Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-26
v Ant THE UNIT RULE
EASTERN DEMOCRATS ARE MAX
ING PLANS TO DEFEAT
HEARST.
The Anti-Bryan Forces Are Joining
Against Hearst and Desire to Show
These Two Men That They Cannot
Run the Convention.

w Washington, y. W., jan. ~. Ao
wicked eastern democrats are laying
plans to scotch the Hearst boom and
to prevent Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hearst
from holding up the democratic nation
al convention. The way the eastern
ers propose to do it is through appli-
cation of the unit rule to state delega-
lions in the convention.
The Bryan-Hearst plan of campaign,
as understood by the conservative
democrats of the east, is alleged to be
to combine the delegates who will
come to the convention under MIR. Bry-
ans domination an those who are ex-
pected as a result OF Mr.. Hearst's cam
paign in several states.
1t has been alleged to be the inten-
ton to utilize these delegates, if their
total is in excess of one-third Of the
convention to prevent the nomination
by a two-thirts vote, of candidates I'M
acceptable to Bryan and Hearst.
Plan the Unit Rule.
The eastern managers admit that
some delegates in each state delega-
ton may be controlled by Bryan and
Hearst. 1t is possible that their indi-
vidual votes. when added together,
may number more than one-third of
the convention The aim of the east
erners is to use the unit rule, so that
these votes cannot be cast individually
but will have to be delivered in accord
ance with the will of the majority of
the delegations
Thus, while Mr.. Hearst might be
able to capture some delegates from
Chicago, it is said to be certain that
the majority of the Iowa delegation
will not be Under his domination. and
the application of the unit rule would
cause the Hearst vote in Illinois to &C
wherever the majority decided.
Are Disguised With Bryan.
Southern and eastern democrats in
congress are very much disguised ov.
er Mr.. .Bryan's Renewed allegiance to
the Kansas City platform, as expressed
in his speech Monday night. The
southern and eastern men have been
bending all their efforts to get the
party from beneath the shade of the
deadly upas tree of Organism and to
put it on sound basis.
Want Unit Rule.
1t is said to be practically certain
that the unit rule can be applied in
the New England delegation, New
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
and the states east of the Mississippi
river That will insure those states
being free from the Bryan-Hearst con
troll
1t may be possible for the latter tc
take advantage of the unit rule them
selves and solidify some of the west
ern delegations, but their strength
will not be sufficient to cut any mate
rial figure in the convention.
Watterson Jeers Bryan.
Louisville. KY, Jan 22.-Under the
heading, Sheer Political Insanity
Henry Watterson says in Thursday
Courier Journal:
Mr. Bryan lays down his ultimatum
The party must first re-enact the plat
forms of 1896 and 1900. Then it mus
select a nominee Of Mr.. B1yan's an
proving, if not of his choosing, MI
Bryan having blacklisted each and ev
cry democrat who has shown any vi
tally, or carried any election the las
four or five years. Finally, the part,
must accept no money for it's cam
paign expenses from the common en-
emy'-the common enemy being eacl
and every one who has any money t,
spare. This is the faith cure pure an,
simple. In free country, in coun
try ruled, or supposed to be ruled b,
public opinion, parties, being merel,
the expressions of the popular will
must needs on occasion revise thei
lines.