Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-03-20
Wall Street Foes Of Nebras.
kan Will Win Over Big
Eastern Delegations
Votes Of New York, PennsyI.
vdnia, Massachusetts, New
Jersey May Defeat Him

New York, N. Y, March 19.-In
political circles and in Wall street
the report was quietly circulated yes
terday that the anti-Bryan forces in
the democratic party are preparing
to wage vigorous campaign to con-
troll the delegates to the National
convention from New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts, and New Jersey
fully believing that if they can do so,
they can prevent the nomination of
Mr.. Bryan for the presidency.
This report has aroused particular
interest from the fact that Cover
nor Johnson of Minnesota, on whom
the anti-Bryan men are inclined to
look with much favor as candidate,
will open headquarters in New York
city this week, and possibly in Penn
sylvania and New England. 1t is
important also, following as it does,
the open announcement that the con-
trolling factors in the organization in
the Empire state have banded to-
gether to prevent the naming of Bry-
an and to bring about the nomina-
ton of Johnson, Judge Gray of Dele
ware, or Judson Harmon of Ohio.
In this movement are Mayor McClel-
Ian, Charles F. Murphy, Senator Nc
Carren and VIM. J. Connors
According to the report yesterday
much work has already been quietly
done in organizing the anti-Bryan
men in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
and New Jersey, and the indications
are, it was said, that the campaign
will be hard one for the Bryan
men to Offset. While the delegation
from the four states would not con-
stitute third of the whole number
"a third being necessary to prevent
nomination. was stated that the
hackers of the movement expect that
If they can control the solid tdeIega-
ton from four important states they
will have little difficulty in rallying
other delegations about them, and in
that way massing enough to defeat
nomination on the first ballot.
New York has seventy-eight dele
gates; Pennsylvania, sixty.eight.
Massachusetts, thirty-two and New
Jersey twenty-four, a total of 2O2.
There are 965 votes, and Mr.. BRYAN
will have to get 643. To prevent his
nomination on the first ballot, his
opponents will have to muster 1922
votes. 1t was pointed out by friends
OF the Nebraskan that he has MANY
friends in all the states mentioned
and that while uninstructed delega.
lions might be sent from each to
the convention, it would hardly be
possible for the anti-Bryan me INTO
capture all the delegates from each
or the states. On the other hand it
was stated that, with the aid of the
unit rule, solid anti-Bryan delega.
lions might be sent to Denver.
In promoting their campaign the
anti-Bryan forces will have the ca.
operation of Minnesota, which will,
send delegation instructed for
Johnson, and of Delaware, which has
already signified it's intention of
sending its delegates pledged to
Judge Gray. Massachusetts,, through
Its state committee, last week. re.
FUSED to declare for Bryan, and North
carolina to the surprise Of the
6ryanites, failed to adopt Bryan
resolution. Opposition OF mi1d
character has arisen in several parts
OF the country to the Bryan move
ment, and because of this fact added
significance was given to the report
of yesterday.