The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-22
ATTITUDE OF
 MIR. BRYAN Dinner Planned For
 Nebraskan. PROBABLY ANNOUNCE PLANS
Washington Democrats Arrange
 For Monster Demonstration.
Party Men all Over Country Realise Force the Orator Will Have in the Next National Conven-
 ton.
BY A, J. sTOFER.

BY A. J. sTOFER.
 washington. April 21. Especial )- Hon. William Jennings Bryan has pos ittvely made an engagement many months ahead to deliver a speech at @ dinner fin this city which will proba- ply detefmine whether or not he in- tends to be a candidate for the presi- dential nomination next year before the National Democratic convention. As previously mentioned in this cor respondence there was recently organ ized here a Bryan Democratic club, and its membership Is growing rapid ly. Press association dispatches car ried the news that Mir. Bryan on Sum- day last delivered two notable ad- dresses in this city. One was strictly of 8 religious nature. and was deliver cd under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian Association; the other was on the life and character of Lin- eoln. Both meetings were held dn Theatres. and the crowds were so enor- nous thet thousands swere turned away bsceuse there was not even standing room. Those who could not get in waited on the outside and loudly cheered Mir. Bryan, even though Re- pubiioans probably were decidedly in . majority at both gatherings. Ovatfons in Washington.
 The ovations tendered rendered Mir. Bryan last Sunday were such that applications are coming in by the score for membership in the Bryan Democratic Club. This organization proposes on the sth of January next to give one of the largest dinners ever held.
 Congress will be invited. the Demo- ~tio governors of the various States,
 ',its a number of well known .,". 7;- in all part sof the country
 u ps>n prominent in party W,.% ri is r'>posed to have MT. sry.ar as 4Sr est. and then 1t ,., evt,"'s+ 1a sHE n1 l. position to .s, .1t D, eE a be .',l permit - ( -.-sSs ring aase more -se o',a.4@s3tial tas H .5"t asS s1 c ,La rhi}lsf sn T e.l tae @-ssta2 Wta 9,s sstre a,1 sssssl,t fin i-~ ' eSspinx H3 tss 5eleHaft5 ne c be stt te s7e ss3eEs9 eRp~syti tian.. if Mir. ,-l- Sa srs t,t 's the f' 1t is arge> i f'Tafs'.
 he should tn, sse
 known.
 Tn his private con,
 his recent visit, to Washl...
 er his closest friends we.
 draw from him a direct state Most of his intense admirers incll4e to the opinion that no other man in the party can defeat him for the nom- nation should he decide that he de- sires to make the race next year. Oth- CTS fear that if he does not speak out within the three months an opposition of Formidable proportions wHll develop against him: and not few of the Bryan followers are frank enough to say they do not eaxcly like his lat est stand with regard to the initiative and referendum" They are solicit ous on this point. Their idea appears to be that the advanced position taken by MT. Bryan within the past few days may alienate a large proportion of the Democrats in the Middle and Western States; and that If this clement is driven away from the Democratic par ty the Republicans will again sweep Ehe country.
 Evidently Mir. Bryan and h;s loyal supporters are holding back to await the fierce contest in Ohio between sacretarv Taft and Senator Foraker. But some of the friends of MT. Bryan assert that no matter how the thing turns out 1t will not swerve him In inc least. They contend that he will go right ahead regardless of what may happen in the Republican ranks
 MT. Bryan Is in better health than
  of the meeting of the last National Democratic Convention at St. Louis. which put forward Parker and Davis as inc Democratic standard bearers, the Nebraskan was greatly run down physi- cally. Those who attended that mem orabIe convention will recall that 1t was against the advice of his physician that Mir. Bryan left a sick bed to go to the convention hall He was pale and thin as compared with his former self. and some of his friends feared that the strain upon him would result seriously. MT. Bryan now weighs over 200 pounds His face Is rounded out. and the extra weight gives his figure the right sort of proportion His chest measurement Is unusually large, and seldom does he suffer from throat af- lection, even though he Is constantly on the lecture platform. or making po- Utical speeches. or addressing religious organizations in the cities or larger towns in which he may be on Sunday. From a monetary standpoint. Mir. pryan. according to al reports, Is meet ing with wonderful success. His pow ers of oratory do not seem to have dim- finished sinse his remarkable campaign tours of 1sS6 and 1900. That fact was fully demonstrated before the enormous audiences which greeted Eim here on the 1Ath instant.
 Harlan an Admirer.
 an ardent Republican. MT.
 Ian of the Supreme Court.
 siastic Admirer of Mir. Bry-
 distinguished jurist never
 pportunity to attend any
 this city which Is to be ad-
 the Nebraskan. Justice Har-
 ys that he likes to read ev-
 ryan writes. even though he
 zee with many of his ideas.
 ,rlan declares that MT. Bry-
 over a large audience.
 udes men and women of all
 life, is due to the fact that
 uses fewer adjectives than
 trained orator to whom he
 ed.
 fig Y. M. c. A. meeting. Jus
 Ln was sitting in a box with
 leading bankers of Wash ust before Mir. Bryan was in-
 the great jurist said to the
 You have never before heard
 n speak. want you to pay
 attention to his language. It's
 is what appeals to the
 oupled with his fine presence, --. rful delivery end the scarcity of An. Ivea.S"