The San Francisco call., 1908-07-07
Bryan Losing Organization

Illinois or Indiana or Michigan. IL
has been positively known all along
that the personal influence of Bryan
was being eXerted to keep Tom John-
son in control Of the Ohio democracy
1t was even limited that Mayor Tom
might even be made chairman Of the new
national committee at the request of
Bryan, and this is, Of course, thing
still among the possibilities.
Then there is Michigan. 1t requires
the hardest kind of work TO keep that
state in line for Bryan. There was a
disposition TO break away from MIN
and q solid delegation was secured,
largely. If not entirely, by the personal
efforts of d. J. Campau OF Detroit one
OF the old guards Of the democratic
national committee. He, too, has been
mentioned for chairman, and ne may
still be selected because II Is not at All
necessary that the chairman should be
a member Of the committee. Campau
enioved the peculiar flavor or the per-
sonal friendship Of the anolnted one at
Lincoln. He was successful IN lining
I'D his delegation for Bryan, but he
Maid the penalty of too much devotion
70 his leader Thus there were four
men who are politically hated by Bryan
and two whom he warmed in his BOSOM
WHAT DID BRYAN DO:
Now the question arises in the case
Of these half dozen local political dig
nitaries. What did Bryan do 10 them?
Evidently he did not do his friends
any good. nor his enemies any harm,
so far as their personal political Tor
tunes are concerned. because Guney
3n PENNSYLVANIA. Tom Taggart in In
diana. Roger Sullivan in Illinois and
John McGraw in West Virginia were
reelected to their places on the ma
tionaI committee, and the work was
accomplished in triumphant fashion.
The two unfortunate friends OF Bryan
We're defeated.
Johnson has absolutely lost control
OF his delegation. Harvey CARRIER OF
Columbus. new leader Of the democracy
IN HIS state, has clear majority in the
delegation behind him. The nnai eau
Gus will not be held until Tuesday, but
tie result is certain, and Mayor Tom
only hope now is to beat CARRIER. he
can not possibly save himself. In Mich
igan Campau has also been left out,
in spite of the fact that he is one Of
the old war horses Of democracy, an
educated gentleman whom everybody
likes. and a man without stain upon
his political character. He was de-
feated because he was tied up with
Bryan, and that is the long and short
Of ii.
FAILURE MORE MARKED
In Illinois the utter failure OF Bryan
TO control the management Of the party
was even more marked. The delegation
met yesterday and enthusiastically re-
elected Roger Sullivan TO his present
position on the national committee. Not
only that. but Sullivan tried TO resign
again and again, and his friends on the
committee refuses TO consider any prop
osition which looked toward his retire
ment from party mana cement in the
state The action was as enthusiastic
as il was significant. Bryan's attacks
on Sullivan only made the Illinois lead
er stronger. He goes back to his Amer
ican people in Chicago and in state
with a clean bill Of health, and from
this time forward, in spite Of the oppo-
sition Of Bryan, Roger c. Sullivan must
be recognized as undisputed leader Of
the Illineis democracy.
have cited these cases not to indf-
cate that there is the slightest danger
OF Bryan losing the nomination. for
there is no such danger. He holds the
votes OF the delegates in the hollow Of
his hand.