The Jersey City news., 1906-09-01
FORM BRYAN LEAGUE
New England Democrats Organ
ize to Boom His Candidacy
For President.
MOVE TO FoREsTALL HEARST

New Body Intended to Combat Pro-
posed Independence League In Con-
necticut - Bryan Receives Nonpar-
tisan Welcome In New Haven and
Bridgeport and Makes Addresses.
Bridgeport, Conn, Sept 1.-William
]. Bryan addressed $50 of his loyal
followers from the six New England
states at New Haven, and the New
England Bryan league to boom his can
didacy for president in 1908 was form
ed, with ex-senator William Kennedy
Of Naugatuck, Conn, as president. Mr..
Kennedy was the only delegate to the
Chicago convention in 1896 who did
not bolt after the nomination of Bryan.
Colonel Alexander Troup, national
committeeman from Connecticut, said
that the league was formed to begin
work at once looking to Mr.. Bryan's
nomination for the third time and to
forestall the efforts of the Hearst parti-
sans, who already have announced
their intention to start the Independ-
ence league in Connecticut
Calls Bryan Partys Leader.
Colonel Troup declared that Bryan
was the leader of the party, that in
his speech in Madison Square Garden
he had announced the issues for the
next national campaign and that no
time should be lost in educating the
people of New England to the impor
tance and the merits of the issues as
laid down by the leader.
Conservative Democrats here predict
that Bryan's advocacy of federal and
state control of railroads will split the
party wider than did even his 16 to 1
silver dogma. The Bryan boomers of
the new league admit that the cam
paign of education will be strenuous
One
Gets Nonpartisan Welcome.
The reception in New Haven was
nonpartisan one, and Republican May
or Studley and Republican Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff both made address
es of welcome.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Bry-
an said the party that takes the peo-
pie into its confidence is the party that
wins.
"The Republicans today say stand
pat; stand by the PRESIDENT The only
way for man to do if he really wants
reform is to give the president Dem
ocratic congress to back him up," he
said.
Mr. Bryan discussed the tariI at
great length. He said not silgle Re-
publican could promise any tariff re-
duction, because if they didn't hang
together they'd hang separately. If
single beneficiary saw his rate reduced
he'd go out and raise rumpus.
Not Opposed to Wealth.
Mr.. Bryan said he was not opposed
to rich men.
They're afraid of anarchy" he said.
''I'm opposed to anarchy. They breed
anarchy. l try to root it out of the
country What makes anarchy?
Speeches? No, the injustice of govern
| ment makes anarchy. l want to rid
this country of anarchy. How? By
putting rich and poor, high and low, on
the same plane.
"You can't regulate private monop-
oily, but the experience of history
shows it regulates you. @
81 fear we're going to have the same
experience in railroad regulation that
we've 9ad with municipal franchises.
The corporations corrupt the politi-
cians If we're going to make rate
regulations effective you'll bring the
railroads into politics. They have got
to have the senate"
Mr.. Bryan discussed at great length
his ideas about federal control Of trunk
| lines and state ownership of shorter
lines
Reception In Bridgeport.
| Mr.. Bryan received an enthusiastic
reception in Bridgeport The streets
were crowded with cheering men and
women when he left the train, and a
battery roared salute of twenty -one
guns
In the evening Mr.. Bryan addressed
big meeting at the armory, which
was packed to the doors. Men stood
/ in the aisles, and 5000 persons were
crowded into the building. The enthu-
siasm was much more pronounced than
at New Haven. Mr.. Bryan devoted
his time mainly to the tariff question.
Arrangements are completed for Mr..
Bryan's visit to Newark, N. J. He will
arrive there shortly before A o'clock
and will be escorted by number of
Democratic clubs and other organiza-
tions to Military park, in the heart of
the city, where he will make an ad-
dress.
Afterward Mr. Bryan will be es-
corted to the residence of former Unit
ed States Senator James Smith, Jr.,
where reception in his honor will be
given. When the reception is conclud-
ed Mr.. Bryan will leave for Jersey
City.
Rosewater, Bryan's Friend, Dead.
Omaha, Neb., Sept /. f. Edward
Rosewater, proprietor and editor OF
the Omaha Bee and prominently identi-
fed with political, financial and bust
ness affairs of Omaha and the state Of
Nebraska for forty years, was found
dead In district courtroom No. on
the third floor of the Bee building