Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-11
Leaders Think NebraSkan by
Candidacy Hopes, at Least
TO Be Able to Dictate Next
Democratic Platform,
HAS NO IDEA HE CAN
BEAT THE PRESIDENT
Long Expected Break Made
With National Preparedness
as ExcuSei How Congress
Is Likely to Line Up,

,,yreiAL cossIspoHoaHes TO MORNING JOURNAL
Washington. Nov. t0.-The admin
isuation, fully anticipating that vii
liam j. Bryan will attempt to beat its
military program in congress next
winter. is canyassing carefully to see
where B, can get enough votes to pass
iL
Tpon tine issues raised, many of the
leaders I'm Washington believe Bryan
intends TO go to the final test with the
president by entering the democratic
presidential primaries. Some of them
have no doubt at all that Bryan in
tends 10 offer himself as a president
jal candidate in those primaries in
the belief that he can enter the CON
vention with sufficient following to
modify the platform even though he
feIl far short Of defeating the renom-
nation of Mr.. Wilson These who
diagnose the case i'm this way look to
see Bryan secure his delegates i'm the
middle west, if he secures any
The least they expect, if he gets
some delegates, will he an attempt to
dictate the terms of the platform,
thus TO tie the hands of the president
m those directions where Bryan thinks
they ought to be tied.
Effect Of Speaking Campaign
The unknown factor in the situation
is the effect Bryan's constant speaking
campaign is having II is believed that
the fact that he charges for his talks
will lose him much, but how much is
the question That he is having good
audiences all over the country is re-
ported here
AS far as the administration
strength .n the preparedness measure
ia congress is concerned the senate is
considered to be reasonably safe. The
democratic majority there has risen
But the house is a different matter
The recent elections reduced the ma
lority to twenty-five over all. OF this
number sixteen are under the direct
control of Murphy of Tammany hall.
Mr. Murphy showed once before
what he could do with the Manhattan
and Brooklyn congressman, when they
were led to the succor Of Speaker
Cannon and saved him from utter
rout on the rules,
Warns Toward Tammany.
Seeing such a block in the house,
the administration, which has hereto
fore been very chilly toward Tam
many It's taking ON a more distinctly
friendly tone toward the wigwam
Tammany was the cause of the
president selecting the Tammany Man
haitian club as the arena Of his pro-
nounoement ON preparedness.
Those who were with the president
say that next to the attention the
president paid to his fiancee was the
warmth he displayed toward Tam
many and next to the qualification at
tho cordial reception Of his speech
was his handshaklng with the Tam
many leaders.
Did Not Shake MuIphy's Hand.
The whole thing appears to have
Deen staged effectively. The presi-
dent shook hands vigorously with l.,
wv Iammany clubmen, but not with
Murphy. This might have seemed
significant, but the stage manager had
another scene to slip in. 1t was a
i'im of Boss Murphy surging into the
crowd trying to reach the president
ana shake his hand, but finding him
Self caught in the press of other dem
ocrats and so modestly standing back
until 1t was over
Then Mr.. Murphy issued a state
nlent that he was there with his regu-
lai welcoming hand in good condition,
ouI there were so many other demo-
e'a's as good as himself ahead Of him
~ the line that he could not achieve
MS ambition.
This Reel Clever.
ms reel was clever. Il showed
Mulphy as loyal democrat there to
oo ms duty but assuming no airs over
0'ner democrats And it relieved the
president Of the painful duty of meet
lg MT Murphy for the first time
e,"ge De evaded being photographed
o'ons with Murphy and Senator Cor
paign
Governor Wilson on that occasion
niaue good his retreat covered by a
a'ore of special correspondents who
'''ueltook 70 get him out of range
s'O brought him of the field in safe
ty ON that occasion MurDhv was not
20 modest as he was at the Manhattan
% ,1o. lie walked right into the glare
y. '"e camera and stood there expect
nv ana those who were present say
u,'' me expression on Murphy's face
@neH ne discovered that the candi-
''e had ducked was deep enough for
German trench.
Better Stage Management.
,." 'er stage management now pre-
Murphy struggles but struggles
~, : van to reach the president and the
"i Is taken for the deed Tammapy