The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-01
WHERE THEY
ALL IS GRIST THAT
COMES TOH|S MILL
Bryan Making Great Profit Out
of Playing Political
Game.

OF Playlng Political
Game.
Baltimor. Md. June 3o.-Evorything
that comes to tho NIL of Colonel WI
liam Jennings Bryan is grist what
seems chan to the ou,landers in the
ranks Of tho predatory interests" is
tho best grade of grain to the colonel.
llo has three Wonderful powers-an
appetite that works splendidly all
the time. brain that works in unison
with his digestion. and capacity for
crowdng everybody else away from
the centre of the stage. His news
paper contract. according to apparent
~ reliable rumor brings him $1,000 a
day as long as the convention runs.
Ii he is beaten in the convention his
public presence will be worth many
thousands of dollars TO him during
the entire course of the campaign. and
If he wins his present large income
may be even larger than it is now.
with prospects of 4 substantial in
crease after the election is over. 30
matter which way he looks a golden
mountain conGronts him. And the
When Colonel Bryan denounccs the
"prodatrory interests" it is money in
his pocket, and when he says that no
man who has the support of a large
faction of this convention can be nom
mated he makes more money. for the
reason that this attitude lends sen
sational color to his newspaper worl.
that it sorely lacks in dull political
times. During the long night sessions
at ran we'll into Thursday morning
the colonel reached his hotel pretty
well tired out. ..omoving his collar
and uocitie he threw Himself on his
bed. and In minute was sound asleep.
In the room were Il score OF excited
men. All OF them were talking loud
~ and there was much pounding Of
tables and Shaping of hands But the
colonel slept sercnely and he did not
awaken until his breakfast was served
late in the forenoon.
Dictates as He Ents
Then lie Jumped up as fresh and
alert as any man in this city While
he breakfasted he dictated his daily
report to his newspaper in fulnllment
OF his contract. lie ate and talked
and his breakfast and the report were
finished AZ the same time There was
n crowd at the outer room some Of
tho waiting men he wanted TO sec ana
some he wanted to-avoid. The latter
he saw first. From these ne listened
10 ono question, answered it briefly
and avoided 1t as he saw MT. the while
ho led tho man toward the door Ana
the visitor found that he had askee
his question. got some kind Of an an
answer 20 i; and found himself out
side Within a few seconds
AIR bryan turned to the men he
wanted TO talk 20 These were men
| like DR. i /. Han. national commit
tceman from Nebraska; Josephus
| Daniels national committeeman from
| North Carolina. and other members of
! tn national committee like Nebeger.
of Utah. Sunderland, of Nevada. ana
salisbury Of Delaware. With these
! men he went over the days program
to the cNtont OF telling them what thcy
were expected 10 do. and very rarely
telling them what part OF the work
/ he would perform himself
All the time there was group of
newspapers correspondents clamoring
at his door Many OF these men he
knew personally. and was very friend :
iv TO But he would not tell them
much. for he had to save the very hest
OF his news for his own letters. II inc
We're 70 tell them all he would dis
count tho writing that brings him such
a fat sum every day. and so he do
! clnoi to tell them anything of in
tcrcst.
The ono man he secs and talks tc
freely is the correspondent who hired
him to produce the daily letter. This
man can always see the Colonel and
can ask him what he pleases and get
answers for this is part of the contract
The Colonel is wise enough TO kno.
that he would greatly iuiure his earn
Z, 4 >.
tho goods that he is charging others
such stiff price for
Ills talks with his intimates ar M
end. tho Colonel wont over his letter
and having O. KID it. gave II back tc
his secretary. who saw that 1T went out
to an OF the newspapers who pny tn,
Colonors daily wage. Thon he prc-
iparrd 10 20 to the convention
Quiet Part Of the Time.
Colonel Bryan remained quiet during
the proceedings on Friday and wher
!, he got back to his hotel in the early
hours OF this morning ne was permit.
Itcd TO retire at once. When the Colone
is quiet there are few interested ir
him Yesterday morning he got out
OF bed at o'clock and went through
tho usual morning motions. There
were the usual intimates waiting tt
talk and listen, but there were two ar
aiclos TO be dictated instead OF one.
After he had worked on tho news
paper report he dictated the speech hc
made later in the convention This was
the most importan; Of the two. and
while st was shorter. (, took good
deal moro time to construct and revisit
Tho Colonel considered this Il declare
ton of principles. While lie went over
1t he locked himself IN litncp rivats
room ana studied Il with tho utmost
care. Then he stuck IL in lis no0lro,
like soldier would thrus, newly
sharpened sword into his scabNayd. and
went forth to tho fray 1t was then
o'clock the hour set for tho recorven.
ing OF tho convention. What he die
With that declaration and the stir /,