Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-29
In interests Of Democratic
Harmony He May Throw
Strength to Another
GEORGIA GOVERNOR HIS CHOICE
If Holse Smith Can soIidify Other
Elements Of Democracy, Bryan Will.
Be for Him-Johnson, Of Minnesota,
Not on the List-Two Sides to the
Game-No Alliance With Hearst.

i Chicago, May 29.--Fearing another
| disastrous split in the democratic
panty like that Of 1896, w. ]. Bryan,
according to close personal friends
here, will not press for third nomi-
nation for the presidency, says dis
patch from Washington
The open activity Of the anti Bryan
wing of the party, which is being
manifested all over the country, and
especially down south, is <having
depressing effect on the Nebraskan
and his followers.
They have become greatly discour-
aged at. the outlook, and rather than
face another fractional contest within
the party, Bryan. it is believed, VIII
espouse the cause of some other as
pirart--a southern man.
TITS view Of Bryan's probable course
is held by his closest personal fr1ends,
who have been associated with him
in his two former campaigns. They
also hold to the belief that Bryan Will
quit only or one stipulation-tf1a the
democracy OF the nation shall agree on
candidate whom all elements OF the
party can accept and support Loyalty
and with vigor.
Bryan will not accept, Judge Gray of
Delaware or Daniel of Virginia. or any
"reactionary' of their kind. Personal
friends who have talked with Bryan
recently assert that he has given them
plain intimation that he does not wish
another nomination under existing CIR
cumstances. He believes that the party
could select candidate in whose nom
ination all past acrimony could be
buried and whose campaign for cleo.
ton could be waged with hope and
confidence. TN
Bryan has mentioned as his favorite
candidate Hoke Smith, governor Of
Georgia. If he could induce his adj
herents as well as those OF the con-
sentative element in the north ard
east, to accept Governor Smith, Bryan.
it is said, would be content, and would
even make a declaration in favor Of
this southern nomination in his own
state.
Hoke Smith, altho originally known
as a Cleveland democrat, was one OF
only two members of the Cleveland
cabinet who supported Bryan Loyalty IL
1896. He was popular in the ClevelarH
camp. but recently became an exponent
of government regulation Of the rail-
roads. On that issue he entered the
democratic primaries in Georgia
against popular rivals like Clark Ho-
we'll and won a signal victory, over
whelming his opponents.
I While Bryan prefers Hoke Smith,
believing him best fitted to cement the.
various elements of the democracy and
gain popular support in the north ane
east as wellsas the solid south, he has
two or three other southern men up
his sleeve, it is said, If his propaganda
for Governor Smith should miscarry
Two governors OF southern states
recently elected, are in his list, Gov
error Conner of Alabama and Governor
Campbell Of Texas, as well as Senator
Culberson of the lone star state. Gov
ernor Smith of Georgia, however, is
decidedly his first choice. William u.
Douglas of Massachusetts and Cover
nor Johnson Of Minnesota, have been
mentioned as being in the Bryan list
also, but this is denied by those who
claim to have the right to speak for
the Nebraskan.
Should an effort be made on the
part of the conservative wing Of the
party to foist a candidate like Judge
Gray or Alton B. Parker on the con
vention. Bryan, it is said, would then
enter the fight and demand his own
ton. even in the face Of an
other fractional contest with respective
defeat at the polls.
There are two sides, apparently,
therefore, to the game of trotting out
favored sons candidates lin the
democratic side. One effort evidently
is being engineered by the anti-Bryan
men, while Bryan and his friends on
the other hand, intend to play a SINH
lar game, with Hoke Smith as their
first string.
It is regarded as significant that
Bryan does not favor William R.
Hearst, nor is it believed that the Ne