The sun., 1909-02-15
BRYAN WON'T RUN IN 1912
DUT MEANS TO BOSS THE JOB
Just THE SAME, SAY FRIENDS.
Democratic Party Not 10 he Allowed 10
Nominate Anyhod, Who Does Not
Hold Advanced Progressive Views
Docs Not IIanker to he senator.


Bryan takes his defeat, his present posi-
ton, his view OF the election and the
ideas he and his friends have OF his
future" said personal friend Of William
j. Bryan yesterday. one who took very
active part in last years Democratic
national campaign, $50 here is the situ-
alton on oil these matters. IL is the re-
suit OF careful inquiry. correspondence.
travel. personal meetings and as near "a
possible represents the most accurate
views OF himself and his near friends at
the present time.
"Mr. Bryan" said his friend, will not
be n candidate for the Presidential nom
inatien again. but he il determined that
the Democratic nominee in 1912 shall be
a man who was loyal to him last Novem-
Der and who is known to hold what Mr..
Bryan calls advanced and progressive
Democratic views
During the next four years new men
and issues are expected to make their
appearance and an entirely new political
alignment may be expected within the
Democratic party. At present Mr.. Bryan
does not look with favor on the Presiden-
tial aspirations OF Gov. John A. johnson
OF Minnesota or Gov. Harmon OF Ohio.
although. reduced to choice Of the last
two. the Nebraskan prefers the Ohio ex-
ecutive. Bryan regards Senator-elect
Shively OF Indiana as a progressive
Democrat also Senator Chamberlain OF
Oregon, Gov John Burk and Representa-
tive Champ Clark OF Missouri, who is to
be Democratic leader Of the House OF
Representatives at Washington after
March 4. The friends of Bryan do not
yet regard Gov Shallenberger OF Ne
braska or Gov. Marshall Of Indiana as
progressive although there is hope that
their work will receive the approval OF
Bryan and that their names may be added
to his favored class. Bryan will continue
to write for his newspaper and lecture
constantly for four years The demand
for him as a speaker is widespread and
he is not able TO accept more than frac- |
tion Of the great number OF invitations he |
receives. About one-half OF his meetings |
are given free Of charge and he max es IL |
a rule to make no charge for his appear
ance at any dinner or political gathering.
His income ranges from 500. 900 to $50, 900 |
n year. He was badly broken up and /
bitterly disappointed over his defeat. for
which result he was quite usprepared. And
he has taken the third defeat much harder |
than any previous reverse in politics. To
friends he has revealed his belief that the
chief cause Of the heavy vote for Taft in
large cities was the detection Of Catholic
voters. And his friends among that
are trying to argue him out
Of that notion and are bluntly telling him
that the real cause was lack Of confidence
in Bryan and his political theories
Bryan has studied the election re-
ton from the figures. His friends tell
him that no other Democrat could have
he increased the Democratic vote ,
over 1904 by nearly a million and half. 4
shile the Republican vote remained sta '
tionary. He believes that his campaign {
elected seven Democratic Governors and |
several United States Senators and in {
creased the representation Of his party I
n Congress. He says that his support I
IT'S almost TO a man voted the ticket b
straight. including many voters whom 9
lis campaign and principles brought I
nto the party. thus electing State and '
ocal tickets. whereas many Democrats
Who voted against him voted their State
md local ticket, the result being a COM c
,ination Of radical and conservative
Democrats at the ballot box carrying {
'tate after State and district after dis I
rict, although Bryan himself was sac Z
ihced. This result is contrasted with a
he vote OF Judge Parker in 1904. when il
10 Democratic candidate for Governor t
n the North was elected n
Some OF us believe that Mr.. BRYAN
sould have Jared better in the large \
tiles Of the country last November II 6
o had supported MIR Hearst for the s
at the st. Louis convention II
{ 1904. The newspapers Of Hearst sup o
orted Bryan in 1895 and 1900. The
efeat of Hearst at st. Louis in 1904 and Z.
he opposition Of Bryan TO the Hearst d
residential ambitions embittered Hearst 3
gainst Bryan and the Democratic party Il
! 1908. Hearst ran decoy third ticket s.
Ike the Gold Democratic ticket OF 1895 d
D get the votes OF Democrats not ready h
ct TO vote the Republican ticket, but o
ne main part of the Hearst contingent %
oted for Taft The Bryan losses were d
eaviest in the cities where Hearst pub e
shes newspapers. New York city, which
ave Bryan 80, 1000 plurality in 1900. went
gainst him by 1900 in 1905. Much
eavier we're the Bryan losses of ieOs ..
yer 1900 in Chicago, Boston, San Fran
lsco and Los Angeles, where Hearst
apers are published.
Bryan made a better showing in the .,
outh than is generally supposed. He =. "
'st some in the Southern States along the u
tlantic seaboard and in the border al
tates. but he Offset those losses a,
y gains in the Southwest and the r
mississippi Valley. And hs certainly :,
Iade wonderful gains over 1904 in the .
tates west OF the Mississppi River and 7,
Indiana and Ohio.
AS compared with 1901 Bryan gained nj
400 900 votes in the last named territory,
ut he proved to be much weaker than -
ldge Parker in the New England States. III
New York and in the Southern Atlantic la
lates. He carried Denver. where his dC
invention was held; Omaha and Guthrie, n
Ie three places where most OF the ideas a,
the Denver platform were born. He ''
'hieved the most gratifying local victory
his career since he ran fol, Congress in ht
90. The city OF Lincoln is the strongest ti
epublican city in the Northwest, the OF
'unty Of Lancaster the strongest Repub- al
,an county, and the precinct Of Normal, In
'ar Lincoln, where Bryan lives, had never W
'en carried by Democrat. Bryan car "a
ed the city, county. town and precinct nc
: large majority, and is thus q prophet to
1t without honor in his own country.
ryan's victory in Nebraska carried tit
rough most OF the State ticket. elected b,
rec Cong gressmen. and a change Of a few ar
ties would have sent solid Democratic
Legation to Washington from Nebraska r.
The vote in Oklahoma was a distinct
We attribute the result a.
three causes: The Socialists polling
900 votes, or OIL per cent. of all. The heavy
int in Oklahoma made by Roosevelt
Vi Hearst against Bryan and Gov. wi
3skell. whom they drove out Of his posi- nv
N AS treasurer of the national Demo-
attic committee. Oklshoma-the Indian