The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-07
EAST AND SOUTH
ALARMED BRYAN
Chicago Speech Stronger Than
One in New York.
CONSERVATION Caused at National
headquarters In Washington by
His Words.
LOOKING FOR A CANDIDATE

Washington. Sept. 7.--Bryun's
Jefferson club speech In Chicago has
set the east and south by the ears
even more than the Madison Square
Garden keynote sounded on home
coming day in New York At DEM
ocratic congressional headquarters
this afternoon genuine CONSERVATION
reigned.
This is 'heaping Ossa upon Pc
lion, said a southern member of
the house. Bryan may climb 10
the gods on the mountain he is build
ing, but II is doubtful II Il will ele-
vate him TO the held OF the Demo-
cratic ticket in 1905" let eye anti
ear be alort TO see and hear some
thing of a new candidate OF the safe
and sane variety rising in opposition
to the Nebraskan within the next
few weeks Conferences booking TO
such a development are being held In
New York and Washington right
now. and perhaps very soon public
statements from some OF the big par
~ guns who a week ago regarded
Bryan as a sure thing will give the
cue for selling upon some other piece
OF supposedly available timber.
II may be Bailey. of Texas. The big
gest statesman Democracy has had In
the senate In many years. II things
go certain way In New York II may
be Jerome or whoever. aside from
Hearst. may b. nominated for COVER
nor by the Buffalo convention this
month. Il may be Folk. Whoever
II may be. a fight for control of the
national convention two years hence
between somewhat the same elements
that struggled for mastery in 1904
now seems 10 be assured. with Hearst
and his personal followers outside
the breastworks planning ticket
and a party OF their own.
1t was limited following the Madi-
son Square Garden speech that Bry-
an was seeking purposely to absenate
from support Of him a strong element
that tacitly had endorsed his leader
ship for next time during his sojourn
In foreign lands. Some OF Mr.. Bry-
ans friends openly professed salts
faction with this apparent course, al
though Mr.. Bryan himself. In an In
terview. declared he never intention-
ally said anything either to ALLEVIATE
or conciliate anyone.
Today the politicians here. regard
less OF whatever Mr.. Bryan's inten-
tons may be. he has accomplished
completely the disintegration OF the
harmonious party that existed prac-
tlcally everywhere outside OF New
York state before he returned home.
Whether Bryan is to be the regular
Democratic nominee now Is a matter
OF opinion. depending on whether the
situation be viewed from the stand
point Of the conservatives or the rad
icals. Tho conservatives declare
Bryan has killed himself on. The
radicals say he has strengthened him
self with the masses and the Issue
has been Joined between the. leaders
OF the two forces.
From now on Bryan's personality
is to be pltted against the combined
shrewdness of the men In control OF
the present party machinery. and
Bryan's reputation of the indorse.
ment recently given to him by the
Illinois state convention is recog.
nlzed as declaration to the party
IN other states that he is bent on
putting conditions on Endorsements
wherever they take place.
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