Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-01
BRYAN.Bb4EY ROW HURTS
Series Of Wrangles Stopped to Save
Party in Texas.
LEADERS REALIZE Ill EFFECT
Peerless One from hi sun-Kissed
H1Is OF FaIrview Fails to win
All Texas Away from
Bailey.


SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept 3o.-(Special)
Prominent democrats in Texas believe
that the light between william'J. Bryan
and Senator Joseph Bailey is practically
over insofar as Texas is concerned.
Big leaders of both the Bryan and the
Bailey factions OF the party have been
energetic during the last few weeks to get
the two leaders. of democracy to stop. In
fact, the party workers have commanded
them 20 let up and they have been shown
that to continue the fight will result in
such a split in the party in Texas that the
time the state is in the republican column
will be FASTENED materially.
The opposition Of the old line democrats
to Mr.. Bryan. coupled with the fact that
many persons from the north are locating
in Texas, has given the leaders a real
fright and they cannot stand for a big split
without serious defections from the party.
In San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth
and down to the southeast a hRsty investi-
cation leads to the belief that senator
Bailey has the majority Of the people on
his side and the denunciation OF him by
Mr.. Bryan has to a great extent removed
from his clothing the oil spots which have
been so prominent for a long time. II is a
case of a foreigner coming in and jumping
on a home man and many prominent demo-
Gratis who nave opposed Senator Bailey in
the past are standing with him in the
fight with Mr.. Bryan and forgetting his oil
connections.
All City IL Decorated. y
The day Senator Bailey spoke in Hous-
ton the entire city was decorated in his
honor and across the street there was
flung a banner upon which was printed
in large letters:
I'VE like you. Mr.. Bryan, but oh, you.
Joe Bailey"
Senator Bailey has the support of the
state organization, or at least the chair
man of the executive committee OF the
democratic state committee. A. B. Storey.
chairman, in speaking Of the senator's San
Antonio speech, said II was the greatest
argument for a tariff on raw materials ever
I delivered and that the audience Of many
thousands approved OF the senator's course,
regardless of the attack on him by Mr..
Bryan.
"A. w. Houston, a prominent democrat
of Houston, said he had voted for Mr.
Bryan three times for president, but tina
If the Nebraskan continued his attack or
senator Bailey his course, 80 far as Texai
was concerned, would soon be run. Presi.
dent Johnson Of the Houston Post com.
psny, the editor Of the Post. is very bitter
against Mr.. Bryan's attempt to dictate
to the democracy of Texas'' and is support
ing Senator Bailey with all his might. II,
was one of Mr.. Bryan's trusted lieutenanti
last year in the campaign and visited
Lincoln and consulted with the candidate
at the time of the Denver convention.
Bailey Expresses Regret.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Sept. 90.-other than
to express regret that the debate would
not occur United States Senator J. w
Bailey made no statement tonight wher
informed~ of the letter of William Jennings
Bryan explaining why he did not consider
a joint debate as to tariff issues advisable
at this time. Senator Bailey will speak
in Fort Worth tomorrow night in reply tc
1.-THE fsceptI address Of Mr.. Bryan at e
PaSQr MOOR Y"Ts