The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-08-05

EAs srATENlENT IN RESPONSE
TO ADDRESS OF ACCEPT.
ANCE READY.
Coz Printed Copy In Advance-Has
Also Resolved His Own speech I'm
Hin Mind-Nlsck Not Considered
Satisfactory % Manager.


last with the subcommittee. william
J. Bryan said that tomorrow after
noon he would have statement Z,
give out on the speech Of acceptanc,
OF his rival for the presidency, vii
liam n. raft. Mr.. Bryan talked a
II he were ready today to give out tn,
statement. but that - q matter o.
form hs would wait the publication
Of Judge raft's speech before making
pubiic comment on Il.
In . witty speech last night at the
rotstsring weekly sxsrcisss Of the Ak.
sar-Bsa st Omaha Mr.. Bryan said
that NJ then felt IKE replying to GER
tain features Of the TAM speech &C.
eepancs. . copy OF which he had
carefully rad. but he did not know
but that q the last moment Il would
- revised By an authority "highsr
up," and. therefore should he then
ccmmsnt upon Il he might speak OF
semsthing that had no ofnciai ex-
tr(snce.
n y undsrytood that Mr.. Bryan has
bssa = pssasssion Of . copy OF Judge
Tsfs's spssch for several days. Over
two wsshs aGo ne expressed desire
30 ob>ain copy 1t as early date be-
tore IL delivery as practicable. and
u - presumed that his wah was
oruka0ed.
~ 10 his own speech OF acceptance,
70 - delivered here August ls. MIR.
Bryan asserted this afternoon that ne
had pretty thoroughly revolvsd 1t in
hte mind and that the work OF COM
plstins II wss mere matter Of detail
vhich would not involve much labor.
II p seated that enc Of his main ef-
forts viii b to make Il much shorter
Than the TAN speech in order to
guarantee the widest possible pub
. ltcity. Friends who have discussed
the subject with Mr. Bryan say they
Judge his speech OF acceptance viii
not b. much over half the length Of
Judge Tafrs. although Il viii deal
ltEankiy with every topic taken mp by
'lhe Republican candidate and also
WIN include discussions of themes
not touched upon by his opponent.
The Dsysn speech. II u thought. will
~ ready for delivery to newspapers
by the nrst Of next week.
4 In spite Of the reports apparently
iaspipsd by Norman n. Mack. chair
man of the Democratic national COM
nittss. that Mr. Bryan, wou.i proba-
bly visit Chicago again within the
psxt eoFtnisht 20 confer with the ON.
cers oe the committee on orsaniza-
!, tion of the campaign forces. Mr..
Bryan today that he had not thought
Of mailing the "trip. II 10 known to
b his wish to remain close to home
fron now until his running mate.
John ". Kern. h ofhcially notined at
Indianapolis Of his nomination. Mr..
Bryan will participate to that func-
tioa. the exact date Of which will not
b determined until the time Of the
noinoatioa Of the Republican vice
presidential nominee has been den-
nitsly announced.
Before he went to Chicago las,
wssk u had been Mr.. Bryan's intsn-
sion 10 make . flying trip to New
York. personally 20 survey the iisld
there with the view to deciding upon
. plan Of campaign for the capture
OF that State. Since his return from
Chicaso. however. ne has tentatively
changed his original purpose and now
, may not visit New York until he has
attended the Kern notification meet
ing.
But there can be no doubt of Mr.,
Bryan's strong desire to plunge into
the night for the electoral vote Of New
York State with al Of his old-tims
vigor and fire. He keeps himself in
formed Of developments In that State
and I'm spite Of his inability to obtain
the services OF a man trained In In
dustriai business TO manage his cam.
paign. he Is convinced that he {.
stronger In New York than he eve,
} was before. and that by devoting 9
large share Of attention to the fght
there ne will carry the State.
Some OF his close friends her,
openly express disappointment over
Mr.. Bryan's inability to obtain a,
campaign manager the type of bust
ness man he is known TO have wantet
and which Is represented by william
L. Douglas. of Massachusetts. Will,
they are not disposed to disparas'
Mr.. Mack. they say his experience a
a newspaper man has not trained hi
energies TO coordinate the forces tina