The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-21
Bryan's Speech
AT Lincoln Causes CONSERVATION
in Washington.

~ ~ -" ~C~~~A 50 AfAAANSAAA Ae+2A
night sent a cold chill down the
backs Of nearly every Democrat III
Washington this morning when
the report of the dollar-dinner
affair was read. There was almost
a unanimous wall among the Dem
ocrats on Capital Hill when they
read his demand for the reitera-
ton at St. Louis Of the Kansas City
declaration for silver II is not
known just how far Mr.. Bryan will
carry this demand, but leaders here
fear that he will make trouble III
the Democratic ranks if he UNDER
takes TO have the silver plank in
serted in the platform.
There is not one who thinks Mr.
Bryan's demand will be complied
with. Everybody recalls the strong
sentiment at Kansas City against
the silver plank, and it is remem-
bered that it was saved merely be-
canse MI. Bryan was the candidate
and that lie demanded ii. Even
this consideration would not have
been strong enough but for the par
ticipation in the platform Of Terri
torial delegates.
With Bryan not in the running
this year. the demand for a silver
plank will be supported only by
those states which are still prepar-
ed to do anything Mr.. Bryan wants
done, and these states, if there are
any such, are beyond The reach Of
the Democratic party.
But extraordinary activity on the
part Of Mr.. Bryan can easily alarm
the Eastern Democracy, and ii is
for this reason that Democratic
Congressman, eager for party re-
conciliation and for earnest co.
operation with the East, fear that
Mr.. Bryan will frighten the indie
penucut vtvnrti.ss ,r4---i-
showing signs Of voting the Demo
cratic ticket this year.
Some Of the leaders are disposed
to speak bitterly Of Mr. Bryan. but
they still hope that what he said
was intended more for consump-
tion in Nebraska, where Mr.. Bryan
is understood to be a candidate
for the Senate to succeed Diet
rich.
1t is announced that Mr.. Bryan
is going 20 New York the last Of
this week, and that one of.the Incl
dents of his visit to Gotham, which
may be Of far-reaching significance,
will be ameeting with Judge Al
ton B. Parker, a silent aspirant fol
the nomination Of the forthcoming
Democrats convention
The ostensible purpose Of Mr.
Bryan S visit to New York is to at
tend the banquet Of the HOLLAND
Society. Judge Parker viii b
their, and while the dinner will b.
strictly a social affair, it is said tia
a conference between the Nebrask-
an and the New Yorker jurist ha
been arranged.
What viii the friends Of MI
Hearst say to this2 is the question
which not only Democrats but Re
publicans are asking one another
| Although Mr.. Bryan has annonnc
Cd that he IS not advocating th
candidacy Of Mr.. Hearst Or am
other particular individual it
generally taken for granted ths
there is at least some understands
between Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Hear
for the reason that they represel
much the same sort Of politics, an
from present indications they Wi
be able to control at least one-lhir
of the delegates to the NaHona
convention, and oblige any wh
may appose them to make sausfai
tory terms before any man is name
fos the Presidency.
Mr.. Bryan has heretofore give
the iutimationthathcdid not exact
approve Of the candidacy Of Juds
: Parker, presumably because Of Il
fact that Judge Parker has alwa,
been known as a Hill man and q
friendship whichexists between q
sage of Wolfert's Roost aud q
Nebraska leader is not exactly
the Damon and Pythias sort y
Bryan is going to New York az
will have a conference with judi
porf~or