The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09
MIR. BRYAN DECLINED
HERMAN BIDDER, THE NEW YORK EDITOR, ASKED THE NEBRAs-
 KAN TO WITHDRAW.
INTERVIEW WAS \ MOST PLEASANT ONE
Mir. Bryan Was Told That He Could Not Possibly Carry New York State But Replied That He Believed He Would Be Elected Without Thai State.

of callers and of letters all expressive of the best wishes for the political fu ture of w. J. Bryan was interrupted Friday when Herman Ridder, editof of the New York Staats Zeitung called at Fairview and asked MT. Bryan td withdraw from the contest In favor ol some Democrat who could win" The interview was pleasant throughout, but Mir. Bryan did not bolt the Bryan ticket to any appreeiable degree.
 The interview between MT. Riddei and Mf. Bryan was of the frankest nature throughout. Mi. Ridder told Mi. Bryan in as many words that he weuld oppose him openly at the Den. vel convention, but in the event of his being nominated to head the ticket that the Staats Zeitung and MT. Rid der personally would support the ticket.
 MT. Rider told MT. Bryan that it was a matter for the serious consid eration of the latter whether or not he would accept third nomination and wreck the chances of the Demo cratic party to elect it's ticket at the coming election.
 T do not believe you can carry New York state if you are nominated said Mr. Rider.
 T can not agree with you, replied Mr. Bryan, but even though am un. able to carry that state believe 1 can be elected without the electoral vote of New York.
 Later Mir. Rldder gave out the sub. stance of his talk with the Democratic leader, which lasted half an hour. Dur ing the conference he presented 10 MT. Bryan typewriter copy of a pro posed plank advocating the removal of the tariff on wood pulp. to which MT. Bryan wrote across the bottom: "I am in favor of the above plank, just the way 1t Is" MT. Ridder will carry this bit of paper to the conven- ton and there is no doubt of it's be- ing incorporated in the platform adopt cd by the convention. The plank reads as follows:
 Every consideration of public pol. Icy suggest the conservation of our woodlands and the removal of those important duties. which put premium upon the destruction of our forests. Existing duties have given paper man. ufacturers shelter behind which they have organized combinations to raise the price of pulp and of paper and to impose tax upon knowledge The revenues derived from import duties on pulp and printing paper are so small and the benefits to be obtained from the abolition of those duties are so considerable that we indorse the at fitude of the Democratic representa- ives in congress, who unanimously favored the placing of pulp and print ing paper on the free list"
 MT. Ridder talked very plainly on the proposed resolution on the death of former President Cleveland, saying:
 q think the resolutions in this re. gard should be entirely devoid of any. thing ambiguous or of anything that would cause internal strife, and that .he memory of Grover Cleveland Hot bC tHt oubJtCt Ol any quarrel.
 q think undue publicity has been given the matter and do not anticipate that 1t will be the cause of dissension in the convention"
 Being asked how MT. Bryan took the proposition to withdraw from the race for the presidential nomination, Mir Ridder said he smiled but gave no direct reply.
 Our talk was most pleasant one" said Mir. Ridder q told MT. Bryan very plainly that I should go to the Denver convention opposed to his nomination and prepared to do all could to oppose it. also told him that in the event of the convention nominating him I would support him on conservative platform