| Show COt COL BRYAN MAY BE CANDIDATE AGAIN I It 4 t I 1 Talked of For Leader 1 der of Democracy T racy r 6 in n 1904 I t I WILL L i H OPPOSITION ONI ONINA AME NA OF OP SENATOR S ATO DUBIS OF OP IDAHO MN OND ro Special tal Correspondence f Washington March Maich 19 i It is positively positively known here William Jen Jennings Jennings I Bryan will wil not decline a third nomination for r the the presidency y if it i is I offered to him hirn hiP with any a y degree of ot unanimity Politicians of note In the Democratic party have hare counted j out to tOtS use a as sporting phrase Mr re Bryan B an as a an candidate for or the Democrats In time tHe next national cam campaign campaign paig The he Nebraskan however has not yet given up ui the idea that he Is a man of destiny and still sui believes that if nominated for fo a time his op fOr t r winning are better than they were in 1896 or 1900 Colonel Bryan Bran has not yet stated that he lie would woud decline a third nomination He has ha only stated that he would not seek the nomination a third time and undoubtedly undoubted this statement statement upon iris lits hI part can be consid ered authentic Colonel Bryan It i might be he well w l to state having shown that he Is pos of ambition and great gea force of character and further that no inan tsan an in the history of thE the United States Slates has yet declined to become a candidate candate can for the presidency will vi doubt If I the nomination should come to him in 1904 accept and make take for fOI a third hird time one of his brilliant campaigns to brilant se so secure secure cure if Jf possible the highest office within the gift of the people of the United States te Colonel Bryan ran is 15 1 at present engaged in doing what he can to make money to use a financial expression and with his hl weekly newspaper the I has shown to the th public that h he he will t te be e able tp 1 t at least leat cut a figure wi in Journalism which will wi make him a striking figure In this thi profession for the the next three thre or or four years year Colonel Bryan recently visited the east and anti while he talked taked shop it I goes without saying sa ing that he endeavored I to feel the the pulse of the politicians of I New York Washington and elsewhere regarding the possibility of his being selected to lead the Democracy for a third time As is well wel known he has as many staunch followers In the east and in the south as well el as a in the west west He was disappointed with ith reference to the views expressed to him by lans ians from front all al sections during his stay In the east It I is therefore considered that If he be can be nominated for the presidency in 1904 90 without great fric friction lion tion ton he will wi accept and make another mae effort efort to Teach reach reah the presidential goal Will Wil Have Eave Opposition It I might be well wel to to state in passing pasing that th t Colonel Bryan Bt i n will wJ not have as mis IS smooth sailing td te capture the Demo Democratic Democratic cratic nomination at n in 1904 as was wa the thecae case at Kansas City la Li 1900 cae There are wise Democrats jn in n the east et who believe beleve that it i would be beT folly f ly upon the part of oC the delegates to the next lext national con convention on venton to tender tende r the presidential nom to Mr Bryan Br n The Nebraskan however is not of f the same hame opinion and will wl iC it It possible use his Commoner to advance his views on oft domestic and international affairs af lr In order to keep himself prominently pro ln I before the te people for the next three years ears I Without doubt Me r Brian B n will wI l be able to accomplish what he s mean meantime meat meantime time making mOney m ney out of the publication publication cation which he controls with the caton wit par particular particular end in view to secure the time sup support support support port of the Democratic hosts host of oC the country countr and to give him another op opportunity opportunity to the race or the presidency in I tie t e next net ne t national nato al cam campaign campaign campaign Colonel Bryan Brn is making money as s a publisher The circulation of his weekly paper is now stated to t be in r excess of which at itt t iper 1 per year ear will wH bring hint him huh in less l ss the cost of publication tion tio for or the paper which is I very ver slight In Iri addition additon to this he will secure ad advertisements which will vili wi double doble this amount and unless the unexpected ted happens his newspaper ne saper will wil be one of the best paying publications PUbU catons of oC Its iS kind In this country In any event Colonel Bryan having received so much adver advertising tiring as a the candidate for forthe forthe forthe the presidency will wil have with wih the tle profits from the Commoner far in ex ox excess excess cess of the tle per year which he would have hae received had he been se sc selected looted to succeed Major ajor McKinley the present Incumbent at the White House on Nov 6 last There will Wll be other candidates of course pitted pitt d against Colonel Bryan for the honor to lead the Democratic national nat nal ticket in the next campaign those men often discussed as se available are Richard Olney of ot Massa Massachusetts Masa tt David Bennett Hill Hi of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Senator Senator Martin Martn of Virginia James ames Hamilton Lewis L wis of Washington Wahington and t Dubois Dubols of Idaho The contest for the Democratic presidential nomination Uon in 1904 1004 will wi be interesting inter sUng to say the least leat From a neutral view viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint point however the he indications now point to a victory ictor te for the Nebraska statesman J S VAN ANTWERP |
