The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-30
BRYAN's PLAN.
He IL to Encourage the FavOrite Som
Policy.
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]. Bryan is going to fight the reac-
tionaries of his party with their own
weapons. The Democratic conserva-
ve as stated have IN
to break up the Bryan strength BY Sc
| curing several State delegations to the
National Convention next summer
is going in for favorite sons to defeat
the purpose of the reactionaries
the information, which comes straight
from high Bryan circles, corrroborated
to some extent the observations of
leading Democrat to which attention
was called few days ago. relative to
the possibility of Bryan's not desiring
the nomination for President next sum-
mer and his desire to shift the party
leadership to Governor Hoke Smith of
| Georgia.
Mr.. Bryan has advised his friends to
encourage favorite son booms wherever
the favorite son has made reputation
FOR regulating corporations III there
whose State wants to instruct for him
| for the Presidential nomination, Mr..
Bryan's friends will not interpose an
objection. provided the favorite son
aforesaid does not belong to the coterte
of Democratic reaetionaries.
| Inc Governor OF georgia is SOCn a
.favorite son as Mr. Bryan is willing to
see .complimented, and the Governor OF
Alabama is another. In Texas there
are two Democrats who meet the re-
One is the Governor of the State and
the other is the senior Senator. Mr..
Culberson. OF Missouri's Governor,
Mr.. Bryan has said many compliment
tary things. but Governor Folk, so far
as reported, has not encouraged his
friends to start a Presidential boom.
r. Alztv- to- 60 e.
sons problem. President Roosevelt and
Mr.. Bryan are pursuing entirely diff
ferent policies. 1t will be recalled
that at the time the conspiracy" story
made from the White House that in
formation was at hand to show that
the reactionaries would make an effort
to control both National Conventions
Some of the favorite son movements in
the Republican ranks were apparent
attempts to control delegations with
a view of throwing them for the nomi-
nation of candidate antagonistic &c
the present administration policies
The warning from the White House
has been. sufficient to place the sup.
porters of the administration on guarG
throughout the country. The Roose-
welt Supporters understand that theil
real efforts must be not so much ir
the direction of preventing instruction.
for favorite sons in the convention a
in electing delegates who cannot b,
Welt supporters understand that thei
when the final test comes between tn,
progressive Republicans and the reac
tionaries.
President Roosevelt has declared HI
would not accept a nomination if ten
dered Mr.. Bryan would want nomi
nation If convinced at tho time thu
convention was in progress that h
could have a chance Of election. The
difference in the political methods o.
the two men so far as directing dele
cations is concerned is the difference
between the two parties as to theil
methods of selecting delegations. A
State delegation to a Democratic con
structions of the convention which
elects it. 1t can be forced to vote as
unit and majority can control ii a
all times.
Georgia declare for Hoke Smith and tC
have Texas present Culberson will il
no way jeopardize his nomination 4
the favorite sons so Endorsed are no
associated in a cabal to prevent hi
nomination. 1t will draw a sharp line
too between Southern delegation
which are manipulated for the sol,
purpose of defeating Bryan and dele
cations whose candidates are not in
lmical to him.
full is apparent from the action recent!
taken by his supporters in New York
A league has been formed in all tn,
New England States for the purpose
the Democratic convention. but at tn,
same time. electing none but tried anC
true Bryan men as delegates. The
favorite sons who will receive any en-
couragement whatever are the ones
who followed the flag which Bryan
carried in 1896 None other is 10 be
trusted with a delegation if Mr. Bryan
or his friends can prevent it.