The Washington herald., 1908-07-17
JAMES is CALLED
TO SEE Mr. BRYAN
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order 10 avenge the slap al Debs made
by Taft IN the Phelan case. when he told
the defendant that he was sorry he Old
not have his leader. Debs. before him. so
that he might put him In prison for
twenry-four years No fight viii be made
against Cannon in his home district this
year It is hopeless Labor's only hope
OF getting I'D OF him is by electing
Democratic Congress. and that is what
viii be done"
Denies Negroes story.
SIr. Bryan's day was mixture OF
business and pleasure Part Of the time
was spent at his correspondence. but
most Of the afternoon was devoted TO
visitors a telegram came to him this
afternoon from the Baltimore Sun. stat
ing that Bishop Walters. Of the African
Methodist Church, had declared that Mr..
Bryan had given nlm an assurance that
he believed the Brownsville affair was
plant" and that he would appoint
negroes TO office EIr. Bryan replied;
The report IS not true I have refused
TO discuss the Brownsville case, and I
have not discussed the appointment Of
negroes"
La Toilette 10 Be There.
Considerable perturbation was caused
in Republican circles to-day by the dis
covery that on the day OF the Bryan
notification Senator La Toilette is billed
10 speak at a Methodist Chautauqua here
The more fearful Of the faithful express
the belief that the crowd OF la Toilette
Republicans. attracted 70 Lincoln by the
Senator. might pass the afternoon listen
ing to Bryan with disastrous effects
The fact that both will speak here on
August p is hut a coincidence The la
Toilette date was made several months
ago. and neither OF the orators knew
Of the clash in dates Bryan has on
different occasions paid his compliments
60 Ia Toilette as a man Of sincere pur-
poses. and appropriated his rejected
plank at the Chicago convention
The Republican State committee has
been looking with some alarm on the
food Of Bryan enthusiasm and talk
about Lincoln. and proposes 10 take
steps shortly 20 prove that the city Is
not going 10 give a majority 10 the can
didate. as the Democrats have been
claiming.
Bryan has been very kindly treated by
the Republicans so far in this campaign.
although there are indications that paru-
san spirit is rising
Have Bryan Pictures.
Most Of the houses on the way to Fair
view have Bryan pictures displayed in
their windows. and they have appeared In
many other houses. The local Democratic
committee has had men out requesting
the privilege Of putting these up without
any charge Outside Of d few stationery
stores there is not a Taft picture Up in
the town. but the State committee IS
going 10 remedy il by distributing Taft
pictures as soon as they can be got
state Chairman Hayward and National
Committeeman Rosewater so 10 Colorado
Springs next week 10 confer with Chair
man Hitchcock about the campaign. Ne
brasEa is in the Rocky Mountain district
one Of three created by Hitchcock Gov
Cummins. Of Iowa is being billed TO
make speeches in Nebraska IN September
Good Roads Fixed.
That partisan hostility TO Bryan does
not extend 70 the county officials is shown
by the fact that they have ordered both
roads or streets leading 10 Bryan's house
graded and put in shape for the notihca-
ton. and have ordered all property own
ers along the way 70 cut down their
weeds.
AIr- Bryan tried his hand at trust
busting to-day. The victim was youth.
who cIaimGd 10 all other aspiring boy
merchants that he had the exclusive
right TO sell pop or the Bryan grounds
the other boys appealed to Bryan. and
on their declaratio that they were Demo-
Gratis he told them 10 start business The
price OF drinks remains the same, how
ever