The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-04-05
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DlSCHssIliS INK NV AoiN w oiid :
contention that Bryan is not the ia
vorite of the DEMOCRATIC leaders,
the New York Tribune says: wis
consin, Kansas. Oklahoma and Ne
braska have elected state delegations
to the democratic natnonal conven-
ton instructed Tor Bryan. Action IN
each state was unanimous. The dem
ocratic state committees III Illinois,
Tennessee. Ohio and Rhode Island
have recently declared themselves /
unanimously in favor OF Mr.. Bryan's /
nomination. In only one state so far |
in fact, is any serious opposition be
ing manifested to the Nebraska
leaders third candidacy. That stateI
is Minnesota, whose democratic Cow
ernor, John A Johnson, has just
been Endorsed by the state committee
for the presidential nomination after
a contest which shows that he IS far
from having this, united support of the
| Minnesota democracy In view OF
/ the general support which Mr.. Bryan
/ the theory of our friendly and en-
/ ligrtened contemporaries The New
Yorw World and The New York
Times that this support does not
represent the real wishes and feeling
of the democratic party. Said The
/ Times on Friday III the course of an
article demonstrating MIR. Bryans un-
! availability as a presidential candi-
date:
''He is unacceptable to the East,
he is unacceptable to the South. The
efforts OF himself and ms friends to
f'obtain pledged delegations from the
two great states OF New York and
Pennsylvania will probably fail. The
democrats OF the South do not want
him; they will accept and support
him only because somebody must be
supported, and he is at present the
Iorly man very much in view. 1t j:
, an astonishing spectacle. The party
could cast him off ii the represents
tive men and leaders in all thost
states where the democrats are tree
of Bryan would frankly speak thei
minds, demand his retirement and in
sist upon the nomination OF mar
who could be elected.
at certainly is AN astonishin,
spectacle if the democratic party i
restrained from exprs ssing its tru
'opinion and accomplishing its fxec
desire by the hypnotc suggestion
of Mr. Bryan. How has me bee
able to put a spell on the represen
tative 1nen and leaders OF the stat
ready to tirr away from Bryanism
1t must be remembered that i'll dem
ocratic conventions a bare majorit
is not sufficient to nominate. TIL
: successful candidate must get Il,
support OF tw1o-thirds Of the delegate
present A determined minority cal
therefore. thwart the will of a cor
siderable majority. Why is no e
fort being made by the represent.
tive men and leaders aforesaid,
tfliey have it in their power to defe;
Mr.. Bryan, TO arrange for his r
tirenlent at Denver in the manner
A which Marvin Van Buren, was r
~ ~ II
:. Polk at the famous democratic n
tiona1 convention of 1874, held
Baltimoreo Is Mr.. Bryan so dread
SveTgali that those who are really o
!. ii posed to him are melted to conlplai
ance when he draws near and t'hs
secret tligh resolves to dethrone hi
become politc disclaimers when
s. invites them to a dace-to-face al
B. heart-to-heart talk?
1T seems to us hard TO draw
ir1di-tment of mental Irresponsible
Il against a whole party. No sing
i; organization with over FIVE milli'
:. voters and secure tisc assent OF
nomination Of two-ilirds of the d
- egates to its national convection =
less he really represents the ruli
II fEdeas and tendencies of dhe par
Ii is hardly logical 10 say with q
= breath that the representative n
g and leadsers Of the party have !
s.. strength 70 cast out perpetual {;
didate whom they dislike and {
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