The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
Believes, With Mack, That
Democrats Will Garry
New York.
PLANS TO PUBLISH
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Makes 1t Short to Get Wide Public
ity Stenographer Guards
Against Being Misquoted.

LINCOLN, Aug. 4-Mr Bryan is
planning one, and probably two. speech
making tours in New York during the
campaign. He will speak in all the
doubtful States, and IN some which are
not generally considered doubtful, be-
fore election.
This much was announced by National
Chairman Mack. and is confirmed here.
Mr.. Bryan is running a campaign OF
care and conservatism. He is anxious
TO appear before the country, from the
platform. in that role. He believes he
Will be stronger than ever before with
the more conservative people who for
merly have feared his radicalism, while
liking him.
IN al PROBABILITY, he will go to New
York for three or four big meetings
prior TO the Democratic State conven-
tion, and later. on another trip, VIII go
into the State again and make several
more speeches.
Bryan and Mack believe New York
may De carried, Their plan OF campaign
is to let Murphy and COnners have en-
tirely free rein In all State matters
and 20 have the national and state COM
mittees cooperate closely for mutual
advantage.
AZ NAfE OuN 0PCCNAs
Mr.. Bryan will give out tomorrow or
the next day. for publication, a sum-
mary of his speech Of acceptance. which
he is to deliver here August u. He an
nounced today that he has trimmed the
speech down 90 $500 words, which means
that Il will occupy about FIVE columns Of
ordinary newspaper space. The speech
will be about one-half the length OF that
nf William n Taft. his REnuDliEan on
ponent
A chief reason for Mr.. Bryan cutting
his acceptance speech so short. is his
desire 10 insure It's being used by all the
prepared II.
Another reason is his wish to take up
during the course of the campaign the
various pIanks OF the Denver platform
tor separate discussion either I'm set
speeches or carefully prepared articles
for such publications as may care 20
use them. 1t is assorted that he may
insist that every newspaper that pub
fishes these articles shall not cut or
change them IN any manner. and il any
such shall violate the rule they will
not again be provided with the articles
ne prepares Cor publication,
Fears Being MisquOted.
Mr.. Bryan's close friends note this de-
termination as another exhibition OF the
unaccustomed caution that is governing
his course in this campaign. His eau
tion has become SO great that even
when ne meets the newspaper men sta
toned here, as he does willingly and
I patiently several times a day, he iu-
VaTiably has everything said by them OF
/ himself taken down ia shorthand by a
istencgrapher.
/ The Travelling Mems Bryan Club OF
! Nebraska. is quietly making a poll OF
! the state, which, tt Is claimed, IS show
I ing an unexpected reversal Of sentiment
| favorable to the Democratic nominee
/ Mayor Frank w. Brown, OF Lincoln
/ who was Mr.. Bryan's personal repre-
! sentative on the platform committee al
| Denver, Is directing the work. In theiI
4 tours Of the State members Of the club
| question all sorts Of voters and make
| a record in a book they carry. The
! names and addresses OF the men cues.
l toned are forwarded 70 Mayor Brown
! who said today that he was more thar
/ encouraged over the outlook in Nebras
/ ka as revealed by these records. The
work was begun only last week but
| Mayor Brown asserts that the percent,
| age of change TO Mr.. Bryan among al
/ classes Of voters is so mueh larger thar
he had thought that he IS almost pre-
pared to announce publ3cly his belle!
that Nebraska viii go Democratic this
year.
Mrs. Bryan Sees Show.
Mrs. Bryan. accompanied by her tw,
daughters, Mrs. Leavitt and Miss Gract
Bryan, and the Leavitt children, Rutl
and Bryan, attended a dog and horst
show in the city this afternoon. It &
the first time Mrs. Bryan has left he
husbands side since his nomination. Sht
works in his library as many hours ev
cry day as does either of his stenogra
pliers and takes as great a volume O
dictatiOn from him on the typewriter a
either Of the expert stenographers doe
in shorthand.
Mr.. Bryan was asked today apropo
of the Republican nominee preferrinp I,
be called Mr.. Taft" or Just plaiI
/ BILL" what he preferred to be called
7 don't care what I am called
just so my calling and election ar
sure" he smilingly replied.