The sun., 1908-08-09
BRYAN MEETS JACKSON VOTER
ALSO ENTERTAINS COLD WATER
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
Discusses Good Old Days OF Democracy
with Hearty Man Of 05 and Good Old
Days ON the Farm with the Dry Cham.
pion-The Candidates Predetermined.

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with Hearty Man Of 8S and Good Old
| Days ON the Farm with the Dry Cham.
pion-The Candidates Photographed.
- LINCOLN. Aug s-This was a ay Of
social amenities with Mr.. Bryan. He had
two visitors whom he treated with unusual
consideration. One was p 8. Morrison,
bright eyed man OF 95 years, who voted
+, for Andrew jackson. Morrison lives In
Wyoming and came alone to Lincoln to
1, pay his respects. He is hale and hearty
walks easily with the aid OF a cane and has
all his faculties. He admitted he was only
10 when he voted for jackson. but age sat
lightly upon voters then, he said Mr..
Bryan asked Morrison many questions
about the Mexican war, about jackson
and Of the many hist orical events since
then.
-You are the first man" Bryan told him.
Il have ever met who actually saw Andrew
jackson. ! have met men who voted for
him, but none who ever saw him."
Mr.. Bryan took great interest In the old
mans story, showed him through the house.
presented him with cane he had got from
the Hermitage and ordered a carriage to
take him to the station and mounted the
drivers box himself whep it came.
The other visitor was Eugene w. Chain
Of Illinois, Presidential nominee of the
Prohibition party. Mr.. Chain came to
Fairvlew on the invitation of Mr.. Bryan
and was greeted with a bandshake and this
salutation: Il heard you we're coming out
to beard me in my den so just got shaved;
you are too late
'"I shall enter the den anyhow" retorted
Chafin.
The two chstted together for an hour,
but politics was tabooed. The inevitable
camera artist bobbsd up and requested
that the two candidates pose together
for a photograph. which they did on the
front steps. Mr.. Bryan said: Il guess this
ia the first time in history that rival candi-
dates for tho Presidency have ever been
kept together long enough to have their
pictures taken.-
SFor nearly an hour the conversation
was kept going on subjects which Interested
them both. They talked over the good
old times and each told their experiences
as farmers sons when wheat and oats were
Graded by hand.
Each candidate learned that the other
presented to the Prohibition standard
bearer copy Of his own book on Tolstoi
with this autograph inscription:
TO my friend Eugene W. Chain, Yours
'rHly w VI Visitor t. BsSan da not remain a, r.rv,su
for luncheon. as he desired to get back
to the city before noon. Mr.. Chaffn said
to newspaper men that the interview had
been very delightful TO him.
Many letters from writer's in various
Republicans but intend to vote for Mr..
Bryan this year have reached the Demo
cratic candidate. Some express themselves
as highly pleased with the Democratic
under It's present leadership means to
redeem the pledges 1t has made. Others
declare that tbere - no hope Of the Repub-
hcan party being able TO bring about needed
reforms, even though It contains men who
Republican letter writer's refer TO some
particular issue "a the reason for their
support Of the Democratic ticket. The
campaign publicity plank is one Of those
frequently msnIsonsd M IL IN & this connection t
and the bank deposit guarantee idea seems |
to attract p good many
Mr.. Bryan had a letter .ffom . Repub- |
licsn leader In Iowa declaring that the
6s q leading issue il tho campaign there |
and that he intended to vote for Mr.. Bryan
upon II.
There Is little likelihood that the railroads
will reconsider their refusal 70 make special |
Iottb lVt nOhuChtAOu uBy' al 10 |
rather hoping they viii stand pat. The
middle West sentiment against railroads Is |
50 strong that II can be easily reused on |
the proposition that the refusal Is based |
on desire to defeat and humiliate Bryan |
and is proof that they are again back In |
politics. The middle West is where Bryan's
hopes lie. Mayor Brown says there win be |
80 600 visitors anyway.
Beyond the fact that the country will |
probably be divided up into distriots for |
otro for aa,HaOvintinna and i
that active soliciting will be done no details |
OF the plan discussed with Treasurer Haskell
last night were given out.
Mr. Bryan declined to comment on the
makeup Of the Democratic newspaper |
committee named by Henry Watterson or
to say what work Is expected Of this COM
mittee He prefers to have the members
speak for themselves. He refused to dis
c,iss the talked of plan Of the Kern con-
tingent In Pennsyfvapia to put an indie
pendent State and electoral ticket In the
held against the regular organization ticket
named by the Guhey faction.