Show WOULD NOT NAME I A RUNNING MATE MATEI MATEW MATEI I I W J i Bryan Satisfied to Let LetI Ii I National Convention at Denver Select the Man ManI I JONES STORY LACKS TRUTH NEBRASKANS VIEWS ON FINAN FINANCIAL FINANCIAL FINANCIAL CIAL SITUATION Washington Jan 27 W J Bryan to today today toI I day held an impromptu reception in inthe Inthe Ini i the rooms of the House l ouse committee on OnI I ways and means where a number of ot Democratic representatives and many outsiders chatted with him Asked by b some one to name his choice for a run running running running ning matein the event of his nom nomination nomination at Denver Mr Bryan laugh laughingly laughingly laughIngly replied I 3 shant tell ten That is too bold a n af f question To the newspaper men he said You may say that my coming to Washington was not to consult any an anI man or set of men as to whether or not notI t I I ought to be a n candidate for the nom norn nomination nomination I have not put that question to any man nor shall shan I The people not individuals have the sole right to decide that point I am not here to solicit support for myself as asa a possible presidential candidate I never solicit Individual support I never ask any an man to vote for me meIn meIn meIn In the past when I was was before the people as a candidate my efforts to obtain votes have been confined to statements of my views No Truth in Story A ked about the story published in some quarters that former Senator Jones Oliver Oller P Belmont and others came to him a day or so ago and told him he was not the logical candidate for the Democratic nomination urged him not to run and promised to oppose him If tr their advice should be disregarded disregarded disregarded Mr Bryan said There is Js not a shred of truth in that story etory No one ne has advised me not to tobe tobe 4 be a candidate I saw Senator Jones and did talk politics but nothing of the sort reported occurred I have as yet et had no formal conference since my af ar arrival a arival rival In Washington Tonight at a din dinner dinner dinner ner at the home of Senator Newlands of Nevada I shall meet and confer with the first of the Democratic senators lena tors on the alphabetical list J I t I Tomorrow night I shall see the sec see second ond half halt after acter that I go at once to Roanoke where my daughter Is at attending attending attending tending school Views VIes on Financial Question Mr Ir Bryan Brynn before leaving the capitol dictated in response to a request the folIoIng interview setting forth brief briefly briefly briefly ly his views on the financial situation Lack of public confidence is what driver money out of circulation Re Rp Restore Restore store public confidence and money re returns returns returns turns to Its accustomed channels For lack of confidence the best remedy Is insurance of bank deposits and I have ur UI ed upon the various states and con congrESS congress grESS Kress the passage of some measure sim sint similar liar ilar to the law adopted by Oklahoma This provides for the creation of a guaranty fund by b assessments upon banks In proportion to their deposits j and authorizes the banking board to tomake tomake tomake make such assessments from time tp t tIt It time as may be necessary to e guarantee fund when It is lowered by ity bythe bythe the payment of money to depositors of failed banks This permits permit the resources of all these banks to be the resources of each bank and insures each depositor against loss The Oklahoma statute permits national banks to take advantage of the state law and a national law should permit state banks to come un under und der d r the provisions of that law In Instates Instates Instates states which have ho no guaranty system tern tem Elastic E Currency As to an elastic clastic currency I think provision could be made for sufficient elasticity in times of emergency by b a law providing for the Issue of United r States notes such notes to be loaned by the government to the banks upon adequate security and at a rate itte of in interest Interest int t terest which would compel the retire retirement retirement ment of the notes when the emergency is over I suppose nearly all aU members of congress and senators favor some provision for an emergency currency curren C The Democrats as a 11 rule favor a Ss system system tem tern under which the government will issue and control the value of emer emergency emergency gency geney currency while most Republicans cans favor some system under which it would be issued and controlled by the banks This presents the point In dig dis dispute between the two parties The I high financiers have been largely re responsible for the present panic by rea rca reason reason son of their reckless methods and I Iam Iam Ii i am satisfied that a majority of the people would prefer to risk the govern government government ment meat rather than risk these men Somebody must decide upon the needs of the people and so far as I am con concerned concerned u I prefer that th t the concessions be Continued on page 2 WOULD NOT NAME RUNNING MATE Continued from Page 1 with the public officers responsible to the public rather than with private In who would be guided by their own Interests instead of by the Inter Interests ests este of ot the people Mr Bryan spent of an hour closeted with Speaker Speer Cannon In the speakers room Afterward he said that they had not seriously discussed politics |