Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-29
BRYAN A BIG FACTOR
IN NEXT CAMP PA|GN
Some Democrats Believe He May
be Party Nominee; His
Power is Conceded.
orrrsIspndens-c New York Times


Washington. Dee. 2S-As politicians
scan the horizon for Presidential candi-
dates and appealing planks for the
1920 platforms they are leaning to the
view that the chief issues are likely To
~ conferred with the industrial situa-
non, and the relations between labor
and capital.
Nhiic there will be other issues such
rs thoss, growing out of the war, and
perhaps the traditional tariff doctrines.
Democrats who have come here for the
meeting Of the National Committee.
January !, rcport that the all-ahsorbing
problem II the situation regarding capt
tai and labor They say that William
Jennings BRYAN Intends Is make tins his
chicf weapon IN hrs fight for party con
'rol- and perhaps for The nomination OF
hrul.v.f The platforms IT both parties
VII bc built, 4olrc political Observers
ssv. with industrial and treaty pankS
prominent.
TNrnocratlc candidates ior President
hayr moi yrt cutcuNi the rarr opcnly IN
as grr,at numivrs rs IN the Rcpubhcan
ranks They have lcrn awahnG word
fr.la President Vision ~ a thIUt term.
TINS ,s r1,s,ctr,i while thc Democratic
chlrJtalrs m, hcrc nfxt month tor thr
National Cum1nttrr meeting and the
Jack ~ou DaY dinner
Fnnugh aspirants viii enter the rare
nr1t month to prpiuor a favorite son
CONTEST IN the Dt'nocratIc party Among
them an, expected To bc former Secre-
trrv McAdoo ittornCy General Palmer,
,,x-Sp,akrT Clark, Senators Pomerene
su.i Governor Cox Of OHIO. Secretary
)anr,ls. Herbert Hoover Of California
AMI senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska
l4sMuIng IN th. horl1on. eager To take
advantage of 3 deadlock at the CON
vrnGnn under tho two-thirds rule. keen
DsI.As-raGc Observers say will I've Bryan.
hr lSrYan. Il " believed, VIII work
ior thc adoption of radical platform
NJ MeAdno might he considered lIlp-
frz! willing Ia cepouss hc cause Of
siov and ST the saInc time deal Justly
vIth capital Attorney General Palmer
sRd lirr4srrt Hoover may bc claE%rI rs
conservatives with the others, aside from
Mr. Bryan. willing u 90 before the
xxIntz1 On = middle of the road plat
orsn
Sr7p, u In, IN,mocrat.r leaders m,
-aacSirnE thai Mr l'Ty4n bccaussc of
.h> lines 81 thc President and radical
,wv=SJrr on thc party. s factor ~
arnx IS Ia h.r ahr cithrr 70 disrupt
~ rrsrty o. shape Is platform and die
p
.skrSi N thc bull lxforr the gathering
: ,hc National Committee IL whether
Mr. RTy1n VIII demand the nomination
fw hu1s'lf Cr srlCct candidate and
uuic thc platform "a he did IN lialtl-
norr ID 1912
lr1cnd Of MIR Bryan startled his col
lcagucs IN CongrrSs tho other day by
aylng that Mr. Bryan WAS seeking vin-
iicstlon; Lhst he was disappointed with
The present administration hHcsauS, Of
ms treatment while SECRETARY 1T State
and that hc means 10 capture tho nomi-
nation for himself for MN tho prospects
II th0sr urg4i for the nomination by
President Wilson.
Thcrr an, reports that neither former
Secretary Ncide, nor Attorney General
Palmer meets MIR. BTyan's aplr0vai,
PCIIiIcsI c7rzssp kas II thst Mir Bryan,
II he Suppressed hIs own aInhitors,
might support Herbert Hoover provided
Nr Hoover met his views ~ to an IN
s1ustrlsl platform On the other hand,
SECRETARY Ds nIcls Is the only real Bry-
anltc among the prospective candidates.
Mir. Bryan's position, u Is expected,
will br outlined at tho Jackson Day din
0cr when All the leading Presidential
candidates viii have An opportunity To
lay hoior, tho party Their views and the
principles for which they stand
Even i Mir Bryan should dominate
the Democratic councils and force the
selection Of \ candidate and platform
,ss7s,tising the demands 81 labor and
even more radical governmental steps,
Republican leaders SAY their party
would MT swing u radIcalisrn but would
content i.s,if with following precedent
AMI adapt It's platofrm t. the changed
conditions braaCht ahou; by the war
disturbance IN the industrial and labor
lcldS
As tho Democratic platform VIII prob
ably approve President Wilson's 4tti-
tudc on the League OF Nations, 50 VIII
'hr Republican platform accept the res
,rvations made hv thr Senate and in
.cs.t .Amcucanlsrn' INTO The campaign
AZ Opposed - waat Republicans caH
.,ItcrnaiIouaEssu as represented IN the
orlginal draft II he covenant.