The Washington herald., 1912-01-08

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, preached the Tammany chieftain as he
pushed his way through the crowd
MIR. Murphy" said the Washmgtonian,
do you think New York VIII get the
THAT'S wha. I'm here for replied the
taciturn boss from the right hand cor
ner of his mouth.
Mr.. Murphy" began the New Yorker
I'm IRON the World
..That goes for the World, too" in
terrupted the interviewee, without chang
Mr.. Bryan received about hfty news
paper men in his rooms after he had fiIr1-
ished dinner.
What can you tell us2" a newspaper
man opened the interview.
Nothing. replied the commoner, smii-
ing benignly.
'.what about that letter from DR.. Wood
row Wilson 20 Mr.. A. H. Joline?" he was
asked.
Il do not care to discuss that
did you know OF the existence Of such
a letter."
bryan Draws Laugh.
Not until yesterday. when one OF my
most intimate newspaper friends in
formed me--the New ork Sun" and the
Nebraskan Joined in the first laugh.
''Mr. Bryan, do you think the fact that
the letter was written, and judging from
what you now know of it, win affect
your attitude toward any one?''
Il do not care TO discuss the letter. I
am in the position Of the prospective
juror who was being questioned He was
asked II he had reId any newspaper arti-
cles about the case he was 10 sit on. He
replied in the negative, and said he had
formed no conclusions as to the guilt or
innocence of the accused
"If you sit on this jury, do you think
after hearing all the evidence. you will
come to any conclusion2 he was asked.
No; do not he replied, with an
anxious-to-please expression.
Il am somewhat I'm the position of that
juror concluded MIR. Bryan.
The best judgment is that Mr.. Bryan
will haAe heart -to-heart talk with Gov.
Wilson while both are in Washington,
and that no serious breach will occur
The letter would seem TO be of the
greatest value to those who discovered
it" Mr.. Bryan is quoted as remarking
to a, friend.
Out for Primaries.
The COmmoner is for Presidential pri-
maries. That is the only thing ne was
willing to come out for openly last night.
He was handed the proxy of DIR. L. p.
Hall, Of Lincoln, the Democratic na-
tional committeeman from Nebraska, by
COtter 7. Bride. OF this city, when he
stepped OF the train at Union Station.
He said last night. however, that he was
not at all certain he would use the
proxy. Following close on a prOtracted
conference with Chairman Mack, Of the
committee. this announcement is taken
as an indication OF a possible pending
agreement on the programme of the COM
mittee-
There seems to be some doubt rs to
whether or not you will again be a can
didate, Mr.. Bryan" suggested one OF the
newspaper men.
After what / have said" returned
the peerless leader with a broad smile,
II don't see how there can be any doubt
in the minds OF intelligent people. and
the rest don't count
Have you any preferences as to cam
didates?' he was next asked.
Il haven't expressed any" was the re-
ply.
The Commoner printed a list OF pos
sible candidates for the Democratic
nomination some time ago. Did you in
dorse those whose names were contained
in that list as good Presidential TIMBER
Those that the Commoner said I In
dorsed.'
Wilson, Clark
Against GrewsOme Details.
"Oh, never mind enumcrating them
We WI take it for granted that every
one has read the Commoner,'' replied
Bryan amid another laugh.
Mr.. Bryan, in answer to a question.
said the Democratic prospects for victory
in November are fine. They are always
fine this far ahead" was MS addendum.
The real battle for the convention has
not been opened The greatest interest
yesterday of the national committeeman
was over the two contests involving the
seats of +. f. Mountcastle, OF Tennessee,
and Col James NJ. Guffey, OF Pennsyl-
vanid. Col. Guffey, without the slightest
doubt, according to the best information.
is to retain htG seat; for it is the almost
universal statement that the contestant,
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer, hasn't
leg upon which to stand. In Mount
castles case Col. Bryan desires his re-
tention and so do 4 great many national
committeeman, irrespective of Bryan's
wishes. Mountcastle is very popular, but
committeeman who desire to vote for him
declare that in the recent Tennessee cleo
tion he violated the pTecedents of the
party Meuntcastle and his friends and
John J. Nertrees, his opponent, have be-
sieged national committeeman all day.
Roger c. Sullivan. OF Illinois; Tom Tag
CART of Indiana, and all the big bugs of
the committee, presenting their argu-
ments and insisting upon their claims.
1t was said last night on very excellent
authority that after the committee, as a
whole, hears all of the arguments, a sub
committee of five for each case is TO be
appointed for the purpose OF celebrating
the entire situation and all the briefs
handed I'm. and it is believed that this
subcommittee will not be ready TO report
until the national convention assemblies,
probably early in July next BY such
course Mountcastle and Guffey would
be retained in their IS.