Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-05
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Receptions by ". ]. Bryan
Began at fdiRVieW on
the Fourth
He Roast Guffy in Speech
to Pensy Delegation
/. Which Suits

HILL Julio
Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July A.
The. front porch feature of the pres
idential campaigns began at Fair
view today. &.!g
Mr.. Bryan addressed delegations
from six states, to the refrain OF
bursting fire crackers, and Mrs. Bry-
an saw the beginning Of the end OF
her lawn. A caravan from Penn
sylvania, with much enthusiasm but
little brotherly love for National
comitteeman Guffy Of that state, was
the first to arrive at 1880 o'clock in
the morning, and from that time on,
! with what contributions Of the south
in the way of visitors, and an influx
d Of holiday makers from the adjacent
D country who brought their lunches
and ate them for the most part in
the Bryan back yard, to the resplend-
emit arrival Of the Cook county DEM
Il ocracy headed by brass band and
Robert e. Burke, the onslaught on
the Bryan green continued with
scarce an Interruption. i
81 Train after train emptied loads Of
4 human freight at Lincoln into the
arms Of the large reception commit
tee. They marched through the
streets, past flags and bunting and
pictures, Of Mr.. Bryan, bearing the
/ legend elcome to Bryan's town"
participated in passing the none too
sane Fourth Of July celebration, and
took trolly cars for the Democratic
Mecca. ALI told the delegations re-
ceived up to 5 o'clock numbered
some eight hundred, to say nothing
Of the other visitors.
Mr.. Bryan beamed with them; he
smiled at them; he welcomed them
with cheerful benediction, and he
told them he hoped to see them pass
in review before the White House on
March 4 next.
y IT believe" said he, @that we have
excellent prospects Of winning this
election" whereat there were cries of
sYou bet we will and high pitched
and solitary "Bullie for you Billie
which was greeted with frowns by
the almost worshipful crowd. The
owner of the indiscrete enthusiasm
readjusted his badge and subsidized.
Bryan broke the rule of his polit-
ical life in, responding to the Penn
sylvania delegation, the first to ar.
rive. He commented on the nation
al fight in the state to the dispar-
agement of one faction, and Tom l.
johnson who stood near by, followed
with a brief talk in which he said
that he was glad Mr.. Bryan had
a spoken as he did. 1t was National
Committeeman Guffy of Pennsylvania
who came in for a scoring. James
Kerr of Clearfield. Pa, charged Mr.
Guffy with conspiring with corpor-
atoms to defeat the plain will Of tbs
people Of that state as to their can
didate for president. .sss
1.-THE only reason the Commonol
4 quotes said Mr.. Bryan, s'whyI ex
pressed an opinion in your own state
in regard to the national commit
teeman is this: That Mr.. Guffy
your present national committeeman
who aspires to be committeeman
A again, deliberately and wilfully con
spired to- defeat what he knew to b
the expressed will OF the Democrats
in Pennsylvania. You have primar.
law In your state. Those who favor
ed my nomination, whether wisel.
or unwisely, it Is not for me to say
but those who favored my nomina
tion organized for the purpose o
presenting that issue to the voters
In every district they put up thei
candidates and each candidate eithe
openly avowed themselves or 1t wa
written upon the ticket that a larg
majority of the voters desire that
should be the nominee. When a pc
litical boss assumes to defy the OK
pressed Will Of his party he will ney
er be in the party organization ex
cept over my protest / have mott
fed Mr.. Guffy that whenever m;
opinion has been asked. as hay
stated, would regard his selection