The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-28
Will Not Tolerate Dictati0n
 From the NebraSkan.
At First Sign of a Bryan-Hearst Project, Delegates from This Section Will Spring the
 Name of Cleveland.
Advertiser Bureau,
 ColoraIio Building,

The Washington bureau of The NC" York Evening Post sends the following special this evening:
 'sThe change in Democratic plans for the coming convention which mas pesh brought about by developments since MT. Bryan's return from Europe, is Little short of sensational. Bryan's arrogance towards the ''boiters' of 1886 and l9N and his apparent purpose to rule or rum IS exti emely offensive to the Southern con tingent of the party who are really lts masters. .sThe Southern Democrats have one pur- pose always In mind in convention plans. They want to win. They desire always oelect a Democratic President. For this obiect they were willing to cater to populism in 1896, to divert attention from a disfavor into which the Cleveland is- sues had fallen, and today they are just as ready to turn to an opposite extreme to meet the views or the great states o' the Northeast. Ele '"The disgust of the Southern Democrats at MT. Bryan's reiteration of his suicidal demands can hardly be exaggerated. Hot Shot For Bryan.
 Obviously Southern public 4Aen are not saying their disagreeable things about MT. Bryan for quotation or publication, because they desire the largest degree of harmony, but behind the scenes they are speaking with great vigor.
 "One prominent Southern Democrat re- marked to a friend today that if at the coming convention any evidence appeared of a Bry an-Hearst combination, he and those who felt like him would spring the name of Grover CleveIand on the conven- ton. not so much with the purpose of nominating him as to serve notice upon the radicals that the Southern wing of the party would go as far in one direction as the Bryanites were eager to push 1t In the other. .. ..... ss.e "It is insistently claimed today that Bryan has lost control of even one-third of. the, delegates. which, under the two thifds rule of Democratic conventions, gives fading issue to a long survival of strength. The Southern Democrats say that while they would rather have a man who was regular in 1896, if Mir. Bryan does not cease his persistent pietentions of party ownership in the face of two damaging defeats. they will serve upon him a notice to quit in the shape of nomination that will make his hair stand on end.
 "One question which the Southern Dem ocrats put with peculiar force is, which State does Bryan represent? Who goes into a Democratic convention behind him? Nebraska Is safe in Republican hands. Not a State which ca ne into the Demo- cratic party on the Bryan issue is any
 
 Bryan repres -9ts no possible asset wh t. ever of the Democratic party. He does not bring even his own State into the convention 9s one of it SIS cts.
 Want No Nonse se.
 ''In these circumstances the Southern Democrats declare that they will not tolerate any nonsense from him in this convention. They purpose to make nomi- nations and draw a platform with view tO Ca bo i,1 md i,, 1924 or 1896. The situation is thus ex- tremely interesting"
 Such conditions greatly improve the chances of MT. Olney's nomination, al- though ot must be acknowledged that Judge Parker seems to be in the lead in case New York really and sincerely wants him. Of that there still remains considerable doubt
 'The Olney support is somewhat scat tered, but perhaps this is an element of its strength. John H. Clarke, who was the Johnson candidate for the Senate from Ohio, has declared for Olney, and 1t has been inferred from it that this might be the play of the Tom Johnson wing to checkmate the Mclean faction fists in whatever candidacy they es- pouse.
 Representative Underwood of Ala bama, a prominent House leader, is for
 
 congressman. Harry St. George Tucker, who was Palmer and Buckner leader in 1896, has come out for him. Mir. Ol- ney is very close, it is well known. to Mayor Mcclellan. and if the Mayors personal influence is brought into play. 1t may invite some New York support for the Massachusetts man, and all the convention cares to know will be what New York wants.
 Objection to olney.
 '"The real objection to the Olnev cam didacy from the party point of view. is that he comes from State which of fers no promise of Democratic electoral votes. Representative McNary of Bos- ton, who Is one of the congressional man. agers of the Olney boom. is trying to convince his Southern associates that Massachusetts could be brought into the doubtful column by this nomination. hut to a Mississippian. the Republican ma 5orities of Massachusetts for the last ten years look painfully substantial
 However the candidacy may be decid- ed, 1t is clear that the convention will be one of unusual interest. Four years ago everything was settled before the dele gates reached either National convention To-day the Democratic party is as much adrift as 1t was in 1896, when by acci dent, it picked up Mir. ->ryan. T..e pros- poets are now good fir a genuine struggle and probable ballotings before the Demo- cratic nominee is selected"
 R. H. Watkins.