The Nevada County picayune., 1912-07-12
BRYAN PREDICTS VICTORY
Says Democrats Have Shown proures-
 sive Spirit.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Ballmore.-William Jennings Bryan in a statement said that the nomina- tlon of Woodrow Wilson on a progress sive platform meant an overwhelming ly victory for the Democratic ticket next fall. MT Bryan said:
 T fell sure that the action of the convention thus far will appeal to the country. I had no choice among pro gressive candidates. but from the first included Governor Wilson in every list l had occasion to make. His action in coming out strongly against Mir. 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- gressiye.
 "The paramount question before this convention was whether We would talk sides with the reactionaries and thus encourage the organization of d third party and give 10 the third party the hope of defeating the reaetionaries divided into two parties. This was the possibility on one side and on the other was the nomination of ticket that would so appeal to tbe progress sive element Of the nation as to make third party improbable
 Sees 2,oo0,o0o Majority.
 T am satisfied that with Mir. Will son running for president on the plat i form which has been prepared there will be comparatively few progress siye Republicans who will not feel l justified in supporting the Democrat 1 ic ticket. If l were to make an esu- mate I would say that we ought to have not less than 1000 000 majority of the popular vote and enough of the electoral vote to give us an over- whelming majority in the electoral college.
 The action of the convention in adopting the anti-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.
 | nomination was made without the aid of Mir. Murphy. It is no reflection on the many good men in the New York | delegation to say this.
 Prom every standpoint the outlook is hopeful. Men are available only when they fit into the conditions. l decided some two years ago that l In+ ba then saw them and l was not willing Ito assume the responsibility of adyo eating any particular progress partly because I 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 ladiourned it was even more apparent than before that circumstances requir led some emphatic action on the part Iof our convention to insure q con solidation of the progressive vote un- der our banner.
 "The incidents of the convention have in a strange way emphasized the 'progressiveness of our party far more than had expected, that progressive. ness could be exercised and the con vention has decided with rare una nimity that Gov Wilson fits into the conditions that the Republican con Iyention and our convention have join ed in creating.
 "Knowing what the platform is l feel that it will help him in his fght' r Ii is needless to say that l am grati- fled to see our party raising the ban ner of progressive Democracy aloft and calling to the progressive forces or | the nation to join in restoring the gov, ernment to the, hands of the people, that it may be In truth a government f of by and for the people F "It has been hong convention, but the results are worth the time The dawn is here and progressive Demo. . cracy will be the peoples pillow or 9 icloud by day"