The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
EASTERN DEMOCRATS WILL SOON
BEGIN TO CHARGE Mr.. BRY-
AN WITH TREASON TO
THE TICKET.

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ST. LOUIS, July 27.--No man is
more serious than is Mr.. Bryan under
all circumstances. He is never aus
tere. but he feels, always, his respon-
sibilities and duties. He is the last
man in the world to see humor in
precipitating new situations in poll
tics. Yet his proposition to reorgantze
the party after this election is one of
the grimmest jokes occurring in Amer
lean politics in many years. The re-
organizers have only just succeeded
in reorganizing the party as means
of bringing it success. Mr.. Bryan is
evidently so well assured that sue
cess under this reorganization is i'm
possible that, Immediately after the
convention adjourns. he announces
that he is already formulating plans
for another reorganization Immediate
" after another election has brought
another defeat. II is his theory, pre-
sumably, that if reorganization must
follow every defeat. we might better
take time by the forelocll and, hav-
ing the plan OF reorganization already
soon as the defeat is reached. 1t will
be saving of time to be ready, when
the party is knocked to pieces once
more, and have a plan ready to put
the pieces together again. The party
has just been put together at ST. Louis,
according to the theory OF the reor-
ganizers who controlled most things
in the national convention there. 1t
took a very long time to do 1t, how
ever, and MIR. Bryan seems to be SO
well assured that the pieces will not
stick under the assaults of the enemy
that he proposes to be ready for an
other reorganization as soon as the
pieces once more give way under Re
publican attack. In other words. Mr..
Bryan says that the East, having re-
the party after a defeat I'M
der Western leadership. the West
should be ready to reorganize it again
after defeat under Eastern leader
ship. After Eastern reorganization is
seen TO have failed, ME-. Bryan will be
ready to show Immediately. and with
out loss of time. what Western reor-
ganization can do.
far with his reorganizing plans that
he is able to throw out a few planlls
of the platform in advance. His recog-
milton of a race issue" is evidence
enough that he is aiming to keep him
self in line with Southern opinion,
but perhaps the chief Importance OF
the disclosure is in the fact that 1t
shows Mr.. Bryan to be not only con-
WINGED, but entirely willing, that re-
shall be made necessary
by a Democratic defeat this fall. OF
can follow the election of |
Parker as we'll as his defeat, but that
is merely way of meeting the charge
hat he is preparing for a disaster to
which he is more than willing to con-
1t is safe prediction that
It will not be six weeks until MT.
Bryan is being openly charged with
party treason by the Eastern Demo
cratic press. Some of the leaders in
hat section are already saying that
he chances of the party to carry New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey
With Bryan openly in the opposition
would be greater than they would be
With Bryan known to be supporting
he ticket. This campaign is clearly
destined to be one of open discord in
he Democratic party.
1t is impossible TO believe that the
nen now in charge of the party ma
are not aware of this. and pre-
pairing for it. Everything indicates
t. The campaign will lag in every
lection of the country but the North
,ast A fierce and bitter fight is to
,e made for the carrying of Maryland,
Delaware, New York, New jersey and
No effort is to be made
states on any mprehensive scale.
Where Congressional district now
eld by the party is endangered Il
trough party apathy. money and
peakers viii be sent, for the plan of
he new management involves the
ARRIVING of the lower House of Con- !
ress if the thing can be done. Two
undred and two members will con-
titute a majority in the next House. {
he solid South is looked to to sup
ly between 140 and $50 of this num-
er There are about thirty districts {
n all of the North, which can be re- {
arded as Democratic "Gibraltars IN e