The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06

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Lincoln, to-day issued the fol-
lowing statement in reply.
I'm the course OF his Fourth OF July.
speech to twelve or fifteen out OF the
sixty-cight delegates from Pc e<isyl-
vania, Mr.. Bryan charged tllao the
Pennsylvania delegation was taken
from him By conspiracy. against the
expressed wish OF a great majority OF
the Democratic voters. This statement
lis false. The State convention voted
down a resolution indorsing his can.
5didacy by Il. substantial majority, and
there Is no basis whatever for Mr.
.Bryan's assumption that the members
,of that convention did not accurately
the voters who had elected
them delegates.
Mr.. Bryan personally forced the
Issue before, the people when. In flat
contradiction OF his boasted policy of
noninterference. he came to Pittsburg.
pleaded his own case before thousands
in Exposition Hall. and put his own
candidates. The result OF his fervid
appeals was the election OF three and
one-half Bryan delegates and twenty
six and one-half anti-Bryan delegates
to the State convention.
Other 1nterferencc.
Mr.. Bryan further asserted, with
all tsolemnity, that his opposition to me
for national committeeman was the
first instance xof any interference on
his part in local or. State politics. Ii;
believe he unctuously declared, that
the people of each community know
better what they want done than any
outside person can know Therefore,.
he vtrtuously observed. he has alb
stained iscrupulously from taking part,
In these controversies.
What then, was he dong In KEN
sansy sens d5u1rtnE The lastca for
West Virginia, or his begging appeals
to Democrats In Indiana to defeat Mr..
Taggart? Did he or did he not try
fG I'm he'tsss IN tss aaxsr Sylvan and drive
hat kind OF 'scrupulous Austen
call that. and what particular brand
ing words uttered BY Mr.. Bryan at the
Iroquois Club last December, VIII en- he
stood up and said:
We 0s must forget the past and work
and forgive all. For myself, I may
say I have no grievance. I no longer
Judge man by what he has done.
The future is everything to me. I
in the future.
"smirklng Palaycr."
How can we account for this alb
changed? was not his office by fratd.'
then. as much as in 1906? What had
happened 10 suddenly make 1t possible
for honest Democrats to associate
knows: Mr.. Bryan wanted the Illinois
delegation to this convention. and to
accomplish this purpose he did not
hesitate an instant to eat his own
words.
Mr., Bryan Views me with sancti-
monious horror as a political boss who
shall never be in the party organiza-
tion except ever my protest. as
into councils to betray me. =
My councils, indeed Is the Demo
cratic party really absorbed? Has 1t
no councils? Is Mr.. Bryan the whole
eLet the people rule he
shouts. and forthwith pleads to dictate
act eyer ess and
but also to put the ban on every man
from any State who is opposed stoihis
candidacy OF his platform. Does he
turn his yituperationL against me be-
cause I ANA boss. Not at all. I am no
ing the two oanlpaig gns when I won his
appreciation by trying to elect him.
Besought HI. Aid.
"But there is another#reason. I am
a corporation9m man. Well, T am. I was
in ] sos and 1900. and am to-day. But
I have been connected with corpora
tlons. There is not dollar In any
company which Is not an Incorporation.
OF my own private business, and which,
I absolutely control.
THAT however, makes no difference. !
am a corporation man, but 1t Is
only when Mr.. Bryan is opposed to me
that I am con $idered unworthy of as
ISOLATION with the one living honest
Democrnt. My counsel and my help
are no longer desired. It was not al
ways so. In 1886 and 1900, the late
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