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The Commoner.
15
'AUGUST , 1J1I
MR. BKYAN'S ADVISORS
News item in Baltimore Sun:
When, in company with his brother,
Charles W. Bryan, tho commoner
walked back to tho Belvedere Fri
day night the entire Bryan party was
waiting for him in the suite of
rooms.
With that belief in the judgment
of his wife which has always been
one of the Nebraskan's strong points,
he went over the entire situation
with his family.
It was after this family conference
that it was decided the Colonel
should prepare the explanation of
his vote so as to have it in readiness
in case the occasion which no one
doubted would arise should come
earlier than expected.
Determined to keep himself free
to act in any emergency that might
arise, . Bryan asked his brother to
look out for all visitors and attend
to those things not direclly con
nected with the fight he was about to
wage.
"Colonel, we know you are with
us," said one delegate, as the party
worked its way through the crowd
in the lobby. "The people from my
state believe in you and know that
you are square," was the assertion
of a man wearing a Missouri dele
gate's badge.
At the Armory there was a brief
conference between several of the
steering committee and Mr. Bryan
in one of the rooms of the hall and
then leaving his hat, in the room the
Nebraskan hurried to his place with
the delegation.
"Well, we are ready for the fight
now5," was his parting shot at Sena
tor Luko Lea as he walked through
the crowd.
His jaw was tightly se4, but there
was the same glad light in his eyes,
while to the many greetings which
met him as he wended his way
braska delegation with 'V.t insepar
able palm-leaf fan trying to keep up
a semblance of being cool, which his
thoroughly soaked clothing belied.
Rumor after rumor of this dele
gation switching or splitting was con
tinually told him with a question as
to his opinion.
"I will not comment on rumors,"
was his invariable reply.
Smiles at Murphy Rumor
One rumor that caused him to
smile broadly was that Murphy
would be willing to swing the New
York delegation to Wilson if they
could be assured that Colonel Bryan
would stick by the New Jersey man.
"1 am not in partnership with
Murphy and will make no deals with
the New York delegation," declared
Bryan. "I may not have been So
long in politics as some of these men,
but during the time I have been in
it I venture to say I have been a
whole lot busier."
''They are talking of switching in
order to see if you will stand," one
delegate informed Bryan.
"I can switch as fast as they can,"
was the instant reply.
Sitting behind his brother, Charles
Bryan corralled the numerous mes
senger boys that bore telegrams for
the colonel. Before the session was
half over he had accumulated a hat
ful and still they continued to come.
Scores of them were of a congratu
latory nature on tho splendid stand
he had taken in fighting for progres
sive principles. These his brother
kept. Others requesting that certain
things be done were passed to Bryan.
As the vote for Wilson climbed
higher he sought out his wife and
daughter in the gallery back of tho
speaker's stand. Every time his
eyes turned in that direction his wife
always mot him with an encouraging
smile, and when one ballot showed
i a decided Wilson gain .he waved his
through -the aisles he returned , many, hand to Uie family party following
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'- As1 soon as he arrived in his seat
he' glaijced toward the galleries
where were seated' his wife and the
rest of h's family. Perceiving them
he waved his hand gayly. and then
tu'rne'd Id' converse with the members
of ' his' own delegation and many
others who came up to grasp his
hand and lirge him to Continue his
fight against the New York hien and
tho preda'tory interests.
Always it was tho same encourag
ing ansvcr they received.
"The democratic party must not
yield- lo the dictation of the interests
as did the republican party." was his
terse fighting motto. "The odds
against us should make no 'differ
ence. We must show the people that
the democratic party will not be
tray the trust they repose in it."
And by his jubilant victorious
manner the colonel sent his inter
rogators away much cheered.
"I thought we were going to have
harmony," was his smiling reply to
one delegate who stated that certain
delegations did not seem to care
much whether or not the dove of
peace made its home in the demo
cratic nest. "But that crowd seems
to think more of running the steam
roller on the public highways than
of harmony."'
Friends from different delegations
continually sought out the commoner
'where he sat in his place in the Ne-
hfs .'interests so closely.
Wifh true loyalty to the husband
and father, both the wife and daugh
ter refused to express themselves as
favorinc any particular candidate.
Thev did not want any compromising
statements emanating from the
Bryan fnmily. t was more to them
that the head of the family was win
ning h's own fight than that any
cand'dte should win.
When the attempt to recess unHl
8:30 in the evening was made,
which to Wilson forces so bitterly
fought, they looked anxiously at the
colonel.
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LET US BEAR UP
St.' Louis Republic: It becomes
our duty to note the fact that that
portable iRndmark of democracy, Mr.
William Randolph Hearst, is on the
move again. Once more he has ut
tered words of valedictory and
stepped outside, the' ranks. As we
go to press the democracy is worry
ing along without Mr. Hearst's sup
port. This is no time for either regret
or exultation. We have no way of
judging of the future except bv the
past. If anything is to be deduced
from the record, the party is not
thu& lightly to be rid of this silent
statesman and saffron editor. If not
when the daffodils blossom in spring,
then far off in summers which we
sure shall-see Mr. Heart will return.
The easily affected should curb their
emotions, for in so many months or
years Mr. Hearst, having returned,
will rend himself from us again. We
may as well begin to brace ourselves
now to endure the shock. It is
battleships this time. It may be gar
den seeds or gypsy moths the next.
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interval unaccounted for, it will be
back in the solar system, cutting
square across the orbits of regular
and well-behaved planets and spread
ing its tail like a peacock across the
heavens. The comets which follow
parabolic and hyperbolic paths never
come back.
William R. is a comet of elliptical
orbit. We have only to wait, and
&' ' sf-iof7,sooneELiori later, -albeitoiwith alvastith.e sweet sorrow of parting from your hat,! Everybody's Magazine.
him will suffuse our eyes once more,
for the outer dark can not contain
him. Auf wiedersehen; Good-by,
Bill, an' take keer o' yerself!
The Prisoner "There goes my
hat. Shall I run after it?"
Policeman Casey "Phwat? Run
avay .and. never come back. again?
You-stand here and.. I'll run -after
