The Washington times., 1906-06-07
Party Elements Hereto
fore Opposed Rallying
to the NebraSkan.
STATE PLEDGES GIVEN
New York Reception to Be
High Tide Test of His
Popularity.

Things certainly are coming Mr..
Rryans way. The Nebraska leader has
been receiving @ veritable shower OF
remarkable testimonials of the approval
and loyalty OF his own party. Thev
come in large measure from the ele-
ments that have been opposed to him
heretofore; but they are by no means
frightening away the loyal old Bryan
frst-and-last contingent.
In the last ten days the voice Of de-
mand for Bryan has been raised in every
quarter Of the country. In Missouri the
Democrats in State convention adopted
a resolution demanding him for Presi-
dent. and Missouri. as further evidence
that no favorite-son business is 20 lead
it from the fold. will send its Governor
Folk to preside at the Bryan reception
in New York.
Has Everything to Date.
All Of which means. If 1t means any
thing. that the most promising man in
the party with whom TO take support
away from Bryan-always excepting
Hearst OF cOurse-is cut OF il. and that
Bryan has his State. David r. Francis
IS out for Bryan. and he was a sound
money leader from the Cleveland Cabi-
net.
The Indiana Democrats. IN convention
at Indianapolis. today are going 70 in
dorse Bryan, the conservatives being
right radical about it.
Down in Arkansas yesterday. the
Hearst people tried desperately to head
of an Endorsement for Bryan for 1905.
bus it was no go. TIE Bryan enthusiasm
was OF the regulGr old "cross-of-gold"
sort-everything else was swept before
fl. The resOlutIaE5-VssRt through like a
whirlwind.
Bryan and Government Ownership.
South Dakota Democrats tossed in
the inevitable apple OF dlscord yester-
day from their convention at Yankton.
They declared for Bryan in the most
enthusiastic terms. but. as Mr.. Justice
Brown said in his famous opinion that
decided the insular cases. for en-
tirely different reasons" The South
Dakota Democrats evidently had not
heard Of the desirability Of forgetting
old scores in the interest OF harmony.
They declared for Bryan. Government
ownership of railroads. telegraphs. and
telephones. That might worry Tim
Sullivan. OF Tammany Hall, who has
been declaring that Tammany Is for
Bryan to a man. But even II could
hardly spoil the enthusiasm of those
Democrats Of the Sixth Indiana district
NHos BtADEt uOlQlnE NNGlE convention
took out and burned box OF Parker
Autographs. and then resolved in favor
OF Bryan. and nominated q preacher for
Congress.
Pretty Accurate Straws
Then there is Harvey CARRIER. the or
phan Democratic Congressman from
Ohio. and the gentleman who predicted
Pattisons majority in that State with
IN 1000. last fall. He says Bryan will
be nominated by acclamatiOn. and elect
ed as sure as election day gets here.
These are just a few OF the recent
symptoms: but they are straws indicat-
ing the direction Of the wind and they
are giving heart TO Democrtic politicians
who feel hopeful as they have not felt
for ten years. 1t IS conceded by them
all. however. to be up to Mr.. Bryan
himself. If he manages it right in his
speech when he comes home and re-
ceiVes the plaudits of what he once call
ed the enemy.s country. he will have
proved himself a great statesman 1t
Will be no easy task to manage that
speech There will be small opportunity
to consult as to what he shall say. 1t
viii have TO be an inspiration, an out
pouring OF frank conviction.
Inc stald old Baltimore News, which
used TO be as bitterly opposed to Bryan
as any paper. now declares that 'ff Mr.
Bryan had sufficient humor, he could
laugh away the ghostly remains of the
silver issue with perfect ease" But
any now, the News says nobody cares
about the silver issue now.
Mr.. Bryan has II in him to mako
another speech as great as that at the
Chicago convention, which made him the
and do IT with harmony and party inter,
est in view. he viii have made the ma
tional political landscape take on s. new
aspect.