The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-28
Paramount Issue Will Be the Only
One Discussed At Length at
i Indianapolis.
BRYAN ANNOUNCES HIS PLANS.
Senator Daniel Was Among the
Democratio Nominees Visit
ors Yesterday-Plans OF
Populist Committee.
fTPUELIC SPECIAL.

rrPUEIIC SgECIAL.
LINCOLN. Neb.. July 1.-THE newspaper
MEN have been asking Mr.. Bryan ." many
questions recently about what he propoNei
to treat Of in his speech at the notification
ceremonies that this morning he sat Down
and dictated the following statement. pref
scing II with the remark that ne proposed
10 follow the plan which he pursued al
The notification meeting in 1856
The platform Of that year. he SAID.
declared the money question 10 b. Il
paramount issue. AMI. in my no'lhratioh
speech, I devoted almost all the time L"
he discussion OF that question This year
The platform declares the question # I'M
uerial,sn to he the paramount question, and
I Will he the only one dealt with at aug
length in my ratification speech. The re-
naming questions covered Dr. the platform
viii he taken up IN nv letter OF acceptance
and subsequent speeches"
TIE rurberleSs interruptions by visitors
and repeated calls to the telephone TO talk
with others caused him 20 nee 20 the farm
again this afternoon. Soon after dinner he
tied up a bundle OF documents. called 10
IFS stsroCrapher and drove away.
This evening. for the first time since his
nomination he attended a social function.
X Was a farewell given 20 State Labor Com
missioner Kent, who leaves Tomorrow 10
attend. az one Of the two delegates from
America the International Labor Cngress at
London.
senator John W. Daniel OF Virginia ar
0ompanei by his son. Edward. visited Mr..
Bryan this morning. Their coming was
quite unexpected. ard Nr. Bryan had to
race HIS priced family horse to the deFst
20 get there in time 10 welcome his guests.
The Senator said he had gone 10 California
Immediately after the Kansas City conycIl-
zion, and had stopped OFF now simply to -e-
new his very pleasant friendship with Mir.
Bryan and 10 pay his respects TO the DEM
"Cratic candidate.
He expressed himself having been alb
sent from any source Of supply of political
news So long as TO be unable to dis uss the
campaign, bUt he WAS thoroughly con-
WINGED that the added strength OF Mr.. Bry-
an over 1895. the reunited Democracy behind
him, and til. strength and virility OF the
Issues before the people made him very
formidable candidate and his election much
more than probable.
MIR. Bryan accompanied Senator Daniel
:" his train for the South after they had
d.ned together.
Secretary EdEertnn Of the Pcpulist Ma
Uoual Committee left this afternoon for Chi
ago. where it is proposed 10 open branch
headquarters. This move has been taken AT
the suggestion Of tho Democratic Commit
tee. which insists that better and more Of
f"ctiyc work can hc done If tho campaign
ia conducted from some common point
wh"rr ia" t~o committees can keep in
closer touch
Tn" headquarters her" will remain az
The main oa.. Tho Fopu!is's propose max
lrS this a reading CAMPAIGN, 50 far as they
can. and many bundles Of congressional
speeches are - Washington already sacked
for shipment. II is proposed that the lin
coin headquarters shall Zoe the center for
distribution ~ literature and oversight OF
ira campaign IN Kansas, Nebraska and
rho Dako;JS: The Chicago one Ia he for
general planning and control OF speakers
while from the Washington Office, particu-
lar attention should be- paid TO the con-
ErcsSipnaI elections While IN Chicago. Mr.
i.dcerton expects TO meet Mr.. Towre and
to participate IN thu conference between
Democratic and Populist leaders over his
continuance on the ticket.