Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-27
-FRoM &c NATIoNAL cApIrAl:
lspeclal Correspondencel


official statements. Beverage has
been to Oyster Bay, and presumably
with authority, announces that "We"
are not standing so awfully pat as
some folks suppose. The statement
Beveridge writes for The World is
not as specific as the curious desire,
but it announces that natural causes"
should be reasonable and avoid pro-
ducing panic, just because it is found
necessary to revise some scandaloUs-
ly oppressive schedules The whole
significance of this semi-official state
ment is that revision is accepted at
Oyster Bay as an inevitable issue.
Then comes Bourke Cochran from
Nebraska, where he has seen Mr.
Bryan. He repeats what so many
who have seen Mr., Bryan lately know
to be true; that is, that he is in doubt
as 10 whether he will be candidate
or not. He thinks it is too soon TO
decide. These two great orators, ac-
cording to the newspapers, spent
their time in talking about the plat
form.
Finally Norman E. Mack returns
from abroad to report of fields and
individuals beyond the pale OF candi-
dacy, and says that Richard Croker
will return to the States, but only
to vote. The hope expressed by Mr..
Mack that Mr. Hearst and Mr.. Bryan
will, for the party good, make up their
differences, has brought out the first
explicit statement concerning the
basis of the feud between these two
gentlemen. None of Hearsts friends
whom the New York newspapers
sought would speak for publication,
but 1t was learned that there is still
a very pronounced ill-feeling on the
part of the Hearst people against Mr..
Bryan, and the reason is given thus:
Mr.. Hearst, in 1896 and 1900. per-
sonally through his newspapers, sup
ported Mr.. Bryan for the Presidency.
In 1904 Mr.. Bryan was not candi-
date for the Presidency, while Mr..
Hearst was, and Mr.. Hearst felt that |
he should have Mr.. Bryan's support. |
Instead of requiting the political 10y
atty of Mr.. Hearst, Mr.. Bryan went |
upon the platform and seconded the |
of former United States |
Senator Cockrell of Missouri, who had
no chance of being nominated. Some |
Of the Hearst people who were seen
declared that Mr.. Hearst's friends
would do everything possible TO de-
feat Mr. Bryan for the nomination
next year, and that II they accomplish
their purpose, Mr. Hearst would not
run for President as the candidate
Of the National Independence League.
Peculiar significance is lent by
these statements, which are admitted.
Iy inspired from Hearst sources, to
Mr.. Bryan's recent utterance concern
ing the Hearst Independent League,
10 the effect that from a Socialistic
there will be reason
enough for a third party; but that
from a Democratic standpoint a
third party will be unnecessary"
Neither the broad and charitable
craftsmanship which enlightening
travel is supposed to produce. nor
The Christening effect Of defeat and
population, are apparent in this dis
Closure, and thoughtful Democrats
are justified in wondering whether
the promising party outlook Is TO be
clouded by a personal rivalry. petty
enough TO do credit to town meeting
and involving personal ambitions and
no principles.
Some Of the ignoble results OF this
iuarrel. between the candidates may
be seen in the recent exposure OF
Mr.. Bryan's undignifed method Of
hanging around box Offices and per.
sonally collecting and bestowing, in
/ bag carried for that purpose. the
actual cash for his work as a lecturer,
instead OF having a clerk or secre-
AIRY to do Il.
While this and other small items