New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
NO WATTERSON GUESS
SHES BRYAN PREDICTION.
"Marse Henry Says 1t Is Too
Earlu to Discuss Election Result.

Colonel Henry Watterson, of Louisville. the vet
eran editor of 1.-The Cour.er-Journal' called on
Norman E. Mack and Urey Woodson, chairman
and secretary of the Democratic National Com
rnittee at the Hoffman House yesterday after
noon Colonel Watterson has been appointed
chairman of the press committee of the national
committee, and he is here to consult Chairman
Mack and some of the New York publishers about
the general policy of the literary bureau OF the
national committee during the campaign
THE press committee said Colonel Watterson
later, will consist of about twenty members, and
our work will be largely advisory. That is TO say
we shall pass the important productions OF the
national committee before they are printed
What do you think of Bryan's chance?
Colonel watterson who had not expected giant
hrecracker of this sort Strengthened up in his
chair. looked solemnly at the reporter, and then
gazed out of the window before saying:
1T is too early In the campaign TO make preoic-
tions, and 1 not the one to make them any
way. I always in q fight 10 WIN anu al
ways expect to win.
Chairman Mack left town late yesterday after
noon to cali or friends One Of his callers al lle
Hoffman House before his departure was borous"
President Coler. who Is being talked OF ds 'he
. candidate for Governor Mr. Mack VIII ieaNo
New York this evening for Chicago he mas
tentatively engaged the second floor or the ne"
part the Hoffman House although ne ooes ho'
expect that the committee VIII neeo an l"e
space AT Chicago Mr.. Mack will announce tne
names of the Subcommittee loi A~"SNN'
quarters From Chicago he will go to Lincoln 10
take part in the notification of the candidate he
said that he expected to call on Chairman hl'ch-
cock of the Republican National Comhhtlee 10
day. He also will see Charles r Murphy. Nj
Hitchcock called on Messrs. Byran and Mack IN
Chicago.
One Of the burning questions at the Holman
House these days whether the national com
mittee shall take a chance. on asking Marun w
Iittleton to make some speeches for Bryan
and he made speech before the New York SOUTH
ern Society in 1904 that makes the Bryan men ilo
under the collar every time they near VI H. M
view of Mr. Iittleton's penchant for speaking ou'
n meeting the Bryan men don't kno" EN-
they want him take the stump or NOT. An oio
clipping Of the roast he gave the Democrats FOUR
wears ago was dug up yesterday al uie roiiih0'i
House He said, in part
While the war between the United States vas IN IN
progress 1t 1.-THE Democratic paTtyJ atteihpIed 20
swim against the tide policy thai dectaren fi
the war failure. and met that fate WHICH a"
parties have met that attempt II .- 4t,o A,.;I
some monopoes by assuming an if 5 a
attitude all large corporate concerns 1nst baine
time when the business OF the country was anS
it went down under the influence of fact: -
II attempted to arrest the course OF events IN IN
our deets We're lighting and our armies marching
and it went down again under the lnhuehce oi d
II endeavored to undo events which had taken
po@o ppomplished thing. ana it went down under the
weight of a fact .zs os +ba
country from gold TO silver, just at {in1e when en-
the DoyrerfuI nations the earth were holaing or
chsngine to gold. and it went down under the IN
fuence OF another fact.
Mr.. IIttleton is regarded one of the nest OF
Democratic spellbnders but Mr. Mack and MI
BRYAN have horror of asking a man VINO deals IN
facts as Mr. Iittleton handles them TO go out on
the stump this year, when Bryan Is opposing ABOUT
everything the Republicans stand for.
Roger c. Sullivan, the Illinois member or tne
national committee left the city for Chicago
Yesterday afternoon Josephus Daniels OF MOTT"
S,,;a ,ha will have active charge of the press
vrork is expected here soon, and Colonel Waiter
son will await his coming.