The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
WILL NAME BRYAN,
BUT He WILL lose
Representative Wiley and Many
Others il Washington Pre-
dict This Result.
ANTI CORPORATION FEELING
Mr.. Wiley and Many Others
Dcplorc the Hostility Of
People to Capital.
ny WAITER EDWARD HAnnrs.

WASHINGTON, -. C.. August t6.---
Representative h"iostn tns'ing wiley
of Alabama. who is in Washington
on his @ay faom Ne> otievg
the Democrats will nominate MIR
Bryan to Tho presidency. But he docs
not believe he Will win.
There seems 10 be an overwhelm-
ing sentiment among the pepoerats
OF Alahama 70" tn" oomirnt'He % Mr..
Bryan" said Mr.. Wiley. There lis n
considerable Number D nAerpntive
men in the party who would like to
see some more conservative man
nominated but they VIII mot control
tile selection or delegates. nor VIII
men Of that class dofinate the ma
tional convention
Mr.. Wiley depiores the conditions
in his own and several other Southern
States as regards the struggles over
railway rates.
Il cannot understand the sentiment
which exists IN III parts Of the coun-
try against railroads and other cor
poratons.'' said Mr.. Wiley. IF the
people were hail UP and suffering
for necessities and comforts could
understand It. But everybody is pros
porous. There IS more work TO do
than ,aborers to do It, and the people
have money. Yet they seem bent on
Furnishing all corporations and de-
stroying the very agencies which
have produced our wealth and brought
our prosperity. Where will Y end?"
Dcplore Corporate Hostility. .
1t = Il noteworthy fact that many
persons encountered about Washing
ton hotels In the course OF the past
week or SO express similar views. The
- tn
porations. which was 50 pronounced
as TO include all business not con-
Quoted by individs ais, has in large
measure given place TO a feeling that
tn octopus chasing and trust-bustinp
policy or the administration Is being
pursued rather far, that ii might bc
We'll TO wait a while and allow busi-
ness chance 10 regain It's equilibrium
The opinion that President Roose.
welt might have heard the indica-
tions of the reaction has been ex.
pressed. but ii is not 'c"iaent thai
such opinion was well founded.
Attorney General Bonapafte Is goint
right ahead in the matter of invest
eating tie case OF the Chicago and AL
ton, and If It shall be shown that TN
officials of the road arc not i,nmun'
from prosecution through promise
made them BY the government in re
turn for testimony along certain lines
they and their road must answer L
government prosecutions.
Not Popular with Leaders.
The views entertained by Mr.. Vile
concerning the nomination of Nj
Bryan are also quite generally cx
pressed by Democrats occupying pun
lie positions, IT is a weu-known iae
that the Ncbraskan Is not popular VII
the leaders OF the Democratic party
with Democratic members Of the Hous
OF Representatives and the senate
They do not hesitate as II rule to pc
little and speak slightingly OF oil
Bryan In private conversation. but ]
public, especially on the hustings a
their homes. their delverances are Q
an entirely different tenor.
All of which tends to create any
thing else than an exalted opinion Q
some of cur public men occupyin
nigh positions in the government an
tho councils of the party.