The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-03
cago Times Herald the following inter-
esting article:

East, the west ana the SOutH come
reports of determined efforts made to
prevent the second nomination for
the presidency of William J. Bryan.
Some of those who were his close
friends and faithful workers in the
last campaign are now numbered
among his political enemies.
In Missouri and in other places in
the West, according to letters re-
ceived by prominent members of the
Democratic club, former Governor
Stone is behind every effort not only
to prevent the nomination of Mr..
Bryan, but to put himself to the front
as the choice of the Democracy.
In Ohio James F. Campbell ha!
taken up the leadership that became
vacant when Calvin S. Brice died.
Immediately after the Cleveland mu
nicipal election, when the defeat of
Mayor McKisson for the mayoralty
gave proof of continued factionalism
in the Republican party, former Gov
ernor Campbell hurried to his home,
and since then he has been busy plan
ming for the future He wants to be
president, but, first, it is said, he
wants to be governor of Ohio again.
1t is his expectation that if he shows
he can carry the state he would be
considered as the strongest Demo
cratic candidate for the presidency.
Mckinley defeated him for the gov
ernorship in 1894 His chief ambition
is to defeat Mckinley for higher
place.
Mr.. Campbell has Tammany favor.
He is member of the Democratic
Club and a friend of Richard Croker.
He has not fallen out with the state
machine, or what there is left OF it,
and is regarded by all leaders as
strong candidate. AS campaigner
he is said to be one of the greatest in
the country. Speaking of him not
long ago Colonel Dick Bright. for
more than thirty years sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, said:
Il have known in my time three.
great campaigners. The first was
Lincoln. the second Blaine, and
Campbell is the third If he is no1n-
mated he'll make a grand fight for
election"
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, is
claimed by the anti-Bryan men of the
East to be with them in their oppo-
sition to the nomination OF Mr..
ond place on the ticket.
In the South dozen men are try
ing to prevent the sending OF Bryan
arguments they are using are the
same that are being applied in the
East. the chief of these being that it
is not good politics to nominate de-
feated candidate on the same platform
that was the cause of his defeat.
Everything that is being done in
this state has in view the arrangement
of matters so that solid delegation
that favors gold, with an antitrust
plank as the chief issue, will be sent
to the convention.
What do you think should be the
main issue?' Boss" Croker was
asked today.
Trusts was the reply, "a plat
form that has opposition to the trusts
for its chief point and denunciation
of mismanagement in connection
with the war ought to result in vic
tory"
What do you think of Mr.. Bryan's
position?"
MIR. Bryan is one of the ablest
men and best speakers in the United
States. / am surprised that he should
be SO narrow. He is bright enough
man to be able to see the folly of
sticking to the thing that beat him
in 1906 Still, he made so much of it
then that | suppose he can't drop it
now. He should at least put it be-
hind other issues that have grown to
far greater Importance since then"
"The rats are leaving the sinking
ship" as they always will "a rat coulc
not be rat unless he had that instinct.
We are sorry for Bryan. If his heat
was a little broader at the temples, he
would be very great man. He will b,
showed under in 1900, in the Democratic
convention. What will he do then? Be
come mere tool and servitor, and DIES.
pissed instrument of Plutocracy, or breal
down all barriers and unite himself will
the Peoples Party? Samson, when tn,
enemy had Delilahed him out of hi
eyes, and set him to grinding corn, like
a beast OF burden, pulled down the pillars
of the temple and crushed his enemies te
atoms Has Bryan got the nerve to dc
this? We doubt it.
If the Democratic Party turns it's bach
on reform, it will deserve to perish utter
ly and absolutely, as sinking and dis
honest cumberer of the earth. It will be
a glory to God and charity to man to
smash such an institution forever. Wha
will Bryan do? l. D.