The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-25
BRYAN's CHOICE.
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be the most favorably considered. 9th
ers Who have been discussed Tor the
place were: Ollie James Of Kentucky
and Urey Woodson of Kentucky. Gov
ernor Haskell of Oklahoma was ex-
pected to be elected treasurer of the
committee
Members Of the subcommittee en-
trusted with the selection were: Thos.
Taggart, Indiana; Timothy E. Ryan.
Wisconsin; DR.. E. L. Hall. Nebraska;
Oklahoma; John w. Tomlinson. Ala
bama; Nathan Cole, Jr., California;
George Greene, Rhode Island; Josephus
Daniels, North Carolina; Martin w.
Wade, Iowa: Norman E. Mack, New
York, and Urey Woodson, Kentucky.
Mr.. Bryan left Lincoln late yesterday
afternoon for Chicago. He was accom-
panied by Ex-Governor John E.. Os-
borne of Wyoming and a corps of
newspaper correspondents.
Speakes at Omaha.
At Omoha he was greeted by a
large crowd Of admirers. Although
protesting that his was not a speech
| making trip. Mr.. Bryan was induced
to mount baggage truck at the depot
and address the crowd during the few
minutes the train remained. Mr..
Bryan said he would walt until after
his formal notification before taking
up the discussion of party politics.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
I'm the course of the campaign I
shall have opportunity to discuss the
various questions that are at issue, but
1 shall not enter that discussion now.
I will, from time to time, also get re-
ports from various sections. In fact.
they are coming now and the reports
indicate this-that the Democratic
party this year is more united than 1t
has been since 1892, and that in itself
is a good omen. for when the Demo-
cratic party is united it has very close
to a majority of the votes in the
United States, If not an absolute ma
jority. (Applause.) When we COM
mence with a united party we are
long way on the road to victory. Then,
vided than it has been in the last 16
years and that also is encouraging to
the Democratic party. There are
more elements working in. our favor
than we have known before. The Re-
publican party has a larger load to
carry than it has had to carry before.
1t has, for instance, enormous appro-
priations to carry; 1t has a deficit to
not lay on anybody else. The Repub-
lican party has to shoulder the re-
sponsibility and it is going to have a
| more difficult time than usual. 1t is
going to suffer from the. arguments
that it has been in the habit of max
ing. 1t has very UNFAIRLY attributed
all events to the Democratic party
when they were in power and 1t will
take it more than four months to I'M
do the arguments 1t has been making
against Democrats"
The programme of Mr.. Bryan, from
Omaha to Chicago, was marked by a
number of demonstrations in his honor.
Pacific Junction. Glenwood. Halvern.
| and Creston turned out large crowds
who cheered for "our next president"
Man That Looks Like Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan was accompanied by his
brother. Charles w: Bryan. National
State Chairman Allen of Nebraska.
AS the Burlington train drew into
! the Chicago station a cheer went up
| from the impromptu crowd man
| bearing striking resemblance to the
| NebraSkan. and who turned out to be
w. J. Green, a cousin, was the first to
greet the candidate. Roger c. Sulli-
van, Norman Mack and others follow
ed in shaking the hand of the candi-
\ date. After the invariable photo
graphs had been taken. Mr.. Bryan,
| with Mr.. Sullivan, walked through the
station and took an automobile to the
Auditorium Annex
| At the hotel Mr.. Bryan met his rum
! ming mate, Mr.. Kern, other members
of the subcommittee, and crowd of
old friends who had gathered there in
anticipation of his coming
MT ;n hryan made no speeches nnaa on NH his
/, interest in the trade of the sultan of
Turkey. calling for a constitutional
form of government. On this point he
/ said:
| Turkey has gone Democratic.
Good Maybe after few more such
| nations have spoken, the Republican
| leaders will concede the right OF the
Filipinos to a constitution. The idea
of governing people arbitrarily and
outside of a constitution is un-Amer-
ican- And now 1t would seem that
even Turkey repudiates It."