The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-12
BRYAN FOR WILSON
Peerless One" Is Talking About al
Aggressive Progressive for Pros
Ident Which Means Wilson

special dispatch from washington
to the Boston Transcript reads as
follows:
"The word that comes to Washing
ton and on such authority that II has
to be given respect is that William
Jennings Bryan Will support Governor
Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic
nomination for president. Whether
Mr. Bryan will see fit to come out in
a declaration of this sort at this time
or at any time before the convention
is not known here. In view of his
disposition to be outspoken In poll
tics it is pretty safe conjecture that
he will be heard from, though there
are certain reasons why he may not
see fit to do so.
Mr. Bryan Is talking about the
nomination of an aggressive Progress
sive for president on the Democratic
ticket and this points to Wilson. More
over, it is no secret that some Of the
most aggressive Bryan men are out
working tooth and nail for Wilson, as,
for instance, in Oklahoma, where the
crew of the old Bryan ship has the
Wilson sails set and the Wilson PEN
nant flung to the breeze.
THE support OF Bryan alone would
make the candidacy OF Governor VIII
son entitled to consideration and, as
matter OF fact, he has strong or
ganlzation at work. In certain res
poets, things may be said to be going
| Wilson's way. That Is. his supporters
have been making quite effective use
of the statement that II he is nomina-
ted he will be elected. The Wilson
men are using this argument in ex-
actly the deverse fashion in which the
Insurgent Republican leaders are us
ing the argument that Taft will be
beaten If elected. The Insurgents are
trying to prevent Tafts nomination by
use of this cry while the Wilson peo-
pie are trying to nominate him by
hammering on the idea that he would
be the strongest Democrat at the polls
who could be settled on.
"This assertion as to the Wilson
strength lends interest to the ques
ton OF what states he is likely to gel
In the Democratic National conven
ton. II is apparent that he will show
up strong on the first ballot but there
is nothing TO indicate he can at the
outset get the needed two-thirds. HI
probably can get a majority of the
convention at the outset. The states
which Wilson men here say they lool
for him TO get include Arkansas, Call
fornia, Georgia, Idaho. Iowa, Kansas
Kentucky Maine, Michigan, Minneso
Ia, Mississippi, Montana, New Hamp
shire. North Carolina, North Dakota
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, South Carolina, South Dakota
Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin ant
Wyoming. This list would give Gov
ernor Wilson a little better than hal
the delegates, but would not give hin
two-thirds. In this list are twenty
four states. A number OF states no
In this list are doubtful and Wilson
may get some OF them. The attitude
OF New York will be extremely impor
tant. II is quite clear that II VII
son should get the list OF states nam
ed, or the approximation thereof ant
New York should range her delegation
alongside of him, nothing would pre-
vent a stampede to the New Jerse.
candidate. On the other hand, persis
tent refusal OF New York to supper
the nomination of Wilson might breal
his strength In pieces.
"All the indications now are tina
the delegates are going to be mainl!
Wilson delegates and Harmon dele
gates at the outset Of the convention
The hope for Champ Clark lies In the
inability OF either Wilson or Harmon
to get two-thirds.
IF there should be long drawn GU
fight in convention. with neither VIII
son nor Harmon able to win, thel
the natural thing would be to seel
a third man as a compromise, and 10
this Mr.. Clark is excellently situated
THE Bryan support OF Wilson, II !
becomes open and pronounced. 10 a
once source OF strength and OF veal
ness. IL will tend TO drive away the
support OF certain OF the extreme an
ti.Bryan men. On the other hand th'
enthusiastic support OF Bryan woul'
draw Wilson many radical Democrats
and at the polls would draw some In
surgent Republicans who do not dis
guise their admiration OF the Nebras
kan.
zone OF the interesting phases o
the situation is that Wilson men herr
say the nationwide campaign thu
IInsurgent Republicans are making 10
Progressive principles WIN help brinI
to Wilson the support OF lot OF PRO
gressive Democrats.
Governor Harmon, OF course. vii
get the Ohio delegation, but II is In
terestlng to notice that he has oppo
sition at home. The mayoralty con
test at Cleveland this week resulted
lin an overwhelming victory for New
ton d. Baker. an anti-Harmon Dem
oorat, who was nominated over Char
les p. Salen, Harmon man. Bake
has supported Harmon on state issue
but he says the Cuyahoga Count
democrats are with him In opposinl