The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
BRYAN ADDRESSES CROWD AT FAIRVIEW Pennsylvania Delegation is Re- ceived With Warmth PEOPLE THF0NG THE YARD Mir. Bryan Tells the Crowd From Penn sylVania To Drop Fractional Fights.
 Tom L. Johnson Also
 Speaks.
PEOPLE THE0NG THE YARD

Fairview Lincoln, Neb, July 4-The front porch feature of presidential cam paigns began at Fairview today. MT. Bryan addressed delegations from eight states to a dim refrain of bursting fire crackers four miles away, and Mrs Bryan saw the beginning of the end Of her lawn.
 A delegation from Pennsylvania, with | much enthusiasm but little brotherly love for National Committeeman Guffey of that state, was the first to arrive at 10:S) o'clock in the morning, and from that time on, with the contributions of the south in the way of visitors, and an in- Aux of holiday makers from the adjoin- ing country, who brought their lunches and ate them for the most part in the bryan backyard to the accompaniment of the resplendent arrival of Cook county democracy of Chicago, headed by brass band and Robert E. Burke, the onslaught on the Bryan green sward continued with scarce an interruption.
 Train after train emptied their loads of human freight at Lincoln into the arms of a large and industrious reception committee. They marched through the streets past flags and bunting and pie lures of MT. Bryan bearing the legend, ! Welcome to Bryan's town,' and took trolley cars for the democratic mecca
 All told the delegations received up to oc clock numbered some 800, to say noth- ing of other visitors.
 Welcome By Bryan.
 MT Bryan beamed upon them; he smiled at them; he welcomed them with cheerful benediction and he told them he hoped to see them pass in review be- fore the White House on March next. T believe" said he that we have an excellent prospect of winning this cleo tion," whereat there were cries of "You bet we will and a high pitched and solitary Bully for you, Billy" which was greeted with frowns by the almost worshipful crowd.
 The owner of the indiscreet enthusl- asm readjusted his badge and sub sided.
 MT. Bryan broke the rule of his political life in responding to the Pennsylvania delegation, the first to ar rive. He commented upon a factional fight in a state tss the disparagement of one faction and Tom L. Johnson who stood nearby, followed with brief talk in whHh he said that he was glad that MT. Bryan had spoken as he dta
 I3was National Committeeman Cuff fey of Pennsylvania who came in for i the scoring. James Kerr of Clearfeld, Pa, charged MT. Guffey with conspir- ing with the corporations to defeat the plain will of the people of that state as to their candidate for President.
 Views of Bryan.
 "The only reason the Commoner quotes" said MT. Bryan, why I ex- farn nfrin i,, in regard to the national committeeman i is this
 That MT. Guffey, your present na- 1 tional committeeman, who aspires to i be a committeeman again, deliberately | and wilfully conspired to defeat what | he knew to be the expressed will of the i democrats of Pennsylvania. You have l primary law in your state.
 Those who favored my nomination. l wheth CT wisely or unwisely it is not for me to say, but those who favored my nomination organized for the pur- pose of presenting that issue to the voters; in every district they put up 1 their candidate and each candidate either openly avowed themselves or | it was written upon the ticket the large majcrity of the voters desired that l should be their nominee. When a political boss assumes to definitely ex- | press lHe Will ol HIS pahy ne Will never | be in. the party organization except over my protest. I have notified MT. Guffey that whenever my opinion has been asked I have stated would re- 1 gard his selection as unfortunate and his membership upon the committee as | an embarrassment"
 Another Fight.
 Another factonal fight-that in Chicago ! between the friends of Robert E. Burke and Roger C. Sullivan-came.t to the front