The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-02
BRYAN
WOULD CONCILlATE
FACTIONS
And Bring together All
Wings Of Democracy
Belief That He Will be
Nominated and Elected
Grows Stronger-PiCk-
ing a Running Mate,

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Denver, June 2S.-Bryan believes
that he and his followers should get
closer to what the Nebraskan calls
the Cleveland wing of the party. Bry-
an is for harmony all along the line;
Bryan is in a conciliatory mood; Bry-
an recognizes the wave of respect and
admiration which has gone over the
country for the dead eX-president;
Bryan is keenly alive to the vast and
universal tribute paid by Democrats
and Republicans and by all classes of
citizens, high and humble, to the cour-
age, the patriotism and the sterling
qualities of the only Democratic pres
ident since Buchanan's time. The
foregoing sentiments were expressed
today by Bryan men fresh from Lin
coin with whom Bryan had talked
earnestly and candidly.
They went on to reiterate that Bry-
an wants a Cleveland Democrat to
take the vice presidential nomination.
His first chiice is Judge Gray and he
is eager to overlook the fact that this
famous Delaware Democrat worked
against him and opposed him in the
campaign of 1896 1t is doubtful if
Judge Gray will resign his life place
on the bench of a United States court
to take the nomination. If he will
Bryan will be beside himself with
happiness. If Bryan cannot induce
Judge Gray to take the nomination
H., ,,,sl1 ~, ~, 10 Of
take Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia,
q Cleveland cabinet man, for the Tea-
son that Smith has been unhOTsed in
his state. If Smith had not suffered
defeat, Bryan, failing to induce Judge
Gray to take it, would have taken
Smith and failing in Smith Bryan
thoughts have turned to JudsOn Har-
mon and the holder of a Cleveland
portfolio, and yet, Judge Harmon hav-
ing been nominated for governor Of
Ohio has been eliminated from vice
presidential consideration. Next Bry-
ans mind has been directed toward
Adiai E. Stevenson vice president un-
der Cleveland and Bryan's mate in
1886 and yet Bryan rather thinks Ste
venson is a little too old for serious
consideration All this was related by
BTyan's friends today, friends who
had been in close communication with |
ihe Nebraskan at his home for num- |
ber of days. 1t was related also for |
The purpose Of directing attention to |
Bryan's inmOst thoughts at this time. |
If Judge Gray does not see his way |
Ilear to retiring from the bench to |
become the candidate for vice presi- |
dent on the ticket with Bryan and !
lhould the New Workers indicate they |
would advance Charles A. Towne for |
he post Bryan would gladly accept !
Gowne.
Bryan. it was further declared by
these adheTents who have been the |
Nebraskan's visitors for the last few |
days, pTfeTs that Senator Bailey shall |
be chairman of the committee on res |
buttons and if Bailey is well enough |
TO come here he can have this i'm |
portant Craftsmanship in the conVen- |
tons work without turning a hand !
Senator Bailey, however, is in New |
York, and it is stated here that he has |
recently undergone a severe throat op- !
Grafton.
The Gray-Hoke h-Harmon-Ste- !
venson drift of Bryan's political in
tellectuals together with the Senator |
Bailey feature don't represent alone !
Bryan's desire for harmony. He has |
selected Representative Henry d. |
Clayton of the third district of Ala
bama, to be permanent chairman OF /
the convention. Clayton is not a Bry- |
an man. He is more of a Governor |
johnson man and it is accepted by |
those conversant with the situation in |
the state that had the Johnson men |
started earlier they. could have cap /
tured the entire Alabama delegation. |
The only Democrat not yet in the |
good gTaces of Bryan appears to be |
Governor Johnson. Bryan will prevent |
his nomination for vice president if |
possible although Governor Johnson |
has distinctly stated that he is a |
candidate for first place only. Bryan |
asserts that there are influences be- |
hind Governor Johnson which make
nm HAaONSpbdDAC SilhSI lOI ulSl VI |
second place.
So pronounced is BTyan's feeling to- !
ward Governor Johnson that Bryan
has decided that ex-senator Pittigrew
shall not be chairman of the new ma
tional committee to be selected by |
this convention. He now prefers May
or Tom L. Johnson, OF Cleveland.
Tom Taggart declares that ne is not |
candidate to succeed himself. Pet
tigrew is too close 10 Governor John
sons friends in Minnesota, asserts
Bryan in his conversations with his
personal friends. PettigreW expected
to be chairman of the committee 70
succeed Taggart and hoped to succeed
in the United States senate Al
fred B. Kittredge, of South Dakota,
should that state elect a joint major
ity Of Democrats TO the legislature
next fall. Failing in that PettigreW's
friends have constantly asserted that
he was to be secretary OF the treasury
In the event CT Bryan's election. But
Bryan has now turned on Pettigrew.