The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
TO TELL Mr.. bryan 4
SOME PLAIN THINGS.
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irelnNtratic Leaders Expected to
Lay Situation Before Him in
Washington. 4.
MANY PREFER ANOTHER.
Suggested That Nebraskan May
BE Asked to Give Way to
Another.
PREFER ANOTHER
Times Dispatch Bureau.
Mungey Building,

Washington. D. C., Jan. IS.
William j. Bryan will1reach WASH
ington next Saturday. He will remain
several days. The ostensiblc object Of
his visit is to deliver n lecture for the
benefit OF n church. It's real object Is
to confer with Democratic leaders re-
gardins the general situation through
MI. Bryan is likely TO be told some
fer not to hear. Mention is made else
where In this correspondence to-day
q movement haying for Its object ct
noininatfoniof some other candidate.
who shall claim the support OF every
wi Ne e ,y the p srt * ,o,n o,tha .,t,,
Lon. that many Democrats, coming
from every section OF the country.
would vastly prefer the nomination OF
closely. identified with prior defeats.
and who Is not the target for such a
vast amount OF opposition.
Give Somebody Else n Chance.
He Will be urged to give some other
Democrat chance. He will not be
asked Ito allow the nomination OF
Gray. but he will be solicited to con-
cent to allow the party TO name man
Ike Governor Johnson or Senator CUT
5hcrson, whose fidelity to the principles
advocated by Mr.. Bryan himself has
meyer been questioned.
In making this plea the anti-Bryan
men are not unmindful OF the fnct
that the election OF n candidate, such
rs was nominated In 1901 which nomi-
nation was brought about by men who
did not support the Democratic ma
ttonal nominee in 1896 Is an impossi-
bility. They realize that the hearty
support OF Mr. Bryan is absolutely nee
n
this defeat Is RI certain az WAS defeat
for the Democratic ticket without the.
support OF the anti-Bryan wing in sos.
An to Mr.. Brynn's Attitude.
II the attitude OF Mr.. Bryan be COR
rectly reported by those closest to him.
his ambition on the altar OF party
success should not be without hope.
Several men. including a member of
the Virginia delegation in Congress-.
assert that Mr.. Bryan has said very
recently that IL he be shown that a
very considerable portion OF the DEM
ocrats OF the country oppose his nomi-
nation, and that this opposition does
not regard az Democratic. and. fur
ther that II he be assured of the nom
inatton OF Democrat not obnoxious to
his wing OF the party. while acceptable
will put aside his candidacy and unite
with those who want to nominate and
elect some other man.
The aim OF those who have been
trying to compass the nomination OF
some other candidate than Mr.. Bryan
Will be to show him during his app
proaching visit that the interests of
his party demand that some other man
be the candidate. is.l
a Road to Glory.
There is not the shadow OF doubt
that Mr.. Bryan can have the nominal
ton Il he and his friends insist upon
his being given it. Those who have
1t in their power to prevent his nomi-
nation Will not undertake the task,
wliether. II be wise or unwise.
Certain 1t Is. were Mr.. Bryan to de-
liberatcly put aside his own ambttion|
for the good Of his sparty and his
mated on platform Mr.. Bryan had
built; and advocating principles, many
OF which Mr.. Bryan had made new, to |
be elected to the presidency, he would
earn and would be accorded the
plaudits OF good many mili!ons of
Democrats as the greatest man In his
party and country. He will be given
the opportunity to take the initial step
in this road to glory.