Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-11-15
BRYAN WILLING
TO HEAD TICKET
T or the Democratic Party In Next
Years Presidential Campaign
But Will Make No Fight
For the Nomination

LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 14.-William
). Bryan will accept the Democratic
Elimination for resident in 1908, but
ar will not make a fight for it. He
SAYS that for d year or more he has
pee Il pressed to answer he question
NtIl you accept the nomination? and
he believes the public is entitled to
an answer and know the position he
Gcrupies.
he question that ought to weigh
p 3s., he says, is whether his nomi-
,arl1 4 vii sng hen the Democratic
,alfy more than the nomination of
some one else Not only will he moi
--a or ask for the nomination, but
- "ill not assume to decide the ques-
Ten Of abilitz and if the prize falls to
mother he VIII be neither disappoint-
ID nor disgruntled. At the same time
'e denies that he has waited this long
N desire to see whom the Repubii-
cans are likely to nominate or to
ascertain the chances Of victory Mr.
Bryan says:
BRYAN's POSITION.
Now that The election of 1907 is
passed and plans are being made for
next years campaign, Mr.. Bryan feels
that a statement is due 10 the public.
Those who prefer another candidate
are entitled to know his position. and
those who favor his nomination have
a right TO demand an answer to the
question so often put, will you accept
nomination? His refusal to answer
the question has led to the circulation
newspapers have taken Advantage OF
his silence to misrepresent this atti-
tude.
''Mr Bryan will not ask for or seek
a nomination and he will not assume
| to decide the question of his available
i ity He has been SO amply recon-
pensed by his party for what he has
done and for what he has endeavored
! to do, that he cannot claim a nomi
nation as a reward; neither should
his ambition be considered. for he
has had honors enough from his par
! ty to satisfy any reasonable ambition
The only question that ought to weigh
with the party is whether the party
can be strengthened and aided more
by his nomination than by the nomi
natlCn of some one else. If he ceI
serve the party by being its candidate
he will accept the commission an(
make the best fight he can.
WOULD SUPPORT ANOTHFR
IF, however, the chiefship fa:,5 @,
any other, he will not be disappointed
or disgruntled His availability i:
a question to be decided not by him
not by a few readers, not even by tn
leading newspapers that call them
selves Democratic, but by the voter
of the party, and to them he entrust
the decision of the question. They ar
the supreme court in all matters cor
cerning candidates, as they are in al
matters concerning the platform.
He assumes that they will no
select him unless they desire to max
an aggressive fight for the presents
i ton of Democratic principals to pre-:
ent conditions, and he also takes
for granted that the organization c
the oarty will be in harmony wit
J. the platform and will be composed {
men whose political records will il
\ vTe confidence. and give assuranc
that victory. if won, will not be
? barren victory.
FIGHT FOR PRINCIPLE.
:, The Republicans must nominal
either reformer, standpatter {
WILL USE THE ROPE.
The miners of Silver Bow held
meeting the other night AID issued
statement that claim jumping, whlc
~ was becoming a daily occurrence
late since the many rich strikes hay
been made in that district. must cea:
or those guilty OF the act would
introduced to rOp hanging from II
,r limb of tree. They are in no conc
2 ton to be fooled with and it is eth
straight life or rope for the pre-
pector and miner of that coming di
n trict.
Of one whose position on public que
or tions is unknown, and the course
n the Democratic party should be u
: same. no matter which element co
trolls the Republican convention. II