The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-22
BRYAN HAS It.
Nomination at Denver as Certain
as if Already Made.
will Have 7SS Delegates Com
m'tted to His Support.
MORE THAN HE NEEDS
Exceeds the Necessary Tive
Thirds by l16 Votes.
Ants Have Waged a Losing
Fight From the Sta t.

Chicago, June 22-Willam Jennings
Bryan can read his title clear to the
nomination for president by the Demo-
cratic national convention which will
meet in Denver July Z. Practically it
is all over but the screeching and the
yelling.
The ground-swell in his favor set in
week before last, when 20 delegates
were added to his already impressive
list. Fifty-four followed last week.
From now on he will gain rather than
lose among the doubtful, the uncom-
mitted, the wavering and those who
have been waiting for something-any-
thing-to turn up.
The figures show that Bryan-with-
out New York and New Jersey, with
only a fraction of Pennsylvania with
all other due allowances to the oppo-
sition and with six unreported Florida
votes not counted for anybody-has or
will have instructed for him or other
wise committed to his support 7S8 dele
gates, or 116 more than the 672 who will
constitute two-thirds of a convention
consisting of 1.00S delegates, including
six from the Philippines. The Asiatic
possession was not included in the call,
but the delegates were elected just the
same and duly instructed for Bryan. As
the latter has an unquestioned ma
jority of the convention. they probably
will be admitted. If the islanders
hadn't been so eager to vote for their
party idol the convention would have
consisted of LOOP delegates and Bryan
would have needed only 66S. The anti
podeans are something of a luxury,
therefore, but are probably worth the
price.
lima, Vermont and Montana-have not
held their conventions, but will do so
this week and next. In these states
every endeavor has been made to OBJ
tain the most accurate, unbiased in
formation regarding the probable
standing of the delegations to be
chosen, and the figures given may be
accepted as the nearest possible ap-
Proclamation to the facts. While the
anti-Bryanites, representing the
friends of Governor Johnson of Mime
sofa, Judge Gray of Delaware and the
unattached and hostile elements every
where. have professed great hopes of
doing things in Georgia. North Caro-
lima and Vermont, they have conced-
ed that Montana will instruct for Bry-
an Facts from the front indicate that
they didn't concede~ enough.
The 'antis" put up game hight, but
it was too late to be effective. For a
time they succeeded in tying up or
splitting several states, When the
Bryan strongholds began turning out
instructed delegates the ants insisted
that the other fellows wouldn't stand
hitching. but would violate their In
str,lctions. When that idea was ex-
ploded they pictured what would hap
pen to Bryan when divided states
where they held the cards should ap-
ply the unit rule. In this they con-
veniently overlooked the fact that tins
useful rule works both ways and would
c1,t into the anti vote wherever Bryan
had a majority in the state delegation
More recently the ants have been de-
voting their spare time to an attempt
to show that Bryan couldn't possibly
win. even with the votes they chose TO
concede him. The talk and the claims
have had this significant result-more
votes for Bryan.