Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-03
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1908.
GATHERING AT DENVER.
Messrs. Gray and johnson Will Fisht
Until a Showdown

OHIll q OHS"SS"t
Denvel, Col, July Claiming q
victory on the first ballot, but over
looking no possible chance to make
their triumphs complete. the follow
ers of Mr.. Bryan have been watching
for any move on the part of his rivals
that would compel him to go single
handed against the field, as TAFT was
Obliged to show his strength in the
early stages Of the Chicago convention
against the combined forces OF the
allies"
The arrival today, however, of the
personal representatives OF Judge
Gray and Governor Johnson, the only
candidates who are now expected to
enter the race against Bryan, has fall
ed TO disclose any common ground OF
agreement between them.
The Gray managers asserted that
they had no intention of entering in
to a coalition with the followers of
Governor Johnson, and had not re-
ceived from them, or made to them
any oVertures for a combination. The
same disclaimer Of a desire to pool is
sues was made by the Johnson people,
after their arrival today. They said
that they had no other object in view
but the nomination of Governor john
son and intended to make their fight
for that purpose only.
This attitude, which the Gray and
Johnson people have assumed, has lea
to considerable conjecture of a vice
presidential character. The followers
Of Mr.. Bryan professed to beheVe
that the refusal of the Gray ana the
Johnson men to make a complneu
fight against the strength of Mr.. Bry-
an means that they are not averse to
occupying positions in which they can
avail themselves of Bryan votes Tor
second place in the event of his nom
ination for the presidency. On this
point, however, both Mr.. Lynch 1or
Governor Johnson and Mr.. MarVel
for Judge Gray, insist that the Bryan
people are utterly in the wrong. Tnelr
men, they say, are out for the trst
place and are giving no consideration
to the vice presidency.
Samuel Alschuler, who Is the prop
able member Of the committee on res
olutions from Illinois, declared today
that he did not believe that an anti
Injunction plank to be adopted at the
convention would be Of such charac-
ter that any controversy would be
provoked by 1t.
There has been talk of a radical
plank in the platform" said Mr. AL
schuler, land all sorts Of meanings
have been. grouped under that word.
1t all depends upon what is meant py
the word radical l think it Is en-
tirely safe to say although 1 am now
giving my personal opinion only, that
any assum ption that the anti-injunc-
tion plank will be an attack upon the
courts is incorrect. 1t unquestionably
will favor jury trials for contempt ana
due notice to all parties so concerned
in Injunction proceedings. IL can
safely be stated also that the plank
will be a clean-cut, definite statement
and not a straddle such as the Repup-
lican party has made. 1t Is entlrely
within bounds to say that the inJunc-
ton plank to be adopted by the DEM
ocratic national convention Will De no
more advanced than the views whlch
have from time to time been express
ed by President Roosevelt. In fact II
is my opinion that we will be more
conservative than the president woulo
have been If he could have written
the plank into the Republican plat
form" ,
When asked about the vice presi-
Dental situation Mr.. Alschuler ue-
clared that in his opinion the great
desirable attribute for any candidate
was that he should be from Illinois.
If, however, that state decided to pre-
sent any name to the convention ne
was utterly at a loss to predict at TINS
time who the Illinois delegation Will
favor.
The state, he said, would stand for
BRYAN to the finish and there woulu
be no break in it's vote at any time,
Roger C. Sullivan, national commit
taeman from Illinois, tonight announc-
ed that his state might have candl-
date for the vice presidency in John
Mitchell Mr.. Sullivan said that Mitch
ell would not be declared candl-
date unless he was willing 10 make
the race for the nomination. II ne
vii, he q candidate he will have the
solid backing of Illinois, which Will
make a strong fight for him. the
matter will be determined after
Mitchells arrival on Monday.