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Springs millionaire, announced that he
would run for governor on the labor
ticket
SuIivan's Reply to Bryan.
Roger Sullivan, the acknowledged
leader of the Illinois Democracy, has
issued a statement in response to the
attack on him by Bryan at Chicago.
He asks If Bryan is an exception to the
rule that a man is known by the COM
pany he keeps and names three bank
ers who supported Bryan, two of whom
have since been sent to prison and the
third, Stensland, being on the way
there. He says that if Bryan thinks it
wrong to make money out of politics
he should quit doing that himself Sui
Ivan refuses to resign, but offers to
leave the question of his right to the
place to the delegates to the Springfield
convention of two years ago.
Delaware Endorses Bryan.
The Delaware Democratic convention
at Dover named state ticket and
adopted the platform indorsing Bryan
as ''the enemy of predatory wealth and
of the evils of plutocracy."
Bryan In the South.
At st. Louis the Nebraska leader re-
ceived a tremendous welcome. In his
address Bryan took occasion to defend
operation of railroads. He said that if
there was sentiment for government
ownership it was because the railroads
had created the notion that they own
the government, but said the railroad
was the servant of the people and that
when it tried to become the master it
usurped place not rightfully belong
ing to it. He commended the rate leg
islation brought about under the pres
ent administration and then claimed
Democratic credit for it.
Bryan was greeted by vast throng
of people at Louisville, KY, who cheer
ed him madly while he passed through
the streets. He was introduced to
great mass meeting by Henry Waiter
son, the veteran editor Of the Courier
Journal, who many times has had oc-
casion to differ with Bryan on public
policies. Watterson declared that he
recognized Mr.. Bryan as the Demo
cratic party chieftain in the approach
ing contest In his address Bryan
elaborated his defense of the railroad
ownership policy, recalling that in his
New York speech he had distinctly said
that he did not know that the country
or his party was ready for this legisla-
ton. Whether it would be in the plat
form of 1908 he did not know, as that
would depend on the attitude of the
Democratic masses.
Connecticut Ignores Bryan.
The Connecticut Democratic conVen-
ton at Hartford named Charles F.
Thayer for governor and a full state
ticket, but made no mention whatever
Of Bryan. This was the more notable
in view of Bryan's recent visit at New
Haven.
California Repudiates Hearst.
The California Democratic conven-
ton at Sacramento nominated Theo-
dore A. Bell for governor and indorsed
W. j. Bryan for the presidency, but
repudiated the leadership Of W. R.
Hearst.
Hearst League Throws Gauntlet.
The New York state convention of
the Independence league, which was
organized largely through the influence
of William r. Hearst and his news
papers, in session at Carnegie hall,
New York, named a full ticket in spite
of the desire of the Hearst leaders
that the minor places should be left
in order to facilitate fusion
with the Democracy in case Hearst
should capture the coming convention
at Buffalo. Radicals were in control
from start to finish, and nothing less
than a straight ticket would serve.
a resolution was adopted
welcoming the cooperation of Demo
cratic voters in the election of Hearst
as governor. The enthusiasm for
Hearst knew no bounds, and after he
had been placed in nomination the
lasted for thirty-five minutes
before he could begin his speech. Re
ferring to the platform adopted as
''true Americanism," Hearst said that
they promised impartial enforcement
Of the laws pure elections, considera-
ton Of the producing masses and the
abolition of class distinction. It was
that Bryan was entirely ig-
nored by this convention, whereas
Hearst was introduced as the peer
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