The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-21

worth the paper 1t was written on, !.
the reason alleged by them being that
the David B. Hill bill, passed by the
Senate and specifically indorsed by tho
Democratic plank. simply carried out
the common law provision, granting a
jury trial in contempt cases .'in the
Jurisdiction Of the presiding jud dge.,.' E%s
The plank was drafted on the ass
sumption that the Hill bill was passed
Senator Allen, of Nebraska. to make
trial by July mandatory at the res
quest of the defendant.
Spent Anxious Hours.
Mr.. Bryan spent several anxious.
hours after he received this informa-
5tion. Though reasonably sure of 4 his
ground. the allegation that he and the
majority of the committee on reso-3
slutions had been tricked, caused him
to worry, and he admitted that he
would have an inquiry set on foot.
The Associated Press correspondent
this afternoon relieved this suspense
by submitting to him advices from
washington. showing that the Hill
bill as finally adopted by the United
states Senate I'm 1896 provided for sum-
mary punishment by the court In dl-s
rect contempt cases. but made It man
HudlUIy 1Ol4 tlle COQtLt tduI dsIIldls
jury in all cases where such contempt
was committed outside Of the 1urisdlc-a
stion OF the court, and where such 8
jury trial was demanded by the 8ac-s
cused.5 z. ss5ii ..ss
This was the Allen amendment, as
Mr.. Bryan remembered it,Sand 1t clear
ed up what threatened to beco ONE an
awkward situation for the Democratic
candidate for President
Not For Southern Man.
One thing is definitely settled that
because sof the attitude OF the South
erners toward the negro, the chairmnn-S
ship of the national committee will not
so to Southern man. Although Mr..
Bryan thinks highly OF ollie James, ot
kentucky, and his name Was promi-9
nently considered for the place. the po-s
isition taken by Mr.. James some time
ago in favorng the disfranchisem
of the negro, made his appointment
out OF the question from the point Of
view OF the cand ate. III zs5 v
AS to toProhibition.
The part the prohlbltion question:
% ovar P,sy day 5Se aas S!kss MIsa
R.s Phillips. editor. Of the California.
Voice. Of Los Angeles, who ia return
ing from Columbus, Ohio where he{
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billion Convention. z.
We agreed" said Mr.. Phillips, mot
to discuss for publication what was
said at our conference." @
# However, Mr.. Phillips volunteered
the stat atement that a number Of proht-s
bltionlsts would vote for Mr.. Bryan as
against their own candidates He
thought the prohibition movement
would affect the vote In the close
States. and was unwilling to concedea
to Taft many OF these votes. .sF
The appeal OF Mr.. Bryan to the farn-
lers4of tie country for campaig ign oon-
tributions Is bearing fruit, 70 day q
number OF responses We're 5rece fyed, the
sums inclosed varying In amount, rwo5
retired farmers In Omaha, one aged
eighty two and the other seventy-ninaS
years, preferred to deliver their con -s
tributions In person. They b o. billed IN
the pathway to q airytew. and G each
placed IN the hands Of Mr.. Bryan a,s
SIS bill. NJ sS4s5 sss
5 Appeal to Papers. s83ls. sasi s8s
An appeal by Mr.. Bryan to the pems
ocratic newspapers new OF the country to-
begin the collectton OF funds for tho
campaign was one OF the inlportanr$
lhaEpenings OF the day The 9 60 tentefst Y;
\ II II s,visl, every Democratic pspers
wouid begin the OlIccti0n ~ n fslufl \
from, itx subscrihers. ,lere are veEy3
fev Dcmocrats s,yho cu,,lA net Al ford NJ.
iplak ks q small con- rlhMt l0ai aud the 1ees