Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17
HEADED FOR DELAWARE
Bryan Back From His Dash
Through New York State.
GREAT TASK PERFORMED
Over Two Dozen Speeches and Many
Conferences.
PARAMOUNT ISSUE SELECTED
Democratic Nominee Believes People
Are Most Interested in Bank
Deposit Guaranty.
PARAMOUNT ISSUE SELECTED
,cial From STAFF Correspondent.

of running for President there's another
occupation open to him for which he Is
eminently well fitted. Why, he'd make
the finest human comet that ever graced
the sky l mentioned this early this morn
ing to Gov. Jennings. who is managing
/ this one-night-stand tour. and he appeared
pleased. He stopping washing face-he
! thought 1t was his own, but really 1t was
mine, the washroom being tunnel dark
| long enough to agree that the slmlle was
| correct and that Mr.. Bryan was due 10
strike the earth early in November he
thinks, too. that the resulting fireworks
will be worth watching.
| II seems only about four minutes ago,
! and really wasn't very much loaEer' ll.tt
| we were down here in this same nelgh-
| borhood. telling the good people all about
! it, And now here we. are back again ~
| stay long enough for the democratic
| nominee to illumine few of the issues
! that he overlooked the other time but
| in the meantime the democratic comet
| has been clear up to Rochester. mas haue
| couple of dozen speeches, helpcd 10 Or
| ganiZe a democratic club win meih-
| bership OF 1900 of whom 400 are ersl-
while republicans, made more than TWO
| dozen speeches. conferred with a nun
| dred or more New York democrats OF
assorted size and done other Things 100
| numerous to mention. Today Dover VIII
| d
| are down on the cards for speeches, and
| tomorrow night Mr. Bryan will deliver
! large-caliber utterance in New YORK city.
| Paramount Issue Chosen.
| Here is something of more than ordi-
| nary interest and Importance. Can you
| imagine what Mr.. Bryan and his man
ayers have decided is the issue closest to
the people this year? 1t is the question of
the guaranty by the government of bank
deposits and their belief that this is the
most valuable campaign asset in the
treasury is based, they say, on fact and
not on theory. And personal observation
for the last week inclines me to agree
with them.
AS every one knows, Mr.. Bryan Is a
| mighty nifty campaigner. and If he cared
to spend his time in discussing the winch
ness of the what, the hitherto OF the uIti-
mate and other academic distractions ne
probably could get away with 1t and .,oid
every audience he tackled. And SO it is
every day when he discusses the various
issues in this presidential campaign NO
matter what he talks about, the faltnful
democrats who listen applaud him enthu-
siastically and yell, "ah for Bryan. at
regular intervals.
1t Is apparent. howeYo~s tat, so lar as
| the east is concerned, the people are not
sitting up nights worrying about the cleo
ton of senator's by direct vote of the
people, the immediate independence of the
! Philippines or the meaning of that much
| abused word "unequS-ocar' in the re-
publican declaration for tariff revision.
And there are other issues in the same
category.
Interest in Guaranty Issue.
| But when Bryan begins to discuss this
bank deposit guaranty proposition all bets
of this kind are off. The crowd in front
| of him, be it little or be it big, bushes
| to a wonderful stiffness and strains for
! ward eager-eared. There is no waving
| of flags mo cheering, no demonstration
| that may mean much, but that oftentimes
| means nothing at ALL
| For lots of folks who cheer for one can
| didate when oratorically enthused vote
| for the other when they cool off. No,
| there's nothing to the hurrah spirit in the
| people who hear Mr.. Bryan's arguments
| on guaranty of deposits. But when. with
| stab of his blunt forefinger into the
! air or a mighty slap of his padded palms,
| he drives home his well-made points, you
| can hear deep-toned. throaty muttered
| choruses of that's right and lit ought
| to be So" and other remarks of like
| spirit and effect.
| So nowadays, however short the speech,
Mr.. Bryan always rings in something
/ about this guaranty proposition, flnds
| that it makes a hit everywhere, and his
managers say this issue will do more
| than anything else to bring them demo-
| cratic votes.
Mr.. Bryan and every other prominent
democrat with whom | have talked be-
| lieves that the apparently great Interest
| here in the east in this bank deposit guar
| anty question is the enc great big thing
| that has been developed since this section
| of the country was invaded by the demo-
! cratic standard bearer. From now until
next Sunday when he starts again FOR
the west Mr. Bryan will bring this issue
| more and more to the front, making IL
! at most places the main idea of his
/ question close
! second.
Chanler and Bryan Meet.
Yesterday was particularly strenuous.
with the usual Accomplishments of
crowds and bands and torchlight pro-
cessons and cheering and all such. Mr..
Bryan made twenty speeches from the
| rear platform of the Olvette as we
sped across the state, and wound up in
Rochester by addressing an indoor gath
! ering of 5000 and couple of overflow
meetings. Yet this morning he was as
| fresh as daisy.
One of the most interesting features
| of the upstate trip was the meeting of
| Bryan and Lewis S. Chanler, the demo-
| cratic nominee for governor of New
York.
Just while before the train reached
| Syracuse a messenger boy hoped aboard
with a telegram for Mr.. Bryan. He
opened it and looked as pleased as pie.
| Boys" he called out to the newspaper
! men working at the other end of the car,
| 1.-The convention has nominated Chanler
| and Dix.
| Then when Syracuse was reached the
| first man to hop aboard was Chanler
| himself. He and Mr.. Bryan shook hands
| and Chanler grinned. Presidential cam
| didates don't grin, SO Mr.. Bryan just
smiled.
Wen VIM cried Chanler.
| I'VE will" answered Bryan. And then
| the two of them sat down to talk 1t over.
| Chanler is a clean-cut-lookng man,
| youngish. tallish with an angular face,
merry snappy Irish eyes and a genial.
| milky manner He was tickled to death
| over his nomination and didn't try to hide
ii by appearing bored. On the contrary
| he congratulated himself halN a dozen
| times while he was on the Olivette.
| Everybody supposed, of course that
Chanler would speak at one of the big
meetings in Rochester: in fact, that he
was going there for that very purpose.
And Immediately the managers began to
make plans to that effect
i Il am very sorry" said Chanler when
they mentioned it to him, but tomorrow
Is Gov. HUGHES day at the state fair and as
l am president of the fair commission
and Mr.. Hughes is really my guest why
OF course / must get right back to SYRIA
| cuse on the next train. / only got on
here 10 pay my respects to Mr.. Bryan"
R'ther odd and rather nice don't YOU
think. for the democratic nominee for
| governor to forego showing himself and
making a speech in crowded Rochester in