The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-07-17
GOMPERS WILL
SUPPORT BRYAN
LABOR LEADER CALLS On NOM
NEE AND GIVES -ts
ADHESION.

FAIRYIEW. Lincoln. Sea. July e
-Sauue. G0mpers, Prssl3snt u ne
American Federation u Labor anc
infsreutis3y me head q lhrss MI
lion voters u organized LABOR All
ists6 win The Federation. wIn SUP
PER- william J. Bryan n ne coming
Presidential campaign In political
Circles here to5sy this Encouragement
orersha6OEsd' al Others. even The
arrival of'-JDhn ". Kern the Vice
Presidential NOMINEES. Reports gained
currency that the labor leader would
Epsak fr31 me platform during ne
campaign but he made no such an
nouneement Al present i is De
Mered there is no need for NJ. Com
pers service il Al Oratorieal sense.
The Re- ubiean Convention. ne az
serts. Ignored the demands Of labor,
the Democratic acknowledge then
IN their platform His course iE clear:
be viii % what is demanded Of him
fn the interests q labor, best Il
pressed 10 the platform adopted q
Denver. AS the situation Is ~ pres
leut, Mr. Gompers efforts cau be BET
ter expended elsewhere than On the
speakers stand
N his interview with M. Bryan
Mr.. Gompers was attended b. Frank
Morrison, secretary Of he Federation,
and James Duncan, also labor lead I
et
TIE representatives Of organized ia- .
Dor and Vice Presidential nominee .
Kern and parry reached BRYAN Sta /
ton By The trolley car Mr Bran .
and his Fedora nal ana alpaca coat
was there 10 greet them.
An. there is the Vice President
observed me leader of The tlcket,
smiling and extending his hand
what Nr. Kern said II reply was
lost in the confusion, gut his smile
war assuring Is be shook hands Wig
oroualy win the standard-bearer Of
bis party
The Presidential and Vice PresiI
ienta1 nominees. arm Ia arm, led the
way to the Bryan home, followed BIZ
Abran Simmons, delegates az large
from Indiana TO the convention; John
=. Osborne, member Of the State Cen
raj Committee Of Indiana, and L. s.
Jackson, Chairman Of that COMMITTEES. 4
lr. Jackson. after talking with Mr.
Bryan, declared that Indiana would !
% for Bryan By 10000 votes. He
,ased his prediction on q canvass
which he had been making since tie
middle Of January. He ANTICIPATED
be enrollpent Of many Roosevelt Re-
'ublicans on the Bryan list r
Mr. Bryan told his visitors that ii
-ad been reported he would make a
rOnt-porch campaign; be was, By no
leans certain Of this, but admitted
hat he had promised 70 make q
peech in Chicago on Labor Day. a
side from this date. the, candidate
,r the Presidency had made no plans.
Interest today naturally centered in
le visit here tomorrow Of members
the new National Committee DR.. le
Iall, National Committeeman from D,
ebraska, yesterday stated that the II
Of the committee lay tie
nong James. Of Kentucky; Campau,
Michigan; Lamb, Of Indiana, and
twOod Of Kansas. Today specula-
IN on the subject had narrowed to
ampau and James, to the latter
cause Mr.. Bryan has expressed
ch great admiration Of his politi- N
] and intellectual qualities, and
smpau because Of his admitted
siness ability. David r. Francis is
I Of 1t by his own plea that though
1ries of his connection with Stan.
I'd Oil were untrue, the libels were 'h'
hcient 10 prevent his running for VI
y Office. Tom L. Johnson has been tlo
minated, it is stated, By his fat ha
assl TO occupy any ONCE where he On
ght be asked for legislative fayors oei
exchange for campaign contribu- .
ns. Mr.. Johnson has admitted Tug
III street connections. but none p'f
h whom he would care to mix po- ma
cally. ne