The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-07
WORKING FOR NOMINATION
Norfolk Lawyer Says Bryan is Hard
at Work to Secure the Demo-
cratic Nomination for the
Presidency :.
News and Courier.

. 4NO"o NlIl NSVi
Washington, June 5.-"William
Jennings Bryan told me, upon the
occasion of his visit to the James
town exposition a few days ago that
he already had more than thirty
states pledged to support him in the
next national convention and that
there was not the least doubt about
their standing by their deeision.'
This was the statement made to-
day by Judge n. J. Wool, leading
lawyer of Norfolk, and general coun-
sci for the jamestown exposition, at
the New Willard hotel.
eyes, when Mr.. Bryan was at
jamestown last week he made this
remarkable statement to me which
leaves not the least doubt in my
mind that he not only intends to
stand for the presidential nomina-
ton, but that he is already hard at
work to secure it.
ct do not know in what manner
these states could have been pledged
so far in advance % support Mr..
Bryan or any other candidate that
may be nominated when the Demo-
cratic Convention meets unless 1t IS
that those states to which he had had
reference when hemade his statement
had by resolution Of their legisla-
lures put themselves on record as IA
voring him and as being i'll favor Of
standing squarely by his policies.
Otherwise I do not see how he could
have considered thirty odd states
pledged to him when the conventions
in the different states have not yet
been held. -,............,.......'...... .........
ct talked at some length with Mr..
Bryan about the coming campaign,
and while cannot say that he SEEM
ed to prefer any one man over an
other as his running mate, there is
no doubt in my mind that hereafter
the section of country man comes
from-whether he is running For
president or vice-president - will
have little to do with the result of
the election, so long as he is the
choice of the mass cf Democratic
voters and can hold the east along
with the South. I mean that if there
is man in the South-no matter
how far South-from Texas, Florl-
da or elsewhere, who is strong
enough to hold all sections of the
country it will matter little where
he comes from. The East has cer-
tainly made a failure during the few
years so far as electing a man from
that section is concerned and [ think
the people there will no longer de-
mand that that section be represent
ed so long as a suitable man can be
found anywhere else who can defeat
the republican nominee-probably
President Roosevelt.
|'It is impossible to forestall now
whether or not there is a man in the
South who combines all the elements
necessary to success in such great
undertaking as that Of securing the
presidential nomination. You may
put it down, though, that if good
man can be found in the South he is
Just as liable to receive the nomina-
ton as a man from any part Of the
United States. -
cit begins to look like President
Roosevelt will be compelled to allow
himself to be renominated to heal the
breach made by Taft, Foraker and
other leading republicans lately. l.
do not think he really wants to get
sathe nomination again because from
= his standpoint another term in the
White House would be equivalent to
standing for election the third time,
but many leading republicans do not
look at the matter that way, and I
believe they will force the nomina-
ton on him, especially if. Bryan is
placed in the field by the democrats.
Many republicans say that it will be
absolutely necessary to run I}oose-
velt again if Bryan comes ont"
.G9..@, p. II. McG.
mt. q. - -