The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-27
by c. A. BOYCE.

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NV convention meets in Roa-
NV noke in June to send repre-
Wv sentatives to the national
convention at Denver, and
to determine such other matters as
may properly come before the regu-
larry constituted authority of the party
in Virginia at its quadrennial gather
ing, delegates and electors at large
will be chosen as indicated In the
summary printed above.
Daniels Position.
There are those, Of course. who do
not want Senator Daniel to go to the
convention at Denver. for the reason.
that though acceptable to the organi-
cation In other respects. he has tier
rated and reiterated his determination
not to be bridled or, branded for Bryan
in advance. but he will go in any
event, and chances are that If the ex-
IRENE Bryan people insist upon forcing
the issue, he will go without instruc-
tons His latest utterance on the
subject is that II have not yet been
Bryanized," and coming from such
man as Daniel on the eve OF the State
convention, the declaration is signif-
cant. Democratic people in Virginia
know well what 1t means.
hulIoSI VI bryan fDdHQWdSON
Jumpers" say that If the choice were
made squarely before the people Of
the. State between Bryan and Daniel,
Bryan would win hands down, but this
prediction does not conform with the
popular record of the senior Senator,
who has never been known to un-
cover before any foe. and who has
never met defeat, either in or out OF
his party, In Virginia. save when he
and his followers were overwhelmed
by the Readjusters, back In the
eighties
VIII Stand by Daniel.
The Richmond delegation to the Roa~
noke convention is uninstructed, and
though there have been but few public
expressions on the part Of the menu
lbers, many Of the more prominent
among them are known to be on the
side Of Daniel If the extreme Bryan
advocates undertake to knife the Vir-
sinla leader, and deliver him bound
into the hands of q pronounced politl-
cal enemy.
Foremost among these are Mr.. w.
Waller Morton, Of Lee Ward;, Hon.
Samuel l.. Kelley OF Madison, and Mr..
Walter G. Duke, Of Henry. 1t Is un-
derstood that Mr.. Alfred B. Williams
and number Of other members Of the
tNlcIllHoHd deleSatlOn, Will be found
on the Daniel side II there Is any
alignment.
Kelley for Daniel for President.
Mr.. Kelley Is an effective ora tor,
and will probably be made chairman
OF the Richmond delegation, He had
his early political experience as presi-
dent Of the old Powhatan Club which
was, In its palmiest days, the Tam
many Hall of the Richmond city Do
mocracy He served then with Mr. Fl.
M. Smith, MI. G. Y. Meredith, Captain
Alex. Guigon, Mr.. w. l.. Royal, Colonel
Tazewell Elicit. Colonel Jonn Boil Big
ger and many others in fighting for
party supremacy in jackson Ward, and
was later sent several times to the
Virginia Legislature.
Mr.. Kelley declares that ne Is against
all instructions at Roanoke, unless
they are Daniel instructions-that Is
to say he favors instructlng the dele
cation for Daniel for President IL the
Eenior Senator shall desire such q
course but he will oppose all other
instructions.
Mr., Hill Montague and Mr.. Roscoe G.,
Nelson have been discussed In connec-
ton with the position of elector for
the Third District, but the mention of
these names in the presence OF q group
of those ION the inside" at Murphy's
tile other night brought the expected
criticism: They won't do; they don't