Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-01-08
National Committee Meets to
Fix Time and Place for
the Convention.
n'scUSs WILSON LETTER
Bryan Will Talk Matter Over
With the Governor Before
He Speaks.
RIVALRY BETWEEN CITIES
Committeemen Greatly Inter
ested in Booms Of Candi-
dates for the Nomination.
RIVALRY BETWEEN CITIES

'Sk<t~f1-s
Washington, Jan. {. William
jennings Bryan was the central fig
ure when the Democratic National
COMMITTEES met today. Baltimore
and St. Louis are leading for the
honor OF holding the convention.
This will be decided late this after
noon. Tammany leauer Murphy,
TaggRrt and Roger Sullivan, erst-
while Chicago boss, are the real
moving movers of the meeting. They
are nghting to hare Taggart named
chairman OF the committee on ar
rsngsmenta for the convention.
Mr.. Bryan was met at the Union
station by his admirers last night
He Was accompanied by Joseph Dan
iels, OF North Carolina.
Colonel Bryan has spent the last day
or 70 With Mr.. Daniels, at the latter's
home In Raleigh. N. G. The coterie Of
old Bryan friends at the station want
"a to know what Bryan had to say
concerning the excerpt from Woodrow
Wilson's letter to Adrian 81. Joiina ID
1905. sending. Cannot we devise sou,<
dignifed way Of getting Mr. Bryan ouI
OF the Democratic party and getting
rsd Of him for all time r.
Bryan begged to be excused from
commenting on the excerpt at that
time: He said he would think It over
Just 1T that moment Senator La Fol
lette arrived from the west. and Bryan
and La Eoilette exchanged the war-a
est grestings.
Later Colonel Bryan was again aax
ed for an expression of opinion on thu
excerpt. This tims bis eyes blazed
He hrenSht his jaws together with 1
snap. AZ De observed
Hrysn's shers Comment.
= have no comment to make on thai
subject.
Then. after brief reflection, Colone,
Bryan added.
'Mr. Wilson's letter to Mr.. Joiine
ought to make the former friends
among the men who seem to be chiefly
interssted in disein~ = mn ,
Colonel Bryan did not care to say ii
this time ii he had heard before al
this letter Governor Wilson arrived
here at 2>o'clock this afternoon for thu
purpose OF attending the jackson day
dinner, to be held at the Hotel Raleigh
this evening, and he In also to greet
many Democrats from different states
who have journeyed here for the pur.
pose OF meetin.s him and discussing
plans for the future Before Bryan
aud Wilson leave Washington they
are to meet and discuss the Wilson
Jo'ine letter. Colonel Bryan proposes
to 60 Into the qualifications Of the
whole matter. He desires to know
how Mr.. Wilson came to write the
letter. II Il was his own inspiration. o,
II the letter hHd been suggeAted BY
Democrats who in previous years hxd
not been friendly to him, In fact be
and Governor Wiison are to have o
most interesting and exhaustive taiI
concerning the letter.
Colonel Bryan admitted that he had
In his inside pocket the proxy Of Dr.
Hail. national committeeman for Ne.
braska. and that he was to enter the
committee 10 take part In It's delibera.
tions, for be EaId that he was greatly
interested In resolution fav0rina
presidential preference primaries. Col.
onel Bryan declined to make any com.
ment On the contest In the Pennsylya.
nfa ana Tennessee national COMMITTEES.
EnansliipS. He added that while in
Washington he would not discuss pres.
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