The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-09
BRYAN MENACE IO.
PARTY HARMONY
The Democratic Chicago Chronicle
Says He Will Try to Rule
or Ruin.
Predicts. the Launching of Sevearl
Presidential Booms at Coming
:. ,. Committee Meeting.
New~York Sun Special Service.

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Chicago, Jan. ga Washington
special to the Chronicle. (dem.) says:
The meeting of the democratic ma
tional committee in Washington next
week viii be made the medium for
launching several promising presiden-
tial booms. A large. party of New
York democrats, including Charles F.
Murphy, leader of Tammany hall, and
Senator Patrick M McCarren, demo
cratic, boss of Brooklyn, is coming in
the interest of Judge Parker. Mary
land will contribute a. delegation to
urge the nomination of Senator Ar,
thur Pue German.
= Chieago's- delegation, which is COM
ing primarily to present that city's
claims for the convention, will bring
the boom of Representative James r.
Williams. There will be delegations
from, nearly all Of the other states of
the union, and it is presumed that they
Will exhibit active part1sanShip.
Mr.. Murphy has not indicated that
he is a supporter Of Judge Parker.
He has declined to say a word and his
silence is being everywhere construed
to mean that he has not abandoned
hope that circumstances will permit
the nomination Of Grover Cleveland.
Mr.. Murphy believes, in common with
many other conservative democrats,
that the eX-president is the one demo-
crat whose, election would be assured
from the moment he was nominated
He is, therefore, unwilling to commit
himself to Parker or German until he
is satisfied beyond question that Mr.
CleVeland's nomination is impossible.
A great many New York democrats
who are 'allying themselves with the
Parker movement are in sympathy
with Mr.. Murphy's course and believe
profoundly in his reasoning, and if
circumstances should justify them
thew no c,1o 70 Lott
allegiance to Mr.. Cleveland.
Bryan to Be on Hand
The expectation is that Mr.. Bryan
will contriVe to be here. He has speak
ing engagements in the middle west
that would ordinarily detain him sew
eral hundred miles from Washington
while the committee is in sessi IN, but
his friends are sure that he will see in
the reVulsiOn of party sentiment which
permits enthusiastic consideration of
Mr.. Cleveland as candidate for presi-
| dent, sinister aspects. that demand his
personal attention. Bryan realizes
that his race is run, that the political
creed for which he has stood is dead
and forgotten issue, but he is never
theless anxious to create the impress
sion that he still is a potent factor in
the party's councils.
If he can upset the program of the
democrats who everywhere are striv-
ing for harmony and conservatism, ne
will do it. That would be his way of
achieving personal triumph. He
chooses to regard every democrat who
does not acknowledge his leadership
without reservation as 'reorganizer. .
According to the Bryan code "reor-
ganizers' are not democrats at all,
and If he could have his way they
would be read out of the party.
Mr.: Bryan will find, however, if he
attends the meeting of. the commit
| tee, very little sympathy with his per-
sonal aims and prejudices. 4