Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02
BUSY DAYS FOR
BRYAN NOW ON
.FAIRVlEW WANTS TO GIVE
NOMINATION NOTICE
Today Will Receive Visit from Charles
A. Towne-Refuses Also to Dis
cuss Candidacy of Latter,
or Others
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Neb., July IA move
ment with much local enthusiasm
back Of it has been started here to
have Mr.. Bryan, in the event OF his
nomination for the presidency in Dem
yer. receive the notification committee
at Fairview.
In advance of the action of the con-
vention this question is one on which
Mr.. Bryan will not talk.
Mr.. Brown of Lincoln and Thomas
Allen, Bryan's prother-in-law, were IN
conference with the Democratic lead
ers at Fairview last night, but details
were kept secret.
Among many of Mr.. Bryan's friends
it is believed valuable political capital
could be made by having the notitica-
ton take place in some large city, pre-
ferably New York. 1t is argued that
the natural enthusiasm of such an oc-
casion should be made the most of as
a campaign asset.
Mr.. Bryan rose early today and with
his secretary, Robert F. Rose, renewed
his attack on an immense pile of cor
respondence.
Mr.. Bryan receives on an average
of 5000 pieces of mail daily, and even
with the assistance of his brother,
Charles w. Bryan, and staff of
stenographers, is unable to make much
headway in answering the multi
tudinous inquiries from all over the
country.
Aside from the visit of Charles A.
Towne which Is scheduled for tomor-
row morning, Mr.. Bryan expects few
visitors before Friday or Saturday. On
these two days many delegations will
be passing through Lincoln on their
fIaA Ant Ion
does not open until July Z the delega-
tions and political clubs will have suffi-
cient time to stop here long enough to
pay their respects to the Nebraskan.
viii Be Banquet Guest
Mr.. Bryans first public engagement
before the convention is scheduled for
Friday night, when he will be the
guest of the Iowa Travelling Mems as
ISOLATION at a banquet. Mr.. Bryan,
however, will make no speech.
81 will let others do the talking" 4"
said he today. They've heard me too
often. Just a few remarks, that's all. :"
When Mr.. Bryan was shown the re-
port that he was credited with favor
ing John IS. Stanchfield of New York
for vice president in the event that
Judge Gray is not available, he said:
1.-THE vice presidency is matter 1
will not discuss
The vice presidency undoubtedly will
be discussed this afternoon when
Charles A. Towne visits Fairview,
however Mr.. Towne is due here at
9:35 p. m. On Mr.. Towne's candidacy,
as on others, Mr.. Bryan is silent to
interviewers.
Prior to Mr.. Towne's visit, close
political friends of Mr.. Bryan dis
cussed both Towne and Stanchfield. 1t
was the general opinion that Judge
Gray is the leaders favorite, but he
is disposed to keep hands strictly off
the matter.
81 have known Mr. Bryan intimately
for years, and am a delegate at large
to Denver said Mayor Brown today.
"Yet Mr.. Bryan has not intimated to
me that he desires me to vote for any
particular vice presidential candidate.
personally / am for Judge Gray. I
believe he would be strong with the
labor and with the business interests
alike. I have seen it repeatedly stated
that Mr.. Towne claims that Mr.. Bryan
favors his candidacy l believe, how
ever, that Mr. Towne is mistaken. Mr..
Bryan is supporting no one at present
so far as his friends here know"