Show BRYAN MAKES STATEMENT if elected president will not be ba candidate for reelection election re fairview lincoln the following statement was made by william J bryan when at a in he received announcement of his nomination as aa the hr candidate of the democratic party fur for president the honor Is the highest official position in the world and no one occupying it can afford to have hla his views upon public questions biased by personal ambition recognizing his responsibility to god and his obligation to his countrymen ho he should enter upon the discharge of his duties with singleness of purpose believing that one can best do this when h ho bo o is fg not pla planning fining for a second term I 1 anno announce unco now as I 1 have on former occasions ca that it if elected I 1 shall not be bb a candidate for reelection election re this is a nomination as purely from the people as can be and if elected ny obligation will be as purely to the people I 1 appreciate the honor the more because it came not from cue cne person or a few persons but from the rank and file acting freely and without compulsion |