Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05
BRYAN'S BUSIEST DAY
Front Porch Feature Very
Much in Evidence. :.
PEERLESS SCORES GUFFEY
And Thereby Breaks Rule of His
- Political Life.
FAIRVIEW LAWN IS DOOMED
Oklahoma Delegation Arrives With
Gifts-Democratic Standard
Bearer-to-Be Is Confident.

| LINCOLN, July 4.-The front porch fea
| ture of presidential campaigns began al
| FairView today. Mr.. Bryan addressed
| delegations from six states to aim re-
| frain of bursting firecrackers four mile:
/ away. and Mrs. Bryan saw the beginning
| of the end Of her lawn. A caravan IRON
Pennsylvania, with much enthusiasm. Du'
little brotherly love for National Commit
teeman Guffey of that state. was the f1rs
| to arrive at half-past 10 o'clock In the
\ morning. and from that time on, Wha'
with the contributions of the south In the
way of visitors, and an influx of holiday
makers from the adjacent country-vhc
brought their lunches and ate them in the
Bryan backyard-to the Respondent ar
| rival of the Cook county democracy
| headed by a brass band and Robert r.
Burke, the onslaught on the Bryan green
sward continued with scarce an inter
ruption.
Train after train emptied their loads OF
human freight at Lincoln into the arms
of large and Industrious reception COM
mittee. Delegations marched through
streets, past flags and bunting and pic
lures of Mr.. Bryan. bearing the legend
| welcome to Bryan's town. participated
in a none too sane Fourth of July cele-
bration and took trolley cars for the
democratic mecca. All told the delega-
tions received up to o'clock numbered
| some 500, to say nothing of other visitors.
Bryan Happy as Clam.
Mr. Bryan beamed upon them; he
smiled at them: he welcomed them with
| cheerful benediction, and he told them
he hoped to see them pass in review be-
II believe" said he, that We nave an
excellent prospect of winning this cleo
tion'' to which there were cries of You
| bet we WILL and a high-pitched and soil
tary Bully for you, Billie which was
greeted with frowns by the almost wor-
shipful crowd. The owner of the indis-
Greet enthusiasm readjusted his badge
and subsidized.
Mr. Bryan broke the rule of his political
life in responding to the Pennsylvania
mented on q fractional fight in a state to
the Disagreement of one faction, and
Tom L. johnson, who stood nearby. fol-
lowed with brief talk. in which he said
that he was glaG that Mr.. Bryan had
spoken as he had.
1t was National Committeeman Quincy
of Pennsylvania who came In for the scor-
ing. James Kerr of C1earfield. Pa.
charged Mr.. Guffey with conspiring with
the corporations to defeat the plain will
of the people of that state as to their
candidate.
Guffey Gets a Roast.
1.-The only reason the COmmoner quotes"
said Mr.. Bryan, why 1 expressed an
opinion in my own state In regard to the
national committeeman Is this: That Mr..
GufYey, your present national committee
again. deliberately and willfully conspired
to defeat what he knew to be the ex-
pressed will of the democrats Of Pennsyl-
vania. You have primary law IN your
state. Those who favored my
nomination organized for the purpose of
presenting that issue to the voters in
every district. They put up their candi-
date. and the candidates either openly
avowed themselves. or 1t was written
upon the ticket that the large majority
of the voters desired that l should be
their nominee. When a political boss as
sumes to defy the expressed will of his
party he will never be in the party Or
ganization except over my protest. have
notified Mr.. Guffey that whenever my
opinion has been asked I have stated 1
would regard his selection as unfortunate
and his membership upon the committee
as an embarrassment.
Another Gang on Deck.
Scarcely had the pilgrims from the Key
stone state departed than another crowd
from the south-Mississippi. Alabama.
Florida and North Carolina-appeared. In
this contingent, over hundred strong.
were some of the most distinguished
names in the respective states.
Among them were former Gov. r. w.
Cunningham. delegate at large: j.
Tom" Heflin. a delegate; j. W. TOmlin-
<lA1D NJ In To
tive Jesse Stallings all of Alabama From
Florida came Gov. and Mrs. Broward, and
ex-Gov. w. s. Jennings. cousin of Mr..
Bryan.
Mississippi boasted former Gov. Long
inc. who is a delegate, and number of
delegates we'll known in the southern
states. Senator Simmons wore the badge
of North Carolina. and Senator Over
| mans presence was made known when
Mr.. Bryan shouted in the direction of
his barn for "Overman, Overman. Come
in here
The delegates and the friends accom-
panying them, and this includes the Ia
dies. were unit for Bryan and all that
he stands for. Again the porch, al
though an unusually large one. was too
| crowded for comfort. and the southerners
| trooped out onto the lanw. Today has
been the beginning of the end of the Fair
| view lawn apparently. Mr.. Bryan said
| in part:
| square In the Face.
II invited you to come down in front,
| not because 1t Is time for you to leave,
| but because 1 could not get to look you
| all in the face when YOU were up there on
the porch, and while / do not drink, IL
did / think that when I drank with a
| southern man who has shown the loyalty
| that YOU fellows have. l would propose
| as the toast one which i heard proposed
| once Here's looking You square In the
! face
| There is a great deal in being able 10
! look people square in the face; there is d
| great deal in the openness and the frank
ness and the candor that enables us to
meet everybody on the square and to talk
/ to everybody without reservation, without
| discrimination and without deception.
refer 10 II at this time because | believe
/ that one of the differences between the
! democratic party and the republican par
| ~ In this campaign is going to be that
| the republican party goes out with a
yelled program and our party presents
against it the naked truth (appause) and
/ invites the judgment of the country.
! Il am going to assume that / am going
! to be nominated at Denver.
The Peerless Is Confident.
1T is not violent assumption. because