New-York tribune., 1906-04-09
NNDL[NG BRYAN BOOM.
TO COOK HEARSTS GOOSE.
Democratic Club Plans to Roast
Radicalism to a Cinder.

The Democratic Club VIII take a leading part
in fighting The wave of radicalism and socialism
which il fears bids fair TO sweep over the coun-
try IN The next year and which It believes en-
dangers the very existence Of the Democratic
party
After prolonged consideration the board OF
governors Of the club has decided to recommend
10 The club. as q whole. at a meeting on April
% the naturalization of the club and the
change OF its name TO the National Democratic
Cub
Back Of all this IS plan, which the leaders in
the movement do not try TO conceal. TO push
William J. Bryan 10 the front as a candidate for
the Presidency in 1905 as the candidate Of the
regular Democracy
The Tribune. more than week ago, told Of
the movement in the club headed by Delaney
NicoII and Others 10 boom William J. Bryan at
the expense Of William r. Hearst Plans for the
carrying out of this plan are fairly under way.
i is expected that a subcommittee Of the board
Of governors Of the club viii, on Tuesday or
"Wednesday. issue an address 10 the public. al
though osrensibly it will be directed to the mem
bers Of the club calling attention to the spread
Of socialism in the Democratic organization and
appealing to honest Democrats everywhere to
get ready for a finish fight against the radicals.
Perhaps the address will not mention either
William 7 Bryan or William r. Hearst but it
is said that its meaning win be perfectly clear
and that it VIII be a boom for Mr.. Bryan for the
Presidency Mr.. Bryan is in Asia studying So
cal and political conditions and writing for
magazines and newspapers. He will be home
this summer or next fall The club will make
Bryan the political lion Of the hour.
The Democratic Club people seem TO regard
Mr.. Bryan as the most. available man for the
Eastern Democrats 10 rally around to beat
Hearst for the nomination They believe that
Mr Bryan will admit that there is no need for
a revival OF the Is TO / issue, and that Mr.
BRYAN viii be willing to name other issues as
more important. II he viii do this in public
speech in this city. under the auspices Of the
National Democratic Club, his status as the
standard bearer of the regular Democracy will
the clubmen say. be established, and he will be
sure Of The regular nomination.
This move is intended 10 compel Hearst Il
run third ticket candidate. The conserva
tives believe that he can be compelled to do this
ana they believe that in such case he will no
carry a single state. To crowd Hearst out o.
The regular organization the conservatives vii
do tneir best 10 make him run on a third ticke
IN this state next fall. They reason that If they
can compel him to run against the regular
ticket the coming fan his political goose will b,
cooked for al time and that he will not be men
toned iii The next Democratic National Con.
yention
Following close on the address to be issued thi,
week by the Democratic Club will be the .Jeffer.
son dinner On Monday night Of next week al
lhs abort The speakers viii be President
woodrow wilson of Princeton University. Mayor
Mcclellan, Representative ". Bourke Cochran
e1-Atjorney General W Judson Harmon ~
Ohio, and Senator John NJ Gearin or Oregon
Justice Morgan J, O'Brien IS chairman Of III,
dinner committee. President Wilson win sneaL
't emerson Mayor Mcclellan on 'Democ
Iae senator Gearln on Jefferson and The
Wes," and Judge Harmon on THE Essential.
Of Democracy"