Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-01
FormerD Democratic Presidential
Nominee Talks About Ap-
preaching Convention
DOES NOT WANT PARKER.
While Mr. Bryan Doe. Not Say whos
He Does Favor, He Feels That par
ker Would Make Weak Candidate
As to Hear.t-The Talk Of soItins
and eryan's Views.

William Jennings Bryan. Of Lincoln.
Neb.. author, lecturer, newspaper man
and twice candidate on the democratic
ticket for the presidency of the United
States, arrived in the city this morning
from Lincoln, to fill his lecture engage
inent before the Marshallsown ciau-
tauqua, which opened this afternoon
Mr.. Bryan was tired after his journey.
and left orders at the Pilgrim to be
called at 1880. AT that hour he was
seen by Times Republican man who
asked him about the coming national:
convention.
AIR. Bryan was asked if he had any
preference in the candidates talked or
before the st. Louis convention next
Wednesday, also who, in his opinion,
would be chosen to head the tiekes this
year. Mr.. Bryan replied that he had
never expressed any preference to any
one, and did not care to do so, even ii
ne might have a preference Neither;
did he want to say whom he thought.
might be nominated While he did not
say whom he considered the most
available candidate, he did state that
ne considered Judge Parker very
weak candidate. sl
When asked II he considered that. in
the event OF Parker's nomination. ~
party disruption might be expected to-
follow, Mr.. Bryan said:
You cannot destroy the democratic
party very easily. II that could have
been done, Cleveland's administration
would have destroyed it. There is n
great difference between the ayailabtI-
ity Of candidates Availability embraces
two things. First, the mans fidelity t0
democratic principles; second his poE-
llarity. Fidelity to democratic prtl1-
,cTnles Is absolutely essentistl. and pppu-
jIarity il desirable Parker has refused
to discuss any questions, ~ It has been
impossible to form any accurate opin-
ion as to what he stands for.
A. to William Randolph.
4 AS to Hearst. when 1t was suggested
TO Mr.. Bryan by the newspaper man
that ne had been spoken of as being
in favor OF the New Yorker, earlier in
the campaign. Mr. BRYAN said:
mo one has any authority for claim
inx that / was in favor Of any candt-s
date whatever. have said OF Mr,
Hearst that he is worthy to be con-i
considered, worthy Of nomination. but
never, at any time, have discussed
the relative availability Of the cOndi-s
dates IL were to pick out a man and
urge him. / might justly be charged
with trying to dictate, but ] have siIn-
ply said that any man ought to be sat-
isfactory to the party. who was known
to be in sympathy with the majority q
the party in opinions on public guess
tions. and who can be trusted to carry
out democratic principles Il elected.
SCOTS at Talk About Boiling.
Mr.. Bryan was also asked about the
newspaper talk concerning the pros
meets OF his boiling II Parker were
nominated. Mr.. Bryan scofed at the
idea and said that he had never been
in the boiling business. He declared
this to be all newspaper talk. Fne
subject of bolting." he added. is one
that cannot well arise until the plat
form and candidates are before the
neople. and the ones who seem 30
solicitous about my bolting- olicitous
TO find out whether am going 70 Doll
ar not-are the ones who Themselves
have had considerable experience IN
bolting."
Mr.. Bryan has been interviewed be-
fore and has some Of the accomplish.
ments commonly credited to Senator
Allison OF Iowa.
Mr.. BRYAN leaves the city at s:2s to
All chautauqua engagement at Mall
vern tomorrow afternoon, and VIII
leave for st. Louis Saturday night Or
Sunday.