Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-07-17
BRANDS
BLACKB|SHOP
ASFALS|F|ER
INTERVIEW ON
BROWNSVILLE lMBR0GLIO
Conmoner Decides to Confine
Himself to Issues Contained
in Platform and Leave Negro
Question Alone.

IBy Morning journal speciai Leased Wire.l
Fairview, Lincoln Neb.. July L.
William ]. Bryan does not intend to
be drawn into the Brownsville case
II he can help It, In all his conver-
sations with visiting delegtions and
others he has carefully refrained from
talking on that subject and today he
put the brand of untruthfulness upon
an alleged statement by Bishop Wal
ters of the Afro Methodist Episcopal
church, to the effect that he had as
sured a negro delegation that he re-
garded President Roosevelts action in
that matter as unjust. At the same
time he also denied another alleged
interview of the bishop that he had
discussed the appointment of negroes
to office These declarations were
called forth by a telegram from the
Baltimore Sun inquiring as to the
truth of the statements, said to have
emanated from Bishop Walters. To
the newspaper men at Fairview Mr.
Bryan said that he had not and would
not take up any issue not contained
in the platform,
Mr. Bryan spent fairly busy day
today, Delegates returning from the
Denver convention again made pill
grimages to Fairview, where they con-
/ ferred with Mr.. Bryan after the COM
ing campaign. Mr.. Bryan impressed
them all with the necessity of orga-
nizIng political clubs and exertlng ev-
cry effort to poll the full democratic
vote in November. He believes that
clubs of that character will contribute
very largely to democratic success. The
visitors all left with pledges of hearty
support and promises to get the demo-
cratic voters to the polls. They came
from Illinois, Alabama, Nevada anc
Texas.
A telegram from w. r. Dunphy, Of
Walla walla. Wash, conveying the in
formation that Eugene Tauslek. demo
crat, had triumphed by good majir-
ity over w. P. Mexican. president OF
| the local Taft club in the mayOralty
! contest in that city was about the
most pleasing news of the day to Mr.
; Bryan who regarded it as an augury
of what will happen all over the coun-
try
The visit of Representative Ollie
James, of Kentucky, and John e.
Lamb, of Indiana, late in the after
noon gave rise to further gossip re-
garding the craftsmanship of the ma
tional committee. Nothing was given
out bearing on the business Which
brought them here, but 1t is known
that Mr.. James came at the special
invitation of Mr.. Bryan and that the
question of the national chairmanshiI
was discussed. A prominent western
democrat who accompanied Mr.. james
| from Denver to Lincoln Is authority
for the statement that Mr. Bryan
strongly favors Mr. James for ma,
tional chairman. He added that the
appointment had in fact, been tend
cred to Mr.. James, who. in all prob.
ability will accept. although he pre-,
fers to take the stump in Mr.. Bryan'i
behalf.
Among the other callers were Her
man Schultes, of Washington. d. c.
a labor leader; j. T. Callahan. o
Holyoke, Mass, who was chairman
of the committee OF credentials o
the convention. and George r. Stein
dorff. of Davenport Ia, but formerl,
of Omaha, who conducted Mr. Bryan
campaign for a seat In congress