The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-01
East and West Coast Lead,
ers Lining 6 Up for Fight on
Anti-Injunction Plank.
NEBRASKAN NOW WANTS
RADICAL DE / TION
Favorable 3 y , 'r; to Judge Gray foi I
Second Place on Ticket, but
Delaware Man Will Take
First Honors or None.
Sullivan Denies
Rumor. 81
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though candidates for the
nomination for Vice President
- on the Democratic ticket are
numerous, and despite the
fact that the number is likely to be
largely Increased, before choice \ IL
actually made. 1t is the general opinion
among leaders Of the party now here
that II George Gray. of Delaware, will
declare his Willingness to accept the
second place on the ticket he can
have It.
Josiah Marvel OF Wilmington. Deli
the manager OF the Gray presidential
campaign. who arrived In Denver to-
day. will not. however, give his cor-sS
sent. INK
Mr.. Marvel. when informed OF the
sentiment regarding Judge Gray as rs
candidate for Vice-President, said !:
we don't know anything about that.
1t does not concern us. Judge Gray
is a candidate for President. and he Is
going to be nominated. We are run
ming him for President and for noth.s
ing else"
"The people out here," It was s,lg-
gested. are running him for Vice.:
President, and 1t Is generally believed
that Mr.. Bryan favors him for the
second place on the ticket, sssta
There is not man in the country
who could be placed at the head OF
the Democratic ticket" said Mr.. Mar
vel. who would not like to have Judge
Gray for a running mate. We knowgall
about that but we are not considering
him in the light of anything but can
didate for the first place. nor must
anybody else SO consider him. If they
do they are making great mistake,
and they are wasting their time.
Gray's Probable Strength.
When asked how much strength lleS
expected his candidate to show on the
first ballot, Mr. Marvel said: sa
HE will get all Of Delaware. all of 1
Maryland, great part sSof Pennsysi-
many votes from the South.'
| 1--WE are not making any specific
claims MS to figures but this fact must
be borne in mind. There are 400 Suls-s
Instructed delegates to that convention.
You can draw your own conclusipnsgas5 i
to what that means. but it certainly
means something. i;
Mr.. Marvel said that the name sot
Judge Gray will be presented to the.
ware, seconded by p. A. % Boyle. !. cfair.S
man of the recent Democratic State
Convention In Pennsylvania. He de-,
clared that there will be several other
seconding speeches., but said. he could
not tonight name the men who would
make them. 534
Frederick B. Lynch, manager OF the
johnson boom for the presidency,ssis,
expected to arrive here to- morrow, and
will open headquarters at the Abby
Hotel.
Bryan Wants Him.
| It Is well known that Mr.. Bryan
would be pleased to have Judge Gray
for the vice-presidential candidate, and
tho only thing that prevents the lat
ter from becoming a leading escandidate
for the position is the simple. but ALL.
powerful fact that he will not declare
himself to be a candidate at all.
The Gray presidential boom was fore
mally launched to-day. and head
Hotel. During the early a. fternoon a.
corps of expert bill-stickers were go-a
I ing about the hotels putting up lithp-ts
graphs of the Delaware leader. No
other pictures have been placed as yet.
and the Gray men secured the most
prominent places In the lohbias OF ~
the chief hotels.
The johnson headquarters will not
be opened for several d ays, and the
be thrown out has not yet been deter
mined, but 1t Will be on Saturday or
Sunday after the arrival OF the Ne-
braska delegation. e. y ss
Blg Fight brewing.
It is certain that there will be al
strong fight In the committee on reso-
lutions and possibly on the floor OF
the convention itself, over the anti-sS
Injunction plank. " Word has come in-s5
directly from Lincoln that Mr.. Bryan
is In favor of a p.ank Of somew hat
radical nature. and 1T Is certain that
such men as Sullivan, national con, -
mitteeman from illinois. and Tagsartss:
chairman OF the national committee.s
are strongly opposedAto It.
Sullivan gave out a statement IN
which;slle Favored equal I'll hts befoYas5
the law and used ther5 sexpressions&
OF a similar character, which were con
strued to mean that he was opposed to-
|astrong nganti-injunction Plank. Sullivan
denies that he intended to convey NJ
impression that he planned to fighfa
orally believed that he is against eA
treme language, 5a $5ss fs
1t is "a notorious fact that between
Mr.. Bryan and Mr., Sullivan and d her5S
INFLUENTIAL members OF the Illinois
delegation no particular amount OF love I
lis lost. and reports have been tctrGu,
lated that II tho antl-injunction plank
adopted Is more radical in Its char 1
acter than the Illinois people feel they,
can approve. the State. when,it comes Il
to ballotlng for President will break
away from Its Bryan instructions. $i5 HI
But Sullivan denied this enap phatl Va
cally to-day He said: q ss III; 5s
Eve are told TO stick for Bryan. an,
we are going to stick. 81 do not bel lissas
that any platform fight carl changsSA Il
our present program. Illinois has no 8
Idea OF breaking away from if..ssS
lstructions." III
West Opposed to II 4. ~
The forces oppos ed to a rad lcal "a tsps 4
|plank werel made stronga to ID sysss
lthe arrivaI of Cha rlss g. FIeit slct q;
l,Yashingtet, state, III he has thsS pFa{y