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IS NOT 50 COCKSUUE
LET'S OTHER FOLKS SAY HE'S
SURE or THE NOMINATION,

Bot He Isn't ScOOtlng Around the COmtFy
for Nothing Comments Brom His PIN.
naeie on the Metropolitan Campaign
Fund Going Back to Nebraska To-day.
William ]. Bryan had for callers yester-
day at the Hoffman House Daniel J. Campau.
Democratic national committeeman for
Michigan; Josiah Quincy Of Boston, STATE
Senator Mcneil Of Connecticut and Rep
r~esentative Ollie James Of Kentucky.
Campau reiterated bis oft repeated
statement AZ to the outcome Of the Denver
convention. 1T Is TO be Bryan on the
first ballot Campau, Michigan Demo-
Gratis have aid for several months, il 10 be
retired as national committeeman for the
State.
Quincy said he was out and out for Bryan
and hat Massachusetts, was also, but he
didn't,oare to go into details.
Mcneil said that the Connecticut dele
gation would be for Bryan, and Ollie James,
who Is looked upon as one OF the scores Of
original Bryan men, said:
Its ell Bryan in Kentucky. There's
practically no other candidate considered
there. There Is a small johnson following
but il will make very little showing
will Kentucky be q doubtful State next
fsll?' he was asked.
Not for a minute James replied The
Republican party Is all broken up over
Taft and Fairbanks. but even If Il wasn't
there would be no doubt Of the result.
Bryan will carry the State by $1,000 at
least"
Bryan himself Is not 90 cocksure Of the
nomination as some Of his enthusiastic
personal following. This has been his
state Of mind for nearly a month. especially
since his tour Of Virginia. His frequent
scoots through the States. especially those
east Of the Missouri River. have been in
terpreted TO mean that he must keep the
pot a-boilin' II he Ia to win at Denver. The
detection OF Hearst has beens factor in dis
tuTbing Bryan's usual bubbllng political
cheer.
Bryan said he had read the testimony
Of Thomas +. Ryan in the Metropolitan
investigation and said concerning the cam
paign contributions:
That is something | always knew. Mr..
Ryan's testimony Is chiefly valuable for
details AZ to the disposition Of the money.
The 10000 which Ryan mentioned as
having been contributed Vas more than
We had in either campaign and II shows
what influence one corporation in one city
can exert when II wants to
But not all Of the money went 10 the |
Republicans, Bryan was told.
Yes, but the proportions have not been
stated
Ii Is known from the books Of the Demo-
cratic national committee that the silver
mine owners trust contributed To BryRn's
fund in 1896 and 1900 something like $50 ono. |
Bryan reiterated his statement that Frank
Katzenbach Of New Jersey would make q
first rate Nice-Presidental candidate. Kat
zenbach is not a Bryan man Bryan says
TO his friends that II he Is nominated at
Denver he can easily beat Taft. Ohio
Republicans are torn TO shreds and Judson
Harmon, Democrat, is looked upon as the
strongest possible parsonage in the State.
Ii was the very general opinion yesterday
Of disinterested men that Bryan Is 10 have
the fight Of his life at Denver and that he |
and his friends are counting upon political
chickens which will not be Matched. Quin-
Cy's statement that Massachusetts, is for
Is merely Quincy's personal opinion.
The Democrats Of the State are lopsided
on tie Bryan question. This Is the situa-
ton In Connecticut also, acknowledgements
V Troup Is working twenty hours out Of
the twenty-four TO turn the Nutmeg Demo-
Gratis over 10 the Nebraskan. There i a
dreadful underground row among the
Of Illinois over Bryan and a
situation prevails In Michigan,
where Bryan's warmest friends In the
campaigns Of 1898 and 1900 now openly
proclaim that he is not the strongest Demo-
crat 10 name for the nomination. Bryan has
gained a little In Pennsylvania, where in
1895 the plurality against him was . S,072
and in 1870 2Ss, 4S3.
That he Is not as strong in 1905 as in
OF his two former campaigns Il the
general view of Democrats. The
Democrats don't want him and
Tor a number OF weeks II has been known