The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-11
FIGHT ON BRYAN is NOW ACTIVE
The Democrats Who Oppose Him Take
q Prominent stand,


Prominent stand,
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. August l0.-The
Post Of this morning prints the follow
ing:
The anuByan movement In the Dcn-
ocra,ic party is now being exposed TO
full view. The curtains are being thrown
aside. Less than ten months Will eapse
before the national convention is held,
less than eight months before the yarl-
Gus states will begin to hold their con-
ventiOns for elecung delegates. This
means that work must be commenced
openly and theoretically. IL anything is
to be- accomplished in the direction of dee
feating Bryan.
The conference Of the anti-brya at
Saratoga last Saturday is to be followed
by an important gathering which VIII
last for week. Invitations have Doe
sent 10 prominent Democrats ail over The
country 10 meet at Saratoga between tle
10Th ana 18th of August the prime oD-
feet being the consideration of means
TO side-track Bryan. Ex-senator Cor
man. who is expected t3 Doe a leader IN the
movement is now iu New York on his
way 90 Saratoga. and wifi ne accompanied
bv william r. Harr.ty. the Pennsy-Na-
MIA national committeeman, Who was
displaced by the Organizes. William &.
Whitney. who has just returned from
Eurone. will also 60 10 the famous resort
where his counsel and experience VIII
he valuable. although be says that he is
ont OF Politics Among those who have
already assembled are $. 5. Morss. OF
Indiana. Hugh Mclaughlin, of Brooklyn,
T. Dubignon. of Georgia who has Sem
atorfal asuiratious. Cen. W II. Jackson
OF Tennessee: while ex-senator Murphy
of New York IS daily expected. Perry
Belmont is another anticipated arrival.
while Senator Morgan. of Alabama. ana
Representative De Almond. OF Missouri
are also scheduled.
The stalking horse M present is Angus
tus Van Wyck. Of New York. His fresi-
Dental boom IS being quietly nursed.
lie had his press agents in Chicago dur
ing the meeting of the Democratic Na-
tOual Committee. who distributed p3mpn-
lets. euloglzng him. and who especially
emphasized his spo ches against trusts.
Ira the South the Van WycS boom Is in
charge Of j. !. Willctt of Admission. the
president of the Alabama state Bar As
ISOLATION. who Is now en route To sara
toea. where ha viii arrive ON Monday
Judge Wulett speaks OF the Bryan break
mn ne inevitable ana believes that Van
Wyck win then be the resIdu1ry lesafee.
"The East being stin hostile % BRYAN
and free silver" Doe says. "and the west
having deserted both. it seems ineVia-
be that the South must eo back 10 New
York for q candidate. Judge Van WFok
chances VIII improve ass these things
dawn upon the voters. The commercial
travellers. ss rule dd NOT support Brv-
an On 1895. but they seem 90 bo friendly
90 Van Wyck and they are The greatest
who have in tho past been powerful I'm
propagandists in the world. Practically
an of the South's business relations are
with The East and not with The West
and 10 rs but natural tha- we should go
back 20 the East. especially MS Tho West
has deserted the Democracy under th'
leadership of a Western man.
While all this as very delightful OBJ read
the fact is that Judge Van Wyck cane
didacy is not taken seriously There il
no doubt however of the earncstness of
the Democrats, who are resolved 60 de-
feat Bryan If such a thing is possible
They are expert organizers, and are men
their party. Just now they are listening
20 an sorts of encouraging reports. Ihe
Saratoga air IS literally tuA OF ant.-bryan
straws. The Southern Democrats. who
are on hand. are saying. for instance
that Bryans refusal 10 vote for crisp
for Speaker on the ground that the lat-
ter was an ex-Confederate. has weakened
Bryan IN the South. Ex-ReprosentdtiVe
John Tarnsey. who is now Federal
Judge In Oklahoma. Is also In the ranks
of the anti-Bryan shouters. lie was aD-
pointed a Judge by Cleveland.
While Judge Van Wycks name Is con-
venient as n nucleus for the antl-Bryah
sentiment the fact is that the Democrats
who desire a new deal IN national poll
tics. are looking around Tor caHald"'e
who can really stir the popular enlhusl-
asm. or who will not. az least. need To pre-
sent his biography printed upon caro-
whenever his name is mentioned. ms
candidate has not yet been discovered
In fact the Democrats opposing b' yi"
are IN the same situation as the ne
publicans who sought. in 1892. to defeat
the nomination of Harrison. Ihey mau7
every possible effort to drag a candidate
into the feld and were skill scheming
when Harrison's managers held their IA
nous market-haH meeting and counted
sufficient votes 70 insure victory Blaine
and Mckinley were the principal names
with which the anti-Harrison contingent
iugpIed but Blaine 1t will be remembered,
could not be united upon. and Mchin-
Low refused 10 listen 10 tha voice OF the
,empfer. In Chicago in the same year
the Democratic faction opposed TO CleVe-
land tried 10 induce Mr. German 70 lead
them IN the hope Of defeating Cleveland.
The effort 10 find a candidate upon whom
an can unite IN opposition TO Bryan IS now
being made with the same vigor ana
much Of the same spirit.
II will be the purpose Of the Demo
Gratis al Saratoga 10 nail antagonism TO
trusts al the masthead Among other
schemes suggested is the formation or
ANTITRUST clubs through the South. 80 az
10 divert the minds OF the people OF Lnat
section from the silver question Inc
feeling Is very general that 81. By hook
or crook. the free silver issue can be
placed I'm the background the nomination
OF Bryan will become an impossibiiity
VIII Entertain Dewey.