The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-10
PARTY TO RETURN TO OLD
FASHIONED PRINCIPLES
Reception Prepared for the Nebraskan
In New York and the Action of
state Conventions Shows
the Drift.
BY SEWALL HAGGARD.

BY SEWALL HAGGARD.
New York, June 9.--(Special )-Nothing
seems more certain in politics at this mo-
ment than that William Jennings Bryan
will again be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for President. Mr. Bry-
an has said that he would be a candidate
II the occasion demanded it and the FORM
er silver apostle-now one of the few
conservative leaders of men-having
named the conditions, his friends have
gone to work to create the demand or
rather to make it felt.
There is something more, however, in
this sudden rush of old enemies to en-
brace Bryan than mere love OF Bryan.
Conservative democrats have noted for
some time that the boom OF William Ran
dolph Hearst, the rolling stone of politics,
has been gathering momentum and have
made up their minds that this rabid social
ist must be showed out of the running or
deprived of any chance of success.
4 The next question is, ''who is a proper
z instrument for accomplishing one or the
other of these ends?" A man to defeat
/ Hearst must be free from the taint of
trusts and bossfsm. tits equally essential
that he must be popular with the masses.
Who in the democratic party fills the bill
The leaders pondered and came to the con-
clusion that Bryan was the only one meas
uring up to the requirements. Hence the
preparations for launching his boom.
East, West and South Join In.
So when Mr.. Bryan returns from his
Jog around the globe New York, aided by
south and west. is going to give him a
welcome that he probably has never
dreamed he would receive in this city
which in former campaigns he has refer
red to as the enemy's country. To Joseph
Willett of Alabama. formerly a political
enemy of Mr.. Bryan and representative
of the south, has been assigned the job
of telling the returning wanderer just
how glad the country is to see him once
more. 1t is quite possible that Mr.. Will
lett may also tell Mr.. Bryan that the
democrats are yearning to follow his
banner. The west will be represented In
the demonstration by Governor Folk, the
boy boss killer of Missouri, who is chair
man of the reception committee.
Represented in dollars and cents there
will be $4,000 worth of welcome for Mr..
Bryan, the committee in charge of the
arrangements having agreed to raise that
sum. The money will go for brass bands
and other things required to shove presi-
Dental boom along. Besides the demon
stration when Mr.. Bryan lands from the
steamship there will be a dinner in Madi-
son Square garden.
Murphy May Be for Hearst.
The managers of the Bryan boom do not
know Just how much they can count on
in the way of support for him from this
state in the convention. 1t has been re-
ported often that Charles f. Murphy, the
leader of Tammany Hall, will support
Hearst for governor. and If he should do
SO 1t is reasonable to suppose that he
would favor him for the presidential nomi-
nation. But 1t is doubtful If Murphy will
be factor in Tammony when the time
rolls around to name candidate for Pres
ident.
Mayor Mcclellan and the Sullivans-Big
Tim and Little Tim, Congressman and al
derman respectively-are hammering away
at him and 1t looks now as II he could not
last longer than the end of this year. In
the fall a new set of district leaders VIII
he elected and In December Tammany
will he reorganized. Mcclellan and the
Sullivans are working to gain enough dis
trict leaders to throw Murphy out. With
the Mayor in control Hearst could expect
No supnort from Tammany and Bryan
would have good chance of obtaining the
delegation from this state to the natlonai
convention Big Tim Sullivan has already
announced for him.
Meantime Hearst Is occupied with his
campaign for the governorship which, as
told In these dispatches months ago, ne
hopes to make stepping stone to the
white House. The Hearst convention
which is being described In advance as
that unequaled unexampled, unsurpassed
circus never before witnessed by the
public will meet on August l. Much to
fhe amusement of the public (Which has
known 1t all along) Mr.. Hearst actually
has put his well known modesty in the
back ground long enough to announce
that he is a candidate.
Flight Between Bryan and Hearst.
Whether or not Hearst is successful In
his race for governor 1t is considered like
ly that he will run for President. In that
event II present indications count for any,
thing the battle lies between him and
Bryan.
Democratic leaders have had under dis
cussion the names of several men sug-
eested as available opponents of Hearst
among them District Attorney Jerome of
this city and Governor Folk of Missouri.
Both have been dismissed because they
are not sufficiently known throughout the
country. What Is desired is a national
figure.
The country in its disturbed condition
at present cries for reform. and Mr..
Hearst promises reform without end. But
by the time the campaign opens astute
political observers are of the opinion that
the wave of political insanity will have
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