The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
BRYAN'S TALKS
IN HOOSIERDOM
Continued From First Page.

apOlS Will support their canQldaCe
mark for the democracy by reason Of
his being the secretary of the repub-
lican congressional committee. They
will also, in considerable numbers, sup
Port G3 Parker for the e, presidency;
in Indiana as in any other state in the
union, proportionately to population,
and the most of them are to be found in
the ranks of the scolored brother Mr..
Taggart therefore spoke with some au-
thority when, he so confidently told his
colleagues Of the democratic national
committee that he felt sure he could
turn Indiana over to Parker. The Bry-
an trip will be expected to add to the
strength Of the democratic situation in
the rural free silver communities. With
the Bryan men in line and the negroes
divided, Indiana would probably be one
" Of the closest states in the country.
Silver Dems Are sulking.
In the earlier stages Of the campaign
it was the policy of the Indiana gold
democrats, who on their return to the
party assumed their old-time places as
leaders, to ignore the silver democrats.
I This was also the policy of the earlier
quarters. It was a mistake, for it soon
became apparent that Judge Parker
could not win without the support of the
Bryan men. Then it was that in In
DIANA, as we'll as at national headquar-
ters, the Bryan men. were invited to
synagog. At national headquarters they
came, and it was soon announced that
former Chairman Jones, former Secre-
tary Walsh and former chairman of the
, executive committee, Johnson, of the
, old Bryan national organization, had
| r,,1fo hn Of To ~
and Sheehan headquarters. In Indi
ana, however, the silver democrats didn't
. get over the slight so quickly. They
are, still sulking, and it is the hope OF
| the party leaders that Bryan speeches
will bring them into line. ~.
r What VIII Bryan Say?
Nobody knows What kind of speeches
Bryan will make in Indiana. Beyond
| promising the democratic committe.
that he would stump the state, he ha!
i. said nothing. Attempts to draw hin
. out have failed, and other attempts tt
: tell him what kind of speeches woult
: plies from him to the effect that h
knows what ought to be said and doe
9 not need instruction. This being tn
J. situation, the liveliest sort Of interes
}, is being taken by both parties in tn
Q Bryan tour.
n IL IS CONCEDED LnaC Harker cannO
f win without the earnest support of tn
n silver democrats. It is also concede
= that if, thru any cause (the desertio
@ Of these forces in Indiana, and espe
o cially in New York, or part of it,
n Parker's defeat should be overwheln
it ing, the radicals, led by Bryan, wi
d probably return to the party leader
70 radical platform and said, in tn
y Commoner, that after the, campaign b
le purposed renewing the struggle With
h the party for radical control. Wit
h. these facts in mind, many observer
it are wondering just how earnest Brya
N can afford to be in his support of Pa
is ker. Parker elected, Bryan must abal
party will remain in control Of til
k conservatives and the Bryan tactic
" will not participate in the party maj
ID agement or share the party spoils, say
" as such participation is charitably il
K vited by. the conservative leaders. Br,
20 an would be a mere Lazarus, feeding O
n the crumbs which fall from the rio
mans table. The question uppermo
or is, will the Bryan people deliberate]
o. do those things in advance Of the ele
O. tion which may prevent the carryin
out Of their widely advertised plal
after the election9 The answer wi
probably be found in the character (
p. is to make in Indiana this month.
Roosevelt's Small Personal Followin
One of the untoward features of IL
~ republican situation in Indiana is tt
~ comparative smallness of the pres
q, DENTS personal following. It is sa
az az by his friends that he has fewer stro1
or personal friends in Indiana than in al
% other state Of the middle west, n
-" excepting Ohio. The explanation
- this strange situation is found in tt
H. states fondness for Senator Ham
~ Had Hanna lived, Indiana would ha'
-, been one of his standbys in any effo
% he might have made to prevent t.
no nomination Of the president. There
-, no detection from Roosevelt in Indian
w and yet there is not the display
II wild enthusiasm at the mention of b
name characteristic of practically eve
other state west of the Alleghenies. IT,
business men Of Indianapolis, Ter
Haute, ,yeffersonville, New Alban
et Munciee, Fort Wayne. and the other il
centers, are republicans and will vo
- for him; but they are doing absolute
ms nothing in the way Of organizing the
all employees, and in this respect the pre-
Use emit campaign differs greatly from t
to last two. If any attention has be
ire paid the workingmen of the state
Use the republicans, it is not yet discov'
able Just how this program will wo
les out at the polls is not difficult to f
;or ure out. It will not add any streng
sal to the republican electoral ticket.
lis STAYS OUT OF POLITICS