Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-03
BRYAN DECLARES
HE dissatisfied
Says Wilson's Nomination Is
Victory for Progressiyes and
Predicts Governors Election.

BA1IlMOhE July d. william j.
Bryan issued a statement last night
pledging his hearty support to Will
son. He predicted that Wilson would
be elected President by a plurality of
at least two millions and hat his ma
jority in the electoral college would
be great. Mr.. Bryan also urges that
Wilson's nomination is a triumph for
the progressives. The statement fol-
lows:
1T feel sure the action of the con-
vention will appeal to the country. I
had no choice among the progress
sive candidates. but from the first in
cluded Governor Wilson in every list
I made. His action in coming out
strongly against Mr.. Parker for tenn
porary chairman was the turning
point of his campaign. The country
Is progressive. Nearly all the Demo-
cratic party and more than half of
the Republican party are progress
sives.
1.-THE paramount question before the
convention was whether we would
take sides with the reactionaries and
thus encourage the organization of
u tiiiQ patty 6iNi1A6 " LILO THRU
party the hope of defeating the reac-
tionaries divided into two parties;
this on the one side, and OF the other
the nomination Of a ticket that would
so please the progressive element of
the nation as to make a third party
improbable.
Satisfied with Wilson.
II am satisfied that with Mr.. Will
son running for President on the plat
form which has been prepared there
will be comparatively few progress
sive Republicans who will not feel
justified In supporting the Democratic
ticket. If I were to make an estimate
I would say that we ought to have
not less than 1000, 900 majority of the
popular vote and enough of the cleo
toral vote to give us an overwhelm-
ing majority in the electoral college.
1.-THE action of the convention in
adopting the Observation-Disclosures
mont resolution has demonstrated
that the Democratic party is o only
progressive, but is bold enough to
throw down the gauntlet to the pred
atory interests. 1t is fortunate that
Wilson'S nomination was made With
out the aid of Mr.. Murphy. 1t is no
reflection upon the many good men
in the New York delegation to say
this.
From every standpoint the outlook
is hopeful. The only unpleasant thing
about a political fight is that success
ITO one aspirant brings disappoint-
ment to others. Those who fail ought
to find some consolation in the fact
that the failure is not always a re-
Election upon the individual, because
circumstances exert a larger influence
than is sometimes supposed in deter
mining a convention choice. Men are
only available when they fit into con-
ditions.
Deems Self Unfit.
II decided some two years ago that
l did not fit into the conditions as
we then saw them, and I was I'M
willing to the responsibility
of advocating any particular pro-
gressive party because l preferred to
trust the wisdom of the multitude,
and because I felt a great lea would
depend on the action of the Republic
can convention. When the Republi-
can convention adjourned it was even
more apparent than before that cir
cumstances required some emphatic
action on the part of our convention
to insure a consolidation of the pro-
gressive vote under our banner.
"The Incidents of the convention
have, in a strange way, emphasized
the rOgreSsfvenes of o1r Marty for
more than I expected, and the con-
vention has decided with rare unan-
unity that Governor Wilson fits into
the conditions that the Republican
convention and our convention have
joined in creating.
knowing what the platform is, /
feel that it will help Mr.. Wilson in
his fight. 1t is needless to say that
I am gratifed to see our party rails
ing the banner of progressive DEM
ocracy aloft and calling to the pro-
gressive forces of the nation to~join
in restoring the government to the
hands of the people. that it may be
in truth a government Of the peo-
pie. by the people. for the people.
ut has been a Tong convention.
but the results are worth the time.
The dawn is here and the progressive
Democracy will be the peoples pill
lar of cloud by day" =