Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-30
BRYAN SEEKING PEACE
Hopes to Conciliate Factions
Which Split OH Silver
Issue in 1896
ALL INTEREST IN PLATFORM
Effort to Be Made to Emphasize Issue
Voted Down by Republicans in Chi
cago-cle~eIand's Death Has Direct
Bearing on Attitude Of Denver Con-
vention.

| ed to the advance democratic guarC
in Denver. where preparations are
being made for the national conven-
ton next week, furthers the spirit OF
Cancellation.
Within d few days the president and
platform makers of the party which
is to contest with the present dominan,
| aggregation next November will be
pouring into this western town by the
scores and hundreds. Right now the
men OF either national or local note
activity scarcely exceed dozen in
number Occasionally new arrival
who has stopped off at Lincoln, Neb.
brings a bit of information that adds
to the interest of things in prospect
| 1t Is significant that these fresh ar
rivals bring, without exception, It'd
! ings that the man who dominates the
! situation, the man who twice has led
his party to defeat, and this year
| barring unexpected accidents, Is to
| lead the fight for third time = Is
concentrating his effort upon harmony
with the idea Of uniting the elements
| that drifted apart in 1895 and never
since have been in close contact.
Cleveland Democrats to the Fore.
| Former Mayor Josiah Quincy, OF
Boston, is being pointed to by repre-
| sentatives of Mr. Bryan as man
who is to play a most conspicuous part
| in the behind the-scenes activities of
| the coming convention. Mr.. Quincy, a
| type of the old Cleveland democracy,
is set down as the medium who is to
bring the conservative and radical
! wings of the party into concord. He
has been in consultation with Mr..
Bryan at Lincoln, and at present is
sojourning at Colorado Springs few
hours ride from the convention city,
awaiting the psychological moment to
put in an appearance and begin his
harmonizing work.
Every effort appears to be in con-
temptation by the peerless leader to
bring back into full brotherhood the
democrats who left the party citadel
when the ogre of free silver raised
us Hedu. bryan SicSc IL iCiNe' "a y
talking in a manner that bespeaks a
disposition on the IDOLS part to make
concessions which will make every
body feel at home this year. The past
is to be forgotten and forgiven. There
is the hope of victory in November,
which is sought to be made the leveler
of all past differences.
Death Plays Part.
The death of Grover Cleveland has
! distinct bearing upon matters con-
nected with the democratic national
convention. 1t is asserted by friends OF
Mr. Bryan, who also were formerly
closely associated with the late ex-
! President, that had Mr.. Cleveland lived
he would have made ii known to his
followers that he had forgotten the
past and that he favored the cause OF
the man who succeeded him as the tit
ular party head in this particular year
and under the conditions that have de-
veloped since the last national election.
It is asserted that Mr.. Cleveland mad
it in mind to make formal statement
at the proper time. Now that the ex-
president has passed away, stories are
being related regarding his reputed
change of heart with respect to Mr..
BRYAN, said to have been commune
Gated to intimate friends during the
last few months Of his life, and the
followers of the former executive are
being placed in the attitude attributed
to him. The Bryan parttsans are hold
ing forth the olive branch to the Cleve-
land men of old; Mr.. Bryan, as stated.
wants Cancellation. What the actual
results are to be very short time will
determine.
interest in Platform.
With here and there a vice presi-
DENTAL boom showing itself in full ac-
ton among field of entries that
reaches close to thirty-some OF whom
are men of prominence and many of
whom never have been heard of before
outside the limits of their home coun-
ties-the real interest in Denver at this
time centers around the platform that
is to be adopted by the convention next
week.
1t is known, as previously stated in
these dispatches that the platform will
follow closely the lines of the Nebraska
state platform, which was written by
Mr.. Bryan No draft of the tentative
platform has yet reached Denver, the
work upon it still being in progress at
Lincoln. 1t has been learned. how
ever, that great stress is to be put. if
Mr.. Bryan has his way upon issues
which the republican national conven-
ton at Chicago voted down. Mr.. Bry-
an already has shouted in clarion notes
this command to his followers: Don't
let the American people forget what
the convention at Chicago refused to
do" That command, it is believed,
gives q key to what the democratic
plan OF campaign this year is to be to a
large extent.
More specific interest attaches to the
anti injunction matter than to any
thing else The interview given out by
Ex-Governor Thomas, of Colorado,
which was contained in a dispatch
from Denver last night, has aroused
great interest and much speculation as
to the trend events may take when the
platform makers get hold of Bryan's
draft of resolutions and begin their
work.
1t is regarded as probable that Mr.
Bryan will make strong stand for the
Nebraska injunction plank in the
platform. but even his friends admit
that if the weight of opinion is against
him he will be very graceful in the
manner with which he will accept a