Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
D[MOgRII|C FIGHT
BRYAN vs.. wilson
FoNcEe IN rARTY AIREApY LIN.
"a ING UP ron PRESIDENTIAL
!. ~ CAMPAIGN IN 1915.
FRACTIONAL EtREs TO FLAME
- HIGH WHEN PEACE COMES
Battle Within Ranks Of Party Over.
shadswsd For Moment by Conflict In
Europs-Littie Doubt That Wilson
Will b Observation-Disclosures De-
ponds on Avoidance Of Complications
Especial Correspondence


Washington, June 17.-Already the
business Of lining up in the democratic
party as between President Wilson and
William Jennings Bryan has begun.
uonal war within the party to flame
up fierce and high except the calming
down of. the international situation.
II the shadow of possible war with
Germany is once removed from the
country, SO that the politicians can
busy themselves with domestic issues,
there is no doubt what will happen.
A fight Of the most rancorous sort
will ensue between the Wilson and the
Bryan elements in the party. In this,
Bryan will have the encouragement
Of that part of the public which sin
cerelyC believes in his peace policy and
Of much Of the pro-German element
which is engaged now in backing
Bryan for obvious reasons.
President Wilson's friends within the
democratic party have no question
that he will be renominated. They are
convinced that he will not only be re-
nominated by his party but that, II he
carries the foreign complications sue
cessfully thru the troubled currents of
diplomacy, he will be hard to defeat at
the polls. Nevertheless, they do not
purpose to go to sleep.
Consider Nomination cIinchsd.
Before the Bryan resignation, the
any difficulty in clinching his renomi-
nation. They considered it clinched,
In fact. They do now, for that matter.
n,,t u &c
out to make trouble. They think he
will try at least to dictate the next
democratic platform and they are not
sure that he will not try to get the
nomination himself.
Not to be caught mapping. the Will
son leaders are going to bestir them
,elves without delay in finding out
definitely where their friends are and
where are the democrats who are, go
ing to stand by Bryan.
Presence here today of Fred Lynch,
national committeeman from Mime.
sofa, and the new chairman Of the
democratic executive committee, was
taken to Indicate the Wilson leaders
already are working. Mr.. Lynch's re-
cent selection as chairman Of the
executive committee and the fact he
IL believed to be the probable new
chairman OF this committee to succeed
Chairman McCombs Is one Of the
things which added to the restiveness
Of Mr.. Bryan as member Of the cabi-
net Mr.. Bryan was much displeased
because Mr.. Lynch was chosen. con-
sidering him to belong to the element
In the party which is anti-Bryan
! Bio Men Of Party For Wilson.
Already, some Of the big men In the
democratic party have come out
strongly for Wilson. Senator Sim
mons il one OF them. Congressman
Adamson. Of Georgia, chairman Of the
Interstate commerce committee, Is an
other. The course Of Judge Adamson
has attracted tho more notice here
since Senator Hoke Smith. Of Georgia,
has come out in a statement which IL
construed as FOR Bryan and against
Wilson while National Committeeman
Clark Howell has declared fatty
against Bryan.
on the whole. 1t is quite clear that
extremely few Of the democrats hold
ing Office are going back on the adj
ministratiau. They will line up with
the president. Such support as Bryan
gets in the party will be from old adj
herents who have always sworn by
him without regard to Office and from
pro- erman democrats.