The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-07-04
BRYAN SILENT
ON CANDIDATES.
Commoner Sidesteps Quickly
When Name of Woodrow
Wilson is Mentioned.
HINTS AS TO HIS OWN FUTURE.
Speaks of BristOw Amendment
and Calls Discussion of it
Sham Battle

'sYou know can have nothing to
say about candidates. snapped
William ]. Bryan. Commoner, in re-
ply to The Gazette's question. What
do you think of Woodrow Wilson,"
A dozen men were standing around
admiring the great man who had
a few minutes earlier slipped out of
bed at the Kahler house and climbed
into an ALPACA coat and a pair Of
serge trousers. He was looking I'M
usually we'll having rid himself of
certain unnecessary flesh which
chung to him a year ago.
CAME AHEAD OF TIME.
He came in over the M. & st. L.
while arrangements were being
made to meet him at the Northwest
ern depot. F. w. Philbrick's car
was used in bringing him from the
station to the hotel. Representative
Joseph R. Keefe came up with him
Soon after reaching the hotel Mr.
Bryan, who had ridden ali night
having come direct from Lincoln
piled into bed and slept most of the
Afternoon. About SIS & few hards
souls headed by Mr.. Keefe, dared tc
awake him. Mr.. Bryan said he
would be ready to meet everybody
in half an hour.
EVERYBODY ON HAND.
Everybody who wasn't at dinner
was waiting when he came out Of his
room.
After the first rush sort of awec
silence fell upon those in his pre-
sence. Mr.. Keefe cut in about tht
Bristow amendment.
JUST A SHAM BATTLE.
"No. don't support it, not en-
tirely," he said. But | don't thinl
either side is strictly right. dom
like to see our boys wasting theil
ammunition in this sham battle. The
whole thing might have been avoid
ed had resolution which / intro
duced eighteen years ago passed, :
he continued modestly. 1T die
pass the House on the first ballot
but failed on the second. Ny ide;
was to throw the matter into the
hands Of the states, leaving adop
ton of the senatorial plan optional
with them.
Another silence broke loose while
Mr.. Bryan balanced himself grace
fully upon his heels and toes. Their
it was the Gazette dared to brazenly
suggest, What of Woodrow vii
SON..
SHOOTS OUT HIS REPLY.
Mr.. Bryan stopped his balancin,
stunt like swapping shut the blad
of jack knife. Now you know
can't talk of candidates, . he jerke
out quickly.
"A dispatch from Washington say
that according to an editorial in tn
Commoner you will soon announc
yourself as candidate to head tn
Democratic party next year" coun
tered the Gazette.
Il have already expressed mysel
on that question, said Mr.. Bryal
turning away to meet an over
whelming delegation of reputabl
people from Marshall.
SAID HE ISNOT A CANDIDATE
When in st. Paul the first Of Jun
| he told the gathering he was not
candidate but he didn't say he woul
not be candidate. While he sal
he would get out and work 70
John Burke for the second place o
the ticket he did not say whom b
would support for the first place.
So there you are.
After dinner Mr.. Bryan was tai
en- for an automobile ride returnin
lin time for his address at the ten
Almost Immediately after the speec
he was taken to the Northwester
station by Mr.. Ned Dripps accon
! panied by the local manager Of tt
chautauqua. S. G. Peterson. Satn
day afternoon he spoke at Bl,
! Earth City and at Lake Crystal
the evening.