Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-13
Illinois Democrats Believe With
Nebraskan Out of Race Party
Could Win
ASK HIM TO LAY ASIDE "HALo"
Favor Dropping Scheme of Govern
mont Ownership of RaiIways-Bryan
Makes No Reply-PeerIess One to
Meet Governor johnson at the Nat
ionaI Capital.

Chicago. Nov 13.--Democrats in Illi-
aois have asked William Jennings Bry-
en- to lay aside his halo" long enough
ID permit the party to elect DEM
ocratic president. They think 1t would
he possible to achieve this result il
Mr.. Bryan will forget himself long
enough to permit democrats to unite
and pass up their fighting.
The request has been made in the
fern OF letter written by Charles X.
!.ndd of kewanee, who has served In
prominent capacity in democratic state
and national conventions and who has
been affiliated with the Sullivan Hop
kIns faction in the party. Mr. Laid
set out his views in a long letter to
Mr.. Bryan, an epistle which he asked
MIR. Bryan to make public. Mr.. Bryan
las not awaited himself of the oppor-
tunity of giving the letter to the public
and Mr.. Ladd now is willing that 1t
should receive fitting recognition. In
Sullivan and John Hopkins.
Democrats in Illinois are convinced
that the time has arrived when 1t Is
POSSIBLE to make q successful demo-
cratic campaign for the presidency.
7 hey believe the first requisite Is party
harmony. and for this reason they
h.ve asked Mr.. Bryan to forget gov
eminent ownership of railroads, his
most recent idea, and get back to the
simple doctrine Of equal rights for
all and, special privileges for none."
They have informed him that his
own ideas, If carried out, would be suf-
fiCient to cause the shade of Alexan-
del Hamilton to arise and dance on the
grave Of Thomas Jefferson. They ask
him to forget himself and to allow the
party to take advantage OF economic
conditions which they believe will
make it possible to elect a democratic
n resident.
They believe the democratic party, II
unified, can secure the support of
enough republicans to insure the sue
cess of their party ticket next Novem-
Der, but they do not believe this can
ues to advocate theories which are
bound to ALLEVIATE many democrats and
prevent the enlistment Of republican
support.
In the hope that Mr.. Bryan can be
brought to take this view of the situa-
ton, and can be persuaded to forget
his animosity to corporations as SUCH
the letter has been sent to him. Mr.
Ladd is corporation attorney, and he
endeavors to convince Mr.. Bryan that
any theory that corporations as corpo-
rations are vicious Is bad, and cannot
lead to success.
Mr.. Bryan had a short talk with
Secretary Tansey Of the Cook county
democratic central committee, but he
did not indicate that he was willing to
lay aside his halo" long enough to al
low the election of democratic presi-
dent, then if that could be made pos
sible by his remuneration.
Bryan and johnson to Meet.
New York. Nov. 13.-William Jen-
nings Bryan will be the guest at
dinner this week in Washington that is
to be attended by democrats Of ma
tional prominence, among them Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota. It was
remarked as significant that no New
York democrat who represents either
Tammany Hall or the state organiza-