New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
BRYAN SILENT ON NEGRO
Denies Bishops Assert'ons-WW
Not Discuss Brozcnsuille Case.

Lincoln Neb., July 16.-Willam ). Bryan uo - =,
intend be drawn into the Browns"iiie
can heIp it. In all his conversations Win si3
delegations and others he hasscarefully refraiheo
from talking on that subject, ana Io-uas no p
the brand Of untruthfulness on an assefNoH ~
.ributed to Bishop Walters, OF the African 80. !,
dist Episcopal Dhurch TO the eilect 'i ~ -.
assured a negro delegation that he regaroeo r'e'i-
dent Roosevelt's action in that case as uhJus'-
At the same time Bryan denied that ne nau o-A
cussed tie appointment of snegroes TO ONCE as
quoted by the Bishop in an interview. ih - -
larations were called forth by a seiesial -. :.
..phs Baltimore Sum nquiring as to the tfntn VI
the statements said to have emanated from nisnop
v.,t.re To the newspaper men at Fairview MI
BRYAN s9id thai he had not discussed ana "ouiu
not take up any issue not contained IN lne pi'i
Mr. Bryan was fairly busy to-day. Deies+iues
turning from the Denver convention lfaue pe 81
ages TO Fairview, where they conferred Win 'le'i
leader about the coming campaign MI. DisAi .
,,rassad them ALI with the necessity OF orgaiiiZihe
political clubs and exerting every ehort ~ p0t 80
full Democratic vote in November ne Do' =,
that clubs OF that character VIII CONTINUES 20 90,
20 Democratic success The visitors all ieit MN
with pledges of hearty support ana Pio'l-se8 " -
+be Democratie voters to the polls Ihey cah'0
from Illinois Alatama. Nevada ana leAas,
rho visit of Ollie James, of Kentucky ana Iohii
u Lamb of Indiana, late in the aite' ioo
rise to further gossip regarding tfe oha' &c. nt
of the national committee. Nothing was gwen o0'
,,..,,, ~, tho business which brought them here'
hut it is said Mr.. James came at the specai NV
tation of Mr.. Bryan. and the hatlonai o'ia '-
ship was discussed
nrominent Western Democrat who accompanied
Nv lanes from Denver to Lincoln is authority ior
the statement that Mr.. Bryan strongly lasois Nj
Iau,es for national chairman. He ADDED tildt I'o
annoin.tnent had iii fact, been rendered 10 aAI
lanes who in all probability, would accept d
though lie preferred to take the stump III WI
Bryan's behalf.
Among the other callers were Herman ohui'ei''
Of Washington d. G., labor leader; D. L. taiia
han of Hoyoke, Mass, chairman Oh 'he No''I
,,,ft+ea on credentials of the conventlon' Johh j.
sterosdorf of Davenport, Iowa, formerly OF Ofhaha
and who conducted MI Bryans campaign fof
seat in Congress 49, j.
The defeat yesterday of Taft man tor Mayor VI
wsua waIla Wash was the cause of much
jubilation at Fairview to-day
Mr. BRYAN declared that the election was sig
nifcant in that it showed to the country that 'ae
Democrats had been justified in their forecasts
of the trend of political sentiment Throughout the
country
A band of five labored increasingly to-uaS
in the hot sun poughng the grass IN the rodu-
way leading to the Bryan home and putting the
thoroughfare in shape. It discovered that the
reason for the activity desire that the ROAD
visit of the notification committee on August L.
The work was ordered done by the board OF county
commissioners Of Lancaster County, all of Who1n
are Republicans, and their action Is much appre-
ciated at the Bryan home.