The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

the convention what would be the
matter NTH Bryan--f-cm the View
point of.'aT1ot of4delegates who want
10 go home? 1T Is intimated Mr..
Bryan thinka nothing on earth would
be the matter with him. especially in
view of tho split in the Republican
party. That spectre ever glooms be-
fore these Democratic leaders, and
they constantly shiver over It,
Heating the Tom-Toms.
Managers for the various candi-
dates necessarily beat their tomtoms
for their favorites. but, until this
first row is settled. there Will be
nothing much moro done than the
various claims, which. 1t may be re-
marked in passing, are reasonably in
definite. The identity OF the success
full candidate largely depends on
Bryan. II Bryan can dominate. sew
eral OF the candidates. notably Iar-
mon and Underwood. can turn to their
former duties embarrassed by the cares
OF a campaign. II Bryan can be
squelchcd. a different aspect comes
over the whole affair. and the choice
is likely to fall somewhere Bryan may
not favor. but hardly on man he
holds in high disfavor.
In the figures given Champ Clark
has the greatest number OF votes.
come 400 odd. but moro than 500 are
needed to nominate. The Clark sup
porters are very active, but not more
so than the Wilson boomers. and the
promoters OF the other candidates.
Very few delegates are in the city as
yet. and a good many OF tho leaders
III not be IN until tonight or Sum
day night. Ono leader who Is assdu-
| ously courted 'g Charles F. Murphy.
who is commonly reputcd to hold the
votes of New York State in the hol-
low OF his hand Tho Mayor Gaynor
boomers shout stridently that Murphy
is for Gaynor, and that settles 1t.
pointing out. also. that Gaynor Ia
Bryan's friend. However. MIR. Murphy
is not committing himself 80 early
in the game He has an ace in the
! hole, as the saying Is. and he knows
it. Naturally diffident and modest,
MIR. Murphy still maintains about him
very shrcwd eye for the main
chance and he has that eye peeled day
and night. He has II very valuable
commodity with him. in the shape OF
| those New York votes, and ne will UNI
doubtedly emerge from the smoke OF
the battle with some very substantial
/ advantage for New York. and. inci-
dentally, for Charles r. Murphy. The
men who will settle this nomination
will be Murphy, and his hand picked
New Workers, and tho man from the
South, although thero Will soon ap-
pear on tho scene various Now York
| Democrats. including Senator Roose-
Welt and Thomas A. Osborne, who
will seek to place somo of their own
brand OF stigma on Murphy and Tam
many Hall. They say they have a
/ largo quantity of stigma on hand, and
that they arc expert stigmatiEers.
One Guess Good As Another.
Pending tho attempt to mako Mr..
| Bryan dcnatured bystander in lieu
OF Mr. Bryan's attempt to captain gen
eral tho gathering. one mans guess as
to the name OF Forthcoming nominee
ia as good as another's, and no mans
i guess is any good. Almost anything
can come out OF the hopper, for all
sorts OF material will be thrown In.
/ However. there is this about 1t: The
! number OF Democrats who are stand.
J ing prominently In thu foreground
and awaiting the clarion call to lead
the Democratic hosts to victory has not
been cquallcd at any convention In
many years. There are avowed can
didates. unavowed candidates. recep.
two candidates, deceptive oandIdates,
| "Barkises" without number, and a fair