New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
|NBS PREPARED FOR
BRYAN AND WILSON
,ser Faction Fights Preceding
geeting of Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
.,sM0N'S WORKERS BUSY
,.,,r Contest on for Conven-
ton City-Bryan Ex-
pected to Arrive
To- day.

pected TO Arrive
i day.
II from The Tribune Bureau
.siuston. Jan. 6.-Democratic poll
,s gathering for the meeting of the
,,l committee and the jackson Day
are devoting themselves strenu-
Il ~ TO the task Of laying mines which
4 ne proper time are TO be exploded,
I.s,ring CONSERVATION and disaster in
~ another faction. The anti Bryan
L. alarmed at tho prospect of the
,pdam leaders presence at the meeting
Il ,he committee, prepared bomb to-
L., by teegraphinE 10 Jim Dahlmann,
Il, cowboy Mayor of Omaha. asking him
Il one 10 Washington to attend the meet
4, 10 show up Bryan as a traitor TO the
T. Of Presidential primaries, which the
I.ress one is expected 10 advocate.
laYy. IL is said, is ready 10 be placed IN
Ihlmanp'S hands the moment he arrives.
Inc anti Wilson men. who are most bit
L. IN their denunciation Of the New Jer-
L. Governor, insist that at the proper
l. tNav will disclose his real sentiment
Irard Bryan by making public the much
I.,uss.i letter IN which ne is said to
70 EXPRESSED the belief that the Ne
l,skan should BE- saudhasged. The letter
supposed to have been written TO
I-s,ee OF Princeton University while Dr.
iUso- was still president OF. the institu-
lor The trustee has since resigned.
rndsurtod hy the threat W. =. McComb.
l.rseer Of the Wilson boom, who has
l-ane5 Headquarters at the Arlington, is
rsna- -i-c for a conference ~ 100 Wilson
h. from, various parts Of tho country on
kor6av He saws me- knows nothing about
10 letter. and Is confident, as the manager
i every other Democratic boom is. that
MS particnlar candidate viii carry IN" con-
yention in one way or another, and that
Governor Wilson viii not oppose the two
E'rds rule.
Harmon Sentiment Gets Setback.
The Harmon men. together with the sup
,orters Of the other conservative candidates,
zho are somewhat anonymously grouped
under the general term of tories are
quietly working TO suppress both Wilson
sr5 Bryan sentiment, even at the expense
o, peace in the party. Harmon sentiment
.ss received a check. however by the state
-ent Of number Of Ohio Democrats that
,t will be unable to get the solid delegation
n his own state, and that the insurgent
ranks than IL is in the Repub-
can.
A split along the lines appears in nearly
fye-y state of the Union, from theiDemo'
rratic outlook. II is reflected in the Ten
reseee feud between Mountcastle and Yer
trees both of whom claim the states place
on the national committee. The committed
itself, in order to avert a storm. seems to
night 10 be inclined to allow Mountcastl'
10 retain the seat, putting the squabble VI
10 the convention for settlement.
While the strife among the various fac
tons reached very near the boiling point
smother struggle was going on among th'
Of the various cities seek
ng the convention. The st. Louis people
,ay they have the largest number of as
sured votes, although they are far from
,elug able to count on the necessary mum
rar. The Baltimore people base their CLAIM
,s success on the ground that they have (
neck for $4,000 which they will lay befor'
ha committee as the most potent argu
oept. 1t is probable that the committe
,.w he Influenced solely by financial con
.iderations but the fight is by no mean
over. Chicago is yet to be heard from, ant
Denver IS said TO have emissaries on tn
nv also with A $4,000 check. II this !
tho case. they will probably win owe
F,sl,,n,ore because of the advantages Den
,..r- rossesses over the Southern city In eli
,,s,a and general cOnveniences for larg
altering.
Although the war is on among the Nailou
.s,didates a goodly number Of the NOR
.sutious politicians are keeping thelr U"
.ounsel in the hope that Harmon BrEa
and Wilson will effectively disable one an
,ther and leave the way clear for les
,,snicuous boomlet No sane pohucla
u,o,Id even attempt to predict What III
es,,,t viii be. and the complexities OF IN
ei,uation hold out hope for Clark Fos'
IN, or any OF the other candidates "h
-. nreening themselves for the can
leadership. -,
,-Ao arrival tomorrow of William Jeh
.,os Rryan. who holds the proxy OF IN
s-ebros ska committeeman, is awaited VII
,,,..rest Mr.. Bryan, besides adVocauh
residential primaries, will aid In the eno'
:. d,splsce Colonel James NJ. Guffey as
Of the committee from PennsyNS
corator Chamberlain, OF oregon "h
Ia the proxy Of the committeeman iror
.,-at e,ate saws he proposes TO introduce
,,e,,,,,ion providing for Presldehtial pr'lh"
rics 49,. .,o o,,nor,ors q
=. wilson will make an effort 10 haV
oo' .,o. .birds rule for the nomination O
oand,dates abrogsted. This VIII be 'lgo'
o,,slv opposed. Urey Woodson' OF heh
,uckv secretary Of the national commit
zee said to-day that he believed there Wa
vel. sentiment for changing the manner 0
,,or,inatjpg candidates. For more than
.,,,d,ed wears" said Mr.. Woodson, II
1act. ever since We have had a Democrah
,.rtv every candidate who has been nomi
,ated for the Presidency has secured
wo-thirds vote OF the convention. And
.annot see why the Democratic part!
.bouId make a change al this time ana
IN, opposed 10 the proposition"
Five cities-St Louis, Baltimore Chicsso
Denver and New York-are seeking ult
The last week in June, witt
,,,ne q as the bic date, seems 10 p'
be time most favored for holding the coH'
.ention. On account of the midsummer
eat there is a strong sentiment that the
convention should be held as soon after the