The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
BRYAN KEPT BUSY
Many State Delegations Call on
Idol of the Democracy.
Welcome Banners Are Being
Displayed Everywhere.
TOM JOHNSON CALLS.
Cleveland's Mayor Pays a Visit
to Fafrview.
Resurrects the Proposed Govern.
ment Ownership Plank.

pursuing hrecrackers, music of brass
bands and the shrieks of numerous To-
comotlves arriving or are passing with
special trains for Denver, rolled family
out to William ]. Bryan's home, four
miles away today and indicated that
this city. with a presidential party to
lend interest to the day had no idea of
celebrating sane Fourth of July.
With delegations from Alabama, North
Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Okla
homa, Massachusetts, Chicago and
Omaha expected during the day. a re-
ceptlon committee, headed by Mayor
Brown and greatly augmented for the
occasion, was early astir. Its members.
wearing immense badges topped with
rosettes bearing Bryan's picture dis
trlputed themselves among the hotels
and railway stations. Scarcely a win
dow in the business district. whether
owned by Democrat or Republican. but
displayed lithograph of the Nebras-
ans TOWN." William Ford, the color
ed boy. who guarded the portals at
f'alrview, was kept very busy admit
ting delegates and other visitors to
the commodfous porch where the mas
ter OF the house receives the majority
of his callers. Taking advantage of
the holiday people from the rural dis
tricts and neighboring towns fiocked
to Lincoln and many of them took the
trolley ride to Bryan station, as the
conductors invariably announce the
spot where passengers alight near the
Bryan home. Some were content with
a view OF the premises but many en-
braced the opportunity to shake hands
with the man whom they believe will
be the Democratic nominee for presi-
dent.
Tom johnson Arrives.
TAh
land, o., who arrived at 1:45 o'clock
this morning, anticipated the arrival
of delegations in order to have a quiet
half hour with the candidate. Mr.
johnson, who is credited with being
more radical than even Mr.. Bryan dis
cussed with the latter certain propos-
ed planks of the platform and gave
Mr.. Bryan first hand Information of
the factional fight in Ohio. 1t is this
fight which makes 1t apparently GER
tain that M. E. Ingalls,, recently men
toned as a vice presidential candi-
date can not get the undivided sup
port of his own state, Mr.. Johnson is
opposed to him as a member of the
opposition wing of the party in Ohio.
This faction, numbering 81 of Ohio's
46 delegates. according to admissions
by Johnsons friends, wants to trans
fer Johnson's position as Ohio MEM
Der of the national committee to Har-
vey CARRIER. Mr.. Bryan would be
greatly pleased if the strife in this
state could be brought to a close and
will use his influence to effect a COM
promise.
denotes. evidenced themselves when in
with Mr.. Bryan he resur-
rected the government ownership
question by suggesting that such a
plank ought to go in on moral
grounds. He considered it a moral
e., 3 +oI-
street car lines and public
utilities generally against Corpora
tion greed and dishonesty Mr.. Bry-
an, however, considers the government
ownership plank as not being an is
sue this campaign even on Mr.. john
sons moral grounds.
Mr.. Johnson does not want the
Craftsmanship of the national COM
mittee. He told Mr.. Bryan he was
too busy, for one thing. and he knew
of no corporations from which he
might raise campaign contributions
without their requiring legislation or
immunity of some sort in return. Mr..
johnson also frowns on any mention
of himself for second place on the
ticket.
The statement of Alton B. Parker
that Mr. Bryan favors national anti
Injunction plank similar to the
Nebraska plank occasioned great sur
prise here. After reading the Parker
interview from Colorado yesterday To-
cal Democrats who see Mr.. Bryan al
most daily professed astonishment
that the New York delegates had in
formation of the Nebraskan's present
views that they themselves had been
unable to gain from him. 1t is by no
means certain that Mr.. Bryan's ideas
on the matter of an anti-injunction
provision have not undergone a
change since the state plank was
adopted.
He has interviewed many leaders
of the party on the point since then,
but he has confided in scarcely any
one. Mayors Brown of this city and
possibly Dahlman, of Omaha, are
among the very few who know exactly
what Mr.. Bryan wants. OF all the
delegates who have stopped on their
way to Denver and talked with the
candidate none has admitted that Mr..
Bryan went into details as to this
mooted plank. and most of them have
come away saying he merely demand
ed vigorous and honest expression
by the delegates on the subject
The first section of the Pennsylvania
delegation, 81 strong, was among the
first to make the pilgrimage to Fair
view. They were an enthusiastic lot
and boasted two candidates for vice
president, John Murphy, of Sheridan
and former State Treasurer William
H Berry both of whom were mem
bers of the delegation. Many of the
delegates were accompanied by mem
bers of their families ana all boarded
special cars soon after their arrival
for Fairview.
Mr.. Murphy says that 81 of the 6S
Pennsylvania delegates are for Bryan.
Competition is admittedly keen be-
tween the Murphy and Guffy sections
of the delegations and members of the
Murphy section, which formed the
nucleus of this mornings Pennsyl-
vania arrivals are making the most
of their early visit to the Democratic
leader. with a view of securing control