The sun., 1908-05-25
V0TERS,FO ,FORGETNOYMR. WEIGH
HE MAY DISTANCE BRYAN AND
JOHNSON IN THE BIG RACE.

The Allegheny County Advocate" and MIR.
WEIGH Himself Are for the Brooklyn
Candidate. and Murphy and COnners
Are interested, 1t La said-His Plans.
II you had been bulwark, of the Peoples
rights for upward Of thirty years, standing
like rock against the onfalls on the Money
Devil and spurning offers Of gold and rich
gifts to double cross the human race there
ia really little reason why you shouldn't
be Brooklyns favorite son for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the Presidency no
matter what William Jennings Bryan or
John Johnson of Minnesota or Judge Gray
may think about it. Especially if Bird s.
Coler is for you and the Allegheny County
Advocate has come out in strong advocacy
Of your candidacy.
That's precisely the way John G. Weloh
Of 81 McDonough street, Brooklyn, feels
about 1t. Mr.. Welch is an added starter in
the White House handicap to be- run on
November next. There's been quite ii
bit Of money put down about his chances
in the winter books. At the present time,
1t is true, Mr.. Welch stands about 100 to
in the betting, or write your own ticket,
but he 10 convinced that the odds will shorten
by July Z, when the Democrats get together
at Denver. Then he ought to be as good as
to /, with Bryan favorite, maybe at to S.
Gov. johnson receiving some support at
5 to 1 and other entries quoted at from
10 to to so to1
Mr.. Welch believes that the New York
State delegation will go to Denver ready to
swing the convention for him. With that
backing he expects TO pail the Southern
delegates into line and then to rush the
Westerners away from their allegiance to
Bryan OF johnson. In fact. Mr.. Welch feels
30 thoroughly confident that he is consider.
ing 10 whom he shall deal out his Cabinet
portfolios. He mentioned yesterday John
W. Goff as q possibility for leading Cabinet
place and Justice Gaynor as another. He
is fav orably impressed with the breadth of
| judgment and all round ability of Bird
, Coler. But those things, as Mr.. WEIGH
pointed out. can wait. A President should
| take a good deal Of time and devote much
thought to his Cabinet selections, he added.
| At the Clarendon Hotel last night Mr..
Welch consented to outline his views ON
important questions Of the day. Speaking
of the tariff, Mr.. WEIGH said fatty:
"The energies Of the Democratic party
should be exerted to bring about a mod
fcation Of the tariff in the interests Of the,
people,"
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the naok and Lick AZ anerget;caiiv
aI was the first to come out for prr,per
regulation of the corporatiops.p said Mr..
WEIGH, President Roosevelt is merely fol-
lowing in my footsteps. Bryan is an imi-
tator. If you will consult my addresses
before the Retail Butchers Protective Asso-
citation in 1902 you will see that deserve
the honor.
Mr.. Welch would go very slow spending
the feople money 10 puy %arshiPs ana
inorease the sMnoihg army ne SHOOK ms
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general