The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26
Do NOT
R ST To HEAR
B. yam AS or YORE
Has None of the Spectacular
Features That Formerly
Marked Him and He Gre
ates Little Interest.
INDIANA is SURE
TO GO TO TAFT.
Eastern Newspaper Man Aft
er Studying Situation, Says
This Is Assured-Taft Gen.
eraI Favorite.
Special Correspondence.

Indianapolis, Aug. 26.-Of course.
everything was democratic in Indian
apolis yesterday. Bryan came quietly
into town. There was no wild demon
stration in his honor. In fact, he
rode through Washington street just
as the big stores were closing and 1t
was not apparent that tne crowd was
any larger than may be seen at the
same hour any bright afternoon His
coming had been heralded with much
flourishing. but whatever there was in
the way of crowd could be found
only at the Union station and the
Denison hotel, where the parade of
automobiles ended. 1t was not at all
like the Bryan demonstrations of old.
There was much comment on this
changed condition of things. and con-
siderable speculation as to its signifi-
cance A New York newspaper man
who Travelled with the Bryan party
from Fairview to indianapolis. and
who has been in touch with the Ne
braskan ever since the Denver conven-
ton, in fact, talked with your corre-
Vpondent about the receptions that
this statement:
Profits by Experience.
Bryan is not the Bryan of four or
eight years ago. He has none of the
spectacular features in his makeup
that marked him as 4 radical in those
days. He has become careful and
cautious. He is making no speeches
that are not carefully gone over be-
forehand. When he speaks from the
rear of train nowadays he simply
talks in conversational style, gets
close to his hearers, but does not dis
cuss the issues. He has learned a
few things and is profiting by expert
ence. And so it is that he has fallen
away somewhat as a street attraction.
He is not so free with his tongue, is
having more to do with his party S
leaders and the party organization.
and is no longer indulging in those i'm
naSsioned appeals to the common
people that so easily brought out the
crowds, but not the votes, in years
passed. No, Bryan has pulled away
somewhat from his old methods, the
people are noticing it, ana they will no
longer rush to greet and hear him.
few years ago he would shake hands
first and then get down to political
business with his party's chiefs. Now
he rushes into party conferences first
and leaves the public receptions and
nice little sentence speeches for the
last. He is a different Bryan"
Indiana to Taft.
The opinion of newspaper men who
| travel over the country in the wake
of candidates high and low are not al
ways reliable, but they certainly have
an opportunity to hear and see things
! politically. Another of the eastern
writers with the Kern notification
party. has spent much time in Indiana
the past sixty days. and he gives 1t a!
his opinion that Indiana will go fol
| Taft, but with a reduced plurality. H,
bases his opinion on conditions as HI
has actually found them, not as they
were outlined to him by others. HI
! declares that there is a strong under
swell of public opinion in favor of thu
man who has pledged himself to carr!
| forward the policies of Roosevelt, ant
that this is more apparent the farthe
west one goes. He added that il
Iowa Taft Is sure to win. and that Col
oradO is doubtful because of factiona
troubles there. But in Indiana ther,
can be no mistake. he thought. as Il
how things are going.