The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-29
BRYAN AS A POPULIST'
WAS BOOKED TO STUMP vIRGIExA
AGAINST O'FERRALL,
Refused to Promise the Democratic Man.
sgement Not to Speak for Capt.
Cooke In 1898.
Another 1ittre surprise for the free sA-

Another 1ittlo surprise for the free sN-
yerttes.
II developed yesterday In Q casual sort
OF way. and yet as q fact vffch cns
Chicago candidate for the presidency win
probably 10 called upon to explain - the
voters IN some sort OF fashion, tLas w1l-
liam Jennings Bryan, who made yery
good time climbing Che hill OF notor1ety
by the ''cross-of-golF route and all thar.
was nothing more nor less than straighos
out Popuiist three years ago. Then it
was that he agreed to give all the banquet
oratory OF which he was capable to f,rr-
ther the Interests OF the PopuIists right
mere In Virginia by stumping the state
for the regular Populist gubernatoriai
nominee. That is just the kind or Demo
crat MIR. Bryan was then. ana Mr.. Glover.
native OF the same State and city. as fha
Chicago candidate, says that's Just tho
KIND or Democrat he Is to-day.
TO SUPPORT COOKIE
IL is well-known fact that Mr.. Bryan
was bolter by conviction when the
platform didn't suit him. lie announced
as much over his own signature He also
stated that he would follow his conyic-
ton. party or no party, and would sta nd
by his country rather than his party.
All these little bits OF history are wei
known TO the public; but few in Virginia
know tnas tho Nebraskan entered into
an agreement with tho Populist stats
Committee to stump the State OF Virginia
for Captain Edmund Cooke. the straight
out Populist candidate. for Governor,
against Colonel Charles T. OForrall. the
-,
bernatorlaI campaign of 1898. And yet
that Is Just what the boy orator OF
the Platte" did. The reason he did not
stump the State for Cooke was no ques-
tion of political conviction. for all the
arrangements for such plan were com
plete. and the date set for the Nebras-
| ka man TO commence business I'm the Pop
ulist ranks. according 10 the usual cam
| paign methods
PLEADED WITH HIM IN VAIN.
1he POpulists congratulated themselves
upon securing the services OF Bryan TO
stump tho state. They knew he was a
good, strong Popunst with views that
werc IN accord with their convictions. and
they feIt sue that his flowery orafory
would bring more Pops into tho fold
There was little jubilee In private
/ E'lA OF WY 1AN'Ar AiA' Nh''N
IL was a feather in their cap TO get Bryan
down to steady work for government rall-
road. free silver, ana all that
The Democratic leaders here got on the
train. went to Washington, and held n
| conference with Bryan urging him not
10 fon the Populist ranks and stump the
state for captain Cooke against Coionei
| {, D,lferrau. Their pleas were or NJ avail
| ana Bryan held tenaciously 10 his de-
cfsion. while the Democrats who called
upou him returned nome much disap-
nointed at being unable 90 move the
silverite. For some outside reason the
Nebraskan never appeared IN the cam
noirn after the agreement was ssihHl
MS time and services, II IS thought "el'
domanCed elsewhere. ana hence he dif
not show up. ,,,,-
SUPPORTED 4 POPUlISr Jup"E.
,rhls bit or history tallleg WIN th'
statement made by Or. ;. q. Glover "n'
lived in Lincoln. Neb., i'm 1893 70 ,h'
eoect that in the convention or NehrasK'
mat wear for the purpose OF nomlna'ln'
Judge OF the Supreme Court OF th'
state. Bryan bolted because ne taVore
uoicomb the Popisiat candiaate. "'
was opposed to Irvine. the regular Dem"
cratic candidate. end from that day
mis- ne had never supported Demo
cratic candidate I'm the state or Nepi'S"'