The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-21
BRYAN IN The HORNETS NEST
UON'T MIX ~ THE NEW YORK
DEMOCRATIC Buzz.

Repeats That Money Il Used Against
r lin Glad 20 See Murphy Any Time
toI William Jennings Bryan Of Nebraska
truyed IN town yesterday morning and put
m at the Hoffman House. From tbs mo-
mrnt last Friday when he entered the State
N Rochester he had been surrounded by
,atpons Of warning Democrats, He found
the state in an uproar. He had heard talks
= revolution. bolts snd contesting delsga-
Mons 10 the Denver convention. but
Grydn is accustomed TO all these evidences
n turbulence in the Democratic party. He
vas a contestant himself al Chicago in 1895,
when David B. Hill shouted i am a Demo-
,rt but not a revolutionist,' and Bryan's
nomination was followed by the bolt Of the
Democrats, who put up Palmer and Buckner.
Bryan in coming to New York city
landed in the hotbed Of the trouble. He
l,eaklasted at the Hoffman House with
COL Henry Watterson Of the Louisville
to.ucr-jourRdl. The engagement was TO
lrsIhiast at the Manhattan Club, the home
n the swallowtailed Democrats who refused
g. support Bryan in his two national cam
r,lgus Bryan has never been fond Of the
,ub since. and 80 Marse Henry instead Of
ierng host at the Manhattan Club was the
guest Of Bryan at the Hoffman House.
4 little over a year ago Col. Watterson
announced in the columns OF his newspaper
that he had y dark horse for the Demo
cratic Presidential nomination this year.
and pretty soon he trotted out Gov. John
am n Minnesota, The johnson boom IA
engineered by Col, Watterson fell Nat.
Col Watterson has always insisted that
while perhaps he was a little ahead Of time
he should have had batter backing, but fail
lng the backing, Col. Watterson flung up
hs hands and has since said that Bryan
would be nominated at Denver without the
shadow Of a doubt. Col. Watterson after
hs breakfast with Col. Bryan Yesterday
SAID that he had gone over in a general way
the national Democratic situation with the
Nebraskan. and he added:
Bryan will be the Democratic candidate
without a doubt. As for the boom for Gov.
Johnson. it came too late and originated in
The wrong quarters. II the people who are
now 80 clamorous for johnson had backed
me when ! was booming him a year ago, he
might have had a chance. Taft will GER
tainly be nominated by the Republicans
n the convention is stampeded for Roosa-
welt he will refuse the nomination and insist
on the calling Of a second convention. The
Republicans are as badly OF as we are. We
are both trading in eggs, and some OF them
Gre rotten
BRYAN was ready then for all corners
His first visitor was Lewis Nixon, one Of
New York's delegates at large to Denver.
SUD an old personal and political friend
Of Bryan. Then came James Kerr Of Penn.
s~ylvania. who hopes to succeed Col. James
" Guifey as Democratic national COM
mltteeman for Pennsylvania. Later on
Norman E. Mack, Democratic national COM
mitteeman for New York and squads Of
other New York Staters called on the Ma
hraskan. All told him OF the rumpus in
Ina State convention, the turning out Of
the McCarren delegates from Kings and
The assumption Of authority on the part
II the convention at the mandate Of Murphy
and Corners TO take from the Senate dis
triots the power 10 name State committee
men. Bryan talked with all these Demo-
Gratis on these subjects but he had nothing
10 say for publication concerning them.
Il have read all about the trouble, said
Bryan. and OF course a lot OF Democrats
have talked with me about the matter.
But l never interfere in local or State situa-
tons. | have troubles enough Of my own.
In every State l visit there Is trouble. and
II | took q hand in one contest l would have
10 take a hand In all. No, sir, | arm keeping
right out Of this trouble here In your State
II was called to Col. Bryans attention
that he was quoted as saying al Lansing
that the refusal Of the Democratic com
mittee Of Michigan to indorse his candidacy
was due to corruption, and also virtually
hat johnson money was used against
him and that certain members Of the COM
mittee were bribed.
I never gave any such interview re-
piled Col. Bryan.
Il was next called to the Nebraskan's
attention that in his new spaper, the Com
noHer, he made the same general charge
that those who opposed instructed delega-
tlons 10 the Denver convention are iu-
spired by corrupt and improper motives.
YES, that is true replied Bryan, the
CommOner has stated that money IL nov
being used to secure uninstructed dele
cations with a view to securing one-third
NJ the delegates to the national CONVENTION
in order to control the nominations.
an the editor OF the CommoHeT. and | know
whereof ] speak"
will you give the names Of those who
are using the money against your
y will not give the names, replied Col. |
Bryan, of those using the money, and
neither will I tell where It is being used.
! don't care TO go further than what ! have
said
Or. John ". Cox OF New York city. a
very wealthy Bryanite, was sitting beside
Bryan. Here's DIR. Cox, Mr.. Bryan. Do
you think he's using any money in your
hehalff' the Nebraskan was asked. 1
My friends do not need to use money in ,
my interest > replied Bryan.
You bet your life they don't remarked
nr. Cox.
Col Bryan was asked for his views as 10
the movement on the part Of some Demo
Gratis 10 abrogate at Denver the two-thirds
nile necessary in Democratic national con-
~ventlOns 10 nominate the candidates,
J do not care 10 discuss that proposition !
replied Bryan. but being pressed to speak
he finally said: your question is not a
practical one. So far as | know the mar
who has had a majority has had two-thirds
~ the convention, and II only occurs 70
lew men that one-thlrd OF a party controls :
u. To most Democrats II will seem more
reasonable that a majority Of the conven-
ion should he able to obtain two-thirds OF ,
he votes than that one-third would be
able 10 control the convention
For a number Of months there has been
considerable interest in some quarters
and keen curiosity in others as TO Col.
lBryan's yearly income and its source. Bryan
has told his friends co~nfidentiaily that
his yearly income amounts TO about $4,000. !
M Col Bryan was asked 10 say a few words
on this subject.
The amount OF my income is greatly eI-
Aggerated, said he. and he added, my In
cnme is derived from lecturinR and writing.
make more speeches for nothing than for !
pay and do not receive as much therefore
as might II l devoted all my time TO
mOnaY MAKING. IaoimrinR and writing 1