Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-06
D1sCoRD Ar URBANA
PROMINENT DEEMoSGRArs Differ
ON PARTY POLICY.
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Bryan Irreconcilable Toward cleve-
land, but johnson Willing to
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Drop "Dead Issues"

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A dispatch from prbana. Ohio. last night
| says: Four l-adins denecrats opened the
Ohio campaign here today. two weeks In
advance of the democratic state conven-
| ton. William J. Bryan has been engaged
to address the Urbana ChautauQua as
| sembly this afternoon, and the democrats
| Of Champaign county held their convention
| on the Chautauqua grounds during the
afternoon. at which addresses were made
by Mr.. Bryan. John L. Zimmerman Of
Springfield. Mayor Tom L. johnson Of
Cleveland, and ex-Congressman John J.
Lentz Of Columbus.
The assembly's democratic day program
attracted one Of the largest crowds ever
seen on the. grounds. The addresses all
attracted attention because of the direct
reference to certain men as well as to pol
icies on which there are differences within
the party. Mr.. Bryan referred to EXPIRES
ident Cleveland repeatedly.
Mr.. Zimmerman referred to, the fathers
Of democracy and the eternal principles
of the party. Then came Mayor Johnson
and ex-Congressman Lentz in emphatic
declarations that this was no time for
dead issues.
The 'keynotes" of the last two speakers
were not in accord with those of Mr.. Zim-
| norman. whose managers had secured the
Champaign county delegates for the nomi-
nation for governor before Mayor Johnson
reached the IdDeTnaCl6 InlS IS MT. Llm-
merman's home county. and the convention
stood 40 to 80 for Zimmerman.
Mr.. Bryan received his greatest ovation
when he said 1.-The democrats in 1892
played a confidence game on the people and
put bunco steerer at the head of the
party. 1 want to say to you. my friends
| that the disreputable man who stands on
the street curbing and leads the unwary
traveller into game where he loses his
money Is respectable compared with the
man who accepts the suffragss Of five mil
lions Of people and then leads them into
Wall street to be betrayed
Don't be deceived when they tell you
that 1t was the silver question that drove
the 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, because
they were deceived in the issue of the cam
paign. Those who understood the issue,
and left because they understood it. can
never return to the party until they repent
and show that their hearts and sympathies
are changed The fight will continue in this
country until one side or the other is tri-
umphant." ...} .-- -..-..--
He said he had more respect for a repub
lican than for any one calling himself a
democrat who would put his principles
on the auction block Or into junk shop"
The speech Of Mayor Johnson was accept
| ed as indicating that. he was a receptive
candidate for governor. but that he was
not q candidate for Senator Hanna's place.
didate for anything, his. address today on
what the party should advocate was ac-
cepted as indicating his expectation at the
state convention m and friends were
governor would coRe tR him without the
the Zimmerman organization.
for governor his atfafm ' Would be be re
| duced fares on all railways. in addition to
his well-known views on taxation.
While John J. Lentzwas the only sena-
toriai candidate present. there was some
talk also of Melville e. 4hgalls and Charles
w. Baker of Cinannan and Allen W.
| Thurman of Columbus, 1t appeared evil
| dent that there will be. contest at the
coming state convention for senatorial in
The speaking concluded shortly after
! noon when all the speakers lunched to-
gether. and there were conferences before
sembiy "A az '..'-
Mr.. Bryan will speak at the Ohio state
fair at Columbus after the state conven-
several speeches in the Ohio campaign in
anticipation Of -Iayof Johnson being made
| the candidate for governor.
A dispatch from Springfield. Ohio. says:
Col. William ]. Bryan, coming from Ur-
| bana. was the guest tonight of John W..
Bookwalter Following his conference with
Mr.. Bookwalter. Mr.. Bryan says:
'Mr. BroOkwalter is one of the best and
most ardent democrats in the country.
know whereof speak. No man in the two
campaigns in which I was the standard
bearer was more enthusiastic In subscribing
to the reiterated cardinal principles of the
| democratic party as laid down by the faith
| ers than Mr.. Bookwalter. Unsolicited, he
sent large contributions each time to the
national committee, and l am told that he
| did likewise with the state committee Of
Ohio.
I'VE had an enjoyable conference. de-
voted wholly to a discussion Of political
| policies. tonight. I am more convinced
! than ever that he Isl dyed-in-the- wool
democrat 1t is too early yet to talk def
| initely about a presidential nominee. We
| have the congressional elections to take
| our time and attention next. 1t seems to
| me that Mr.. Bookwalter would make q
| most suitable candidate for president. He
| is farmer and business man. One
| ought to appeal to the east and the other
| to the west"