The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-25
MIR. BRYAN's ATTITUDE.

The Democrats who arc so cock
sure or clecting their candidate for
the presidency are reckoning without
their host Apparently the rank and
file are laboring under the impression
that all that viii be necessary i'm the
premises IS to pick out a candidate
satisfactory 20 the Interests" and his
election will follow.
At the present time Woodrow Will
son and Judson Harmon are the men
most talked or for the place. with oc-
casionaI references to Folk. Foss. Dix.
/ Gaynor and a few other bright and
shining lights or the Democracy.
In casting about for candidate at
this early stage OF the game. william
/ 7. Bryan has been entirely overlooked.
both as n presidential possibility and
h as a leader Of the party whose wishes
| I'm the matter should be given atten-
I ton iu advance OF the convention.
/ Bryan. however. has not overlooked
/ himself. Having been defeated for the
/ presidency three times ne has a pref
\ ty good line upon the men who have
lately come into the Hmelight. Nat
urallv. no has divided them into two
classes those who supported him and
those who didn't. The following refer
ence I'm the Commoner 20 the cam
.paign two years hence. and the stand
.ard-bearer 60 be selected. will excite
considerable comment.
The 'owmcucr receives a. great many
inquiries in regard Too men whose
names are being mentioned iu
connection with tho Democratic
presidential nomination. 10 ie not
able 90 answer an questions. but
30 VIII Doc pleased TO answer
where Do can and 90 make in
quirv where it is uncertain. Four
persons are being mentioned with
frrUuenCy- Polk. Gaynor. ITar-
mon and Wilson. and their rec
ords are being examined.
foIk was an active supporter OF
Bryan and Scwcil in 1895 and has
supported the Democratic nation
al ticket Iu an the presidential
CHmuaf-uE since.
I Mayor Gayrur has supported the ma
tiouaI ticket In all campaigns. In
1896 nc was conspicuous as a
supporter OF the Chicago platform
-He was one % the few promi-
ucut Democrats in the east who
stood un FOR the party creed and
tcket-aud DE has been faithful
. ever since.
Governor Harmon. then member of
AIr. cleveland cabinet. did not
. vote iu 1895. hut in 1900 presided
at Mr. Frvar's meeting at Gin
rfuugtI
Governor Wilson supported Palmer
and Euckucr fro 1895. hut is sup
posed To- have supported the Dem
! Hr~atfc national ticket iu guhsc
rUenf campo gins. The CCwmOne
has no positive Information a
tn the campaigns since 1896. on
VIII De pleased 90 publish any am
tHo-it8tve Information whic
q any reader may have ON the sub
.rct
Reading between the lines. it can %
safely said that MT Bryan isn't goint
TO support Harmon or Wilson iu cas-
ID either one Of them is nominated. II
will support Folk or Gsynor. but IN
first-named hasn't the ghost OF
chance. and the mayor OF New Yor'
is physically cspacitated. or 80 near
o. Iy so. that ne can be eliminated fror
q the situation.
q 10 is all very well TO chortlc an
o. chuclle and make extravagaut claim
- two years IN advance OF the election
- overlooking entirely the possibility q
o. adverse winds and the fact that tn
political sky may wear a differer
m tingc when the supreme moment ar
10 rives.
IN Mr. Bryan must not only be consult
BE-, ed. but heed must be paid 70 n
% wishes There's dagger. rope and rat,
,e bane in his attitude Just now. especia
~ toward the men who failed 20 thro
no their hats into the afr and shout r,
To- him I'm 1895. 1900 and 1903.
FIR