New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
RRY4N. THE INEVITABLE.

There is a good deal of difference between
being ready and getting ready. AS we noleo
Yesterday. The New York Times" and other
hopeful organizers hereabOuts OF Democratic
victory in 1908 are talking cheerfly about de-
visinG and executing a party programme the
first move in which is Ito dispose Oh MI
BRYAN" This first move" is to be made when
the right kind of a candidate Tor fresiueht
is found and said candidate can he emboidened
10 serve a Gispossess warrant on the present
residuary legatee of the party. The Bryan 'd'S-
nosers" according TO their view of it, are eN-
ercisinc only a natural deliberatoa and eau
zion. for they realize that possession Is niue
points in the law and about nine points anu
three-quarters in politics. But they are IN great
danger Of finding the stable door open and the
horse miles away when they get on the SCENE
with their dsposSession posse
According To a prominent officer OF the CITY
government. Mr. Harry W. Walker VINO III
intervals of activity as secretary of the Aque-
durr Commission directs the fortunes or lhe
Democratic Progressive League. plans for MI
Rrvan-s nomination by the next Democratic
National Convention have so far matured as
10 relieve the delegates TO that gathering OF all
necessity for anxiety or worry The s1i;'i!eSt
details have been thoughtfulv arranged so that
no one's feelings will he Jared and no one
axDecrations inflated and blasted MI. W NalheI
discounts the future with admirable surety anu
,racision Here is his interesting forecast OF
the conventions deliberations:
Tho situation has sufficiently developed TO
make il safe to make these predictions. t1N-
I.oyarnor David r Francis OF Missouri VIII De
the permanent chairman OF the next Demo
cratic National Convention. Augustus lhoIliaS
will present Mr.. Bryans name to the CONVEX CONVEX
ton Mr. Bryan Will be nominated nS accia cI
nation. and eX-Congressman IlmothN - ?uIiI 3,
van will be chairman of the Democratic Na'ioii''
Committee
Mr. Walker. we notice. does not indicate what
rho rlatform will contain. But this omission
only adds a final touch of versinintude 10 MS
announcements With Mr.. Bryan as candl-
date no platform will be needed. He Is heyoho
arneIioration or qualification his own platform
Mr.. Walker is IN intimate friend of the Ne
braska statesman and only q few weeks ag"
engaged him as personal counsel In VIII breah-
mo contest He seems to speak by the card
therefore when he discoSeS the extent or IN"
7,renarations made TO predigeSt the wishes and
in,n,Ises of the next Democratic National Con
vention. AT Kansas City in 1900 shroudeo
marble bust of Mr.. Bryan stood on the stage
Of the convention hall for two days awaiting
the inevitable. We trust Mr- Walker has Sc
c,,rad 2 replica of that historic masterpiece for
,,se next wear AT the predestined psychooglcai
moment.
II must occur 10 anti-Bryan demonstrators
that Ike The Times. they have slept "uile
the enemy sowed and watered. The bust OF
their substitute candidate is still in the rouGh'
and they cannot find even willing ana cheer-
full model. They keep on "disposlnG OF MI
BRYAN by proving that he cannot be elected But
tbeI are doing nothing to make II certain that
he cannot he nominated. If Mr.. Bryan is nom
mated in fact. il viii he because the party sees
no escaDe from the necessity of accepting MS
leadership It can only dispose" of him on
the principle which governs the wearied dam
sci who marries persistent suitor because no
one else is in sight and she sees no other way
10 get rid of him