The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-04
BRYAN s STATE
BEING WATCHED
KEEN INTEREST IN PRIMARIES
TO BE HELD IN HEBRASKA
THIS MONTH.
Attitude of Bryan Towards Harmon
and Underwood is Being Dscus ssed
by Many Democrats at the National
Capital.

Washington, April 3.-Supporters of
Speaker Clark and Representative
Underwood are concerned over the
persistent reports that William j.
Bryan intends to force his name be-
lore the democratic convention as a
can iidate for the presidency. They
are disposed to see his position as
analogous to that of Colonel Roose.
welt with respect to the latters at
tempted domination of the republican
party. Believing Mr.. Bryan to be in
a receptive mood as regards the pres
lden;y, the Clark and Underwood peo-
pie await eagerly the outcome of the
Nebraska primaries.
April 19 will be a day of interest
to democrats, the country over. On
that day the Nebraska democratic
primaries will be held. And if the
belief Of the Underwood and Clark
forces here is accepted as accurate
ly gauging the situation, Mr.. Bryan
hopes for one of two possible de-
Velopments; that the delegation will
either instruct for him or will put it
self under his domination In this
latter event, TO quote Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, Mr.. Bryan will
have the delegation lin his vest
pocket, to do mis- bidding when the
ball starts to roll at the convention.
Mr.. Bryan's declaration that, in
the event of the Nebraska primaries
Endorsing Governor Harmon, he,
Bryan, would resign as a delegate
at-large to the Baltimore convention,
is taken to mean that Bryan fntenGS
to force his Il adership whether it is
acceptable to the party or not. Dem
ocrats here deprecate Mr.. Bryans
frequent use of the terms reaction
ary" and tool of Wall street. with
reference to rhe candidates other than
Governor Wilson. Senator Hitchcock,
who declares he will fight Bryan's
domination ito the last ditch" de-
scribes the appelation of tool of
Wall street," as applied to Governor
Harmon, as the yeriest rubbish and
unworthy of serious consideration
In addition to Senator Hitchcock,
anocler defender of the democratic
candidates has bobbed up to smite Mr..
Bryan. He is Edmund H. Moore,
OhiO's insurance commissioner, who
in IN open letter to Mr.. Bryan, an
swers the Wall str let charge thus
ly:
May | ninquire how you reconcile
this charge With the generally admit
ted fact that the amount of money
expended in furtherance of Mr. Will
sons candidacy far exceeds the ex-
penIitures Of all other candidates
combined? For months during last
fall al i winter one could hardly throw
stone in Wall street with hitting
solicitors for funds in aid of Mr.. Will
sons ambitious. | might ada, a fact
which you need not be told, that Har-
vey &. CARRIER, who exploits himself
as your dearest frien1s and coniden-
tial adviser i'll Ohio, has been for
twenty years and still is, the legisla-
tive agent of the telephone trust-one
OF these same Morgan interests We,
your admirers and followers, certain
1y need evidence more convincing than
mere assertion, when We are con
fronted with the fact that this tool
of the interests after a three years
strenuous fight, has secured legisla-
ton which in single year, has SHIFT
ed tax burden amounting to ST.
1885,, 900 from the shoulders of he far
mer and small home owner, to those
of these same interests and otheF
rich tax dodgers"
A feeling prevails that by constant
ly reiterating these and other charges
Mr.. Bryan, instead 0f aiding Cover
nor Wilson's boom, is aiding tne
enemy" Is he seeking to MAKE
breach into which, at the t"elith
hour, he can slip as the only cand.-
date or whom the party as I "hole
can look with favor? This is ques-
tion of big moment to democrats just
now.