The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-23
bRYAN'S ANSWER
EMPHATIC NO
Declines to Talk Politics
During Visit to Methodist
Conference.

Minneapolis, May 22.-William j.
Bryan is not, will not and cannot be q
candidate for the presidency, he de-
clared in Minneapolis today
In reply to a question whether he
would run for president. he said: Il
believe every intelligent man in the
country is enlightened on this subject.
I have repeatedly stated my position
will enlighten you in the same way
No."
Il will not talk politics." he con-
tinued. II don't suppose anyone is in
terested in anything else I may say.
One who has nothing to say and then
says it anyway is very apt to say some-
thing he did not want to say. I am
up here to talk to the Methodists.
will not talk politics. Any man that
starts politics will get into trouble"
Bryan was given the most enthuS-
iastic reception accorded a visitor to
the Methodist conference when he
made brief talk before the delegates.
He did not avoid politics. He mixed
them with religious thoughts and both
were enthusiastically received. He
declared he was in politics for the rest
of his life He also declared he was
in as spectator only and would never
length upon the fact that right in
politics would prevail in time and that
he had never advocated any princi-
pie he did not believe in his heart to
be right.
MinnesotAs "a votes in the demo-
cratic national convention arc the bone
of contention in bitter fight inau-
Clark. who have invaded the state in
an army to overcome the early ad-
vantage gained for Woodrow Wilson
The Clark campaign is financed on a
liberal scale and Is carried on aggres-
sively under the personal direction of
Fred T. Dubois, national manager for
Clark. and former Senator from Ida
ho. He is spending a week at Mime
apolis headquarters. counseltng W. II.
Williams in directing the Clark cam
paign. r. f. Pettigrew of South Da-
kotais also on hand helping the Clark
men, some of whom will go with him
from Minneapolis into South Dakota,
where the primary test is yet to be
made. c. A. Walsh of Chicago. for
merly Of Ottumwa. Iowa, and in 1904
William r. Hearts's emissary in Min
nesota. arrived today. He is in Mr..
Hearst's employ and is supposed to
bring funds to help in Minnesota, as
he did eight years ago. Five work
ers from Missouri arc on the ground
George Fred Williams Of Massachu-
sets, and Charles A. Towne of New
York are the oratorical heavyweights.
Each is speaking nightly in Minnesota
cities. Williams in the south and
Towne in the north.
Wilson men assert that fully $500
day is being spent for Clark in Min
nesota. Funds are coming from
Hearst and from the Harmon COM
mittee. They assert that no outside
funds have been received for Wilson
and that they are making the fight
with volunteer help. The Battle is
Joined already with one county Lyon
having had its convention Saturday
and Brown county conducting a pref.
erential primary today. Lyon count
VS. convention instructed ten delegates
for Bryan as the first choice and Will.
son second. Wilson men say that
they will carry Brown. County con.
ventions under the state call are tc
meet in each county one week from
today but Lyon county anticipated the
call.