The Republican journal., 1902-07-31
PLOTTING FOR 1908.
William L. Rrv.n,s Mission in the Fast.

Special to the New York Herald.
CHICAGO, ILL, July %. William J.
Bryan is in the East as party disturb
er with the ultimate purpose OF OBTAIN
ing for himself the democratlc nomln-
alton for the Presidency III 1905, say
leading democrats here, and this state
ment is taken to express the composite
opinion of the Western democracy
not only that faction which always has
been against him and the principles he
advocated. but also the faction which
was strongly for him in 1896 ana again
in 1900.
Said one democrat, who has watched
closely Mr.. Bryan's course: e:-"N early
every issue of his paper, the Commoner,
reveals Mr.. Bryan as a common scold.
Men of his own party who once believ-
ed i'll him and stood by HIM are fast
being driven away by this practice.
From being the undoubted leader of
his party Mr. Bryan. 10y continually
chiding every democrat who does not
think as he does, has degenerated to a
factional basis in politics. This fact
was sadly commented upon and regret
ted by Illinois democrats at our recent
State Convention. Mr.. Bryan'S scold-
ing shows that he is not constructors
ist but tba+ he cIooeas rather to ha a
thorn in the Ash nf the Marty
..What ms n,irnnsa lS',, actnally NAV ba
do nnt know ne me theory can
suocest is nat ha is willing to stand bv
and Soc the narty defeated in 1901 With
fhe hone that he viii he able to rallv tn
his support the disaitected elements III
tLe pominatiol in fdos
~ IL .ia,,i,ia,nt t., NM. mat 10 p1aad.
ed So vi5oronsIy at the recent \ebrnsl;a
cnry.I'fin,, a..in.t H.. nomination fnr
Goyantnr of tba+ state lIr tL4n said
MAI if he were dafeattd FIR Cnyarror
Ia ,,o,,Id tlaraI,,- La sIi,ninat N fr1.,,
l,atin,al t,,i,t,,.s and Ls r.iuced Ia avan
! a ouastionahIq intirfnr4 within his own
state lie declared that he wished to
remain = nationnI Factor
This view was reflected today in tbe
expressions of other democratic lead
| eri Who say Nv Rrvan is not after tba
! presidential uomination in 1904 hecause
he can nlainly see from recent develon-
ments IN the West tLat he has LOST his
| grin where formerly he was strong
notably in Ilinois whose state Con
ventio1 never once mentioned his
name in sneecb or resolufion. in Indi
k
| was ignored and in Wisconsin where
| if is eynected tha examn]e of Illinois
and Indiana viii he followed
| "Democrats should NOT make the
| mistake of thinlinr Mr. Rrvan ;S nor
manently ont of national nolitics =" said
one Jrinnis leader now stronglv IN
posed to him .Iie is vonng man
lie has Qualities Of leadership He has
maonatism 10 is aohit;nrs 1f tba
narty fails Of yictorv IN 1901 / can see see
where he MIGHT come aoain to the
front think he sees if too and be-.
lieyp that is why he is in the East
Il don't think he viii deliberately 90
about encompassino thr defeat of the
party. but he mioht nersuade a big ale
ment that the nartv cannot do without
him. He can inyeioh against imnerial-
ism and trusts and money politics
without after all doino much GOOD for
the candidates Themselves"
| When in Chicago inst before he left
| for the East Mr. Rrvan said there
would be harmony in two grouns in
| the democratic narfy in the nnxt cam.