Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-01

son and eRayner and Representative
dates. He was almost two hours in d
When the door to his inner sanctuml
would open to admit a member of
his family or a secretary the Me-
braskan could be seen in his shirt
sleeves pacing back and forth as he
dictated.
When the statement was given out
Bryan sent out word that he had
nothing further to say and that 1t
would be impossible to interview him
further at the time. The text of the
statement follows:
Expects Nomination Today.
ST see no reason why we should
-not conclude the convention Monday
with the nomination of both a
President and a Vice-President. The
friends of the various candidates have
/ fought out their differences and, in
their loyalty to the men of their
choice, have consumed more time
than Is usually devoted to balloting.
There is every reason why the pro-
gressives should get together and
select a ticket. The number of pro-
gressives, If we stand by the instruc-
tiOiiS 6ifCil ald Ot lnE RtCu6GSs Cd1li5
exceeds t~wo-thirds of the convention.
"It is more important that the can
didate shall be in hearty sympathy
with the progressive spirit Of the
day than that he should be the first
choice or even second choice of any
delegate. The antagonisms which have
been aroused during the preliminary
campaign, antagonisnls which ought
not to have been aroused. should not
prevent the coming together of dele
gates upon some common ground.
"New York Not Necessary,
New York is not necessary to a
nomination and under the cireum=
stances should not be permitted to
dictate the nomination. When 1 say
dictate l mean that no candidate
should be nominated unless he has
the necessary votes without counting
New York's votes. i do not mean to
say that the vote of New York would
vitiate a nomination If the candidate
had enough votes to nominate him
without New York, for in that case
the party would not be under obliga-
ton to Mr.. Murphy for his nominal
tom but If Mr.. Murphy furnishes the
votes necessary to carry the candi-
date across the line and give him this
position of distinguished honor and
Importance the candidate who accepts
the nomination under these eircum-
stances puts himself under obliga-
tons to Mr.. Murphy and to the In
huenees which speak through and
control him, and I contend that a.
candidate so obligated would not APP
peal to the confidence of the public
and would not, if successful at the
election, be free to serve the public
with singleness of purpose.
IF, in taking this position. were
announcing a new doctrine I might
deserve the criticism that some of the
delegates have made, but it is not a
new position. 1t is thousands of years
old. Those who believe that the can
didate should welcome Mr.. Murphy's
support. must be prepared to repeat
the Bible and overthrow our system
of Jurisprudence. The Bible say that
no man can serve two masters and
1 accept the proposition without hest
tation.l "A President cannot serve
Tammany Halt or those who exploit
the people.
Again Assaiis MURPHY.
ihere Is not al aspfaht lor lhe
nomination who would have dared to
go out before the people of n State
and say, I have the promise OF
Charles i. Murphy that ne Will der
liver to me ninety votes. whicf, under
the unit rule. are In his control To
a candidate would not present ina
argupent during MS peIore
the people for MS can ne
honestlyssoliclt or accept those votes
in a convention after ne
have been selected n Wnen II is too
late Tor the voters OF the party 70
withhold their ana wouia
1t help q eandidate ! november 10
have 1t known ina, ne ala soIleit IN
the convention a SUPPORT .hat ne
would not nave uareo " UNI IN