Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-30
DEMOCRATS TO SHOW
REPUBLICANS FAITHLESS
Peerless Leader Urges Support OF
All Measures Advocated by the
PreSident--FeelS Sure of
Nomination as Shown
by His Actions.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 30.-Wil-
liam j. Bryan will seek election to
the presidency as the champion of
the Roosevelt policies. He has re-
quested democratic leaders in con-
gress to get behind Mr. Roosevelt
in his recommendations and force
the issue on the republicans. Mr..
Bryan's advice surprised some of
the southern senators who attended
the Newlands dinner.
The story told or the dinner by
the senator's who attended is the
topic of discussion in poth the dem
ocratic and republican cloakrooms
Mr.. Bryan did not wait for sugges-
tions from the senators. "If 1 had
gone to the dinner fully determined
to advise Mr.. Bryan to retire and
permit the nomination of another
candidate" said one senator, Il
should not have had the temerity to
have made the suggestion after Mr.
Bryan had been talking three min
utes." The democratic leader, as
soon as the guests were seated be-
gan to monopolize the conversation
by telling stories. He then launched
into a discussion of politics In this
his tone and manner rather than mis-
direct assertions showed that he ex-
pected to receive the nomination.
The People with Roosevelt.
1t was not until he reached dis
eussion of Roosevelt policies that ne
| INDUCED in direct assertions with
| regard to his own ambitions. He
gave it as his opinion that the over
shadowing issue in the next cam
i 4, . u a1f
cies. The people were with Roose-
welt and antagonism from democrats
| would mean their annihilation, he
! said. The voters of the country
were with tine president because ne
was right and would not split hairs
over minor Differences. Mr.. Bryan
/ said it was apparent mat Taft would
! be the republican nominee. The
question would then arise which can
! didate coul0 more confidently be
depended upon TO carry out these
policies. Mr.. Bryan said that hp
was certain the American people
would be convinced that he was
more in accord with what Roosevelt
had tried to do than Secretary Taft,
and on that issue he would be
elected.
No opportunity was given at the
dinner for anyone to discuss the ad-
visibility of presidential candidates
other than Mr. Bryan. The Peerless
one, however, had a suggestion to
make in regard to a running fate,
and it caused much surprise when
he did not mention the name of Jud-
son Harmon. He said that the vice
presidential candidate should come
from the east and I'm this connection
mentioned Ex-Governor Douglass of
Massachusetts,. This name was mere
ly used, however, as illustrative of
the type of the candidate and sec
ton from which he should come
The guests were chiefly from the
south and did not fail to notice that
Mr.. Bryan had overlooked the large
number of southern governors and
members Of congress who had been
mentioned as possible nominees for
second place on the tIcket.
Republicans taithlcss, lie Says.
In setting forth the reasons Why
he believed he would be able TO de-
feat Secretary Taft with the Roose-
welt policies for a campaign cry, Mr..
Bryan said that the developments of
the Roosevelt administration had
shown that the presidents own party
had never given him support
Whatever had been accomplished
had been forced on the republicans
while the democrats III his most i'm
portant fights had stood solidly at
his back. For this reason Mr.. Bry-
an insisted that the democrats
should make themselves conspicuous
i'm urging on the republicans every
measure which incorporated Roose-
Welt policies. His only suggestion
with regard to currency legislation
was an advocacy Of the plan for
guaranteeing deposits.
The democrats have been too
much surprised to reach any con-
clusion as to the effect of Mr.. Bry-
ans advice. When IL becomes
known that the democratic leader
has taken this position it will GER
tainly rekindle all the animosi'y Of
the conservative democrats Of the
east, even if It does not cause re-
newal of the efforts to defeat MIN
for the nomination through an ap-
plcation of the two-thirds rule.
An Anomaly in Politics.
Mr.. Bryan's contention throws
light on all of his recent public
speeches. He has never failed 10
assert that President Roosevelt has