Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-28
Friends ofthe Nebraskan Advise
Him Not to Seek Democratic
Nomination
PARTY NEEDS VOTE OF EAST
Fear Hughes Will Be Selected to Lead
Republicans and That Bryan Can
Not Win Against Him johnson
Looked Upon as Strong Substitute
-Bryan's Help Wanted.

Die Tor w ulia1u JeiihlHSS ID GIL ~ $500
time. They are advising him that he
ought not to seek the democratic NOM
nation for president in 1908, and
Bryan acknowledges to them that the
advice bothers him. Not, he tells them
that he desires the presidency SO much,
but that he feels responsible for the
welfare Of his party and does not want
to make mistake.
But still those who have been assoc
ciated with him in politics the longest
are the ones who are advising him that
while he lean get the nomination If ne
asks for it, he ought mot to ask it.
They assure him that Governor
Hughes of New York is to be the re-
publican nominee and that the only
hope the democrats have of achieving
a victory is thru carrying New York
or of breaking into some OF the mere
tofore solidly republican states Bryan,
they have pointed out to him, is not
at this time likely to do either.
OF course, if such reactionsLry as
Fairbanks were to be nominated by the
republicans, the democrats would risk
little in nominating Bryan but Bryans
shrewdest friends do not look for any
such luck as the nomination or Fair
banks. They are almost to a man con-
WINGED that it will have, to be Hughes,
and they are saying so to Bryan with
the utmost frankness, advising him In
the same breath that it will take some
qualities besides radicalism to beat
Hughes, qualities which Bryan has not
yet shown them.
They also advise him that he ought
to cast his eye about to see if there
is not some democrat who has a chance
to carry some of the republican states,
and If he sees one such they urge that
he ought to give him all the support he
can. That in the interests of the demo-
cratic party Bryan ought at this time
to seek for victory and not per-
sonal vindication.
Hughes Strong Opponent.
Said one of these men who has been
a field marshal in the democratic or
ganization and closely associated with
the Nebraska statesman:
Il told Mr.. Bryan that he has GER
tain elements of weakness which he
ought to recognize, and which | think
he does recognize, that will prevent
him from carrying the state OF New
York under any circumstances. and
especially with such a nominee as
Hughes against him.
Hughes, as every thinking man must
perceive, made national figure OF
himself when he vetoed the 2-cent fare
bill passed by the New York legisla-
turei All over the country governors,
carried away by the popular hysteria,
have been signing 2-cent fare bills.
Hughes, declaring he would sign no
such bill until he knew whether it was
just, wrote such message to go with.
his veto as brought him the undivided
support Of his party-i in, New York and
made him remarkable among the pub
lie men Of the country. He is the ideal
man Of his party to meet the demand
Of the times. Radical in the sense that
he demands control of public utilities,
he yet is conservative enough to boldly
stand for the protection Of those utili-
ties from the clamorous mob which
cries only for blood.
Bryan Ahead of His Time.
1T predicted to Mr.. Bryan that the
republicans would have to nominate
Mr.. Hughes, and that he would be
nominated because he would be the
most dangerous opponent the demo-
Gratis could be called upon to face. To
that stand. Mr.. Bryan would make
one of the greatest presidents the
country has known. Perhaps the very
greatest But to be president he must
first be elected, and do not believe
he can be. He is too far ahead of his
time. He has sprung past the prob
lens the country is now solving and
He will ultimately win everlasting
am afraid he will never. be president
of the United States.
"Then who should the democrats
nominate? T do not know. AT this
moment it seems as if the governor Of
Minnesota ought to be the man. He
has carried his state in year yhen
the republican candidate for president
carried, it by 100000 majority That
makes him loom large 1t would make
any democrat loom large to do thing
like that in state which is as hope
lessly republican as Minnesota is.
Again, he has no record. That is very
important in a presidential campaign.
The man with nothing to defend is al
ways at an advantage in a presiden-
tial election.
"Hayes was an example Good, COM
petent, inoffensive man. Nobody could
find much fault with him The same
has been true before and been recog-
nized by some of the ablest men the
country has produced. When finally the
slow communication of the times
brought the word to Henry Clay that
James K. Polk was to be his opponent
he threw up his hands and exclaimed
Beaten. beaten!' This man is not
known outside his own county. He has
nothing to defend. I cannot win against
him. And he did not win against
Polk
IF We cannot win without New
York or its equivalent. and New York
is made impossible for us, what then?
Why. we must look for the equivalent.
If that equivalent is in some of the
heretofore republican states in the
norttwest--states the republicans
must have in order to win-why it is
all the same. At the present moment
Governor Johnson of Minnesota stands
in political sense head and shoulders
above any other democrat He might
not be elected, but it looks to me as If
he would be the one who would at
least, give us a run for our money, as
~ haS coild at any rate giya lis