The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-22
BRYAN AS PRESIDENT.
MAGAZINE WRITER SPEAKS OF men WHO WILL
BE PROMINENT in ADMINISTRATION


Mmsey on Bryan President from which we quote
Mr. Bryan president would revolution in personnel
N methods standards Of judgment In his long career as party
leader he acquired wide knowledge of men, He knows the
leaders OF both parties their personalities their habits of thought
their attitudes public questions The very of his aca int
ance might embarrassment another Mr. R, an To
him with his quckne and confidence of judgment more likely
to mean additional Of bringing ogee just the kind b
advisory family that he would desire.
The element Of picturesqueness which Rooseves pede
do for Rough Riders cowboys tennis bearunters has
introduced into semoicial life would not be lost were
Mr. Bryan president would be amply preserved
council which included the radical Governor Haskell
Of Oklahoma the Cowboy Mayor Dahan of Omaha the
able and ovabe Weaver of Iowa. the cultured and elegant George
Fred Williams Of Massachusetts the brilliant and razorongued
Pegrew the impeuous eloquent Ollie James OF Kentucky
splendid journalistic Waterson the vigorous and magnetic
Tom Johnson of Cleveland and others who will readily
enough mind
Along with these touches color the group there would be
found in more sonber shades personalities udson Harmon
and Melville E. Ingalls, Chief Justice Walter Clark OF North Caro-
Ina whom Mr. Bryan named of full Presidential
stature David Francis OF Missouri and Hoke Smith, OF Georg
ia both whom have the Cabmeabe OF Cleveland Govern
or Folk Stone, rivals for the Missouri SenaorhP Just
now but rivals always devotion Mr. Bryan perhaps James
Wilson Secretary of Agriculture Republican Presidents
great good friend Of all farmers and man whom would De
easy Mr. Bryan regard indispensable at the deParue
whose splendid efficiency will be his monument FeFredet o
Kern who Mr. Bryan promised would be lifted from the
dgmtled CheerfulneSS OF NlCe-fTeSluelldl lll0uoo'
Of fufedged partner the administration Samuel Gompers ana
on Mitchell on behalf organized labor Senator NeWand OF
Nevada real who at last coming ~
appraised at real worth; Governor Thomas OF Cooauo' VA
Wade of Iowa Judge Gaynor OF New YORK lheouoie ~ -
Of California; Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clements ol
GEORGIA Gilbert Nj Hitchcock publisher of the Omaha WoraIe
aid in whom MANY people suspect they the next
era provided the electoral vote doesn't decree IN favor OF o
Hitchcock Of different political stripe for that position Judge @
B Parker of New York Mr. Bryans fd"S 4cHasS WINS >
these and scores of others might be catalogued
Such men as Milard Fillmore Dunlap of Jacksonville ana
udoe Thomson Of Salem linos-boh boyhood chuns SENIOR
mates and close personal friends OF Mr Bryan-nn " ~
without mention Judge Edward F. dunno o. ~ e b i,
of the Bryan spokesman Denver and Wn continue 80 9rb-in
Illinois affairs Bourke Cochran who in 1890 stupeq lo
ley, might also be found among the eject i " P
things have happened
Bryan Men in Congress-
In recent wears Mr. BRYAN has been particularly S.ros
the members of his own party in Congress In ue cay
republic Congressional used TO 40 W % tte ma
Presidential ticket till the comparatively modern u b
tona1 enon was introduced Left to the arDtrane tL,
caucus Mr. Bvan ambition third nomination Mo,' IId
have had about as delicate consideration as "opD
candidacy for chief Of the Macedonian Reform Ie@s
As President however Mr. Bryan would niu 7 7,sro+rre
renreented in the national legS.u
would IL more arenabe than the Republicans nav ,.d
the sva, of Roosevelt There would be no reVoi SUN
had on his hands AS bridge that had al s' lawmakers
y over Bryanism would look good 70 W IA he popular The
As dispenser Of patronage, too MI nisn' to the Ne
element Of basic fundamental intellectual corresponding
brasl. = t n narty IS vastly less potent hal ' | C
opposition 70 Mr. Roosevelt the RepuDnca @ ,9n Of tile
Senator Bailey was considered seriously He has long been
resolutions committee OF the Denver with strong de
set down as anti Bryan; but Mr. Bryan +,an Without
dtt d. ,d h found in the ranks OF "n MI ,urin
or e. g, elbefson Bacon, Clay lene, ;le that La
Tlan Martin and nearly all the rest ecalcants would
Toilette and his little following Of Republican ,d far more effective
find cooperation with the Democrats te are close personal
under Bryan regime ai to Ban community aaa o intellectual and political
interests. ,,her it 5 nearly ce'
If Mr. Bryan should be elected in No's"''S