Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-04
BRYAN ASKED TO WITHDRAW
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gets into the bandwason at the psychology
cal moment" was the response.
Judge Lynn was accompanied by six other.
delegates from the western part OF New
York state. and will leave for the west to-
night.
Hearst Editorial Significant.
The topic which became of keen interest
vas Mr.. Bryan's defense in today's Com
moner Of William r. Hearst and his Inde-
pendence party. While the article is not
given more than second page prominence,
II is considered significant by many that
he should at this time take up and defend
Mr.. Hearsts attitude and sincerity.
Delegates who are willing to express
themselves on the subject believe that Mr.,
Bryan Is not only willing to make peace
With the New York man. but will go so
far as 10 make lovertures in the event OF
his finding the Independence party leader
In a receptive mood. One Kentucky dele
gate stated the belief that the result will
be that the Independence party, when it
I olds It's convention, will endorse Mr..
Bryan for the presidency or possibly ac-
cept the whole ticket.
The wording Of the article, which is
entirely OF an editorial nature, leaves little
doubt that Mr.. Bryan is in sympathy to n
great extent with the reforms advocated
by Hearst, and sums up the platform of
Hearst in a manner which many say is
meant purely IN the way of extending the
olive branch to Mr.. Hearst.
Greater interest was felt here concerning
the conciliatory Hearst editorial. which
became public locally when the Commoner
appeared on the news stands. Mr.. Bryan's
defense of Mr.. Hearst and the Independ-
ence league was regarded as a deliberate
offer of the olive branch-an invitation to
the New York publisher to come back to
the field, to complete the restoration OF
harmony in the party. Mr.. Hearsts
response to this overture is awaited with
the deepest interest, 1t is even limited in
some quarters that Mr.. Bryan had been
assured that such a concession on his part
would meet with a prompt response from
Mr.. Hearst. No matter how much truth
there may be in these conjectures, the
benefits of a reconciliation between the
two leaders of the democratic party is
something no one questions.
No Deliberate Thrust.
The Parker resolution, which created a
furore of excitement among Bryan's
friends at Denver yesterday, created
scarcely a ripple here today, although
lltIG was lAOAN CulhilitHA duG W pupliNd-
ton of news of the state of mind at Den
yer. Local friends OF Mr.. Bryan raised
their eyebrows a trife upon reading the
text of the resolution, but generally were
inclined on second thought to blame the
apparent thrusts at Mr.. BHan to unfortu-
nate phraseology rather than to a deliber-
ate attempt on the part of Judge Parker
to institute invidious comparisons between
the Nebraskan and Mr.. Cleveland under
cloak of an eulogy Of the latter. Governor
Haskell was among those who refused to
believe that Judge Parker could have been
guilty of malicious intent In framing the
resolution. Mr.. Bryan after he had read
the resolution refused a statement, declar-
ing that IL would entail an explanation
longer than he cared to make,
Johnson Wanted for Chairman.
While the delegates passing through will
not hazard a guess about the national
courage to say:
Mr.. Bryan's success this year will de-
pend largely on the identity of his chair
man."
That is about as near as any man .has
come TO speaking out on the question.
1t is a safe guess, however, TO say init,
mate frieEds OF Mr.. Bryan favor Tom John
son of Cleveland. When this name was
mentioned to a man who should be close to
the candidate. he said:
There is no doubt Mr.. Bryan's friends
would like to nave Johnson take the place
Whether he Is a good organizer himself OF
not. he has the ability to surround himself
with mighty clever politicians"
Next TO johnson, David r. Francis Of Mis-.
souri, has been favorably mentioned by q
few outsiders but one man close to Bryan
put the finishing touches onto Francis by
Temarking:
do you suppose Bryan can win with a
stock broker for chairman
This man really believes Francis Is the
best ~orgaEizer in the democratic party, but
Mr.. Brsan's friends have to be consistent
OF appear 10 be.
Il is impossible to get any man to stand
for an interview on the question Of chal=-