The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13
BRYAN PREDICTS VICTORY
Says Democrats Have Shown Progress,
sive Spirit.

Western Newspaper Uniau News Service
/ Baltimore. w lillian Jennings Bryan
in statement said that the nomina.
tion Of Woodrow Wilson on a progress
sive platform meant an overwhelming
. ly victory for the Democratic ticket
next fall Mr.. Bryan said
Il fell sure that the action Of the
convention thus far will appeal to the
country. / had no choice among pro
gressiye candidates, but from the first
included Governor Wilson in every list
| had occasion to make His action
in coming out strongly against Mr..
Parker for temporary chairman was
the turning point in his campaign The
country is progressive. Nearly all Of
the Democratic party and more than
half Of the Republican party are pro
gressive.
The paramount question before this
convention was whether we would tax
sides with the reactionaries and thus
encourage the organization of a third
party and give TO the third party the
hope Of defeating the reactionaries
divided into two parties. This waa
the possibility on one side and on the
other was the nomination Of a ticket
that would so appeal to the progress
siye element Of the nation as to make
a third party improbable
Sees 100000 Majority
Il am satisfied that with Mr.. WI.
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 Democrat
ic ticket II | were TO make an esti.
mate / would say that we ought 10
have not less than 100000 majority
.of the popular vote and enough Of the
electoral vote to give us an over
wheming majority in the electoral
college.
"The action Of the convention IN
adopting the enti-Morgan.Ryan- Bel.
mont resolutions has demonstrated
that the Democratic party is not only
progressive but Is old enough to throw
down the gauntlet to the predatory in.
terests.
1T is fortunate that MIR. Wilson's
nomination was made without the aid
Of Mr.. Murphy. 1t is no reflection on
the many good men in the New York
delegation to say this.
From every standpoint the outlook
is hopeful. Men are available only
when they tit into the conditions. I
decided some two years ago that
did not III into the conditions as We
then saw them and | was not willing
to assume the responsibility OF adyo.
eating any particular progress partly
because | preferred to trust the wis
dom OF the multitude and partly be-
cause | felt that great deal would de.
pend upon the action Of the Republican
convention
"When the Republican convention
adjourned II was even more apparent
than before that circumstances reQuir.
ed some emphatic action on the part
Of our convention to insure con.
solidation OF the progressive vote un.
der our banner,
"The incidents OF the convention
have in a strange way emphasized the
progressiyeuess OF our party far more
than | had expected, that progressive
ness could be exercised, and the con.
Iycntion has decided with rare una.
nImIty that Gov Wilson fits into the
conditions that the Republican con,
Iyentlon and our convention have Join.
cd IN creating,
knowing what the platform IL
feel that Il will help him In his fight
II is needless to say that | am graft.
fled to see our party raising the ban.
acr Of progressive Democracy alott
and calling to the progressive forces OF
the nation 10 Join In restoring the gov
ernment to the hands Of the people
that Il may be N truth q government
OF. by and for the people,
1T has been a long convention, but
the results are worth the time The
dawn is here and progressive Demo.
cracy will be the peoples pillow OF
cloud by day"
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