Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-11
BRYAN RECEIVES
OPTIMISTIC NEWS
Henry George Jr. to Aid Democrats.
Gen. Douglas to Form Bryan
and Kern Club In
New York

FAIRvIEW, Lincoln, Neb, Aug. 10.
From the lips of numerous callers
from various parts of the country ana
letters received William ]. Bryan today
heard gratifying reports regarding the
political outlook as affecting ms can
didacy for president of the united
States.
Altogether he had one of the busiest
DAYS since his nomination. In addl-
ton 10 some travelling men the visitors
included Representative Henry u
CLAYTON OF Alabama, chairman of the
committee on notification; delegation
of Christian Scientists from various
parts of the country and 300 members
of the Epworth league, to whom Mr..
Bryan delivered brief address.
knowledge of the fact that Gen;
Henry Douglas of New YORK city mao
organized a Bryan and Kern CLUB,
composed of southerners residing IN
the empire state, brought unbounded
pleasure to Mr.. Bryan. The inIor1na-
ton was contained in q letter received
at Fairview today. Gen. Douglas, VINO
is n native of Maryland. commanded
a brigade in Gen. Lees corps to which
Col. Bryan'S Thlrd NEBRASKA regiment
was attached.
The success of Adlai E. Stevenson,
Mr.. l3ryaE's running mate in lsOO. IN
the recent Illinois primaries tor the
governorship attracted the particular
notice of the Democratic candldate.
while I take no part in the contests
between Democrats before the conVen-
tion or primaries" he said. Il am sure
| will be pardoned in this case If say
that while we had a number of worthy
Democrats aspiring to the governor
ship of Illinois no one among them
was superior in his qualifications 10
Mr.. Stevenson. 1 believe he will make
and will
greatly aid the national ticket"
The visit of Henry George, jr., lasted
an hour. His opposition to the idea of
the guaranty of bank deposits was well
known to Mr.. Bryan, but that Will not
prevent his supporting the Democratic
ticket, for he said he wanted to see
Democracy win in November. Mr..
George is nearing the end of an ex-
tensive lecture tour and when that Is
concluded he intends to take bthe
stump in behalf Of Mr.. Bryan.
"This is the first time in many
years, except in the case of Represen-
tative Littlefield of Maine" said Mr..
George. chat President Samuel Com
pers of the American Federation of
Labor has been in a political hght. II
is very significant"
In the course of his lectures in Kan
sas and Nebraska Mr.. George, in order
to test the temper of his audiences on
the political SITUATION casually men
toned the name of Mr.. Bryan. He
told the Democratic nominee that If
the enthusiasm displayed was any in
dication of the true feeling toward him
those states were surely Democratic.
Mr.. George left on a late train for the
west
The members of the notification
committee are rapidly coming in. To-
morrow important conferences by the
Democratic manag gers will be held in
Lincoln. One of these will be between
Chairman Mack and the members of
the executive committee and the other
between Mr.. Mack and the committee
appointed to compile the campaign
textbook. In the afternoon 1t is ex-
pected Mr.. Mack will go to Fairview,
where he and the Democratic nominee
will discuss the general aspect and
conduct of the campaign.