The sun., 1900-07-04
BRYAN WILL NOT YIELD.
REFLECTS ALL PROPOSALS TO DODGE
ON 10 10 I PLANK.
Was Urged Yesterday to Go 20 Kansas City
and Make His Own Fight with the Dele
gates. but Declined That Also-Intimation
That He May Go After He Is Nominated.

gates, hut Declined That Also-intimation
That He May Go After He Is Nominated.
LINCOLN, Neb.. July 3.-W. J. Bryan has been
kept busy to-day at his long-distance tele-
phone, where messages were being continually
received from Kansas City. Two propositions
were urged on him. it Is said First, to take a
less pronounced stand for n direct declara-
ton for 10 to In the platform, rs the majority
of the delegates seem to favor re-affirmauon
only: second, II he would not agree 10 the modi-
flcatiOn, then to come TO Kansas City In per-
son and urge his convictions on the delegates.
Mr.. Bryan stood firm in the attitude he has
already taken, refusing TO yield TO either de-
mand although they came directly from mem
bers Of the Nebraska delegation. Mr.. Met
calf Nebraska's representative on the Pat
form Committee, is said TO have been especially
emphatic in his demands that Mr. Bryan visit
the convention In person. but his appeal was
ignored.
Mr. Bryan will spend his time tomorrow
in his library where he has two telegraph in
slruments and where two operators will he IN
charge. He will be kept informed OF all that
Is happening at Kansas City. lie has arranged
for small fireworks display in his front yard
tomorrow evening for the edifcation OF Will
liam Jennings Bryan, Jr., Miss Grace and
number of their little friends When Hrked If
he would participate. Mr. Bryan responded:
"Oh, no; it's just for the children" indicating
a possibility of his accepting an invitation to
This nlornins MFR. and Mrs Bryan drove to
the station TO bid farewell to the Lincoln con.
tingent to the convention. They were received
with enthusiasm and a speech was demanded.
but Mr.. Bry an refused With the Lincoln party,
which is composed of five marching clubs.
are Miss Ruth. Mr., Bryan's older daughter;
another sister, and Charles Bry an. his brother
and private secretary.
In the afternoon Mr. Bry an was summoned
to a downtown hotel to meet the Jacksonian
Club delegation from Omaha, which came
by way OF Lincoln on its way to the conven-
ton He saddled his horse and rode TO the
hotel He WAS greeted with cheers and as
demanded Without dsmounting and with
his hat In his hand he said:
Il am always glad to see Jacksonians and
especially so now when YOU are on your way
70 Kansas City. where you will add to the noise
and enthusiasm Of the others. You have
taken for your organization the name OF Jack
son, the second greatest Democrat. Jefferson
was the party's great lawgiver and jackson
the party's great example of courage.
There arc times when courage Is as necessary
as n knowledge of party principles. ] am glad
You are going 10 Kansas City a. you will show
visitors there what the Democrats or Nebraska
are like. You 20 there to stand for the party's
principles There was time when there
were different principles enunciated for df-
for the South. for the Fast and for the West,
but now We have n creed making Democracy
the same every where, and "A creed so plain
that il can be understood by all.