Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-20
Committeeman Meet Dahlman and Go
West Via Lincoln.
SULLIVAN BRINGS KISS FOR W. J.
Illinoissn Buries Hatchet on State
Line and Surrenders.
IMMEDIATE TARIFF REVISION
This aud Usual AnHthemas on Repub-
IIcSnism WIZ Be Main PIanks
In PIRtfOrm-shy Around
Governor johnson.

! Bryan is the only candidate know Of
at this time. Another may appear who
will get the nomination at Denver. No one
man is necessary 10 unite the two So
called wings Of tho democratic party. We
are going to carry New York, Indiana, Ne
braska and Roger sullivan is reconciled.
We win carry Illinois with BRYAN"
Chairman Tom Taggart Of the democratio
| national committee, and members OF the
committee travelling with him to Denver,
made this statement OF the status OF de-
mocracy, in Omaha, Sunday where the
party stopped for few minutes, met q
number Of Dahman democrats and mem
bers of the Jacksonian club and took the
mayor of Omaha with them to assist In
making the preliminary arrangements for
the national convention called for July Q.
Pictures were drawn by Mr.. Taggart OF
a democratic party united on any cand-
date who may be named by the Denver
convention; united immediate tariff
reform" as the chosen ground for the
struggle between the people and preda-
tory wealth. and backed by = united
democratic press, which will not only pre-
serve that unity. but divide the repub-
licsn party"
what Convention VIII DO.
"Will the democratic convention at Den
yer actually select your candidate for
president or will It simply meet to rat
| ify' the nomination of Mr.. Bryan, now be-
ing made in a way by himself and fixed
| by his supporters?" Chairman Taggart
was asked.
The coming convention will be demo-
cratic in every sense OF the word--it will
be for the purpose OF selecting the man
ambition OF any candidate" replied Mr..
Taggart. IF Mr.. Bryan is nominated It
will be because the party and the people
want him, not because he has made the
announcement OF his candidacy. / believe
Mr.. Bryan win be nominated"
I'm plain words, win there be fight in
the convention2"
"Emphaticslly, no. The delegates who
viii be named to attend the convention
win know what the party and what tlse
people want. There viii be no friction
There will be no fight"
when a candidate and the leaders OF
the party in the nation force choice on
the democratic party, do you call that man
the 'nominee of the people?'"
"I5 will be impossible at Denver to force
a candidate who is not popular enough
and who does not have the principles Of
democracy which will enable him to de-
liver the goods. When candidate comes
10 that convention with strength enough.
as Mr.. Bryan probably WILL to secure the
nomination. he will be the party's choice
just to Ratify Bryan.
THE pre-convention campaign is a sort
OF a primary election of candidate Mr..
Bryan is securing strength now and has
been for some time, just as Ex-Governor
Beckhom secured it in Kentucky for the
senate. and all that is lett for the legis-
lature to do is to ratify the election. I
consider II a peoples choice and a party
choice when a man secures such strength"
How about Governor Johnson OF Mime
sots the famous dark horse for the presi-
Dental race, about whom Colonel Waiter
son aroused public curiosity?
Governor johnson has struck a keynote
in the next national campaign in his recent
declaration for immediate tariff revision.
But know that Mr.. Bryan is In accord
with Governor johnson on the tariff issue
What Mr.. johnson has done. and what hs
has said, viii help the Bryan cause"
'Is Governor Johnson a csndidate?'
81 do not think so. believe the gov
ernor said he was not some time ago.
None other But w. }.
'Ts there any other known candidator''
/
''Then it is Bryan?"
Bryan, I believe-unless something hap
pens. don't think 1t will happen.Y
Here Mr.. Taggart turned TO Roger sulli.
van of Illinois, the man who was at one
time accommodated from the democratic
party by William j. Bryan because Mr.
Sullivan differed as to what the Illinois
platform should be, With the peerless
leader
Sullivan" said the chairman. these
western newspaper men have some new
openers-canned interviews don't 90 with
them"
Roger Sullivan, five feet ten inches. 22
pounds OF democratic bulk. stepped up.
Mr. Sullivan said he was with the party,
, with Mr.. Bryan in fact. and Illinois would
go democratic.
) Roger 'Fesses Up.
IT don't know that Mr.. Bryan ever had
any feeling I'm the matter. I didn't know
} that he was unfriendly to mo. We have
stolen the Iowa stand pat slogan OF harm,
: ony' l beg you to believe"
Ury Woodson, member OF the national
! committee from Kentucky, stepped up.
How about Kentucky? Well, Kentucky
will go democratic-democrati with the
choice Of the Denver convention as n candi.
date whoever that might be-" said the
man who owns three small newspapers iu
: the Blue Grass state.
Local conditions made II possible for
( the republicans TO carry the state al the
last election, but there is now no doubt
about Il going back where II belongs. with
the solid south"
You say Indiana will go democratic.
; Why7'
4 From across the river I can see that
; when Mr.. Bryan lost II by only d. lO7 IN
; 1900 and Parker lost Il by 1874, the vote
Of Indiana Is subject to sudden changes. !
3 believe We Will indiana republicanS
> give enough votes for the democratic candi-
I date, because Of the demand for tariff
revision. to carry the state for the demo
, crats"
} Norman ". Mack Spokesman.
Q \ The party referred to Norman e. Mack
y the Buffalo Times a. the spokesman