The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05
.DENOU.NCES GUFFEY
FROM FRONT PORCH.
Party from Pennsylvania Listens
and Applauds-Eight States
and Two Cities Pay Re
spects to Nebraskan
at His Home,
in Lincoln.
INcoLN. NER.. Jnly 4.-rh

presidential campaign began al
l-A Fairyiew to-day, when Mr.
Bryan addressed delegations
from six States to a faint refrain oil
bursting firecrackers four miles away
and Mrs. Bryan saw the beginning oi
the end of her lawn. A caravan from
Pennsylvania. with much enthusiasm
but with little brothery love for MAJ
tional Committeeman Guffey. OF that
State. was the first to arrive.at 1890
O'Clock in the morning, and from that
time on-with the contributions OF the
South IN the way OF visitors and an
influx of holiday-makers from the ad
jacent country, who brought their
lunches and ate them for the most
part in the Bryan back yard-until
the Respondent arrival OF the Cook
county Democracy, headed by a brass
band and Robert Burke. the onslaught
on the Bryan greensward continued
with scarcely an anlinterruption.
Beams on Them.
Train after train emptied It's load
OF human freight at Lincoln into the
arms of a large and industrious recep-
tion committee. Delegations marched
through the streets. past flags and
bunting and pictures OF Mr.. Bryan
bearing the legend: Welcome to
Bryan's town" and participated In a
none too sane Fourth OF July celebra-
ton finally taking trolley cars for
the Democratic Mecca.
All told, the delegations received up
to o'clock numbered about 500, to say
nothing Of other visitors. Mr. Bryan
beamed upon them; he smiled at them !;
he welcomed them with cheerful bene-
,diction. and he told them he hoped he
would pass. them In review before the
White House on March 4th next. He
broke the rule Of his political lifc In
responding to the Pennsylvania kele-
CATION He comm e1.ted on ractional
fight an a State to the dispara cement
of one faction, and Tom L. Joinson,
who stood nearby followed with a
brief talk, In which he said he wal
glad that Air. Bryan had so spoken &.
slaps Mt Guffey.
It was National Committeeman Guf- :
fey, OF Pennsylvania, who came in for
the scoring. James Kerr. OF Clear
field, Pa charged Mr.. Guffey with
conspiring twith3the corporations to de-
feat the plain will OF the people OF
that State as to- their candidate.
The only reason" said Mr.. Bryan,
why I expressed an opinion in your
own State In regard to the national
committeeman is this: that Mr. Guffey,
your present national committeeman,
who aspires. to be a committeeman
again. deliberately and wllfully con-
spired to defeat what he knew to be
the expressed will OF the Democrats
OF Pennsylvania. You have primary.
law in your State. Those who
favored my nomina ation-whether WISE
ly or unwtsely, 1t is not for me to say
but those who favored my nomina-
ton organized for the purpose Of pre-
senting that issue to the voters In
every district they put up candidates.
and each candidate either openly
avowed himself or it was written upon
the. ticket. The large majority OF the
voters desire that I should be their
When political boss assumes to
defy the expressed will OF the party
he will never be In the party organlza-
ton. except over my protest. l have
notified I'll, Mr. Guffey that whenever my
opinion has been asked I have stated
] would regard his selection as .unfor-
tunate. and his membership upon the
committee as an, embarrassment."
Alabama Enthusiastlc.
National Committeeman Josenh,,. !.
Daniels, OF Raleigh. y. C.; John w.
Mrs, Tomlinson ana son
Bryan, OF AL a bama Tom L. Johnson, OF
Ohio; Governor Noel, OF Mississippi.
and Governor and Mrs. Bower we're
at luncheon at Fairview to-day. Mr..
Daniels said his State would n give
Bryan Its solid support until he was
nominated. He believes the Denver
should adjourn the first day
out OF respect for former President
Cleveland: : He will oppose any resolu-
tion likely to stir up conflict, but
thinks suitable memorial should be
8 Florida celebrated It's arrival with
the announcement that the delegation
from that State has PIE sidential can
didate, in the person Of Governor Bro
ward. Former Governor Jennings mad
the announcement. saying that Bro
ward would receive the support OF
the Florida delegation at least on tho
first ballot
The Alabama 9 legation was one
(ContInued on Second PaEe.)