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Echoes of San Fran
cisco Convention
(Special staff corrosDOJiggnco by
noss and olncarityof the man com
mands immediate admiration and re
spect. Not one person in a thousand
will question Mr. Bryan's honesty of
purpose. Theroxam those, of course,
witn bjiv that he Ji n.' the sincere
Edith a Johnlkm,-in OJflsEonla City, prohibitionist that lie assumes to be,
Okta., Oklahoman, July 14.) that ho is on the payroll of the Anti-
San Francisco, j Cal July, 13. J saloon leaguouBoforo I would be
About six weeks ago I venCured to lioo that Mr. Bryan sold bimself to
make the Assertion in mv column Jtt' any faction like the Anti-saloon
The Oklahoman that William Jcft-, loague, I would have to see his
wings Bryan was larger1 than any vouchor drawn on that league. The
political party, that he. stood above same principle applies to Mr, Bry
and beyond what we popularly call , an's fight upon organized selfishness
"politics." At that time I had not so and special privilege in this coun
much as seen Mr. Bryan, let alone try. His attacks upon the profiteers
hoard him. By some trick of fate 1 1 are not made with the expectation
always had missed seeing and hear
ing him during tho.se many years
that ho has been prominent before
tho American public. Now that I
have both seen and heard Mr. Bryan,
I feel more than justified in having
made the statement that I did. Mr.
Bryan is, indeed, btegor than any
political party for he -will not de
liver himself over to any political
narty at tho sacrifice of the things
Tor which ho
most fearless and outspoken states
man and nhilooonhor in th notmtry,
and uy all odcK the most beloved.
The bJtrtrest and most spontaneous
demonstration of ther.entIro "Hpnio
cratlc ,convonton was accorded to
Mr.. Bryan and newsjapor men who
are excqggMmr wise in the ways of
such conventions tell me that this
one which has'just closed hed more
demonstrations and more thrills to
the hour than any convention in
"history, That wonderful deuionstrat
tion which lasted for fully twenty
flve minutes was piven to the man,
William Jennings Brvnn, ancf not. to
the Ideas and nrinciples for which
"he so undauntedly stands; Men a.nd
women who would not gasb n single
vote frr Brvan nnd hs fdatfo-m ap
plauded
that some of them will slip around
and buy him off. And it is because
of -this very sincerity and honesty Of
purpose and tho imposs'bility of
controlling Mr. Bryan that it always
has been and always wilt be out of
tho question for him to be nomi
nated presidont of the United States.
The second reason whv Mr. Bryan
lias so tremendous a hold upon the
public is this wonderful oratorical
T nmilil Kafon all rfnv nnrl
One day during tho convention; a boy
rushed Ujp to him back of the stage
and Just as Mr. Bryan was about to
mount tho stage stairs in answer to
wild cries of "We Vaut Bryan" and
said, "Mr. Bryan, Tant to. shake
hands with you." tJnlike a good
many othor men injjuic life who
have no time for thqatf from whom
they can expect nothing, Mr. Bryan
paused, turned back a"hd shook tho
lad's hand heartily. I, too, was the
happy recipient of his beautiful
thoughtfulness and courtesy on the
day when he spoke bofore the Com
monwealth club. I had heard that
Mr. Bryafa oh that day was to speak
before a large body of women, and
immediately I telephoned to the
Commonwealth club for a ticket.
Arriving at the Palace hotel for the
luncheon in honor of Mr. Bryan,
what was my amazement to discover
that I had been misinformed and
that I was the only woman among
hundreds of men. With that spirit
of hospitality 'which has been so de
lightfully expressed to visitors to San
Francisco, the men at the press table
which wad placed within a few feet
iu ivj!jri! no HijtuiuB. iu iH irie power. "J. couiu listen an aay anui f t. anani.a ,i t ,aw a
superidoairst of America and the all nltht to him." J heard men and Jf enBiS? the taSt-thSt I
most fnarlnftn ami mHtmniron afntao.i- u n n,iri m l woiua. sensing tne ract mat l
wh he had ceased speak'm? in the
Convention, He has a porfect genius.
for enfeyram. Ho has the most de
lightful sense- of humor. There is not
might feel somewhat embarrassed at
being the only woman in that great
company, Mr. Bryan, just after he
finished speaking, leaned over his
-fnKlrk nrtrl nf-tinililrin A4- 11 Tw1
a blceer. finer, l?to me, aske4 me. who I was and
i- all America; and a& M ave swa .,,- T . - TW i
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elsewhere, his voice required less
amplification by the loud public
spen Icing system installed in the
auditorium than any other voice
that snolce from the convention
stage.
Third of the reasons for Mr. Bry
an's amazing popularity is the com
pelling charm of his 'personality.
With all of his puritanical tendencies
he is the most human of human be?
ings. "He does hot have to assume
any dignity, for nature made him a
t !E "fmwmuy anu exclaimed. !majoatic creature. He is Open
xBUA.no just wonaerriu," and they. hearted, he is impulsive
meant every word of it.
How can wo explain this, paradoxi
cal situation?
There are three answers to this
question. First, tho-lntenso earnest-
taneous.
When his
and spon-
stern lips part
saw on human face. The kindliness
of the man seems to be unfailing.
terest in me as an individual that in
spired Mr. Bryan to-, single me' out
for that courtosy, mefrely his impluse
to a lone, woman, at her ease. That
same kindliness of spirit led Mr.
Bryan to turn around in his seat at
the table and shake hands with the
waiter" who wag serving' him. In that
respect he reminds mo to the late
Colonel Roosevelt,- who -made it a
custom to go forward in the station
wlien he arrived at his destination
and thank the engineer for having
brought' him safely to his Journey's
end.
vyilllam Jennings Bryan is well-
terially to determine the longfh of
tho party purse, but hero are always
conditions that giv& hope of success
to both the larger parties, and - the
leaders strive to determine h,ow much
Is needed to place their candidate
in the. White House. 8oineUneathis
amount has been large enough to
build a giant battleship, while at
other' times it has been, scarcely suf
ficient toflre one of her guns." w
The following table sTiows how
much the parties have spent and
what they have gained since 1860:
, ' Campaign- Elc'l
Yr. - Candidate Fund' Vntn
18 GO Lincoln
Dotfglas
Breckenridge .:
1864 Lincoln
McClellan
1868 Grant ...
Seympur
1872 Grant . . ,
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ioo;ooo 180
H 50,000 12
125,000 212
50,000 21
150,000 214
-: 76,000 80
'250.000 286
Greeley . . . . , l ' 5,0,000 . . .
1876 Hayeav ....... v 950,000 185
Tilden '. '900,000 184
1880 Garfield .'..,. 1100,000 214'
Hancock ... 350,000155
iH4 iJiame ...... 1, 300,000 182
Cleveland
1888 Harrison
Cleveland
1892 Harrison
Cleveland
1896McKinley
Bryan
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1,400,000 219
1,350,000 233
85.5,000 168
1,850,000 145
2350,000 277
16,560,000 271
".J375.000 176
190b,McKinley .... 9,500,000 292
BiyajSf:,; 425,000 155
1904 Roosevelt' ... 3,500,000 336
Parker ....; 1,250,000 140
1905. aft .,.,
Bryan . .
1912 Taft .'...
Roosevelt
Wilson
1916 Hughes
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.... ,750,000' 162
.760,000 8
.V. i .32M00 88
,:t ' 850000.435
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Wilson ',.,.. 1,400,229 277
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and oreaic into a smiie, jus is xne named "the commoner." No great
most nitosretner loveiy smue you ever man since Abraham Lincoln has been
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All are striving to create an estate. AVhen
t'ciath comes, If hero is no insurance, a forced y
buIo of the property often causes a large lossv
whereas, the .proceeds from a life insurance,
policy will furnish ready money for the im-,
mediate 'needs and the executors of the estate
can have time to dispose of the property to the
best advantage. v .
""he cash value of a man's life to his family,
if ho earns but' $1,000 a year, at ago thirty-(Ivo '
is over $14,000. No man would go without fire
Jnaurance on tliat' amount of property and yet
if bo carries no life insurance, ho is forcing his
f-vnily to carry a risk for this amount . unpro-r
tected. Why riot transfer this -risk- from the;
taujily to '
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so successful in keeping the comnion
touch. When Mtf Bryan arrived in
San Francisco, and hundreds were
greeting him at the station, one bag
gage man turned and safd to an
other, "He loolcs just about like one
of- us." -
At the close of the convention, Mr.
Bryan remarked witl'smiling irony
thai bis heart was buried in the
depths of depression, and'Tt would be
some time before he could express
himself. It makes little difference
bow many political parties reject the
principles upheld by Mr. Bryan, he
will go right on being the towering
figure that he is. HeUwill go right
on charming people with -his' elo
quence, and captivating them with
his smile. And when he raises bis
two arms oyer nn audience, the peo
ple will feel that a sort of benedic
tion has been pronounced upon them,
no raatt-r what thv great commoner
has said to them.
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THE. BEST; rtJRSE WiNS
(San Francisco, Calif., Call.)
Wall street is satisfied. It doesn't
cafe which, way tho cat jumps in the
presidential campaign. Either candi
date, Cox or Harding, will be satis
factory in the White House so far as
aiuuwuo is uonqernea. But accord
ing to an article in the Wall Street
t Journal it Is almost a certainty that
,the party which spends the most
ST,y !LtUo moro likel7 t0 win. the
fight. The Statistician says;
"With the exception of the elec
tion held in 1916. the nartv wnu
the largest campaign fund has been
-o auv,vctiqim uariy ever since 1860
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