The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-30
BRYAN WILL BOLT.
Declares II to BE Justihable "When nm
UNIT Candidate is Named

hectares IL to BE JusunaDie
UNIT Candidate IL Named"
James Creelman's Lincoln, Nep' epe
ciai to N. Y. World.
Seated on the veranda of his hahq-
some brick and stone residence l
morning. Mr.. Bryan watched the "eeus
rested Tor the great struggle at st,
Louis When friend came 10 MN ~
ask what his plans for the coming Ma
tional Convention were ne Woutu say
only that he would do his best TO Sc
cure q real Democratic platform ana
prevent the nomination OF Judge far :.
ker, ''or any other man OF that tyPe;.
When asked whether he would polt
the ticket IL Judge Parker were NOM
mated. Mr.. Bryan replied by reading an
editorial which he printed In the ON On
aha World Herald on February 20, 1851
under the heading, rs boiling ever Jus
Unable. and Il SO; whenr In tna' , ee-
Unable In certain circumstances-a
for instance, when an UNFIT candidate
is nominated" or when the voter MIN
self changes his position on para
mount public question or when his
party changes its position. And then.
further along: IF the members of
party agree upon the important issues
difference of opinion on minor matters
is of little consequence. but difference
of opinion upon the questions that are
for the time being paramount always
has destroyed, always will destroy ana
always ought to destroy party har-
mony. $50 If abandonment OF par
ty is ever justiiable, the proper time
IL not the only time, Is after the party
has adopted it's platform and named
its candidate. Until that time he does
not know whether he can reply upon
1t to secure the government which he
regards as good and the legislation
which he regards as necessary
Bryan's Position Today.
That" said Mr.. Bryan. is my posi-
tim fAdaV I do not how 1nY one
can say a word against IT.
Mr.. Bryan has been invited by Pres
ident Francis to make a speech at the
st. Louis Exposition on the Fourth OF
July; so the opening note of the Con-
vention battle will probably be sounded
two days before the Convention meets:
Apparently Mr.. Bryan has no idea OF
what his strength in the Convention
will be. His main purpose seems to
BIO to concentrate all his strength on
the platform fight. In that way he
may secure the assistance of Parker
delegates who favor radical platform,
with such delegates to get into the
fight over the nominations He does
not now, as he did few weeks ago,
insist on specific. reafflrmation OF the
Kansas City platform, but he points to
reaffirmation as the easiest way out. II
an entirely new platform Is written 1t
will AFFORD foundation for the charge
that the party has abandoned Its po-
believe, enough OF the uninstructed del
egates can be persuaded that Judge
Parker represents cowardly and pluto
cratic interests to make his defeat GER
tain.
VIII Use Platform Against Parker.
Mr.. Bryan resents any attempt to
draw his views regarding the proper
nominee for President. He hopes to be
recognized as the leader of all the anti
Parker forces, and to indorse the can
didate of one faction would be to de-
stroy his influence with some other
faction. He is known to be bitterly
opposed to German. His stanchest
followers in Nebraska are not willing
to support Hearst. Many of them IA
vor Charles A. Towne and nearly all
of them want TO vote for Bryan HIM
self.
Mr. Bryan says frankly that he has
no idea of how the forces will divide
when the test comes
There can be no doubt that the fight
over the platform is to be used as a
means of dividing the Parker forces.
The Bryan men are counting upon the
united support of the Hearst delegates
although they freely say that Hearst
himself has no chance. Mr. Bryan de-
cl.nes to commit himself on this point