The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-12
AS TO REORGANIZATION OF THE PARTY
AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
By Jos: Obi.


hs would. under no circumstances. b. a
candidate for the United States senate.
suppose that a lot OF peop' will cons,rue
Tits as Indicating that he is so eaten
VI BY personal ambition that he would
scorn the senatorial office. As a matter
Of fact. IL means nothing of the kind
Those persons. and there are not n few
OF them. who refuse to believe that Bry-
- possesses anything else than inOr-
dinate political ambition have n great
misconcentiOn Of the character OF the
man. "a may he that the final returns
viii demonstrate that the republicans
have carried Nebraska and that Mr.. Bry-
n could not 90 10 the senate IL he want
ei TO: but IL he could have the pace
even without the asking--as would Ger
tginiy be the case with n fusion Iegisa-
t'lre-he would not. because men who
have been among his most enthusiastic
supporters are candidates for the two
senate seats. which the legislature will
have at It's disposal
This declare tion on his part Is In strict
keeping with Mr.. Bryan's character. He
Is not out after any old job IN sight He
has Rspired to one Office and his party
has honored him with the nomination for
that ofTice twice. IL Is the greatest Of
fics IN the gift OF the American people.
ard aside from the fact that he believed
IL would be best for the country for the
principles he advocated 20 triumph. he
has doubtless felt a personal ambition
20 he president He would not be human
u he did not feel that. But this does
rot mean that he cannot be happy with
cut high Office. Every man who knows
Bryan knows that he would have been
perfectly willing for Sole other TO have
had the nomination this time had IL been
felt that another would have been
stronger nominee before tire people
do not mean 60 make him out a god or
pcrsca without human ambitions. bur l
ID mean 20 say that in him conviction,
rot ambition. Is the prcdominating char
actsristic-
lie would have stepped aside at any
tine during the past four years had his
party thought somebody else would have
made the better cant date IL has. OF
course. been part OF the plan OF cam
pzlgn of those who have fought him 10
make him appear a man with nothing hut
personal ambition. but 10 is doubtful II
even those who have talked that way
have believed Il 20 be true. tie IS no'
mere Office seeker. With the Nebraska
legislature democratIc-or fusion-he will
support the claims Of two men who have
hern true 70 the cause he has repre-
scented
In an probability these viii be Senator
Allen. who + a pOpuiist. and Mr- HI CHI
cock. Of Omaha. who Is a democrat.
Hitchcock l. the editor ~ The Omaha
WorId-IIerald. which has been one OF the
stanchest OF the Bryan supporters. The
a-st time met Bryan. by the way, was
when he was at the 81 Louis republican
convention tn lss6 as the representative
~ .Ir. lIItchCocks new. paper. tn nix
then he had little more idea OF becon-
sng eS.deutiaI candidate than ! d-d-
Die wanted 10 see that convention. par
7sctllarly as ne knew the silver mcu In
tended TO leave 4. and an order 10 see II
adVsntn .eousiy he had come from Oms-
i.. as l'c representative OF the newspaper
1ar which he often wrote editorials We
saw "A good deal "a each other during that
,5uNeutiun-but that's another story.
Hitchcock Is an able fellow. lie wanted
% h.- senator when the hayward va
sarcy occurred. but 81 was thought best
trat Judge Allen. vino had been IN the
senate for one term. should be given the
-r.-snfutueur Tns legislature has the
election az two senators. and Il the IL
rssassts control Allen viii succeed m
slr HitcAcOck viii probably b. the
rtEsr man. n the republicans have the
lezislature. Assistant Secretary OF Mar
!.
ana uttle Rosewfter. OF The Omaha Bee.
viii probably be the other.
The republicans. some democrats who
90 not agree with the silver plank In the
a.mocrasIc platform. and particularly
t-u~.s eminent citizens who claim 10 be
t..-nsrrats while voting the republican
trezet. have been busy Tor Two days bury
..e BRYAN. There Is talk OF party reo--
..1ulz. ton. the republicans and their al
.f.s doing most Of the talking. Well. We
st.au sra, what We shall see. IL IS highly
r-ol,arie that yfr. Bryan viii not again
b. ln. presidential nominee The record
rf tv.a defeats would certainly seem 10
e -rI. the question of availability in the
future. but a.. ract that he is not him
--.lT ths. candidate viii not eliminate Mr-
lrsan- Iie wIu undoubtedly continue 10
b. 4 power IN his party II he were a
mere oppurtunist politician. this would
irf be tle case, but In nsurin6 on the
fsture ID must be borne in mind that the
Nsuraskln has the strongest kind OF
f.lE .-. the affections OF those VINO nave
..-. ...rt..l him and that he has been the
-.e.-t...r.ti1l nomiue. because he repre-
-.nf.d tf.s principles IN which they BE-
-i-ve.
There is iust one way 10 make Mr..
Ee.au loon. "a possible nominee IN the
.fUFa. ana tflaA - AuA tiaN AA'A "aAt
,r.s..-td the democratic party In the last
.v-a contests 10 insist upon his being
r.Ia-ttea 90 The rear. Mr- Don Dickin-
s.a .fr. villas and Ar. John q Carlisle
v.l lud 10 hard work 10 run the demo-
cratic party. Men of this stripe who count
,a thair ability To step In and assume
sautra. % the party which they deserted
.a the hour of its hardest Hght-men who
..uff rhrus1sives as ~ superior wisdom
aus would uut subscribe &c the right Of
.. ura .o-ity 20 rule-cluD0t expect 10
rrL rrauy democrats "a listen - them
r-r.u rhey assume the right 10 dictate.
-.le democrats - thr country will un-
Lsahst.l.y r,srn; ghe efforts 81 these men
re -.renr.luIze'' them Other men who
rsve ala,rsd with the Platform In some
.srtieuIsr. but have played straight
men Ike Oincy and Hii and German and
pthers-xill ind their counsel not only
-ot resented but eagerly sought; but
vru- uickiusons and Carilsles may just
rs well expect 10 ind their efforts 10 die
tlt. meet with a decided frost AT the
sHds 81 the democratic masses II is
..rfv through resentment at the efforts
~ such men that the democrats may be
Induced 20 make SIR. BRAN their candi-
date again. They have had him because
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