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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
1
Denver dispatch notes Hermen Ridder of New York as Bryan’s preferred vice presidential candidate as delegates arrive. The article reports shifts in support and plans around a broad equal rights platform and multiple planks, with discussions of unit-rule tactics and potential strategy changes.
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 6 W J Bryan opened his first front porch speech to a Pennsylvania Bryan league delegation of 148. Tom L Johnson joined and condemned James Guffey for betraying the will of the people as the anti Guffey wing and several women urged reform.
In Denver, prominent Indiana Democrats discuss John W. Kern as a potential senator if the Democratic ticket loses nationwide. They note Kern’s vice presidential nomination would boost his candidacy, while some wary factions fear that could deter rivals and shape Indiana’s senate contest.
Denver July 6. East delegates discuss possible tickets with Bryan and Gray Johnson and Bryan Johnson as leading contenders. John To Maher, secretary to NY Democratic chair Conners, notes sentiment for Gray as a strong, safe choice while predicting Bryan and Johnson unlikely. Talk of Bryan Hearst alliance boosts ticket strength.
The Utica flyer on the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad was wrecked near Boonville. Four persons were killed and fourteen or fifteen hurt when the passenger train collided head on with a freight train.
Charles W. Bryan announced that William J. Bryan would receive about 807 votes on the first ballot, based on telegrams and letters from instructed delegates and supporters. Gilbert H. Hitchcock of Omaha arrived with others as Nebraskans planning to back the platform and Nebraska resolutions.
Boston critic Tony Lawson floods Denver scene with telegrams to Frank A. Day claiming Massachusetts would bolt Bryan if nominated. He argues Johnson can win Hearst endorsement and urges preventing Johnson from second place to avoid harming his future. He claims delegates oppose Bryan and urges action to sway Massachusetts delegation.
Herman Ridder editor of the New York Staats Zeitung urged W. J. Bryan in Lincoln Nebraska to withdraw in favor of a Democrat who could win. Ridder warned he would oppose Bryan at the Denver convention but would support a Bryan ticket if nominated, while noting New York's electoral weight. Bryan refused to bolt and believed he could win without New York.
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