Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-09
BRYAN IS
FOR HEARST
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE IN WASH.
INGToN THAT THEY ARE
HAND IN HAND.
JUDGE WADE is SILENT
Just Where to Place the Democratic
Iowa Congressman Furnishes Puz.
zle That is Hard for Washington
Politicians to Solve.
[BY H. j. MAHIN.l

Bureau of the Courier.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 8.
The positive announcement was
made here yesterday by a man
close to Hearst that Bryan is
backing the Hearst boom and will
combine forces with him. This
is generally accepted as the situa-
tion and opponents of Hearst are
preparing to fight that combina-
ton.
Judge Wade refuses to discuss
the possibilities today but some
time ago he said that If such a
combination should be made Bry-
an and Hearst could control two
thirds of the delegates at StLouis.
There is no reason to believe he
has changed his mind
Wade said at that time
Hearst would not run on silver
platform. 1t is thought probable
that Hearst has persuaded Bryan
not to force that issue.
Itgis believed this may strength
en- the Hearst boom in Iowa.
Is Representative Wade sidestep
ping?
There are a good many people il
Washington who are readg, to answer
aYes" to this question In spite of {
number oflrepeated efforts on the par
of the Courier representative to ge
some expression from Judge Wade as
tn th<N rcf nd MI o,.cf
ment in Iowa. he has steadfastly re
fused to give any statement up to this
time.
Things are too unsettled as yet;
the time is not ripe" is his invariable
answer.
Just what Judge Wade's sentiments
really are as regards Hearst it is hare
to say, but it is believed that as {
straight proposition Representative
Wade would not favor Mr.. Hearst
However, there are many influence
that must be considered, the chief o
which is that the Hearst movemen
seems to have reached point in low;
where it must be seriously consider
ed. Then of course, there is Judg
Wade's obligation for the suppor
which he received from Mr. Hearst a
the time. of his election and which tn
party in Iowa has received during tn
last several campaigns Then there j
a story to the effect that Mr.. Hears
might want Judge Wade to run on tn
ticket with him as vice president.
When Judge Wade read in the low
dispatches the other day that two. fac
tions of democrats held separate meet
ings in Des Moines he was visibly ar
noyed and disgusted. He appeared t
come very near expressing his opinion
and settling all doubt as far as he i
concerned
That is nonsense" he said, refer
ring to the two meetings. 81 do not Sc
what the men out there are thinking
about. A division of the party at thi
time is absurd. 1t will leave us with
out anything whatever and make
impossible for us to do the little tha
we might be able to do if we wer
united
Judge Wade would say nothin
about the alleged obligation which h
is under to Mr.. Hearst for assistanc
in his campaign nor would he say any
thing about the stories of assistanc
that Mr. Hearst had given the party i
Iowa. He did laugh rather heartily a
some of the statements as to the sur
that. Mr.. Hearst had contributed to th
Iowa campaign fund. Evidently h
considered these highly exaggerated
The republican members of the low
delegation are rather amused at Judg
Wades position.
"He appears to be a leader who doe
not know which way to Lead said on
member today, Il hear that many den
ocrats in Iowa look to Wade. as tn
leader Of the democracyso the state
He is the only prominent democrat i
the state who has been elected recen
ly to an important Office and he natul
ally. occupies a position in the lead.
seems that the forces anxious for th
fray out in Iowa are getting rather in
patient to have their leader point tn
way"
Representative Wade's attitude a
to Hearst is all the more noticeable bt
cause he has positively eliminated tw
other important candidates, Bryan an
! Cleveland.
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