The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-19
WILL HE INsIsTs
Bryan Might Yield Nomination to
 Stronger Candidate. Washin afnn Gnacial to The Ralfinnnra

Bryan Might Yield Nomination to
 Stronger Candidate.
 Washington Special to The Baltimore Sun.
 The nomination of Villain Jennings Bryan as the Dem not be regarded as a foreign conclusion. The indications are, and the opinion of some of those who%are closest to him Is, that he does not very strongly desire the nomination., and that he will be entirely satisfied to have nominated in his place most any one not associated with corporations and who did not bolt the ticket when he was a candidate.
 No intense opposition to MT. Bryan's nomination has found expression in a definite organization. During the last few months movements of greater or less significance have been started quietly In the interest of one candidate or another, but in each instance recog- milton has been given to the desirabili- ty of not arousing the antagonism of MT. Bryan and his followers.
 MT. Bryan realizes that the most substantial element of the Democratic party, including large part of the ele- ment which has been most loyal to him does not follow him in the advocacy of Government ownership of railroads, the initiative and referendum as a poll icy distinct from the form which has always formed a part of the American system or in other of his theories which tend toward extreme centralization. It Is not believed that he anticipates that these theories can be given expression to in the Democratic national platform or that he will regard as antagonistic to him failure on the part of any Democrat to adopt his most extreme views. The fact that he discusses with his intimate political associates the availability of other candidates, ex- pr essing his willingness to support men who do not represent these extreme views. confirms the impression that he is not at this time disposed to insist upon his own nomination. As
 The continuation of present condi- tions of activity among Democrats would tend toward his nomination in default of any other well-supported candidacy. and an organization to pro- mote the candidacy of some man who voted the Republican ticket in 1896 and 1900 would at once make MT. Bryan a determined candidate.
 The most rational procedure now un- der discussion among Democratic lea ders refers to policies rather than to candidacy, the purpose being to hold the party firmly to Democratic doctrine
 
 ter of principle. whether 1t is the cen of MT. Roosevelt or of MT. Bryan. Itis believed that if party sen-, timent shall sustain the doctrines of old fashioned Democracy. so that there shall be no incongruities of paternal- ism and centralization engrafted upon the platform, the candidate will be found, and that if MT, Bryan should prefer not to be a candidate. except as champion of extreme views. his an- tagonism will not be aroused by the commission of these views from the platform, if there Is nothing objection able in what the platform does pro- claim.
 But whether agreeable to Bryan or not. it is deemed by Democrats to be essential that there shall be nothing in the pronouncement of the Democratic National Convention which cannot be recognized by all Democrats as sound various elements of party may differ as to the merits of new-found theories, there are certain fundamental princi- pies of Democracy which every man must believe in who professes, with any right. to be a Democrat. These foun- dation principles represent the sharpest possible issue to the Roosevelt admin istration, leaving open no opportunity for discussion as to the authorship and | origin of those policies of the present
 Administration which are claimed by
 some men as the property of MT. Bry- an which have been appropriated by | the President.