day over the con-
duct Of Washington Republicans ~ EN-
phaslzed in the dispatches TO this New York
city Newspaper that they did not hesitate
TO say that Republicans close to President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft we're playing
the Bryan business little too stin, little
too openly, for il has been very freely under
stood from the remarks OF these Washington
Republicans that the President and Taft
have not been backward in boosting
Bryan, knowing Bryan TO be the weakest
candidate the Democracy can name.
Taft before leaving for Panama, remarked in
Washington that he could easily beat Bryan,
but that he would have sharp tussle IN
national battle against Gov johnson Of
Minnesota,
Concerning the actual situation in the
State az TO Bryan il was said positively
to-day that the convention which IL TO
gather in this city on May 20 will not in
struct for Bryan. As to whether the unit
rule will be clapped onto the delegation
that is u matter for consideration within
the next week. The Bryan men are claim
ing l5S delegates out Of the Sl3 to the State
convention The anti-Bryan men insist
that Bryan will not have more than eighty
delegates in the convention. The Bryan
men are led by ex-Treasurer Berry, who
hopes TO be nominated for Governor in 1910,
but should Bryan be nominated and elected
Berry expects 10 be Bryan's Secretary OF
the Treasury.
One of the remarks in the New York
city newspaper which, II is said, has been
boosting Bryan because Of Republican
inspiration in Washington, which especially
caused i'll feeling in Democratic circles
was to the effect that Col, James VI. Guney
Democratic national committeeman for the
state. had been overwhelmed by the Bryan
forces, and this additional comment fol-
lowed: The signs indicate that Col. Guney
s beaten in the State convention, and that
he will surrender al discretion.
Col. Guhey. II il insisted here, will not
be beaten in the State convention, and
therefore he will have no cause TO surrender
to anybody. Col Guffey and his friends, II
was added, will be in absolute control Of |
the Democratic State convention, and will |
positively name the four delegates at large |
10 20 TO Denver Berry may be one Of the !
four delegates at large, although all OF the /,
anti-Bryan men insist that Berry shall be- |
left at home Many OF Col GufIey's friends, |
however, do not see II that way, for the |
reason that Berry is a very excellent citizen |
Of the State that he made splendid State |
Treasurer and that while he has gone Bryan |
mad, as the saying is there is no good |
reason why he should be humiliatel and |
not sent as one Of the delegates at large, |
especially when these delegates al large /
are TO 20 uninstrlcted
After looking the situation over care !
fully IL is known that Gov. johnson and 4
Judge Gray will have mnnv friends in the |
approaching State convention. Bryan will 1
also have his share Of the delegates, but |
what has angered the Pennsylvania Demo-
Gratis is the Efforts Of Washington Republi-
cans close 10 the White House to make Il !
appear through these Washington de-
spatches TO the New York city newspapers
that the Democrats Of the State have gone
over TO Bran, when as a matter Of fact |
the approaching State convention will be- !
2 10 | against the Nebrasltan, and the four
delegates at large are TO go uninstriCted
to the national convention.