The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-10
Thinks Bryan Is Great Dem- Ocratic Factor But Should
 Not Be Nominated
ROOSEVELT IS FAR
 FROM BEING CRAZY
Believes That Any of the Prominent Democrats Mentioned, Except Bryan, Could Easily Defeat
 Roosevelt At Polls

Democrats, as a rule. agree with the partisans of President Taft that Col onel Roosevelt will bolt.
 A. o. Lane. head of the department of public justice of the municipal gov will rule or ruin.
 He does not consider the ex-President of large enough calibre to subserve his own interest to that of the party which has honored him.
 "If Taft is nominated" states the judge. Roosevelt will bolt. This will serve an excellent purpose-for the democrats"
 But Judge Lane. while holding to the opinion that the strenuous indi- vidual is not only the valnest but one of the most interruptions men in Amer ica, admires him for his intelligence q do not believe that MT. Roosevelt is demented," stated he. "Of course, as is the average man, he might be ab- normal But with Henry Watterson disagree If Henry Watterson charges that Roosevelt is crazy. I think him smart-one of the smartest-and one of the shrewdest politicians in America
 He cares very little for the p or the corporations or the republ party. 'Apres moi le Deluge' might cd with truth from his lips were he not too smart to express what Is upper most in his mind.'
 Judge Lane was asked if he thought that the attitude of Bryan toward the democratic donkey was synonymous with the attitude of Roosevelt toward the elephant of plutocracy
 He shook his head. He shook 1t a sec ond time.
 And then it became known that where as practically every other man believes that MT. Bryan is using Woodrow Wilson as a stalking horse, Judge Lane oonsid- CTS the Nebraskan the purest and most philanthropic man in America.
 Do not misunderstood me-" stated he "I do not think that Bryan should be nominated. But I do believe that he is interested in bringing about the nomi- nation of great democrat whose views would be factors in alleviating the mis- cry of the poor people" Returning uulckly 10 the republican Sit- nation, the Judge said
 Should MT. Roosevelt secure the nom- ination it is my opinion that he would be overwhelmingly defeated at the polls. believe that there are enough level headed men in the Unitd States 10 re- buke such a display of arrogance. and such a patent effort 10 undermine the constitution of our government"
 And at this tnncture the judge was asked: But should the republicans nom mate Roosevelt and should Bryan se- cure the nomination of the democrats, who, in yonr opinion. would win?''
 Instantly came the reply: "Mr. Roose- welt"
 Judge Lane has studied the situation and expresses himself with character istic vigor and fearlessness.
 In a nutshell, he holds that Taft will be the regular nominee of the repub- licans and that the split subsequent to the bolt of Teddy will assure a dem- ocratic victory.
 He does not believe that Mir. Bryan possesses q rule or ruin" temperament but he does believe that Bryan will prove a momentous factor In the Bal timore convention.
 
 However, 1t is his opinion that should MT. Roosevelt be the nominee of the republicans practically every man men, tioned as the probable democratic stan dard bearer could defeat him at the polls-that is, every man save Bryan.
 And the judge does not believe that willing Barkis' Bryan Is an applicant for the cheyrons.