Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-03
MOVE TO EXTIRPATE BRYAN
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Sound Money Democrats Propose to End the
Silver Champion.
REORGANIzERS PLAN THEIR cAMPNG
Propose to Crush Their Adversary in
His own state and AnnihiIate
Him as a Political
Factor.

BROOKLYN. N. l.. March 1.-The Brook
Ign Eagle this afternoon prints a long
article under the heading. Bryan to Be
Thrown out by Sound Money Men, in
which II gives the details OF a campaign
that has been organized to crush the Ne
braska candidate. The Eagle says:
William J. Bryan's defiance to the east,
expressed in interviews and speeches while
he was touring New York. New Jersey and
Maryland last week. is TO be met in warlike
fashion by the '~'reorganizers" Of the demo-
HsysS ssa .sss s aayos ss@4 tGs Sse Th2 SRRGfss
Of democracy with Organism expunged are
about 70 carry nat issue into the south and
will be the, state of Nebraska, where Mr..
Bryan stilf retains. nominaIly at least. the
control OF the machinery Of his party,
Il Is proposed to crush ar. BTyan's in
nuence- IN bis, own state aEd TO prevent
at all costs his control OF the Nebraska
delegation TO the next democratic national
convention.
Recent Developments have convinced the
democratic leaders OF tn. east, nearly all
Of whom are classed as reorganizers, that
TINS plan Is not only essential, but feasible.
Bryaus latest invasion OF the enemy's
country that heroic measures were likely to
be necessary before harmony and stability
could Be restored TO the party. Since he has
again spoken and proclaimed his resolution
not 10 Yield either his principles or his
Justmehts has admittedly disappeared. All
the important leaders OF democratic thought
and the masters Of the party machinery in
the east are now agreed that the future OF
the democratic patry can only be assured
by the determination OF Bryan as a political
quantity. That undertaking Is approached
with entire confidence by the leaders of the
reorganization movement, who hold, In ad-
.dition to their vast fund OF experience and
Wisdom In party management, financial and
Akindred resources so vast as to be almost
tnealculable IN their influence On political
events.
hin 20 Lead the Fight.
Hlll ex-sseretary q Var DSn iS,, +; "a
Whitney and Hugh Mclaughlin Of New
York; ex-President Grover Cleveland OF
New Jersey. Senator Arthur Pue German
OF Maryland and ex-secretary OF State
Richard Olney of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Hill's is the executive mind IN tins
y scheme OF reorganization. For more than
, a year skillful politician has beer
building up an anti-Bryan,. conservative
party OF the east TO be used as the nucleus
o OF the general reorganization movement
planned for next year, Mr.. Cleveland gave
cOuntenance to the project in June, lsg
Mr.. HIN at the Tilden club IN this city
September and Mr.. Olney met him in New
York in January, both acquiescing In MS
plans New England, New lork, New yer
in the electoral college, were thus In al
lance against Bryan az the moment he ar,
Hil-Cieveland faction. In an OF the com
binsuonS by which democratic victories
have been Inquired in the past. Maryland hai
been allotted safe, and New York, New Jer
sey ard Connecticut fighting ground. Mex
IN importance Is Indiana. Thatsstate hai
been promised to Hil by ex-Mayor Taggar
OF Indianapolis.
Powerful as this combination undoubtedl!
is, "a lacks much Of control IN the demo
cratic national convention. II is Mr.. Hilii
hope. II not his expectation, that most o.
the delegates from the south Will deser
Bryan's cause. To pave the way for
southern alliance Mr., HIN has been IN com
munication with prominent gold Democrat
u North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Ken
lucky. Alabama. Mississippi. Missouri an'
Teas The results are definitely known 4
nobody but Mr.. Hill. II IL asserted, how
ever, on authority close 10 Mr.. Hill. tina
every one OF the states named has beel
pledged 10 support his policy Of reorganiEa
ton, Texas leading To make this substan
tial inroad into the solid south II has beel
necessary 10 Concede the vice presidential
nomination 20 the south, assuming. 20 be
gin with, that the nominee for presiden
will be chosen from New York.
of the south.
Mr.. Hin and his associates are convince.
that the south Will in the end respOnd IA
Vorabiy to appeals made through its imam
eial and business Institutions. They conced