New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
PORCH CAMPAIGN OPENS
BRYAN GREETS CROWDS.
Breaks Rule of Political Life
Gufey Criticised.


from six states to dim refrain OF bursting
irecrackers four miles away. and Mrs. Bryan
saw the beginning of the end of her lawn. A
caravan from Pennsylvania. with much enthu-
siasrn but little brothery love for National
Committeeman Guffey of that state. was the
first to arrive at 10:3 80 o'clock in the morning
and from that time on, what with the contriou-
tions Of the South IL the way of visitors and
an influx Of holiday makers from the adjacent
country. who brought their lunches and ate
them for the most part in the Bryan back yard
to the resplendent arrival of the Cook County
Democracy headed by brass band and Robert
f, Burke, the onslaught on the Bryan green
sward continued with scarce an interruption
Train after train emptied it's load of human
freight at Lincoln into the arms Of large and
Industrious reception committee Delegations
marched through the streets past hags anu
bunting and pictures of Mr.. Bryan bearing tne
legend Welcome to Bryan's Town." to take part
in a none too sane Fourth of July celebraHon'
and took trolley cars for the Democratic Mecca
All told the delegations received up to D O'CLOCK
numbered some eight hundred, TO say nothing
of other visitors.
Mr. Bryan beamed on them, he smiled at thenh'
he welcomed them with cheerful benedlcuon
and he told them he hoped them pass In
review before the White House on March 4,
next.
II believe" said he, that we have an excel
lent prospect of winning this election" Whereat
there were cries of You bet we Will! and d
high pitched and solitary Bully for you, Billie"
which was greeted with frowns by the almost
worshipful crowds The owner of the indlscreet
enthusiasm readjusted his badge and subsidized
Mr. Bryan also predicted that he would De
nominated at Denver.
Mr. Bryan broke the rule of his political life In
ha delegation,
first to arrive. He commented on factlonal
fight in state to the dispara cement of one fac-
ton and Tom L. Johnson, who stood near py
followed with brief talk, in which he said tnat
he was glad that Mr.. Bryan had spoken as he
had.
GUFFEY ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY.
1t was National Committeeman Guftey' Oh
Pennsylva nfa who came in for the criticism
James Kerr of Clearfeld, Penn, charged MT
Cuffev with conspring with the corporations
to defeat the plain will of the people OF that
state as to their candidate for President
THE only reason" said Mr.. Bryan, why 1
| expressed an opinion in your own state IN re-
gard to the national committeeman is that Mr.
Gufev your present national committeeman
who aspires TO be committeeman again. de-
Hberatey and wilfully conspred TO defeat Wha'
he knew to be the expressed will of the Demo-
Gratis of Pennsylvania. You have primary Id"
in YOUR state, under which the voters nave d
right to select the delegates to the national con-
yention Those who favored my nomination
whether wisely or unwisely it is not for me 10
saw but those who favored my nomination Or
eanized for the purpose of presenting that issue
70 the voters in every district they put up their
candidates, and these candidates either openly
avoved themselves or il was written upon the
ticket that was presented to the voter at the
nolls and as a result CT that primary large
majority of the voters desire that sPould
be their nominee. When a political boss as
sumes to defy the expressed will OF their party
he will never be in the party organization eX-
cept over my protest. have notified MI GuIey
that whenever my opinion has been asked
have stated 1 would regard his selection as
unfortunate and his membership upon the corl-
mittee as an embarra ssment
Another factional fight-that in Chicago be-
+ueen the friends of Robert E. Burke and Roger
G SulIivan-came to the front with the visit
of the Cook County Democracy, though only IN
a yelled way.
The weather throughout the day was ideal,
although late in the afternoon the heat became
somewhat oppressive-too oppressive to stand
bareheaded, Mr.. Bryan remarked to members OF
the Chi go party who were standing respect
fully, hat in hand.
orrhose of YOU who are as bald as 1 am will
[
said he. and his lead slowly and somewhat
shame-facedly followed by large number
JOHNSON ARRIVES EARLY.
The political affairs of the day. if there were
anv. were not obvious. Mayor Johnson, whose
Mace as national committeeman for Ohio is
threatened by Harvey CARRIER, came early and
STAYED late in an endeavor to have thorough
| understanding with the Democratic leader. At
noon he was chewing a straw and exchanging
| gossip on the lawn with members of the various
| delegations which were claiming Mr.. Bryan's
time 10 the exclusion of other matters of greater
! interest to the party leaders. Mr.. Johnson re-
| fused to talk to newspaper men until after he
| had a talk with his host. He does not want to
| ba chairman of the national committee, nor does
he look with favor upon any attempt TO run him
! in second place on the ticket
Another Democrat who waited long for talk
with the Nebraskan Judge William Prem
tiss who desired to enlist Bryans sympathy in
| the contesting delegation from Cook County, Ill
Iudee Prentiss shared the opinion of j. w Tom
linson of Alabama (who will succeed Congress-
man Clayton as national committeeman that
w r Hearst will be compelled to support Mr.
| Rrvan with the independence League Mr.
Hears; has demanded certain political reforms
and he cannot with political safety deny the
one man capable of bringing them about is the
argument given. 1t is not unlikely that there
Is already some understanding between the
Nebraskan and the New York publisher Mr.
Bryan's recent editorial in defense of Mr. Hearst
is regarded as evidence of at least a tentative
step toward the restoration OF harmony Charles
| p Williams and Manton NJ. Wyven delegates
from New York also inclined TO this view
II was O'Clock before the last delegation had
departed from Fairview. The Jackson CIub of
Omaha and Ii delegation of forty five persons
from Massachusetts followed the Cook Countv