Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
VIM. R. HEARST
OUT FOR BRYAN
FAV0RS STEVENSON FOR THE
VICE PRESIDENCY
Folk for President Would Also Be
Satisfactory to Congressman,
but Latter Balks at
Bailey

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-Cor-
gresham William X. Hearst said to-
night: II would like to state very pos
itively that I am not candidate for
the Democratic presidential nomination
in 1908.
"Mr. Bryan said the other day in
London that there were others besides
himself who had claims on the nomna-
tion through services rendered the
Democracy, and mentioned pleasantly
Mr.. Folk, Mr.. Bailey and myself.
While appreciating Mr.. Bryan's
compliment. l must decline to be con-
sidered a candidate. Let the list stand,
if Mr.. Bryan pleases, Bryan or Folk,
or Bailey. For my part 1 would sub
stitute Stevenson for Bailey.
"Mr Bryan's services to the Democ-
racy are too well recognized to be re-
hearsed. He has led the party con-
spicuousiy in two presidential cam
paignS and one senatorial campaign. In
the national campaign he has made
the issues himself and expounded them
with a brilliancy unequaled, unap-
preached.
Lauds Folks RecorI
"Mr Folks services to the Democ-
racy are notable and real. In fact his
services have been rendered to all cit
liens, irrespective of party, for his ca
reer as an honest and efficient public
servant rs an example to Republicans
and Democrats alike.
AS for Mr.. Bailey-well, Bailey's SER
vices have been rendered to that cor
poration end of the Democracy that
do not consider Democracy and whose
control of the machinery of the Demo-
cratic as well as of the Republican
party has led me to seek my ideals of
the Democracy of Jefferson and the
Republicanism of Lincoln in the Inde-
pendence league.
"Bailey's nomination for first place,
even by the machine that nominated
Parker, would be impossible, but Bal
ley's nomination for second place is
conceivable. 1t would have the ma
terial advantage of insuring Texas to
the Democracy and of eliciting a sub
stantial campaign contribution from
John d. Rockefeller. But it's disadvan-
tages are obvious Folk and Bailey,
for instance, would be an oil and water
ticket that would not mix, a ticket of
good, pure water and Standard Oil.
Would Tickle Ear
Bryan and Bailey would be an
and tickling to the ear, but
would sound too much like Barnum
and Bailey to suit the discriminating
taste of the convention.
why not Bryan or Folk and Steven
son in 1908 on the Democratic side, and
why not Roosevelt or La Toilette on the
Republican side. 1 repeat definitely and
positively l am not a candidate. 1
made the fight in 1904 for what l con-
sidered true Democracy, for the Democ-
racy 1 had been taught and the Democ-
racy 1 believed in, for the Democracy
that represented the will of the ma
jority and the best interests of the ma
jority. L made the fight against what
l honestly believed to be and still be-
lieVe to be the forces of corporation
Il offered to lead that fight when
no other would undertake the task.
l consider that l did my duty in that
contest, but l will never undertake an
other in that way. A mans motives
are much misunderstood and his pur-
poses much misrepresented if he can
be charged with having a personal OBJ
ject to attain.
II am eager to see the line drawn lr-
of party between those that
believe in special privileges and those
that believed in popular rights be-
tween the producing classes and the
corporations, and wherever
that line is drawn | will gladly fight
n the lead or in the ranks as requested"