New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
TOWNE BOOM LAUNCHED.
4 +. Duin Issues Statement FdUOr-
ing HIM for President.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

Pittsburg Aug. PA. F. Dulin. of New YORK
City, president of the Bryan Democratic b@asU'
OF New York. and a member OF the Nauohal . Dei"
ocratic Congressional Committee. arrived IN fll1s @
burg this afternoon to meet ex-CohgfesSIiid4'
Charles A Toyne who will arrive here to-morro"
his way home from Japan While mere ~
Dulin started a full fedged boom for 1o"ie 'O'
President, declaring that he was the one lit,ii
whom the Democrats could nominate WHO HE
be elected. Dulin gave out the following statement
which had evidently been carefully prepared
vast majority of the radical element which
heretofore has affiliated with the DeIIoiL Di. &c the
ganization look upon Ineooore enOisd the Presi-
Dental chair since the time OF Andre" rar The
President as a menace to business interests
and a dangerous man IN every respect, IL capGi md
ever the President should consent to be a cdIui
date for reelection in 1903 it is my opnl9 nc "a
it would be impossible to defeat him a ot for
Roc M beiinved that the President will
not accept the nomination and for this reason the
principal Democrats of the country belleNe ma Lii
Democratic nominee of the national convention VII, u
representative OF either the conservative Vi i"0o1
Should Mr.. Bryan be nominated. the cons%eTva- %
tive element of the East would conceae he iS noni
mated, the Bryan element will defeat their canuiI
date The schsm in the Democrats party rs tbe
defined and the facts are rapidly creatlls 'ie ie
condition in the Republican party IL Is
tie royal. .''' the Roosevelt Democrats and the
Roosevelt Republicans uniting against any re
fion. There is serious doubt If Secretary Taft or
Governor Hughes could be elected in the event ot
his nomination. because 1t is well known that
the Republican machinery in New York state is is
not anxious TO contribute the nomination or
either Taft Hughes. There is a powerful ele-
ment in the Republican party In New York State
which favors the nomination of Secretary George
b. Cortelyou. ,.,,
The electoral vote of New York is absolutely
necessary for the Democrats TO elect a president
present political situation points strongly 10
Democratic victory in the Empire State next year
provided the nominee of the Democratic party Is
not Mr. Bryan Vt
There IS one man, resident of New YORK,
of whom little has been heard OF late, VINO seems
TO be the strongest candidate vote getter the
National Democratic Committee can name re1er
Charles a. Towne find powerful element IN
both the South and West who consider IoWne the
available man to nominate at this time 1hey
believe that he would receive every vote IN the
Democratic organization that Bryan would ger.
The fact that he is openly opposed to government
ownership OF railroads will hold in line FOR MIN
vast majority of the conservative Democrats OF the
country and il IS pointed out that he is the one
man who favors modified protective tariff sched
ule and would. owing TO his views on this subject.
receive at least a million Republican votes me
experienced Democrats contend that the nolnIna-
ton of BRYAN would ALLEVIATE the entire conserVa-
tive element of the party There would be no faIl-
ing of on the Republican vote TO the cause ne
would represent .-..- a. -, =
AS a public speaker Towne has no superior IL an
equal In the ranks of the Democracy III - floe
improbable that he will loom up In the DernocIauc
National Convention the dark horse ana DC
nominated and elected