The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-23
TOMLINSON SEES DEMOCRATIC GAINS Talks ot Great 0vations Re- gently Given Bryan NEW YORK WILL BE IN LINE Reception Given to Bryan at Peace Banquet Was Tribute to the Man
 Rather Than to His
 oratory.
NEW YORK WILL BE IN LINE

John w Tomlinsen has returned from New York. where he attended the annual banquet of the Brooklyn Democratic club and made one of the speeches of the occasion. On this trip MT. Fomlinsen spoke at Chattanooga and was on the programme on both occasions with Wll' liam Jennings Bryan, the democratic leader.
 In reviewing the impressions of na- tional affairs and New York state poli- tics secured while on the trip MT. Tom linson said:
 '"rhe name of Hughes, present governor of New York; is being mentioned in many circles as a possible candidate in case Roosevelt does not run for third term' From what l gathered, 1 think It IS not believed in New York that MT. Roosevelt will be a candidate, but that Taft Will if he carries Ohio. and if not Roosevelt will pull for Hughes. It will be remem- bered that Hughes was not elected gov ernor on his own strength, but because Tammany knifed MT. Hearst on account of his fight against Tammany leaders The rest of the democratic ticket on Bryan platform carried New York state by handsome majority. l met the at- torney general at the Brooklyn dinner who spoke very confidently of the demo- crats carving New York in the next na- tional campaign under the leadership Of Mir. Bryan.
 MT. Sheppard who did not support MT. Bryan in 1896, expressed the same con- a tic wave has set in which will result in an overwhelming victory for the democratic ticket in 1908, as great as was the defeat of 1904
 Some people fear that Hearst will be Il disturbing factor, out no man or set of men can interfere with such move ment as I believe has now set in,
 Tn regard to John Temple Graves sus- gestion in Chattanooga, it seems to have created very little notice throughout the country. Where 1t did, it drew expres- sions from democrats to the contrary
 'As regards the splendid ovation of MT. Bryan at Carnegie hall during the peace conference, and at the peace ban quet at the Waldorf Astoria, both of which l attended it is significant as yol would not regard these delegates as ,Deing prejudiced in MT. Bryan's favor. The ovation was not at the conclusion of his speech, but when he first entered the hall--so it was not a mere tribute to ora tory but to the man and to what he stands for. It Is further a significant fact that he was invited by the repub- lican legislature of Connecticut to address that body, and was met by republican governor who headed the reception com mttee On his recent trip through the Pacific slope states he was invited to ad- dress the legislatures of these states, all of which are republican. It Is from the republicans that we must gain votes, so these things show that the republicans are at least not unfavorable to Mir. Bryan and that he has fine opportunity of gaining much strength from them in the next presidential campaign Further more, l found that MT. Roosevelt does not seem to be so popular as in the south; the Hartman letters seem to have injured him. There is much disagree ment among republicans, while democrats are united"