The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-20
He Says It Originated in the
Wrong Quarter.
NO DOUBT ON BRYAN.
His Nomination Certain; Chance
of Election Is Good.
He Also Predicts the Nomination
of Secretary Taft.

New York, April 20-william ]. Bryan
up the state in making speeches and
holding conferences with various politi-
cal leaders.
Mr.. Bryan on his arrival went to the
Hoffman House. which has served as
an informal Democratic headquarters
for years. At the hotel he said the
purpose of his visit here at this time
is to meet Mrs. Bryan, who is return
ing from an European trip. While in
New York he will make several ad-
dresses.
Mr.. Bryan said he had no appoint
ments with any of the political leaders.
Bryan was met at the hotel by his
daughter Grace who came from her
school in Virginia. Miss Bryan will
remain here long enough to welcome
her mother home from Europe tomor-
row. Mr.. Bryan had breakfast with
Henry Watterson.
Il came to New York to meet my
wife" said Mr.. Bryan. Il am going
to speak at three or four places while
here. I will lecture tonight in the
Bronx and tomorrow I am going to
Trenton, where I expect to spend the
day, returning in time to deliver an
address before the Peoples Institute at
Cooper Union tomorrow night. We'd
nesday evening l expect to attend the
banquet at the Waldorf Astoria, given
Jointly by the Associated Press and the
American Newspaper Publishers asso-
clat1on. Then l am going home. 1
have no appointment to meet anybody.
1t SO happened that your state conven-
ton met just before 1 got here, but it
was purely a coincidence because my
wife selected vessel arriving at this
time and I have no reason to suspect
co1lusion between her and the Demo-
cratic state convention.
Il have nothing to say about your
convention and in refusing to discuss
it, I am simply observing the rule that
I observe in other states
Mr. Bryan said he would not discuss
the subject of abrogating the two
thirds rule at the convention. When
questioned concerning the published
Democratic state committee wanted
Mr.. Bryan to meet Charles F. Murphy,
leader OF Tammany hall, Mr.. Bryan
said he had no reason to believe the
report.
when 1 saw Mr.. Conners," said Mr..
Bryan. "he said nothing about it and
because / saw something about it in
the New York papers, do not assume
it to be true; in fact, knowing the ami
mus of some of the papers l assume it
to be untrue.
Mr.. Bryan was asked concerning the
statement that Chairman Corners had
said that Mr.. Bryan had asked him
whether the attempt to secure an in
structed delegation for Mr.. Bryan was
to be pushed at the recent state con-
vention.
81 never left anything to anybody in
which I was concerned" said Mr..
Bryan. 81 have told each man to do
what he pleased. but have not left
anybody to decide matters for me-
Mr.. Bryan said he did not know
anything about the report that Senator
McCarren would carry the question Of
the unseating of the Kings county
delegates to the Denver convention,
neither would he discuss the published
report that Illinois was likely to senu
an uninstructed delegation to the ma
tional convention. Mr.. Watterson said
there was nothing in his conversation
with Mr.. Bryan at breakfast that he
cared to make public.
Personally, l have no doubt that
Mr.. Bryan will be nominated at Den
that we have good chance to elect
him. The movement in the interest OF
Governor johnson comes too late and
from the wrong quarter. IT the inter-
ests that are now urging his nomina-
ton had backed me up when advo-
Gated his candidacy ten months ago he
might have had a chance of the nomi-
nation. But the Democrats of New
York, in the present condition, can not
dictate to the majority of the party.
Colonel Watterson, discussing the
Republican situation. said that Taft
would be nominated. Concerning
President Roosevelt, he said:
Il left Washington few weeks ago
convinced that the president will not
accept the denomination. I believe
that if the convention should be stam-
peded to him he would insist that it be
called together again to nominate an
other man. OF the Republicans I
would say that they are as bad off as
we are. We are both treading our eggs
and some of the eggs are bad
Mr.. Bryan has engagements which
will keep him busy the greater part of
tomorrow in New Jersey. At Trenton
he will have a conference with the
Democratic editors of the state. Fol-
lowing this conference Governor Fort
will entertain number of guests at
| luncheon in Mr.. Bryan's honor. Among
the guests will be Frank L. Katzen-
bach, Jr., who ran against Governor
Fort on the Democratic ticket and Jas.
E. Martin who was Democratic candi-
| date for United States senator.
Among Mr.. Bryan's callers at the
Hoffman House today were Urey
Woodson of Kentucky, secretary of
the Democratic national committee and
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, nationaf
committeeman from this state. Mr.
Woodson discussed with Mr. Bryan the
Mr.. Mack talked over with him Demo-
cratic conditions in New York Mr.,
Woodson said he did not think Mr..
Bryan was .'shivering over the results
expected in Illinois, so far as unin-
structed delegation from that state to
| the national convention was concern
| ed.
| Mr.. Woodson today notified the
members of the committee having in
| charge the arrangements for the ma
| tional convention that a meeting of the
| national committee will be held in Den
ver in May to look over the new con-
vention hall, review the hotel arrange
mentS and discI1ss fhe oonvop+io,, 49,