The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-10
REUNITED PARTY
FIRM FOR BRYAN
Past Defeat Gives Added
Strength to Democratic
Nominee.
CANDIDATES WILL
RULES CONVENTION
AND Out Of Chaos He Brings
Peace, AS Denver's Cheers
Awaken Night Echoes.
By !. c. wELJIsER.

/ Democratic party Is going into the cam
paign reunited, with William Jennings
Bryan as its candidate, and with a
| platform that comes nearer satisfying
/ every one in the party Than any since
Is8t
L is interesting TO contemplate that
| the man over whom the party split In
Chicago twelve years ago. this year
was the dominating spirit IN the work
Of r=unItiag IT, Reunited" must NC
used in .ts broadest sense There still
| are IN ne party men Of high standing
and acute political sense who were
sincerely opposed 10 the nomination
Of Mr.. Bryan. and still believe the party
has made mistake. There are sores
TO be treated. The work OF making
peace all along the line has not ceen
finished, but IN a breed sense the party.
to al appearances, IS reunited.
The gold Democrats who pulled away
from the party IN 1896 remained away
IN 1900, and have not gone over 70 the
Republican party. are represented in the
harmony program carried OUT by this
convention. Perhaps many OF them
would have chosen another candidate II
they could have had their way, but
they realized that they could not domi-
nate. They came here willing 70 meet
their enemies more than half way, and
that is about where the meeting took
place
An Honest Effort.
Unless all signs fail. they are going
frouf the convention determined 20 lend
an honest hand In the election Of the
nominee. This means that the Repub-
lican party VIII have 10 meet foe next
fall such as Il has not met since Il
went down 70 defeat IN 1892. II viii not
be worth while for the Republicans TO
deceive themselves as 70 the strength
OF tbs nOmlnee OF this coovention. He
is not the Bryan Of 1896 or or 1900. IL will
be a surprise II he does not direct his
campaign with wisdom.
4 This convention has demonstrated. an
parently. that he Is strong as ever with
the voters wI.o followed him In 1895 and
in 1900 and that he IS now acceptable
TO the Democratic voters who were IN
willing 10 support him IN those years.
One has heard much tank here the
last week 10 the effect that a Repub-
llcan President paved the road which
has led 10 approximate Democratic
harmony This IS phase Of the sit
uation about which men VIII differ.
Whatever the fact may be. the voters
OF every State undoubtedly VIII hear
much in the campaign about how Theo-
dore Rooseyelt brought the people OF
this land TO respect the policies OF VII
liam Jennings Bryan. and hew the Chi
cago convention Of the Republican
party refused 70 approve many of these
progressive ideas
That the Democrats OF the country
VIII be more united IN support OF the
IL
Republicans are in support OF the Chi.
cage platform Is asserted by the Demo
cratic leaders from every section OF
the country OF course September and
October Will reveal whether this asser.
tiCn is true What is said here is only
I a reflection OF the sentiment exlstinG
/ amcng the representatives Of the party
assembled.
Feel RooseveIt's Force.
The possibility that Theodore Roose
velt aud his policies may split the Re
publican party. while bringing harmony
to the Democrats. is discussed win
much seriousness by the DemocratI,
leaders The nea who will have charg,
OF the campaign for the minority part,
hope 10 make the most OF this situation
When the national campaign openl
| they say the country viii hear rnucl
] OF the fact that the Republican conyen
! ton was presided over by a conserya
+ tive; that the chairman Of the platform
committee was a conservative, and tha
much Of that which Roosevelt and L
Toilette would have had IL the uiatforu
was rejected, after Roosevelt had ADOPT
ed II as tho creed OF progressive Repub
leans
man Hopkins, of the Republican com
, mlttee on platform. Take II to Den
: YER" promises TO be a favorite one witt
the Democrats as the campaign come
on. The changes viii be rung on II b,
every caTnpaigner who goes out 10 plea
: the cause of Bryan and 10 argue tina
Bryan has become the real conservato
Of progressiv veness- II the convention
because II had an unusual task TO per
form through its committee-that o
IS steering through the rough menacin
" breakers the harmony craft.
+ Factions Join Hands.
II Last Saturday there came togethe
10 here remnants OF the party as it ex
> listed prior 20 the national convention 4
1886. Brought together under the ca
e were men who have been steadras
II Bryan adheren s for twelve years; me
/ who jo.neu me gold Democratic part
|, I, in 1896 and have been voting the Repur
Is lican ticket quietly ever since: men VIII
IS were cNIled silver Republicans, and me
'e who filiated with the PopuIist part
J; or the Socialist party for a time
.d was not an easy task to round all thes
10 up under one banner.
1t could not have been done. had no
le the prospective nominee of the CONVEX
~ ton. with his firm grip on the dominat
IS ing faction here. exercised great tao
ie He wants peace because he wants [
Il be President. and he was able to hol
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