The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
AGbraskan Comments J pon Use
 of the Phonogfaph
SETTING PACE FOR (. ., P,
Bryan Has Busy Day Seeing Visitors and Conferrine With Party Lead ers-Delegation of Brewery
 Workers Supports Him.

Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., August 4-1n striking contrast with yesterday w. J. Bryan today spent busy day. The tor rid weather did not seem to affect those desirous of taking the long trip to Fair view. They came in great numbers, some on business bearing on the campaign and many purely out of a desire to pay their respects. The procession of visitors began early and kept up until well into the evening. The intensity of the heat did not seem to disturb MT. Bryan very much. He cordially greeted everybody who called and personally escorted large parties through his home.
 Early in the day he gave out a state ment in which he referred to MT. Taft s talks into a phonograph and seized upon the opportunity to express the opinion that henceforth the use of the phono- graph for the dissemination of political speeches would be regarded as a dignified method of discussing public questions.
 MT. Bryan said:
 "The republican papers have been mak- ing fun of me for using the photograph as a means of reaching the public, but since the republican candidate has fol- lowed my example, l presume that the criticism will cease and that this will now be recognized as a dignfied method of discussing public questions. It looks as if the democrats were going to have a hard time this year, protecting their patents from infringement.
 '1he republicans seem bent upon imi- tating not only our platform but our campaign methods. There Is, however, some advantage in the fact that we are setting the pattern this year
 Among MT. sBryan's early callers was l Edgar c. Schmidt of Dayton, O., wine called in reference to plan to reach the voters in the doubtful states with d series of typewrltten letters.
 Mir Bryan thought well of the proposi- tion and MT. Schmidt left today for Chi- cago where he will meet Norman Mack. chairman of the democratic national committee and talk the matter over with him.
 MT. Bryan was very much pleased over the decision of the Secretary of State in confirming the fusion arranged last spring by the democrats and the peo- ples' party This will have the effect of throwing a large number of populist votes to the democratic electors to Me- braska.
 MT Bryan evinced much pleasure at the assurances gwen mn ny Il uSlC5atioii of brewery workers of Quincy. H., and of several farmers from Phillips and Morton countiee, Kansas, speaking for many others that he would receive good ly support from.
 Most of the afternoon was taken up by conference with J. B. Atwood, member of the national committee from Kansas, the conversation being devoted largely to the issues of the campaign, and Mr. Bryan's speech at Topeka, the latter part of the present month.
 The determination of MT. Bryan to re- main at home during the month of De- tober, is not as he stated, ironbound. It all will depend upon circumstances. He said today that it was barely possible he would have to depart from that pro gramme and make some speeches at points where his advisers deemed it most desirable. At any rate, he at present has not fixed upon the time when he will enter the state of New York There are some who think he should go there before the state convention, the latter part of September, but his mind will not be made up until he has held conferences with others of the democratic leaders.