New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
COMMENT FROM ABROAU
English Papers incline to Belief h
Mr.. Taffs Election

| rondon Ju1v 1.-THE London newsna,s
,-adfc4 an interesting contest for the Preside,n
| Of the United States This. they think WIN
1 arise not so much from the differences IN ths
| platforms of the opposing parties as from ID.
! striking personalities of their candidates N,
| Bryan. having dropped the free silver and other
/ extreme planks" is regarded al an acceptabI.
candidate but as likely to stand little ehaucs
| against "7ooseveIt's nominee His only ehanea
/ N ia thought here will be from the suppo-,
| given him by the labor party. but this II ey.
| pected 10 be more than balanced by the scces-
sion Of the business community TO Mr. Tar
J "rbs Daffv Chronicle regards Mr.. Brya,s
| noIfcy as the same as that oT President Rooss-
veIt and says that IL is only a question "a
| which Of the candidates its execution shall ~
,ntr,stes Whoever ia the victor. The Chron-
4 fcIe'' says he will be a man od nigh character,
marked ability and distinction
.The Daily Graphic refers TO the speech II
writs1aU Reid. the American Annbassador On
Univ 4 ar the dinner Of the American Society IN
Tondor Mr. Reid said that the United States
had had thirty elections. tha1 each time the re-
i suit had come out all right. and that IL would
| do so in the coming Presidential election. even
| II his own preference were not gTafifed Hs
1 said that the Americans were learning 10 apprs-
ciate the candidates whom they chose. and rs-
| farred TO the sharp antazoaisrns during the e..
cfa
hardly any one had gone TO his grave with
more respectful and general regret from citizens
representing all parties
.aThis" saws "Tne Daily Graphic gives ux
,na measure of Mr.. Bryan's sober evolution
Whatever is really good in the Democratic creed
is already an integral part OF the policy Prssi-
dent Roosevelt is bequeathing to Mr. Taft
Hence there is no serious political issue n
will be exclusively question OF persons"
'-The Saturday Review" thinks that Mr. Bryan
has an advantage in being more prominent than
Mr. Taft. and suggests that the Nebraskan may
obtain strong support from the Pacific slope by
the adoptfon Of Congressman HObson's naval
views
THE Outlook thinks the odds against Mr.
| Brvan are 50 enormous that only landslide, Of
| which an present there is no sign. wipe
them out
| Many of the London newspa pers print the
proceedings of the convention at Denver and
the nominations of the candidates for the Pres-
dency and Vice-Presidency without comment.
THE Times in editorial says.
1T would be rash to prophesy, but it seems
unlikely that Mr.. Bryan will 60 10 the Write
House He never has had the opportunity ot
showing whether he possesses capacity for con-
structive work. and his speeches and writings
seem to be as deficient in originality and states
manship as they are in elearness and conference
of thought Still. he is personality and real
power among his own people. and the bulk o.
his party will fight strenuously for his sue
cess
Berlin. June 11.-AU the newspapers this
morning print the news of the nomination by
the Democratic National Convention at Denver
of William J. Bryan for the Presidency Of the
United states but most Of them without
ment. The "Boersen Zeitung,7 National Liberal.
says:
Mr. Bryan Is very sympathetic personality.
His great eIoquence is due to his speaking his
conviction. He is a of weight and mag
nihcent agitator, but hardly statesman"
The '-Morgen Post" the Radical Democrats