Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-19
TRAIN GUNS ON BRYAN
INSTRUGGLEFOR SOLID
SOUTHERN DELEGATION
Wilson Men Will Open Battle
in North Carolina, Home
of Kitchin, Foe of
Defense
EYES ON NEW YORK STATE
Observers Watch Feud Between Presi-
dent and Nebraskan and the Pro.
gressive-Regular Republican
Clash

WASHINGTON. Feb. i9-The battle for
= solid Southern delegation, begun TODAY
IN Georgia, is to be carried BY Wilson
men into every State in which BRYAN
adherents present any threatening show
OF strength. Especial attention is to be
pald 70 the situation in North Carolina
Ihis Is the home State of Representative
kitchin, majority leader of the House
ana an adherent of Bryan and believer
IN the Nehraskans policies Bryanism is
believed to be stronger i'm North Carolina
than In any other southern State, and
the 42-centimeter political guns are to
be trained by the administration on the
Bryan stronghold
Just VINO is to be- selected to carry
the light into North Carolina has not vet
developed. 10 is probable the President
viii cast about carefully for a representa-
i've VINO VIII both carry weight and
take orders" from the White House
without question. The Wilson political
wiseacres are agreed that the invasion
OF the state Will be real mans lob
and they do not propose to have the
campaign bungled.
nrA. fE HOUSE NOT WORRIED.
In the meantime the White House ap-
parently Is not perturbed by the reported
announcement of Mr. Bryan that he
would oppose President Wilson's renomi-
nation.
THAT is his privileges said Secretary
Tumulty. crisply and Immediately re-
tired into himself The Presidents friends
merely smile when the threat is brought
to their attention.
what can Mr.. Bryan do?' they query,
with lifting of the eyebrows. The re-
nomination of Mr.. Wilson is as good as
accomplished. Mr. Bryan has virtually
gone on record as declaring he would not
accept the nomination II it were rendered
him. Who Is he going to advance as his
candidate against Mr. Wilson,"
The final question has not yet been an
swered.
NEW YORK STATE a PUZZLE.
One real source of open apprehension
was disclosed for the Administration in
the New York State convention this week.
The party in power still is wondering
whether the New York Republicans, reg
ular and progressive, are to get together
and present a common front. 1t also is
interested in whether former President
Roosevelt or some one else will be the
choice of the Empire State.
There is no questioning the fact that
the name of Roosevelt still remains in
the Democratic mind as associated with
all that stands for Democratic embar-
rassment The fact that former Senator
Root as temporary chairman of the New
York Republican convention, failed to de-
nounce Roosevelt, leads the Wilson adj
herents to conjure up visions of Il united
Republican party. These conclusions are
anything but reassurlng.
Summed up. the problem appears, just
at present, to be whether the WILSON,
Bryan feud in the Democratic party or
the progressive-regular vendetta in the
Republican ranks Is the more vttriolic
In both parties are planted seeds that
may produce defeat. Solution of what
the harvest will be appears to be squarely
up to the voters OF the United States.