Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25
IT WOULD ROUT BRYAN
WILL NOT TRY IF ROOSEVELT
RUNS AGAIN.

TROY, N. Y, October 25.-It can be as
serted upon good authority that William
Jennings Bryan's candidacy for the demo-
cratic nomination for President Is now al
most wholly contingent upon what Presi-
dent Roosevelt eventually will do about
the third term movement If the Presi-
dent yields to the insistent demands to &C
cept the republican nomination for an
other term Mr. Bryan will step aside and
permit the leadership of hts party to be
placed in other hands than his.
The Nebraskan has been sounding the
Roosevelt sentiment as well as the Bryan
sentiment in typical centers of New
York state since last Monday. He will
continue his peregrinations through the
state until next Wednesday, when he will
start for the west with his mind virtually
made up as to what will be the most ex-
pedient thing to do with reference to his
own candidacy.
He has evoked no old-time enthusiasm
at any point thus far visited. He has
made about dozen speeches to crowds of
varying size, none of them, however. OF
nearly such dimensions as he has been
accustomed to facing in this state. H
has visited only those towns and cities
which gave him a plurality in 1900.
In Troy last night he delivered lee
IuTc uIuST the auspices Va liz JetSo-
sive Democratic League, an organization
formed for the sole avowed purpose of
holding this state in the democratic col
umn. His friends now admit that he ha
received little or no encouragement to
lead the. democratic hosts in the cam
paign of 1908. They have advised him
that at the present time Roosevelt senti-
ment Is stronger in New York state than
it ever was before, and that should the
President consent to again accept a
nomination he would sweep the state by
an unprecedented majority.
Could Not Beat Roosevelt.
Lawrence Clancy Of Oswego, which city
Mr.. Bryan left ter lecturing there and
then comforting with about twenty of the
local leaders of that section, including
Charles N. Hulger, a member Of the
democratic state committee, is especially
outspaken on this point. Mr.. Clancy was
a Bryan electoral candidate in 1885, and
is recognized as one of the stanchest sup
porteri Of the Nebraskan in the state. M.
Clancy said this morning that should
President Roosevelt be renominated it
would be useless for Mr.. Bryan to max.
the race against him, as the President
undoubtedly would carry New York over
whelmingly. When asked for specific
reasons for this belief Mr.. Clancy con-
tented himself by declaring merely: "Oh.
Teddy is all right-even Mr.. Bryan him
self says he is 1 believe Bryan could
carry New York over almost any other re-
publican than Roosevelt. but 1 feel GER
tain that he could not defeat the Presi-
dent here.
Numerous other upstate democrats
equal influence and experience with Mr..
Clancy have talked similarly. but none
Of them would consent to BE- quoted
Mr. Bryan will speak at Port Jefferson
tenight and at Hartford in the afternoon
bn n NaW York CltV fOr
another series of speeches and lectures.
Mr Bryan was the guest at dinner here
last night of Edward Murphy, formerly
United States senator, and other leading
democrats of Rens ielaer. who, II Is said,
.represen mt ed to him about tie same con-
,iition of presidential politics in New York
as has been represented to him eisewhere
n the state.