The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-02
JOHNSON FOLKS
MAKING NOISE
FOR THEIR man
Arrival of Minnesota DeIega-
s, ton at Denver With the
Governors Boom.
GRAY'S SUPPORTERS
OPEN HEADQUARTERS
IN THE MEANTIME THE BRYAN
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR A
MAN FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

Denver. July 1.-Claiming ayistory on
the first ballot, but overlooking no pos
sible chance to make their triumph
sure. the followers of Mr.. Bryan have
been watching for any move on the
him 10 go single-handed against the
field. as Taft was obliged to show his
strength in the early stages of the Chi
cago convention against the combined
forces of the allies"
The arrival today, however, of the
personal representatives of Judge Gray
and Governor Johnson. the only candi-
dates who are now expected to enter
the lists against Mr.. Bryan. has failed
TO disclose any common ground of
agreement between them.
No Combination Made. :
The Gray managers asserted that
they had no intention of entering into
n coalition with the followers of Gov
ernor Johnson, and had not received
from them, or made to them, any over
lures for combination. The same dis
claimer OF a desire 10 pool issues was
made by the Johnson people after their
arrival tonight. They said that they
had no other object in view but the
nomination Of Governor Johnson. and
intended to make their fight for that
purpose only.
The attitude which the Gray and
Johnson people have assumed has led
to considerable conjecture of a vice
presidential character.
Has Bearing on Second Place.
The followers of Mr.. Bryan profess
to believe that the refusal of the Gray
and johnson men to make a combined
fight against the strength of Mr.. Bryan
means that they are not averse to oc-
cupying positions in which they can
avail themselves of Bryan votes for
second place in the event of his nomi-
nation for the presidency. On this
point, however. both Mr.. Lynch for
Governor johnson, and Mr.. Marvel for
Judge Gray. insist that the Bryan pe ~
pie are utterly in the wrong. Their
men, they say. are out for the first
place. and are giving no consideration
TO the vice presidency.
- Arrival of Gophers..
The chief arrivals today, in point of
political Importance, were those of
Frederick b. Lynch, Frank NJ. Day, d.
W. LAWYER, mayor of st. Paul. and
Richard 7. O'Connor of the same city
all Of them enthusiastic supporters of
the Minnesota governor. Messrs. Law
Ter and O'Connor arrived several hours
ahead of Mr.. Day and Mr.. Lynch. and
went late in the afternoon TO Colorado
Springs where they Will remain for
Two or three days. They expect to be
Joined there by other members of the
Minnesota delegation, and il is possible
that the various members of the COM
inittees may be selected before the
johnson men return TO Denver. 1t is
practically certain. however that the
member of the committee on resolu-
tons will be chosen. although neither
Mayor LaWler nor Mr.. O'Connor were
able TO say today who this would be-
The Plan UnfoIded.
Mr.. Lynch made nothing but positive
statements in summing up the situation
for Governor Johnson.
Governor Johnson's name will be pre-
scented to the convention by Representa-
tive Hammond of Minnesota he began
land the governor will be nominated for
the presidency on the second or third
ballot.
Mr. Bryan has not two-thirds of the
delegates. We do not say that Cover
nor Johnson has all of the 100 delegates
which Bryan has not secured. but he
win have at least 800 of them on the first
ballot. Then will come into operation
the law of instruction Bryan's dele
gates will have fulfilled their instruc-
tions as a rule after voting for him on
the first ballot. A large percentage of
- these Bryan-instructed delegates are real
y ly for johnson and they will be at liberty
their instruction TO Bryan on the first
ballot"
Johnson's Strength.
Mr.. Lynch said the Johnson strength
was mostly from the east and SOUTH with
HIS own state behind him. He said Gov
ernor Johnson was not candidate for
second place on the ticket; that the gov
ernor had never been asked TO take that
Mace and that the governor did not re-
gard himself as the logical man for the
second place in the event of Bryan's
nomination. His choice in this event.
Mr. Lynch stated, was Governor Douglas
of Massachusetts.
.aThere is no alliance between the john
son forces and any other candidate in
onposftion to Bryan" said Mr.. Lynch. in
answer to a question as 10 whether Is
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