Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-16
RESURRECTION
OF ". J. BRYAN
IN POLITICS
Explanation Of Cause as
Given al National
Capital.
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE LEADER
As Seen In an InieFVlew...Re.
markable and We THY
Scientist.
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE LEADER
~ Sheldon g. Cline.
Special Corrnspondencs

william JcnninEc Bryan Is hsard
more oftea IN Washington these DAYS
'han that OF any other democrat
aho y is heard IN connection with ths
neat presidential nomination. wcro
the convention 10 be held nert woot
ana were Il In control OF those demo-
ofaia who represent their pnrty An
congress, there can bo no ao,,,, ,h.,
h.. Npuiu De placed IN nomination
- ~ uNet"helming majority.
M ls rather hard 20 aud a saiisfac-
- uApienhtion 81 this sudden hound
w afyan's into the esteem of demo-
lsts OF all shades and colorlnrs of
otiioi, Ahero Is nothing no has dome
~ Aha during the past year cainu-
.stea eilhef 20 greatly benefit or -
l.uuAiy harm him. Ills frlp sro,,nB
tup world has taken him onf ~ M.
turmoil on American politics IN fbe
QUESTION OF railroad rate ror,,irti,,o
anu other matters that have co,,,r
20 the front during his ahsonco h.
nhs sald no word. his reputation bes
hau 20 stand on HIS record Ia Inc -,
y ~ thia record, declare hls warm
est admirers. that Is now brln@,ng
nin 30 conspicuOusly before tbe
eouhlry they declare that In 1gog
.hu even IN 1900 he was too FAR aheas
~ tho popular thought: that he Wa
ueehled radical aud daDgoroua be-
cause OF tho pOllciea he advoc,t,a
MANY OF the things that woro cns,.
ueiuned as radical when Drvap "a
Nocated them, Il Is Insisted now soen
conservative In contract vi,h ~.
times advanced by President Roog-
VIZ ana other recognized leaders of
spupileah thought. In other words
linie mas indicated Bryan and no h
NO" nailed as chief by democratic who
IePudiated him ten years. and 80 lafe
as even six years ago.
Whatever the explanation of Brv.
ans increasing strength az a demo.
cratic presidential candidate. thnt
strength Is very substantial reality
| The declarations hy David Franci.
and Governor Folk at the Misaourl
state convention. favorable to the
nomination uf Bryan. have brought
ln line many democrats Ina Washing
ton, who had been holding back. fear.
iul 10 take another chance with the
twice-dofeatod leader The utter.
ancos OF Ex-Governor Francis are re-
khrdod az Of special Significance
Holder or n portfolio In the cabinet
OF President Cleveland. his record a.
ways has been that OF n conservative
and In the past be has always on
posed the things for which Rryan
stood. More than this. Mr.. Francle d
regarded as ono OF the most aaeacious
politicians IN the democratic marty
and his avowal of belief that the nom
ihatlon or Bryan would mean a demo.
cratic victory two years hence has
created a profound impression.
Mr. Francis ls the warm personal
friend Of Mr. Cleveland. and IN hls
convention speech be Landed both
Bryan and Cleveland. almost In the
same breath. Many democrats hold
10 the belief that Mr. Francis speech
was made only amer consultation with
his former chief and che hope Is on.
iortained that Mr Cleveland himself
may be Induced 10 say something Ia
vorahlo TO he nomination Of Bryan.
Realization of this hope would come
pretty near 20 assuring complete DEM
ucratiC harmony III the next prnai-
DENTAL campaign. and li would make
certain that the republicans had be-
fore them their hardest hrhf since
1892. With radical and "oOnserya-
tive" democrats lined up IN support
Of Bryan, there would bo real heart
in the canvass Of l90s--a0mething
that was o0napleuouHly lacking Ia 1900
and again Ia 1904 u Is true that the
radicals were onfhftnfnnffo la aau0 Htf
tho dissatisfaction of the gold demo-
Gratis made victory impossible No
man can be elected president by n
divided party-and therein lies the
hope which just now is firing the
hearts Of democrats. AZ the aiEna of
democratic unity multiply there are
corresponding signs OF republican dis
Affection. and O. ia not uncomfortable
that che 1895 situation may be- 10.
versed 81 1903.