Albuquerque citizen., 1908-04-21
REVISING BRYAN
PLATFORM
DRAFT |
Governor Haskell and the Me-
brdSkdn Form Mutual Ad-
mirdtion Society.

Guthrie, OK, April 2l.--Wlliam j.
Bryan's draft Of what he believes
should be the next Democratic ma
tional campaign platform is in ok
lahoma Mr.. Bryan sent it to Cover
nor G. y. Haskell with the request
that Mr. Haskell make such changes
i'm the text ~ would strengthen the
document The proposed platform
is said to he practically the same as
that of four years ago.
a month or more ago,when Gov
eruor Haskell went to Lincoln, Neb..
and made a speech, he urged Mr..
Bryan to stand on his record and to
define no new issues in the campaign
platform. In addition Mr.. Haskell
suggested that the platform should
be as brief and compact as possible,
stripped Of such redundancy as a
committee Of lawyers might write
and that here and there should be a
terse catch phrase. something like
the "cross OF gold and crown of
thorns," that could be used effectively
by platform orators Mr.. Bryan is
quoted as saying that he would com
ply with Mr.. Haskell's wishes.
tense admirer Of Mr.. Haskell and the
latter reciproCates the admiration.
Okiahona's Constitution His Creed.
1t is said that Mr. Bryan will make
the oklahoma state constitution and
| subsequent legislation in the state the
basis of his campaign, should he re-
ceive the presidential nomination
/ Replying to the charge of the Re
/ publicans that he is q dreamer and a
theorist he will hold up the Okla
/ homa constitution and that of the
/ United States. He took part in the
/ campaign for its adoption. Naturally
, Mr.. Bryan should encourage friend
/ ship between himself and the man
! who dominated the making of the
! constitution. Governor Haskell. He
! has asked Mr.. Haskell to serve on
! the committee on resolutions at the
! Denver convention and to participate
as speaker i'm the national cam
/ paign. More than that he has eX-
! pressed the wish that Mr. Haskell
| should be his campaign manager.
Mr.. Haskell is ambitious politically
and has said that he would not ac-
cept this offer. fearing that he might
acquire a reputation as political
fiXer rather than as a statesman. 1t
Is known here that Mr. Bryan has
said if he should be elected president
ne would be pleased to have Mr.. Has
kell in his cabinet as secretary of the
treasury. The depostors' guaranty
banking law, now in operation ir
Oklahoma was championed by GOV.
ernor Haskell and taken by him from
a bill introduced in Congress by Mr.
Bryan.
Bryan and Haskell Very Thick.
, An evidence of the personal anC
r political esteem in which Mr.. Bryan
holds Mr.. Haskell is the fact tha
a speech made in Wichita Kas.. b,
, Mr.. Haskell will be published as
Democratic national campaign docu
? ment at the request of Mr.. Bryan
I Mr.. Bryan asked for the speech whe
| II was made in Des Moines. Ia, bu
p at that time Governor Haskell di
not have it in manuscript form. TIL
= speech was taken by stenographer
/ in Wichita and was received today b
o Governor Haskell for his APPROVAL T
= give Mr. Haskell further distinctiO
. | Bryan has requested that the Okla
= homa delegation to the Denver con
- vention route its train by way of Lin
coin, Neb., where the Oklahoman
will disembark and be entertaine
at the BRYAN farm.