The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
WHOSE ELECTION ISJUNE 5
BRYAN'S THE ONLY NAME MEN.
TONED FOR PRESIDENCY.
CAMPAIGN WILL NOT WAIT on PLATFORM
The Issues Are Already Clear Gu ard Demo.
Gratis Go Into the Fight With tie
Strongest Hope and Best Pros
meets of Victory.
poets Of Victory.

Mr.. Josephus Daniels, member OF the
National Democratic Executive Commit
tee from this State returned yesterday
afternoon from Washington, y. c.,
where he attended the meeting of the
committee. He says that the session
was entirely harmonious, and that the
sentiment was general that Mr.. Bryan
will I've nominated by accamation and
that he will be elected.
At do not fyelieve that another name
than Bryans will be mentioned in the
convention He has grown greatly upon
the people and his wise craftsmanship
is everywhere admitted. The mention OF
Bryan's nanre in the committee evoked
applause.
The reports from all the States was
such ais 10 inspire hope and confidence
among Democrats. The party is united,
aggressive, militant and confident.
have never seen such a revolution of
sentiment in favor of one man as in the
case OF Mr.. Bryan. The gold men--1
mean those who accept fundamental
Democratic principles and NOT those who
are at heart opposed to the Democratic
Philippine question and the antitrust
fight. and unless nil signs fail the foreign
born vote Will be as strcng for the
them in 1896"
AS 70 the time and place Of holding the
convention. Mr.. Daniels thought that Il
mattered little because. except as to
verbage, the platform is already virtu-
- I
the nominee for Presidency even more
certainly named. He added:
There was very strong sentiment
in favor of an early convention, il.
'hich shared, and l think but for the
tact that the Oregon election will be
held on the 9TH OF June the convention,
would have been called for that wee;
by very large majority. The Oregon
nenlber who wanted the convention
held as Ky as May 9th, begged thar
convention .soI called on tine samt
week Of the election III his State. There
were. only eight or nine in favor of d
date as early even as the middle OF May
When the Oregon election date drove the
advocates OF June 9Th from that date
the vote was ON June l4th, ard July 4th
the latter winning because. inasmuch as
neither would be an early convention il
was believed it would serve TO arouse
the sluInbering American spirit. 10 hold
the convention ON the day OF the adop
tion Of the Declaration Of Independence
and Ia unite that Declaration into The
platform warning the people that the Ee
publican party was benz on CONVERTING
the RenuhIic into an Empire. and calling
uron all who believe in the Republic tt
unte in q struggle to crush imperialism
and militarism before they become pow.
erful enough TO crush out the real life
of the Republic
Everybody knows the candidate and
the main issues in advance, and the active
work Of the campaign is heing pushed
almost rs rapidly as if formal action had
already been taken.
kansas City. the place chosen, has
the best auditorium in the United States
having the voluntary testimony %
Moody and Bryan TO that effect 1t is
in tho heart &c the prairie country, a city
true to Democracy, and the convention
will he neld in sympathetic surroundings
md mn i,1elpriOp enyir0nmput -