Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11
FOREIGN VIEW OF BRYAN
LONDON PAPERS LOOK FOR AN
INTERESTING CONTEST.
Democracy, They Think, May Get
Labor Vote, But Taft the Sup
port Of Business Men.

LONDON. July 1.-THE London news
papers anticipate an interesting contest
for the presidency of the United States.
This, they think. will arise not so much
from the difference in the platforms Of
the opposing parties as from the striking
personalities Of their candidates. Mr..
Bryan. having dropped the free silver and
other extreme planks," is regarded as an
acceptable candidate, but as likely to
stand little chance against 'RoOsevelt's
nominee His only chance, it is thought
here will he from the support given him
by the labor party, but this is expected
to be more than balanced by the access
sion Of the business community to Mr.
Taft.
Many of the London newspapers print
the proceedings of the convention at Den.
yer and the nominations Of the candidates
for the presidency and vice presidency
without comment.
The "Thunderer's" View.
The Times, in an editorial. says:
ut would be rash to prophesy, but it
seems unlikely that Mr.. Bryan will go
to the White House. He never has had
the opportunity of showing whether he
possesses capacity for constructive work,
and his speeches and writings seem to be
as deficient in originality and statesman
ship as they are in clearneSs and coher-
ence Of thought. Still. he is a personality
and a real power among his own people,
and the bulk OF his party will fight stren-
uously for his success
The Daily Chronicle regards Mr.. Bry-
ans policy as being the same as that Of
President Roosevelt and says that it Is
only a question which of the candidates
shall be intrusted with its execution.
Whoever is the victor, the paper says, he
will be a man of high character. marked
| ability and distinction.
Whitelaw Reid Quoted.
The Daily Graphic refers to the speech
Of Whitelaw Reid. the American ambas-
sador, July 4, at the dinner of the Amer
lean Society in London. Mr.. Reid said
that the United States had had thirty
elections, and each time the result had
come out all right, and 1t would do so in
the coming presidential election, even II
his own preference were not gratified.
He declared that the Americans were
! learning to appreciate the people they
choose, and referred to the sharp antago-
nisms during the official career of Grover
Cleveland adding that hardly any one
had gone to his grave with more re-
spectful and general regret from the citi-
zens representing all parties.
This says the Daily Graphic, gives
us the measure of Mr.. Bryan's sober evo-'
luton. Whatever is really good In the
democratic creed is already an integral
part of the policy President Roosevelt
is bequeathing to Mr.. Taft, hence there
is no serious political issue; it will be
exclusively a question OF persons.
The Saturday Review thinks that Mr.
Bryan has an advantage in being more
prominent than Mr.. Taft. and suggests
that the Nebraskan may obtain strong
support from the Pacific slope by the
adoption Of Representative Hobson's ma
val views.
The Outlook thinks the odds against Mr..
Bryan are so enormous that only land
slide, Of which at present there Is no
sign, can wipe them out
Little Comment in Berlin.
BERLIN, July 11.-All the newspapers
this morning print the news Of the nomi-
nation by the democratic national con-
vention at Denver of w. J. Bryan for
the presidency of the United States, but
most of them without comment. The
Boursen Zeitung, national liberal, says:
Mr.. Bryan upon the whole Is very
sympathetic personality. His great elo-
quence is due to his speaking his convic-
ton. He is a man of weight and a mag
nifcent agitator but hardly statesman"
The Morning Post. the radical demo-
cratic organ, says Mr.. Bryan is far be-
low the late Grover Cleveland in states
manlike CAPACITY