The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-05
ALAN FORD'S GOSSIP.
National Democratic Headquarters. /
Chicago, ILL.,, March 30. !

Chicago platform are credited with
tie scheme TO block the nomination
of William Jennings Bryan by taking
of the time honored rule
of democratic national conventions |
which requires two-thirds vote OF
the delegates to elect a presidential
Avowals are frankly |
made that at least one-third of the |
delegates to the Kansas City conven-
tion will go uninstructed and that
these will employed either to defeat
the Nebraskan or compel him to al
ter his stand on the Is to | PROPOSE
ton.
''The fact that Arthur Pue German
and ex-senator David b. Hill are re-
entering the arena is adding to the
distress of the democratic managers
who are anxious for the renomina-
tion of Bryan. Germans claims OF
fealty are looked upon with some sus-
picion, and recent advices from New
York that David B. Hill, the uncom-
promising foe of the Chicago plat
form, may go at the head OF the New
York delegation to the democratic
convention gives distinct color to
the belief that Bryan will have, at
the least, strong faction to contend
with"
The foregoingI take from the Even
ing Times-Herald, Kohlsaat republi-
can, by some called the Post. "
The conspiracy against Bryan, with
the republican and percentage OF
the democratic press, is political
"Banquo's ghost" Hill is not con-
spring, nor is German, if the word
OF either Hill or German is TO be
taken as truth; yet neither the abili-
ty of the one, able as he is, or the
craft of the other, farseeing and sa-
gacious as he is, would avail to stem
the tide OF the purpose of the demo-
cratic rank and file that Bryan, and
only Bryan, shall lead.
And why this steadfast clinging to
Bryan, you ask? The answer is
easy enough. 1t is because OF belief
universal that the man 'Trings true;
that he is honest; that he will do, as
plain duty, that which he says he will
do, that which he thinks is right
that he will stand fast, in letter and
spirit, in word and in deed, for that
to which his faith is given.
The hostile may ominously threat
en-, ingenious reporters may create
editors-in-chief may theorize, politi
clans may conspire for their goddess
expediency. and yet, yet as sure az
the tide, the people are with Bryan
and they will compel.
Representatives of the German
American newspapers OF many states
notably of Michigan. Wisconsin, In
diana. Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Missouri and Illinois, hav'
formulated plans for the organization
(there will be no necessity for educa
: tom of the German-American vot
for crusade against the Mckinle.,
, trust-imperialistic regime. Thes
men began their work in the unad
: yertised meeting, neld Saturda.
J last, in the parlors of the Sherman
house, conference SO quietly arrang
ed and held that it was not, for sev
: eral days afterward, published b.
the local press.
The primary object for the assent
ling of the conference was that thes
German American editors, themselve
might select the chief of the German
American press bureau of the nation
al democratic committee. This the.
; did by the selection of Otto DoedeI
e lein of Chicago for the place.
} Mr.. Doederlein, who was consul t
5 Leipsic during the Cleveland secon
] term. and who was an ardent SUP
{ porter OF Mckinley in 90, is now
e upon his own public statement,
d bitter rant-imperialist and anti-admir
listration man. That he Is slncert
that NAV well be believed for no othe
reason than that Chairman John 6
Johnson, for the democratic natlons
: committee, accepted Mr.. Doederlei
for that highly confidential and higt
" important post.
The conference also resulted IN tn
selection of an advisory commltte
: of seven of which Richard Aacheli
; editor in chief of the Erie Presse, wa
made chairman and chief OF the bt
; reau, the secretary.
: That this conference OF German