The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-26

As Much Opposed to Ills Nolni-
nation AS to That Of Mr..
Cleveland.
4E DOESN'T SAY 50.
Ncbraskal, Said to be Playing
Il Ono Against Other to
Defeat Both.

tF'rOm Our Regular Colrespondent)
K WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 25.--Tt Is
learned tonight on the best OF authority
that Mr., Bryan Is as strongly opposed
IT'D tho nomination OF Mr.. Hearst as he
Is to the nomination Of Mr.. Cleveland.
Indeed, the opposition Of Mr.. Bryan to
the nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland Is as
serted to be the reason the Nebraslsnn
refuses to deny the oft-repcatcd state
tment that no Is advocating Hearsts
nomination.
s85"Mr. Bryan is tolerating the candidncy
Eof Hearst III order to Kill off the Cleve-t
land boom. said II gentleman. who Is
ono OF the best known men in the coui--
try. and Is regarded as being closcrNto
Mr., Bryan tlianis any other man In the
party. "Mr. Bryan does not want to
see Mr. Cleveland rpminatetl, and he
does not want to see Mr.. Hearst noni-
mated. II am not prepared to say that
he would not rather sec Mr.. Hearst tho
candidate than Mr.. Cleveland, for YOU
know that II there Is a mar In existence
whom MIR. Cleveland hates 1t Is MR.
Bryan, ard those who know Mr.. Bryan
best know there arc few men for whom
he has not a higher regard than that
same Grover Cleveland.
A"But Mr.. Bryan Is not and has never
been, an advocate of the nomination OF
Mr.. Hearst. Yo,l can set 1t doWr. as an
absolute certainty that If 1t should de-
velop at st. Louis that Mr.. Hearst is
In control of the convention there Will
be two conventions and two platforms
and two candidates. believe the boiling
convention would be composed OF as
many Bryan mon as Cleveland men.
But Cleveland could never be the can
dcate unless the majority Of the con-
aventon, II for Cleveland should utterly
disregard the wishes Of the Bryan
wirg. 9s Fl ,s; Il #
s5"But do not let yourself be led to be-
sleve that Mr.. Bryan is for the nomlna-
ton of Mr.. Hearst Hel is rs much OPP
posed to him as any conservative Demo-
3crat in the partySis opposed, and II you
will study his utterances you VIII be
absolutely unable to find a single re-
mark which can be fairly construed rs
q declaration ir. favor OF the New York
man, or. for that rrattAr. any man.
MIR, DANIELS BILL.
Senator Daniel has introduced the fol-
lowing bill:
BE it enacted BY the Senate and House
.nf Representatives of the United States
of America In Congress assembled, That
no senator or repre- In Congress
,shall. while serving as such. accept.
hold, or receive tho pay, allowance, or
3cmolument OF any tive office
agency, or commission.
N Senator Daniel said to-day that he
thought thera was little doubt of the
passage Of the bill. The read ers Of news
papers Will recall that there has been
a number cj' cases in recent years of sem
ators, and, occasionally OF representa-
t!ves, being appointed to places on COM
missions and receiving therefrom more
+ In the way Of compensation than they
receive from the offices to which they
were elected by the people or State Leg
:sla,ures. Of course, 1t Is practically
Impossible, for man to vote nnblasedly
on the acts Of a commission, Of which he
was a member. Is