The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-05-04
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
is STILL ON DECK
GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO CON-
VENTION AS ONE OF BIG
FOUR" FROM NEBRASKA.

WASHINGTON.-No man in the
political life of America at the pres
ent time has seen more ups and
downs of the game than William J.
Bryan, and it is this same Bryan,
who after one of the hardest fights
in his career, is going to the San
Francisco convention as one of the
"big four" from the state of Ne
braska.
1t has been said that men may
come and men may go--some shine
for day in the limelight of pub
lefty and vanish-go down under
the weight of ever changing political
conditions and the vicissitudes Of
time, but Mr.. Bryan is with US yet.
What is more to the point he will
be the big man at the coming con-
vention. Keep your eye on him.
AS the republican convention to
be held in Chicago will be out of the
way when the democrats assemble
for their work Mr.. Bryan, while not
of course in actual attendance upon
the G. o. P. gathering, will be close
about, shifting the atmosphere from
the big republican tent so that he
may know just what is going on
first hand.
Tho Big Man.
From that memorable day-Janu-
ary 8 last-when the Jackson day
dinner was held in Washington, and
when Bryan became the really big
man at the distinguished gathering
it has been foremost in the public
mind that through no process of rea-
son, logic or anything else could he
be eliminated from the democratic
fight of this year. AS time has pass
ed since then it has become more
than ever plain that this would be
the case.
There were few men present at
the Jackson dinner who did not fore
see then that no matter what else
might happen, Bryan would be the
big dominating and Illuminating fig
ure in the democratic field this year,
and there has been no mistake about
that.
The interesting thing about Mr..
Bryan and his movements at this
time is that there does not seem to
be man in public life who can put
his finger on what his next move
will be. Even the closest to the
peerless Leader" admit that they
are totally unable to say what he will
pull off at the big San Francisco
convention.
viii Be Big Time.
Appropos of the convention at
San Francisco, all indications point
to this being one of the most inter-
esting and altogether spectacular con-
ventions which the members of
either of the dominant parties have
ever staged before an American pub
lic
Not\ since the days of Lincoln and
Douglas has the very air been full
of the political zest as it is now.
There was nothing like this in the
time of Grover Cleveland or later
on when Woodrow Wilson became
the choice of the democrats at the
now memorable Baltimore conven-
ton of 1912.
The truth of the matter is that it
will not make the least difference
how high the railroad fares may be
and what hotel bills may run at San
there will be a bigger
crowd there this time than has ever
a similar convention in the
past half century. The reason for
this-or reasons, are obvious.
The democratic party now stands
before the people in most unique
and interesting position. While Will
son has not told the people what he
means to do he may be in the race
before the curtain falls.
Add to this the fact that there is
Palmer. McAdoo. Cox and host of
others in the political stable and you
have something to think about