Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
MR., BRYAN'S POSITION
Secretary Wilson's Campaign
Story.
LEADERS SOLICITOUS
HIS REMARKS NOT ACCORDING TO
THEIR LIKING.
SOLICIT0US
Fear He May Be on Lookout for Him
self in the Future Rather Than
Present Party Success.

A man who came out of the west today
brought story that Secretary Wilson of
the Department of Agriculture tells in the
campaign to illustrate, as the Secretary
says. Bryan's attitude toward Judge
Parker.
THE present position of Mr.. Bryan and
Judge Parker said the Secretary, accord
ing to the man from the west reminds me
of a couple of fellows who went boating
on the Cedar river, out in Iowa. The own
er of the boat, in attempting to pass from
one end to the other. fell overheard. He
sank, and when he came up the boat had
drifted on. The man at the oars made no
attempt to save the other fellow. who sank
the second time. AS he was about to sink
for the third time the in the boat
called out
Say, if you don't come up, may have
the boat?"
TT seems to me that Bryan, at the oars
in the democratic boat, is watching Judge
Parker's struggles and saying, If you don t
come up again, may l have the boat? !"
Anxious About Bryan.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Bryan is the present
subject of very prayerful and solicitous
consideration on the part of the democratic
leaders. They are holding their breath
over what he may say and do in the cam
paign. Up to this time his remarks upon
several occasions have caused the leaders
to experience that chilly feeling down
the spine, notably his reference to Judge
Parker as the expected Moses of the
party and himself as the Aaron. The fact
that Mr.. Bryan rather cast doubt upon the
judges acceptably filling the role of Moses
did not cause the eastern democrats any
great joy.
Today Mr.. Bryan starts on a whirlwind
tour through the state of Indiana. He is
to make eighty speeches in ten days, ad-
dressing the faithful democrats in every
county Mr.. Bryan came to Indiana at
the request of the democratic national COM
mittee to swing the Bryan and populist
vote into line for the national democratic
ticket. Ex-senator Charles A. Towne,
whom the silverites wanted for Bryan S
running mate in 1900, is also in the state
on the same errand.
There is no question, 1t is said, among
Indiana democrats that Mr.. Bryan will
will be listened to by democrats of all
classes He is still regarded, it is said, as
simon pure democrat of the old stock
of which the Indiana Observation-Disclosures
back-silverite democracy is fond.
The question that is understood to be
bothering the eastern democratic managers,
according to reports that come to Wash
ington, is. VIII Mr. Bryan say one word
is what they afraid of, 1t is reported.
They apprehend that he may advise his
followers to vote the ticket this time, for
the sake of regularity, but to keep a
weather eye open for the Bryan plan of
reorganization of the democracy to follow.
Indiana a Republican State.
Indiana today is regarded by conserva-
tive politicians of both parties a republi-
can state. If Mr.. Bryan could stir up a
whirlwind of enthusiasm that would carry
the state for the democrats, he could, it
is said, claim the victory, and, of course,
in his reorganizng scheme would figure
Indiana his meat.
1t is recalled that he served fair notice
upon the fasteners at St Louis that he
would support the ticket, but only for the
purpose of being in position to purify the
party according to his formula, after the
election. Mr.. Bryan, his friends say, does
not expect victory for his party this fall.
1t has been said that Senator German, rep
resenting the opposite faction in the demo-
cratic party, is equally pessmistic. Both
these democrats, however are looking to
the future and to the subsequent control
of the party. Mr.. Bryans speeches will be
read with deep interest by all democrats
as he whirls through Indiana.