The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-20
NOT SURPRISED
At THE RESULT
Bryan Did Not Expect Steel
Trust to Defeat Him in
Alabama.
CLAIMED BY JOHNSON MEN
MIMI ESoTA GOVERNOR WAS
NOT so CERTAIN.
CLAIMED BY JOHNSON MEN


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Philadelphia, May 1s-William Jennings
Bryan, who last night delivered an ad-
dress before the Pennsylvania peace con-
ference in session in this city. when asked
To-Day MS views concerning the outcome
OF the primaries held in Alabama yester-
DAY. where he secured an apparent VIC
Tory Tor the control of the national dele
gauon az the Denver convention, said:
Alabama was claimed by the opposi-
lloh, and while the vote Is not surprise
20 me, II attracts attention. because the
returns answered the misrepresentation
Nhlch nave been sent out. The primary
system enables the voters to express them
selves. In this respect our Democrats
IN the south have had an advantage over
the Democrats of some of the eastern
states, where the method of selecting del
egates does not give the rank and file
OF the party such complete control"
Continuing Mr.. Bryan said:
Trusts Took a Hand.
I appreciate very much the fight that
mas been made by my friends in Pennsvi-
Vania and in Alabama, for in Alabama
they had the steel trust to fight and in
pennsylvania they had not only the steel
trust nut several other trusts
In fact. l do not know of anv other
state IN which our people had so much
10 overcome as they had in PENNSYLVANIA
Inc vote which l received here at the
recent primaries answered the misrepre-
sensations that the eastern papers had
made IN regard to the sentiment in Penn
sylvania, and the same may be said of
Alabama"
Mr.. Bryan addressed the Methodist gen
eral conference in Baltimore this after
noon
Cannot Win by Republican Methods.
Interrogated as to his quoted statement
10 the effect that the Democratic party
IN this state was not likely 10 succeed
until the leaders had abandoned Republic
an methods, Mr.. Bryan said:
My remarks did not apply to Pennsyl-
Ndnl2 more than To some other eastern
states, where the corporations have
worked through the Democratic party as
We'll as the Republican party. Havemeyer
some years ago testified that the sugar
trust contributed money to both parties
and more recent disclosures have shown
the same thing. Just as long as the
Democratic organization is under the con-
troll of predatory interests, our party has
no chance. Our only hope OF strengthen
ing the party is 20 have an organization
IN sympathy with the voters and one
which viii give to the voters an aSsuT-
ance that their wishes will be respected
and their interests protected.
How 1t Works in Pennsylvania.
In Pennsylvania the returns show that
the Democratic vote has decreased in pro-
portion to the total vote during the last
twenty years. We cannot hope to rival
the Republican party in securing the sup
port of the corporations that have been
controlling politics We must secure the
support of the voters, of the rank and
file-Of the producing classes; and this
cannot be done by imitation of Republic
an methods. Where the corporations con-
troll they first secure the leaders and
then the leaders, through the machine.
force their viii upon the voters"