The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-05
LEADERS WORRY
OVER Mr.. BRYAN
His Supper" Hurts More Than
It Helps He Will Campaign
for La Toilette.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Mr. Bryan's atti-
tude toward the democratic national
ticket is causing the Chicago leaders
great worry. They know that Bryan
has said he would support Parker,
but that isn't sufficient, in view Of
loser is making and some of the
the things he is saying.
Lately the Chicago democracy con-
ceived the idea of having a big blow
out here, by way Of a formal cam
paign opener, on Aug. 20, with Bryan
and Parker as the drawing cards.
They We're to speak from the same
platform, and the brand of harmony
thus produced was to increase the
leaders aforesaid materially. A COM
mittee was sent to Esopus, and another
to Lincoln. Judge Parker baked" 1t
has been learned that he purposed
following the front porch" campaign
methods so effectively used by Nc
Kinley at Canton in 1896. Mr.. Bryan
didn't "balk"-but the Chicago lead
ers did. after they heard the, report of
| their committee.
Mr.. Bryan will come,' said the
committee, "and he will make a
speech in favor of Judge Parker, but
he also informs us that in the same
speech he will attack our state ticket
and the Springfield convention"
| SO the big blowout will not be
!
ker or Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan has made no Chautauqua
lecture engagements beyond Aug. 81,
and announces that during the last
two months of the campaign he will
| hold himself in readiness to stump the
country under the direction of the
democratic national committee. Just
what use the committee will make Of
him, and where, however, is very
much of a question. Bryan says he
intends, on his own hook, to do some
/ speechmaking in Missouri for his old
. friend Folk, who, by the way, doesn't
need any help to be elected governor;
and he adds that he will, also, on his
own hook, do some work in Wis
I consin for Governor La Toilette, a re-
publican.
In the meantime, the Commone1
! continues to stand UP for Parker, at
the same time, saying that his nomina-
ton was a mistake and was accom-
plished by fraud.
These are some Of the things about
Bryan that are worrying the Chicago
faithful and causing them to wonder
if it wouldn't really be better II
Bryan were this year to come out into
the open for Roosevelt
That the net result of Bryan's atti-
tude will be to make votes for Roose-
Welt is generally admitted. Unfor-
tunately, however, so far as the repub.
| llCdnS are concerned, lIleSe NOleS, VI
the most of them, will be made II
western states, which Roosevelt viii
carry anyway. His campaigning
therefore, does not promise to affec
the electoral vote In any way.
; 1t Is likely that thousands of Bryan
men in the old free silver states O.
the west will this year be for Roose
velt-not at Bryan's behest, SO much
as because they know Roosevelt am
like him, and stand for what he Is do
ing, now that silver is no longer al
r issue. Bryan knows this, and will no
do anything to change it. 1t is appar
ent that he does not want Parke
elected, and that his campaign atti
tude will be one of formal "regu
larity'' quite unmarked by earnestnes
or heart interest. In other words, n
will stand where many eastern demo
81 Gratis of the German school stood II
I 1895 and in 1900-which isn't ba
idea, for it is poor rule that won
= work both ways.
0 silver states is expected to infiuenc
: the result in such states as Colorado
t Idaho and Montana, which the demo
e Gratis think are debatable ground th1
8 year; and if the republicans shout
8 carry Nevada, of which there may b
: hope before election day. 1t will be re
sponsible for that result also.
e If there were a heavier sprinklin
e of Bryan democrats In New Yorl
IL Connecticut, New Jersey and Indian;
e the campaign wouldn't have half tn
interest it now promises to have.