The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-22

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Point TO the Wisdom Of Nominatin.
he Former Candidate-Mr, sim.
mons Pleased With Committee Ap.
p~oin,naents.
Senator simmons, the official hsa.
OF The democracy in the Old Nor.h
State by reason OF his position as state
! chairman, is watching with keen inter.
est the rising tide that promises 10
make William Jennings Bryan the
democratic nominee for president IN
1908 In fact, Mr.. Simmons today de-
clared himself in favor OF Bryan and
like Col. WatterSon, entertains The
while he very '.liveliest and larges-
hope" The North Carolina senator
looked with favor upon the candidacy
OF Judge Parker when the campaign
came on two years ago. but today he
authorized a statement of mis- belief
that conditions now point 10 the wis
dom of nominating the Nebrasban. He
says hat Bryan and Aycock would be
about the right thing, and he believes
that Mr.. Bryan and North Cardinals
former chief executive would make a
combination that would appeal power
fully 70 the country.
A PORTRAYAL OF THE SITUATION
A political writer recently said
With the democratic national con-
vention two years off, Mr.. Bryan,
wrapped in contemplation OF Old
World wonders. has stamped his par
" more effectively than he did in
1895 and 1900. Democracy now iinds
a truth in the old song Absence Makes
the Heart Grow Ponder Democrats
of half a dozen states, Arkansas. Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Indiana. Ohio and South
Dakota, have formally proclaimed him
their choice for the presidency III
1893. Wisconsin, Minnesota and New
York and nearly all of the southern
states are expected 10 fall in line III
| the Bryan procession" This, perhaps.
may be regarded as Il true portrayal
of the situation, only Ohio has not
formally declared for Mr.. Bryan. The
democrats of the Buckeye safe may be
depended upon to do 20. however.
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN BRYAN.
Representative Charles A. Towne,
| who left the republican party in 1896
to follow the Bryan banner, r~ecently
expressed the sentiments Of numerous
| democrats in Washington, when he
said: The ~spontaneity and sincerity
of the demand for Mr.. Bryan's nomi
| nation in 1908 are only the natural Sc
| quences of the political history Of he
| past ten years, The people Of The
United States want progress with safe
ty and reform with justice. They do
not propose, in correcting the evils OF
monopoly, to run the excuses of either
socialism or benevolent despotism.
They have implicit confidence in The
| s~elf-poise, the courage, the sincerity.
the honesty and the ability Of Mr..
Bryan. No man in u political his
tory has eve run the gauntlet Of crit
icism and come out of it with such in
creased prestige. l look upon his nom
nation as already practically assured
and upon his election as little less
certain. Much will depend upon The
result Of congressional elections this
fall. Should they give the democratic
party a majority in the house, a task
of the utmost difficulty will confront
the legislative leaders of that party.
They would have the responsibility
without the power, and, under circum-
stances where false steps would BE-
both easy and costly, should the re-
publicans carry the house by a narrow
margin, their ask would be only less
troublesome"
PLEASED WITH COMMITTEE AS
SEGMENT.
Senator Simmons says he is very
much pleased with his assignment to
membership on the committee on COM
merce, as it is the committee that
deals with the rivers and harhor ap-
preparations. He had, he said, vOiun-
tarily given up the position he held
on the committee on pOstofices n
grounds, upon the condition that he
was t be succeeded by Senator Over
man. He said the present arrange
rlent he regarded as most fortunate
for the material interests of the state
The state is now represented by Sen3-
tor Overman on the committees of
public buildings and grounds, cleo
tons, military claims n forest res
ervations, and by himself on postOf-
fees. agriculture, i~nter-Oceanlc canals
and commerce. Senator Overman Is in
a position to give attention 70 the for
est reserve bill, while the inland wat
erway scheme and the other river and
harbor works, including the canal on
the Cape Fear from Wilmington TO
Fayetteville, can be looked after by
himself as a member of the commerce
committee. we can look AFTER said
Senator Simmons, by virtue of our
position on these committees, postal
matters, claims, pensions, the great in
terests of agriculture, and the south's
interest in the canal"
MONUMENT WILL BE BUILT.
Senator Oyerman brought up in the
senate today and secured the passage
Of the bill appropriating 100000 for
the erection Of a monument on Kings
Mountain battlefield. - Washington
Special 10 Charlotte Observer.
4 Wife's Reproach.