The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-15
GRDNER, MESSENGER ToBRYAN
THEN FROST FELL on HILLS
CtUPiIGN FOR COLER.
Al, mn a Little Late, Democrats Here
Think, In Crediting TO Bryan. Rather
Tbsn to Coal. Groceries and Himself
tho Narrow Defeat Last Fail.

Think IN treui'hk W Ds~'' "e"o'
T,sn to Coal Groceries and Himself
>,rrow defeat Last Fail.
INV
H., Frank CampbelI chairman OF
lne - -, S,a,o COMMITTEES declared
the Dem'c'duC ','a' n IL. a., m.
in hi speech AZ 'he 'ci'e'eoh oi,'he, ~ tno
pronr, Monday evening, that the indiner-
- of William J. Bryan had lost the cleo
CIV Rird : Coler last fall. and added:
uon " ~" =, -,
Every candidate on the ticket last IAN
loyalty supported the nominees oil the party
in isp 1t came to the knowledge OF the
state Committee last fall that large number
JNr. Bryan's followers in this state were
acIined 10 vote the liberal Democratic
49,, or some other ticket than the straight
, ns~ocrotic ticket. and it was deemed ad-
I'm rs. tho state COMMITTEES 10 send 10
N" "a, a r,omnent man os this civ
lhoo. NJ, md -, ,,a ,,ron MIN Tho i,,-
TO- see w. hrya,' ",'u w. eu upUa , tn,
rortan'r '' IN m.,ri nas" =, .,aa
him IN ms "'"ei'I"i ie'o'"s 1oi "eAe''
as We believed ms u''erances alone were
worth thousands OF votes This man returned
and said that Mr. Bryan had refused: that
ks said i WIS good ticket. but poor plat
form No rarity organization can win unless
the prominent men in the party are willing
"a ,id II and say n good word for IL.
Mr.. campbell would not give the name
a the prominent man of this city, and
all Qdy yesterday ttleTt was n ntlnt fOr
Inn. One Of the most important Demo-
cats connected with last falls Democratic
campaign. said: 1T was DR.. John II.
Girdner who went to Lincoln, Neb., 10 zee
Mr.. Bryan for the State ticket last fall.
This man would not allow his name 10 be
urnted. Another Democrat Of almost
eJlal importance said: 1T was an NJ. ID.
Who went to see Mr.. Bryan and ask him to
helm the Gubernatorial ticket headed by
Coer last fall"
who was the NJ. D.2-
An replied the Democrat. Il don't
caro- 10 give his name. but vol, can easily
surmse that there is only one NJ D. In New
York CITY close enough OF MIR. BRYAN TO
warrant The Democrats OF New York State
n sending him on such a mission, and that
|, Or. John II. Girdner. Remember,
have not & ia il wss DIR. Cirduers
Former United states Senator Edward
Murphy. Jr.. was at the Waldorf Astori,
last ripbt and. while he Wouldn't sneak
of the incident, some Of those close to Mr..
Murphy went SO far as TO say that IL was
which Frank Camnt,elI delivered nj the
,Isssrsn, dinn.r on Nondsv niobt
Gr Girdner lives at a. West Seventv-f,rst
r., H. ho, 49, e. n n,,natar ~ ,,nas.
ON mos, in,insta taru. ai,h H. py,7an
NJ r. r. n,n,"a y, H. E;r,nr n Al ~.
80. 10 ~ vi liz, ama NJ I; IN ,iis
- w ,o" ~, ny ahu "a u"u m
'i"H,Dr vi e ~, ~, ',,Iaa III.
~, III ,hat ;u',inr,ont no,, se hISn S
II ~. ~ o,id. ia .a. DeritcLaCs hau
u'w.aied i ;, ne was III man mho mao oeen
INV 10 ia,i,uu,l ian. Iai 70 s MI Dryan
70 CIV ti,tInulaseIinen' 20 ,He De,mocra'io
''s sw1 ,lckr. ueaued py piIu >. .pter;
VINO Says Una, 1 uiu, asked lhe doctor.
MAJ Jnat can tell, replied HE sun man,
veil iahk Naihppeh, Iepheu pr.
uuuner, nas ulhue me slateiheht tnat
so.l'iooay Mas sent 20 ar bryan from ms
Fly 'asI IAN 70 urge nun 70 come OUT ana
give ehcourageWeht 70 lne ticket headed
Wv Mr. n Hoier' why ooht you ask MIR.
amp
my haEe, fepien The SuN mar; ana MI
W., Mou," oPsii NE ny,
NeI'her VIII l. repTea or. uirdner.
an, aiu uoil tiiihh ilia' ihh ouS ought 10
p =. nl ny haihe Ill ''iiS iha''er WITHOUT my
consent.
nan,onra, >ho bad ,ioht W srn .mai
beinocrals VINO had right 10 speak ana
at the same time who had the right to re-
nam IN the background had named him
a. the man who had gone to Lincoln, and,
had given his name ought 10 have a COM
PeIs h nnUwage C oa eueIy c'oeht In last
ia, 1870 40 d!garano. 10 ma
lhat iiaucs 10 uireLtuce .o me, re.
piled Dr. Girdner. VII neither affirm
don't dor think THE sun ought to print , NV
name without nv consent"
Democrats down this wav thought that
ran,nIall', N
Mr. Sanpoeii speech mat enae avored
20 lhTow me pidihe ior Noier ueieat on
Mr.. Bryans shoulders was new sample
OF the alleged political cleverne6s OF Mr..
Hill Mr. Hill all along has been subj ected
10 the scverest criticisms for refusing to
allow the Democratic state Con ventien 10
ro,,i,a.. A., u D. -, o. Gara.'. w
"oi Tp aa.on ID. raihe Iol oUU'ernoI.
ihtee cfNicisihls nave gone all over tne
country, and have become more rancorous
oernng Gov. Odell's second administa-
ton come TO light.
In 1899, and later on. Mr.. Hill declared,
lam Democrat, but not a revolutionistr;
and yet. at the Democratic State Conven-
ton al Saratoga, Oct. I, 1902, which nomi-
mated Mr.. Coler, Mr. Hill insisted upon a
plank in the platform which called for the
national ownership of coal mines, in these
words
We advocate tho national oxnersbin md
operation OF the anthracite coal mines by
the exercise of the right OF eminent domain
with just compensation to owners. Ninety
her cent, OF the anthracite coal deposits OF
oeie III ,ne S ht oi IN ~
OF The rboIe neonle 'N' w =" VIZ
Fuel. like water. being a public necessity.
We advocate national ownership and opera
uon Of the mines as a solution OF the problem
, mich Will relieve the country from the suf-
Eb nts Shlen ipii0w dinereneeS between
hi, course Vii insure neare in The minipe
region, and remove the cause for diferences