New-York tribune., 1908-07-21
FRIGHT FOR BRYAN
Belieues for Time 4nti-InJunct'on
Plank Is JOkfr.

lincoln Neb July 2O-Innuential Eastern Demo-
crat. have told William J. Bryan that. IN their
opinion the anti-injunction plank OF the Pii'ioii
adopted at Denver was hardly worth the paper II
was written on the reason alleged by them neing
tbat the David B. Hill bill, passed by the Senate.
which is specifically indorsed by the Democratic
plank simply carried out the common la" pro
vision granting Jury trial In contempt cases a'
the option of the presiding judge
The plank was drafted on the assumption lha'
the Hill bill was passed only after 1t had been
amended by Senator Allen. Of Nebraska, TO make
trial by jury mandatory at the request OF the de-
fendant.
Mr.. BRYAN spent several anxious hours after he
received this information. While reasonably sure
of his ground the allegation that he and the ma
torty of the committee resolutions had been
treked. caused him to worry, and he adm1tteo 'has
he would have an inquiry set on foot
The Associated Press correspondent TINS alter-
noon relieved his suspense by submitting to him
advices from Washington showing that the Hill
BILL as finally adopted by the United states SEN
ate in 1885, provided for summary punishment os
the court In direct contempt cases, but mace IL
mandatory for the court to grant trial by jury IN
all cases where such contempt was committed
outside of the jurisdiction of the court ana
where such jury trial was demanded by the ac
cused person.
This was the Allen amendment, as Bryan re-
membered # and II cleared up what threatened to
become an awkward situation for the Democrauc
candidate for the Presidency
The part that the Prohibition question Will pay
in the campaign was talked over between MI
Bryan and Wiley q. Phillips. editor of THE Cali
fornia Voice." of Los Angeles. who Is returning
from Columbus. Ohio. where he was delegate TO
the Prohibition National Convention
1--WE agreed" said Mr.. Phillips, not TO discuss
for publication what was said at conference.
Mr. Phillips however. volunteered the statement
that number of Prohibitonists would vote for
Mr. Bryan against their own candidate. he
thought the Prohibition movement would affect the
in he ST
cede to Taft many of these votes.
| Late this evening George Fred Williams, or bos-
ton, arrived and driven from the station 10
Fairvew by Mr.. Bryan. The two held a lengthy
conference on reaching the Bryan home. where Mr.
| Williams expected to spend the night.
| According to Democratic leaders who have been
| to Fairview and conferred with Mr.. Bryan, the
ability of the Democrats to secure the negro vote
in Ohio will depend largely upon the attitude or
| Senator Foraker. So long he remains outside
| the Republican breastworks. at least as regards
| Judge Taft the Democrats feel assured OF large
| negro support in that state Holding as they uo
the balance of political power. there being some
thing like sixty thousand of them, the negroes IN
| the Ohio campaign will be most important FACTOR
| Should however, Senator Foraker become recon
| ciled and lend his support to Taft 1t Is cohceoeo
that there is little probability OF enrolling sui-
ciently large number of negro voters in the cause
/ Of Democracy materially to affect the result For-
1 ,ner Attorney General Frank s. Monnett, or CO.
| lumbus, and F. H. Moore, of Youngstown, VINO was
| chairman of the last Democratic State Convention
| In Ohio are to-day speeding home after confer
ence with Mr. Bryan last night with Instructions
| to size up the situation.
The first feeling Of hopefulness with regard l."
| Illinois is gaining ground. and while that state
will be carefully looked after has been practically
| determined that the main efforts in the MIDDLE
| West will be directed toward Indiana and Ohio,
| where the Democratic leaders are counting on
] wrestling the majority vote from the Republican
column
| novel method of ascertaining the sentiment oil
the country toward the two candidates Is being
| adopted by number Of Democrats travelling on
| the transcontnental trains through Lincoln For
the last days visitors Farview have kept
| Mr.. Bryan informed Of the results of polls made
by them of passengers aboard their trains. 1t Is
said that the figures highly gratifying to Mr.
Bryan.
One thing is definitely settled, and that is that
the Craftsmanship of the national committee Will
not go to Southern man because of the attitude
| OF the Southerners toward the negro. Although
| Mr. Bryan thinks highly of Ollie James, Of Ken
lucky and his prominently considered
| for the place, the position taken by Mr.. James
| some time ago in favoring dsfranchsement OF the
/ negro made his appointment out of the question