The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-14
BRYAN THE NOMINEE
BY BAL |M0RE MEET,
THINKS J. N. HEAD
FORMER MAYOR or NASHVILLE
WOULD TAKE THE STUMP
FOF NEBRASkAN.
Says 1t Is Teddy at Chicago, and Says
the Nebraskan Can Carry Massa-
chusetts and Large Portion of the
East With Ease.

NASHVILLE, June 13.-Ten years
Out of active politics, but still inter-
ested in the game political, Hon. Jas.
M. Head, of Boston, Mass, former
mayor of Nashville and yet known To-
cally "as the best mayor Nashville
ever had" predicts that William Jen-
mines Bryan, many times candidate
for president, will be the nominee of
the democratic national convention,
to be held this month at Baltimore.
mot only do believe that Bryan
will be nominated, but ! also believe
that he will win," declared the eX-
mayor. "He certainly will carry Mas
sachusetts, my adopted state He is
more certain, in fact to carry Massa-
chusetts than he is to carry Tennes-
see. / doubt if he could cry New
York, but we can win without New
YorS. There has been a tremendous
change of sentiment in the east, and
BRYAN has come back into poular
favor to degree that is marvellous. F."
In the event that Mr.. Bryan Is NOM
mated Mrf Head will return to the
Volunteer state and take the stump
in Lis behalf. 1t has been a decade
since his voice was heard on the
husrings, hut in order 40 assist the
Nebraskan he will spare few weeks
from his business and make the well
kin ring with the Head brand of ora.
tory-a fervid one and effective.
Mayor Head and Mr.. Bryan are fast
personal friends. There was time
wnen their relations were not so cor.
cisi. At the national convention of
1904 Mr.. Head was a member of the
credentials committee. The commit
tee recommended the seating OF the
Roaer Sullivan delegation from iii.
nois, and Mr.. Bryan, always ready
for scrap with Sullivan, carried the
fight to the floor of the convention.
Oratory was the order of the day.
Mr.. Head spoke in favor of the adop-
ton CT the commuters report. Mr..
Bryan followed in a speech of con-
trary vein. The galleries were
swayed with the eloquence of Mr..
Bryan. but when Mr. Head closed the
argument with a second speech ana
when a vote was taken Bryan had
lost. AS the Tennesssan passed the
Nebraskan on his way down from the
rostrum, the latter would not speak
to him The estrangement was Grief
and recently Mr.. Bryan was the guest
OF Mr.. Head in his Boston home.
While in prophetic mood Mr..
Head gave his opinion as to the out
conc of the Roosevelt-Taft tight. He
predicted that Roosevelt will be the
nominee OF the Chicago convention.
IF Roosevelt can get control of the
credentials committee, believe that
ne is certain of the nomination" he
said. Il know the power Of the Gre
dent:als committee, and l know the
rescurcefulness Of Roosevelt. II he
isn't nominated ] believe ne will run
anyway"
Mayor Head is not an admirer Of
the Strenuous One, and hopes to see
him defeated il nominated.
Mr.. Head is here 70. a brief stay,
beng en- route home from a trip
through northwest Canada and down
the Pacific coast. He speaks glow
llngly of the opportunities offered by
Canada, and predicts for that country
ispid and remarkable development.