Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-06
BRYAN is A CANDIDATE
Plans to Make Caynor of New
York Running Mate.
Champ tInrk's Lead Is 80 Grcnt
Though. He Nny HIVE Enough
10 Nominate Him on
First Ballot.

Alfred Henry Lewis writes in the New
York American as follows: Bryan is a
candidate for the Baltimore nomination.
His candidacy Is for obvious reasons as
vet hidden. not open. 1t is none the less
incessant. Bryan has said that ne was
not "A candidate. He was all the time aIs1
is candidate after the Sabine method.
He plans and contrives and hopes that
he may be rsvished into the nomination.
About April 1t-speaking to a trusted
friend a democratic member of the House
Bryan declared that he could "see no
escape from running. If the nomination
is forced upon me. | cannot refuse" He
then went on to show the impossbility Of
Underwood, who said BRYAN. rs a
whig. not a democrat-a protection whig
His grandfather was Henry Clay whig
and Clay's colleague IN the Senate. He
came by his protection sentiments hon
estly and as a matter of instinct
Bryan then pointed out that Under
woods marriage to steel magnate's
daughter. his own Investments in steel.
to say nothing of brother rs the big
managing influence of Birmingham steel.
would. while making Underwood pleasant
to the eye and ear of the moneyed in
terests render him out of the question
with radical and Western elements of
democracy.
Clark couldn't get it. according to Bry-
an. Neither could Wilson The two
would deadlock each other. The conven-
| would C
and unable to move. The one solution
was himself. Bryan. The nominee must
i've, would he. Bryan. Thus had the opti-
! mistic, not to say anxiously eager,
Nebraskan figured il out.
1t was suggested that he, BRYAN. was
supposed to be no favorte of the Eastern
money powers, Why, it IS asked. should
he. Bryan. believe that he would be more
acceptable TO the moneyed folk than
| Clark?
! Bryan shook his head wisely rs onc
who has reason for the hopes within him
| Who, he inquired. were about him in hi,
campaign of 1905? What should sucl
names as August Belmont. Standard Oi
Haskell and Tom Taggart stand for? He
| bryan, was neither feared nor :,
hated by the moneyed interests as Wa
Clark. He. Bryan, was reckoned anon.
the safe and sane As for Clark. II,
one knew what If given White House
he would or wouldn't do.
With the republicans promising T.
name Roosevelt tho moneyed peopl
would look to the democrats. Looking t.
the democrats. as between himself AN,
Clark. Bryan was sure that he would b
|
llonaire. He. like most moneyed people
possessed investments. He could b
trusted as one who. If president. couldn'
set fire TO the money interests without
setting fire to himself Belmont an
others OF his golden tribe knew Of hi
tBryan's) investments. They didn't hav
to he told Of them. Clark. on the othe
end empty hand. didn't own dollar VI
vas free to flourish tariff torch or
fiscal fire brand In what reckless way h
would. since It could burn no persona
Interest of his own.
This. declares the Bryan confidant.
threshed out. Clark will beat Wilson
Sooner than have Clark. however. ever
power at moneys command would be eX
erted to send the convention in STAN
pede to Bryan.
EXPECTS NEW YORK BY TAKIN,
GAYNOR AS MATE
The above comes from sources no NOR
TO be doubted than they are to be nance
' Bryan at the start urged Wilson. II
didn't think the Jersey man stood
chance. Wilson. however, got away wit
so alarming rush that Bryan becanl
doubtful. Then he took to speaking we
of Clark, and James, by way of baian,
ing things up When Clark began run
ming away with Wilson, BRYAN again too
y the Wilson boom nurse and stumped OH
i against Harmon in the Wilson behalf
As for New York, Bryan expects
! hook that delegation TO his fortunes /
I Offering to accept Gaynor for the vic,
presidency. 1t was that thought whiC
h took him down as Gaynors guest to 8
r James
Wilson Is aware of the Bryan design
I Between his knowledge OF what Bryan
aiming at and his fears of Clarks grow
c Ing strength he Nvilson) has been drive
to act along new and TO his vanity. III
e pleasant lines Wilson's earliest info
. nation OF what Bryan's friends al
g scheming to bring about came weeks a,
= from the State of Washington. The
e was an attempted Bryan stampede
d that states convention.
c While Ia. convention vote was bel,
It taken. sudden handful of Wilson m,
y Hoped for Bryan II was as unexpecte
z that flop, as pan of milk from top she
10 and meant to he so. The purpose was
!. break the Clark line and send Clark
= delegates on the run-into the Bryf
"A camp.
Is The result did not come up to the Br