Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-17
BRANDS
BLACkB|SHOP
ASFALS|F|ER
DENIES INTERVIEW ON
BROWNSVILLE IMBR0GLl0
Commoner Decides to COnfine
Himself to Issues Contained
in Platform and Leave Negro
Question Alone.

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.l
Fairview. Lincoln. Neb., July 16.-
William j. Bryan does not intend to
be drawn into the Brownsville case
if he can help it. In all his conver-
sations with visiting delegations and
others he has carefully refrained from
talking on that subject and today he
put the brand of untruthfulness upon
an alleged statement by Bishop Wal
ters Of the Afro Methodist Episcopal
church, to the effect that he had as.
sured a negro delegation that he re-
garded President RoOsevelts action in
that matter as unjust. At the same
time he also denied another alleged
Interview of the bishop that he had
discussed the appointment of negroes
to office. These declarations were
called forth by a telegram from tho
Baltimore Sun nquiring as to the
truth Of the statements, said to have
emanated from Bishop Walters. To
the newspaper men at Fairview Mr.
Bryan said that he had not and would
not take up any issue not contained
IN the platform.
Mr.. Bryan spent a fairly busy day
today. Delegates returning from the
Denver convention again made pill
grmages to Fairview. where they con-
ferred with Mr.. Bryan after the COM
ing campaign. Mr.. Bryan impressed
them all with the necessity of orga-
nizing political clubs and exerting ev
cry effort to poll the full democratic
vote in November He believes that
clubs of that character win contribute
very largely to democratic success. The
visitors all left with pledges of hearty
support and promises to get the demo.
cratic voters to the polls. They came
from Illinois, Alabama, Nevada and
Texas.
A telegram from w. II. Dunphy, of
Walla Walla, Wash, conveying the in
formation that Eugene Tausicl demo-
crat, had triumphed by good majir-
ity over w. p. Mexican, president of
the local Taft club i'm the mayoralty
contest in that city was about the
most pleasing news of the day to Mr.
Bryan, who regarded it as an augury
of what will happen all over the coun-
try.
The visit of Representative Ollie
James. of Kentucky, and John Il.
Lamb. of Indiana late in the after.
noon gave rise to further gossip re-
gardng the craftsmanship of the ma
tional committee Nothing was given
out bearing on the business Which
brought them here, but it Is known
that Mr.. James came at the special
invitation of Mr.. Bryan and that the
question of the national craftsmanship
was discussed A prominent western
democrat who accompanied Mr.. James
from Denver to Lincoln is authority
for the statement that Mr. Bryan
strongly favors Mr.. James for ma
tional chairman. He added that the
appointment had in fact been tend
cred TO Mr. James, who, in all prob
ability win accept although he pre-
fers to take the stump in MIR. Bryans
behalf.
Among the other callers were Her
man Schultes of Washington, ID. c.
a labor leader: j. T. Callahan. Of
Hoyoke, Mass, who was chairman
of the committee of credentials OIL
the convention, and George r. Stein
dorff, of Davenport Ia, but formerly
of Omaha, who conducted Mr.. Bryan's
campaign for seat in congress.