The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11

one of the leaders of the House made the
 following significant sfatement which represents the attitude of number of 1 those who profess to have the welfare or the party at heart;
 William Jennings Bryan did not elect the present democratic House of Repre- sentatives. He shall not dictate to 1t now hat it has been elected.
 Democrats have heard that Bryan has threatened to go into the district of ans man who votes against Tree wool and de feat him. Some of us do not believe that Bryan has any such power.
 Tt is not assured that MT Bryan IS going to dominate the next convention. The candidate who comes into the con vention bearing the O. K. Of MT. Bryan probably will want to be rid of 1t be- fore the votes are taken. Since MT. Bryan's disturbing performance in the wool situation there are those of us who believe that candidate will be injured rather than benehted by his irdorse- ment."
 The man who was sponsor for thls con fidential statement stands high in the democratic ranks. He was once sup porter of Bryan. He realizes today that IT Bryan attempts 10 solidify instead of dls-
 
 influence but the fact remains that there are dozens of democrats in the House and Senate who regard MT. Bryan's activity with reference to wool as a direct slap at those who are doing their best to bring about democratic harmony, and who are attempting to revise the tariff as they think it ought to be revised.
 There are some who predict that MT Bryan will eventually forgive Speaker Clark for his insistence that moderate duty shall be imposed on wool, but there are many others, familiar with the po- litical situation, who are inclined to be- lieve that the parting of the ways and means has come between the Nebraska leader and the present head of the dem- ocratic House. If the latter theory is correct, 1t is ex- pected that Bryan will soon announce that his favorite candidate is Woodrow Wilson, and the Wilson stock in the states where Bryan Is strongest will inn mediately receive boost.
 The friends of Speaker Clark in the House are counting upon the record made by the House to aid him, rather han any indorsement that. may come from Bryan. Political prophets are disagreed as to whether Clark can win the nomination without the aid of Bryan. Other prophets, claiming to be just as astute say that Clark will lose much as he will gain in the event that he eventually receives the O. K. of the Peerless One"
 Out of the apparently legislative function of revising the wool schedule a big political battle has grown. AL though not a member of Congress, MT Bryan has his followers in both branches of the national legislature and even his enemies are plainly disturbed that he has seen fit to take an loppo- site view from the tariff makers on the question of wool.
 MT. Bryans latest editorial almost read out of the party those who stand for even a revenue duty on wool. The reply of Representative Underwood was equally as caustic. The democrats, says MT. Underwood, are going to fol- low closely the duties laid down in the Wilson bill of 1894. on the man ufactured wool products. A revenue duty Is to be imposed on raw wool Mr Underwood says that it is impossible for him to recognize the business of Bryan's complaint at this time, since Bryan, when a member of the House, voted for the passage of the Wilson tariff bill.
 definite idea of the width of the breach between Bryan and some of the leaders of his party is gained by Rep resentative Underwood's statement in which he accused Mir. Bryan of being ''un just and unfair to the democratic members of the ways and means com mittee and those democrats who will support the wool bill prepared by that committee.
 l Meanwhile both the Champ Clark and the Woodrow Wilson booms are ir 1 hourishing condition, while that of Gov l ernor Harmon is sailing along almost as gracefully. The new move of Mr Bryan, who says that he himself is not a candidate, is eagerly awaited, since il will clarify the atmosphere, and will draw more closely the lines between the | tentative candidates and those factions supporting them