The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-31

| GaynOr; but not even the mayors
most optimistic friends believe Muir
ply intends to make an effort to have
the New York delegation instructed
for him.
| Murphy is credited with playing a
clever game of polltlcs by lending as
sent to the activities of the mayor
friends. He is probably actuated by
a determination to rid himself Of the
harrassing antagonsm of Mr. Hearst.
Murphy knows shat Hearst would
make any sort of sacrifice of his own
personal ambition to prevent the en-
dorsement Of Gaynor by the New
York delegation.
Gov Wilson is not without friends
in New York, fact which was made
evident by the disclosure that L. $.
Senator O'Gorman has been acting as
confidential adviser Of the New Jer-
scy governor O'Gorman enjoys in
Innate relations with Murphy. The
lTammany leader has a good deal Of
confidence in the man whose elevl-
ton TO the senate he brought about
by sensational coup that put an
end to the four months fight of Will
liam +. Sheehan for the seat now
occupied by O'Gorman.
Influential men In ehe Tammony
organization regard O'Gorman's in
terest In Gov. Wilson as highly inn
portant. O'Gorman makes no att
tempt to conceal his friendship for
Gov. Wilson or his belief that the lat
ter would make the most suitable
candidate. IL Is not improbable he
will attempt to convert Murphy and
Vther Tammany men of Importance
to the view held by him although 1t
Is not believed to be his purpose to
try to have the New York delegation
Instructed for the New Jersey gov
Ornor
William Jennings Bryan Is mani
feStly OF the same opinion of O'Gor-
man. The Neblaskan Commoucr has
openly placed the seal of his approval
upon the candidacy OF Gov Wilson.
lie has accorded the New Jersey gov
ernor his unequlvocal Endorsement In
: speeches and in his magazine Thu,
GOV. Wilson views the friendship Of
: Col Bryan as an important asset IS
} manifest from thd efforts Of his man
2 ayers to capitalize the influence OF
Col. Bryan for Gov. Wilson wherever
possible. In the last issue of the
periodical edited by him Col. Bryan
= nbsolved GOV. Wilson for any per-
sonal culpability for the now famous
Cooked EIat' letter
Interest in tho controversy be-
tween Gov. Wilson on the one hand
and Col. Wltterson on the either re-
garding the Manhattan club episode
has not died out. As to the actual
cause for the break between Gov
Wilson and Col. Harvey the governor
evidently has made up his mind not
to contribute to the various versions
Of what actually happened at @Ae
Manhattan club. His friends say his
treak with COL Harvey has not in
iured Gov. Wilson'S chances for land
ing the nomination. His opponents
hold the contrary view.
Wilson clubs and leagues have
been formed in Chicago Milwaukee
Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Iowa, North
Dakota, Oregon and Colorado. U. $
Senator Newlands of Nevada, who
harbored the hope he might stand q
chance of being nominated at Balt!-
more, has evidently been converted
to the Wilson cause, as have alsC
Roger Sullivan Of Illinois and John
T. McGraw Of Virginia, both season
cd 'old guardsmen," \ poll of the
New York legislature the other daN
showed that the 81 Democrats were
line up on the presidential proposi'
tion in this way:
For Harmon, 40 votes for Wilson
I 9; for Underwood, .; for Clark, 9
for Dix, l; for daynor, 1; non-com'
initial, 81.
DO Not Doubt Hen Bid for Il.
Col Roosevelt continues to be tn
storm center of Republican actlvitie,
and uncertainties All efforts tC
smoke him out regarding his pur'
joses have been unsuccessful.
The friends of President Taft VIII,
have put into operation all Ithe ma
chlnery in the control OF his admin.
, istration in their effort to compel hi
denomination do not express th'
slightest doubt that the colonel vii
do everything in his power to defeaI
their purpose. even if he cannot com
pei his own nomination, Th@ bosses
of the "old guard" type whd"are n
, supreme control of the convention
, machinery are playing a waiting
game admirably suited to the promo
ton of Col. Roosevelts activities.
Florida VIII Start the Fun.
Not single state has as yet ac
tually indicated It's preference be
= tween President Taft and Col. Roose
, welt. The first decisive move in th,
struggle for delegates viii occur II
Florida Feb. 3, when the state con
ventlon win be held to elect dele
, gates to Chicago. The administra
i tion forces have been busy in othe
/ states tightening up the federal ma
chinery so as to compel the election
, Of delegates favorable to the presi
I dent.
/, The indications are that the presl
a dent will win In this bout. This vii
be an important advantage to him n
a that it will have a direct influence oi
the contest IN other southern states
The friends OF Col Roosevelt ar
pretty active I'm that section Of tn
country in their effort to head off tn
!, Taft people.
y If the president succeeds In linlni
up the southern states he will hav
more than one-haf of the suppor
| that lhc ACTUALLY Needs Ia be nOmi