The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-10
BRYAN AGAIN HITS At
CLEVELAND,
Bryan Says It Is False To Say That
the Silver Question Drove Men
Out Of the Ranks Of the
Party-A Bitter Ar
raignment.

Urbana, Ohio, August 5-Four leading
democrats opened the Ohio campaign hero
today, two weeks In advance of the DEM
ocratic state convention. w. J. Bryan had
been engaged to address the ITrbana chau
tauqua assembly this afternoon and the
democrats of this county held their con-
vention on the chautauqua grounds dur
Ing the forenoon, at which addresses were
made by Bryan John I. Zimmerman, of
Springfield; Mayor johnson. of Cleveland.
and ex-Congressman Lentz, of Columbus
The assembly's democratic day pro-
grammc attracted one of the largest
crowds ever seen on the grounds
Inc addresses all attracted attention be-
cause Of the direct reference to certain
men as well as to policies on which there
ere differences within the party. Bryan
referred to ex-Presldent Cleveland re-
peatedly.
Zimmerman, who followed Bryan. re-
ferred to the fathers of democracy and
the eternal principles" of the party
Then came Mayor Johnson and ex-Con-
gresham Lentz. In emphatic declara tons
that this was no time for dead issues
The key notes. OF the last two speak
ers were not In accord with those of Mr.
zimmerman. whose managers had Sc
cured the Champaign county delegates be-
fore johnson reached the tabernacle
AS TINS county Is In the same congress
sional district as Zirnmerman's home the
Johnson men were at odds. but still they
contested at the primaries The conven-
ton stood 100 to so for Zimmerman, but
in Difference TO the visitors no ballots
were taken
Cleveland a Bunko Steerer.
Bryan received his greatest ovation
when he said:
The democrats in 1892 played a conf
dence game on the people and put a
ounce steerer Mt the head of the party
want TO say 10 you. my friends, that
the disreputabo man who stands on the
street curbing and leads the unwary
traveller into a game where he loses his
money, IS respectable compared to the
man who accepts the suffrages of five mill
lions Of people and then leads them into
Wall street to be betrayed. . Don't
be deceived when they tell you 1t wa. the
silver question that drove people out of
the party.
Those who left the democratic party
are divided into two classes those who
left because they understood the issue
In the campaign, and those who left be-
cause they were deceived In the issue OF
the campaign. Those who understood 80"
issue and left because they elected It.
can never return TO the party until they
repent and show that their hearts and
sympathies are changed The hight will
continue in this country until one side or
the other Is triumphant
AS to Auction Block Politicians.
Then he continued by saying he had
more respect for republican than for
any one callrs himself democrat who
would put his principles on the auction
block. or IN a junk shop
In praising Ohio as a political factor,
he said there were some democrats down
east who thought no leader could come
from a western state with six congress
men like Nebraksa but an eastern state
with only four congressman was good
enough to produce a candidate. He in
sisted that the issue was not one OF
section nor of any special issues, so
much as that of plutocracy against de-
mocracy. and in that contest the party
had a milestone about its neck in the
comparison OF present conditions with
hard times that existed under the Cleve-
land administration.
The speech of Mayor Johnson was not
ONLY accepted as indicating that he was
receptive candidate for governor. but
also that he was not Il candidate for Sen
ator Hanna place. 1t was also accepted
from his speech that he would run on
a platform for reduced fares on all
railways, . cents per mile for steam rail-
WAYS, and on street cars cents single
fares and less By tickets
Johnson Specifies Issues.
He specified these issues In addition
to his we'll known views on taxataion and
other issues. While Mayor Johnson says
he Is not candidate for anything his
address today on what the party should
advocate was accepted as indicating
his expectation at the state convention,
and his friends were enthusiastic in say
ing the nomination for governor would
come to him without the aggressive can
vass that is being made by the thinner
man organization
Congressman Lentz not only in
dorsed Johnson's speech, but insisted on
cheaper telegraph service While Lentz
was the only senatorial candidate pres
ent there was some talk also of Melville
f ingalls,, and Charles w. Baker. of
Cincinnati: Allen W. Thurman, of Column
bus. and others. 1t is evident that there
will be quite q .~nteSe at the coming
state convention for senatorial indOrse-
ment. The talk about johnson for gov
ernor this year was coupled with him as
the Bryan lesatee for the presidential
nomination next year.
The speaking concluded shortly after
noon when all the speakers lunched to-
gether.