The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-02-27
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DEMOCRATS SEEKING LEADER.

Colonel Bryan'S Visit to Washington
Talks Too Much and Hurts His
Usefulness.
Washington Special to Atlanta
journal.
Colonel William jennings Bryan
has just spent several days in Wash.
ington, and has gone into Pennsyl-
vania, where he is booked for several
speeches.
AS a matter of course, Democrats
everywhere would like to know just
what sort of treatment was met here
by the distinguished Nebraskan.
Colonel Bryan spent three or four
hours at the capitol last Saturday,
devoting most of his time to the
house side and making short call
before he left upon Senator James
X. Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of
the Democratic national executive
committee during the two Bryan
campaigns.
The colonel took luncheon with
several members of the house from
Missouri, and while in the house res
taurant members, as they passed,
stopped and shook hands with him.
There was no procession, no crowds,
nothing that could be termed a gen.
eral or even a special demonstration.
There was not an incident OF his adj
vent that distinguished it as above the
ordinary return Of member in good
standing who has not been forgotten.
An OK member from anywhere else
wonld have been just as cordially re-
ceived. But the very fact that re-
visitation Of this particular former
member who had been twice and last
the candidate of a great party for
president Of the United States made
scarcely Il ripple over the surface of
the social and political current ls
something Interesting enough to pon-
der over, and observers of the occa.
sion have fallen into involuntary
cogitation as to it's Significance.
The brilliant Nebraskian looked in
excellent health aud good temper.
1t was Utilization of the sense of
pleasure to behold 80 fine specimen
of manhood. A little maturer of
visage and more massive of frame,
he appeared, if possible, a more at
tractive personality than ever. Yet
it is fact that this magnetic aud
stalwart former congressman and
late Democratic candidate for presi-
dent has just made himself manifest
amonr' his party and former parlia.
mentarY associates, and is received
by them without the slightest sem
blance of sensation. Accorded on
every hand the kindest courtesy, his
warmest partisan in Lincoln, Neb,
where he lives, could say that nobody
slighted him.
The last time Colonel Bryan was
in Washington was IN May, last year.
He came to confer with Democrats of
the house touching the ISSUES of the
campaign for the congressional rec
tions then pending.
This tune his appearance is an in
c'dent of his coming to the east N re-
sponse to Invitations to deliver public
addresses on subjects other than polit- .
ica]. He comes at a time when Demo
Gratis, on the eve ofgoing home to their
constituents, and of the last congress
preceding presidential election, are
generally engaged in discussing ma-
terial available for their next national
ticket. The names Of two men are
heard 30 frequently among repre-
sentative Democrats from A.! tho
States having Democratic representa-
ton in congrass that little though.
appears to % given to the names of
any others. The two are Judge AL
ton b. Parker, of New York, and
Richard Olney, of Massachusetts
While it may be said that the express
elons regarding these two men are
but tentative Indications of individ
ual preference as far as they 60,
those who have showed a turning to
Judge Parker greatly outnumber all
those combined who have said a.
word in favor Of any other man. 1t
appears to be the New York man
against the field