New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
WON'T SPEAK FOR BRYAN
HAGEN SEES NEW LIGHT.
At Wwphy's Behest He Cancels
Engagement at Cooper Union.

Charles F. Murphy sent yesterday for James
J. Hagen. Tsmmany leader of the 18th District.
who was billed TO make a speech al the Bryan
meeting in Cooper Union tonight. and told
him TO refrain from speaking Mr.. Murphy told
Hagen thar Tammany Hall was not ready to
declare for Bryan: that IL going 70 Denver
unpedged. and that il did not book well for
Tammany district leaders like Mr.. Hagen 70 be
speaking to New York Democrats IN behalf Of
the peerless leader Hagen sent word 70 Col
onel Harry W Walker, Bryan's New York
manager. and cancelled his appointment for
tonight
Representative William Sulzer and ex-Coroner
yucca also were tentatively the Speakers list
for to-night's meeting They. too. have in
formed the Bryan men that they will not be
able TO speak tonight. Mr. Murphy advised
them
Augustus Thomas president OF the Progress
sive Democratic League. under whose auspices
the meeting is TO be held tonight. also can
celIed his appointment TO preside. II Is said
that the death of an actor friend caused Mr.
Thomas to withdraw from to-uight's pro-
granme
The meeting will GO on without Tamnany
help. The speakers vii be Senator Jefferson
Davis OF Arkansas. and Senator I. 3 Gore.
of Oklahoma. the blind orator Mr. Davis has
been waiting for some time 20 speak TO a New
chance
Colonel Walker will preside tonight and viii
pa.r his respects TO Senator McCarren and
William J. Conners. Mr. Bryan has use for
either and Mr.. Walker will tell them Mr.
Conners is in Florida Before going there he
told everyone that Bran was the last man
for the Democrats TO nominate because Of his
overwhelming defeats in this state in 1896 and
1900 The Bryan men say that James J. Hill
has put Corners up to saying this. and that
Mr. Hill is in favor OF Governor Johnson Of
Minnesota
The local Bryan men said last night that
Bob" Davis. the Democratic boss" OF Hudson
County. had surrendered TO Bryan and had sig
nifed his willingness at once to accept place
on the Bryan band wagon They said also that
ex-senator James Smith. OF Newark a thirty
third degree member Of the Predatory Wealth
Lodge Of New Jersey. in whose council chamber
the picture of Bryan has been turned TO the wall
these many years also is coming around to
Bryan. Bryan is scheduled for dinner at Pas
sale. a reception at Paterson and A speech in
Newark on February Z. and il Is said that Mr..
Smith, who had arranged an anti-Bryan Demon
stration. has called it of and will attend ths
Bryan meeting
Mr.. BRYAN will open his campaign in Pennsyl-
vania on February 1. in Philadelphia, and at
mass meeting will pay his respects TO Colonel
James NJ Guffey, member Of the Democratic
National Committee for Pennsylvania. who has
| hurled many a brick at William Jennings Bryan
in the last twelve years
| While William J. Corners is hunting aIligators
in the Florida everglades, Norman E Mack i
doing things with the Erie County organization
Through Mr.. Macks proddtng. the Erie Demo
| cratic County Committee has invited Mr. Bryan
to a reception and mass meeting in Buffalo on
February u A reception viii be given for the
Nebraskan at the Hotel Iroquois in the after
noon
Mr.. Bryan's next appearance in New York VIII
be at the dinner Of the Missouri Society. at the
Hotel Plaza on February 4