Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-02
TALK OF A COMBINE
Reports of a Hearst Bryan
Coalition.
CONTROL CONVENTION
TO PREVENT NOMINATION OF AN
OBJECTIONABLE MAN.
Senator Dubois Does Not Believe That
the Nebraska Leader Will At
tempt to Dictate.
CONTROL CONVENTION

1t Is currently reported in political circles
that an important feature OF the cam
paign of Mr.. Hearst for securing the demo-
cratic presidential nomination is to unite
with Mr.. Bryan and control delegates in
excess of one-third of the democratic ma
tional convention. thus preventing the nom-
inatlon OF man unacceptable to Mr..
Bryan. with the end in view of forcing a
compromise Mr.. Hearst
In the democratic convention. of course,
a candidate is not chosen by a majority
vote, but by the votes of two-thirds of the
delegates. Mr.. Hearsts political lieuten-
ants confidently claim that bis strength IN
the west and south already assures him of
more than one-thrd OF the convention. Nat
urally they also say that he will secure the
nomination. His iieutenants do not form
the source of the report noted ia the open
ing para graph of this article.
The gossip originates with the Bryan
men. They insist that Bryan VIII not ac-
cept German. Parker or any man put for
ward with Tammanys sanction and sup
port. They say that one good way to pre-
vent the nomination of such man Is To
support Mr.. Hearst, utilize his strength.
which is being worked up in the west and
south, and dictate terms in the convention,
finally uniting upon Heafst himself If nee
eSSary.
.
Bryan would be delegate TO the cOnven-
ton and would go on the floor and nomi-
nate MIR. Hearst if necessary 10 carry out
the plan.
The attention of Senator Dubois of Idaho
was called to the report Of the alleged
Bryan-Hearst combination by Star re-
porter today. Senator Dubois is one of the
most active and influential members of the
western democracy. When urged for an
opinion upon the situation Senator Dubois
said:
Il do not believe Mr.. Bryan will lend him
self to any movement to dictate 10 the
democratic party. ] am confident that the
democratic party will not deliberately at
tempt to ride down Mr.. Bryan or scout his
wishes and opinions. | believe it Will be
possible to secure harmonious action be-
tween all democrats and hearty agreement
upon presidential candidate.
mo one realizes better than Mr.. Bryan
the impropriety of his attempting To force
two-thirds OF the democratic party to come
to the views of one-third. Twice has the
democratic party followed Mr. Bryan.s lead
;; implicitly. Mr.. Bryan. sliaye, Will now
yield to the wishes of his party
ITO make personal application of my my
| theory, I left my party to go to Mr.. Bryan S
| support; left the Senate as a result OF tina
support. Mr. Bryan certainly could not
ask me to follow candidate whom only a
fraction of the party should favor.
I'VE have chance to win in the next
election. The issue will depend lrgely
| upon our candidate. / want TO see man
! nominated who can win. 1t would be folly
| for Mr. Bryan or any good party man to
repudiate Parker, Olney, German, Hearst
| or some other democrat to whom there
| could be no objection, other than per
sonal one, and insist upon the nomination
| of a man deemed weak by the rank and iiie
of the convention.
Mr.. Bryans friends have been so loyal.
| earnest and consistent in their support of
| him in the past, believe he will not hesi-
tate to defer to the judgment of his friends
| as expressed by a majority of them. y.