Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-30
Begin Campaign to Secure Del.
egation For Bryan First, Last
and All the Time
OPPOSITION is NOT ASLEEP
Considerable Opposition to Nebraskan
Among Old Line Democrats-eryan-
ties Prepare to Prevent Repetition OF
ST. Louis Bolt-MiIIer Seeks to Re-
tain Chairmanship.
Special to Times-Republ,can.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 30.-The Bryan
Volunteers of Iowa" has been organ
lied with loyal tried and true Bryan
men in command for the purpose OF
getting delegates to the next national
convention that are irrevocably for
William ]. Bryan. AT the last state
convention of that party the delegates
to the national convention were IN
structed hard and fast for Bryan with
as stringent instructions as could be
given but two of the delegates went
back on their instructions and bolted
for Parker. The organization Of the
Bryan club this year is for the pur-
pose of carrying the campaign into
the congressional districts and getting
delegates who will not bolt.
The avowed purpose of the club is
to "advance the principles of dem
ocracy as taught by Thomas Jefferson,
defended by Andrew Jackson. brought
to the attention of the world by Abra-
ham Lincoln and advocated by w. j.
BRYAN" but the real purpose is to get
the delegates to the next national con-
vention for Bryan.
The opposition to Bryan in Iowa is
not asleep. Attention of Bryan men
has been called to this fact and they
propose to be in the ground early.
There will be a meeting of the state
central committee inside the next two
weeks for the purpose of fixing the
date for the next state convention.
Bryan sympathizers prapose to not al
| low the matter to go by default. TWO
delegates are to be selected from each
congressional district and four at large
and the Bryan men propose to see that
each of the delegates is a Bryan man.
The democrats are for Bryan in Iowa
much as the republicans are all for
Taft, but there are two factions re-
| naming in the party just the same.
even if they are all for Bryan. What
has been known for long time as
the Bryan wing of the party headed
by George r. Rhinehart, jerry Sulli-
van and others haye no faith in the
other people, They believe that if any
of the members of the other wing of
the party get on as delegates they will
be likely to do just as Sam Wright
did at the ST. Louis convention-bolt
BRYAN for some "safe and sane" cam
didate.
Thus far the friends of Bryan have
not been able to detect any open
movement on the party of the anti
Bryan people but they are hearing
rumors. The anti-Bryan people pro-
fess to be for Bryan this year but the
Bryan men will even be suspicious.
They are willing and would gladly see
the anti-Bryan of safe and sane" ele-
ment make no fight for delegates, but
whether they do or not the Bryan wing
is now organized and at work. 1t is
acting on the supposition that the way
| to avoid war is to be prepared for it.
Every democrat suggested for delegate
to the next national convention will be
scrutinized and the tape measure ap-
piled to him.
| George r. Rhinehart, one of the
strongest Bryan men in the state, is
president, and there is a vice president
| from every congressional district The
affairs of the club as in all clubs will
be run principally by the executive
+, committee which consists of ]. B. Sui
livan, Charles O. Holly, James Nugent,
H. G. Cue, w. L. Carpenter, L. j.
Meals is secretary and the president
and secretary are e&-officio members
of the executive committee. Every
member of the club is pledged to pay
five dollars and to guarantee on ad-
ditional member of the club. Branch
organizations are to be formed in
each county and 81 Of the membership
state organization.
The new club was formed Monday
night of this week and by the time
the central committee meets it will be
under full headWay. By the time the
state convention is held which it is ex-
pected will be about April 1. the day
before the annual Jefferson Day BAN
quet. the club expects to have every
thing nailed down for Bryan.
An active campaign is being carried
on by c. w. Miller, chairman of the
state central committee, for re-elec-
ton. Miller is classed with the "safe
and sane" crowd. 1t is understood
that under the primary as interpreted
by the democratic leaders the mem
bers Of the state central committees
will hereafter be selected by the state
convention as whole and not by the
congressional districts. For this
reason the campaign for reelection
must be conducted over the state at
large. Bryan men are not slow in
SAYING that they will oppose the re-
election of Miller Miller is said to
have written numerous letters to
prominent democrats over the state
in which he asks their support for
his recollection and it is understood
that in this campaign is coupled the
scheme to re-elect all the present COM
mittee. This will be done at the con-
vention in June. Reelection OF the