Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
BRYAN 4 CANDIDATE.
Nebraskan's Spokesman Says
 He Will Be Nominated.
THOMAS TO PRESENT NAME.
Harry w. Walker Announces That Former Governor Francis of Missouri Will Preside Over Democratic Ma tional Convention.

Will Preside Over Democratic Ma
 tonaI Convention.
 New York, Sept. 4.-William J. Bry- an let it be known that he is to be a candidate for the presidential nomina- tion ill the Democratic convention next year, and his spokesman said that there would be practically no opposi- tion to the Nebraskan. The announce ment was made through Harry W. Walker of the New York Progressive league, an anti-Hearst organization, and may be regarded as official. Walk CT has been the mouthpiece of Bryan for eight years. It was Walker who arranged Bryan'S Madison Square Gar den meeting last year when the west ern statesman returned from Europe, and when there was question of who should preside and what men should be on the reception committee Bryan frankly said that all arrangements were in the hands of Walker.
 For six months past Walker, who is secretary to the aqueduct commission, has been in several states in the inter- est of Bryan and recently spent sev- eral days with the Nebraskan.
 "The situation has developed sufi- ciently," says Walker in a prepared statement given out. 'to make safe these predictions: Former Governor David R. Francis of Missouri will be chairman of the Democratic national convention, Augustus Thomas of New York will present MT. Bryan's name to the convention, and Mir. B-yan will be nominated by exclamation. Timo- thy D. Sullivan of New York will be chairman of the Democratic national committee
 Folk Favors Bryan.
 Beyond saying that he was author tzed to announce that MT. Bryan would be a candidate Walker declined to disclose how the arrangements had been made for the convention. Francis has been recognized as one of the Conservative" Democrats of the west, but it is understood he and United States Senator Stone of Missouri, who had been mentioned for the national chairmanship in the event of Bryan's nomination, agree with Walker that Francis is the man for chairman of the convention, while an eastern Dem- ocrat should be preferred for the na- tional political ground. and Bryan wishes, it is said, to make every effort to save it to the Democracy next year. Governor Folk as we'll as Senator Stone and Francis, Bryan men insist, will support the Nebraskan for the nomination.
 Friends of Big Tim" Sullivan in this city know that Sullivan, who SUD- ported William R. Hearst for governor last year, has broken with Hearst and has declared that he never will give Hearst the support of the Sullivan clan again for any political office. Sul- 1fvan is represented as preferring Bry- an for the presidency as the best means of thwarting Hearst's aspira- tfons. This rupture of relations be- tween Hearst and Sullivan. it is said by the politicians. is an important fac tor in the attitude of the Independence league just now in preferring to have straight out Hearst nominations made fin New York county this fall for all the county and judicial offices instead of another fusion with Murphy, Sulli- van and Tammany.
 Another Speaking Tour.
 Bryan is to make another extensive swing around the circle. speaking to many voters this fall, Walker an- nounced. and this series of speeches may be regarded as his appeal for unity in the Democratic party. He will come east on Oct. 20 for the unveiling of the Bennett statue fin New Haven, on which occasion he will be the ora tor of the day. He then will come to New York and go through New York state. making speeches as the repre- sentative of Walkers Progressive Democratic league.