| Show I WOULDNT TALK OF ROBERTS I Col Bryan Declines to Discuss the Pamous Resolution from the As soon as ho could escape crowd at the I conclusion of the meeting I last night Col Bryan repaired at once where he held quite a I to the Kenyan He then went I levee for a few minutes up to his apartments and proceeded to t change his linen I whleh had become badly wilted during his speech A Tribune reporter who had accompanied him to the room aked him for a short Interview Col Bryan talked very freely free-ly I Speaking of national Issues he said I beilove more Republicans will leave the Republican party on lie question of Imperialism than have Ml H on any other question since the I Civil war JiiO J Porto Rican tarrlft bill shows that the Republican party intends to assert the I doctrine that the Constitution does not protect those not Included In the States T cannot believe the people of the United States will tolerate such a doctrine doc-trine t The fact iiii it the Republican party asserts It shows how complete a control the trusts have over time party leaders The trust question will also drive many Republicans I out of tne parly and 1 believe I lie recent currency bill will show Ihe honest believers In blmetalism lhat the Republican party practiced a fraud in 1S96 and intends continuing the deception this year SAYS HE HAS HOPE The argument that nothing can bo done for silver because the Senate Is Republican is the most Idiotic doctrine that has evei been preached Time chancre In t hie Senate wan wrought In one vear and if wo win by i any considerable consid-erable majority In 19UO we can secure the Senate but even if it were Impossible Impos-sible lo secure the Senate In 1J00 vo shill have another chance in 1JOJ It Is much easier to continue t I the tight for the I restoration of blmetalism now than lo drop It and resume It four years from now If it man belle ei In the gold standard he has un excuse for vol j Ing the Republican ticket but if he is I opposed lo the gold standard he ought not to try to chloroform his conscience by arguing that he ought to help the Republicans lo maintain the gold standard stan-dard for four years more and then commence to try to restore Silver FORECAST OF PLATFORM Col Bryan was then asked for his F forecast of what the Democratic national It Is tional platform would conlrfln I impossible to say Just what the convention con-vention will do he said but I believe be-lieve It Is certain lo reaffirm the Chicago Chi-cago platform declare against the trusts militarism and Imperialism and will take the usual Democratic position posi-tion on tho tariff question Col Bryan had been talking and changing his lollies at the same time lie had now reached the adjustment of his clean collar and was asked Do you feel sufficiently conversant with the local situation to express views upon local Issues I hope King will be elected by aha a-ha mger majorlly than 1 received was the itply SHIES AT ROBERTS QUESTION Col Bryan was then asked what he thought of the Uoberls resolution The first interrogatory was answered by a quick look and when the query was put to him again he positively refused to Vllscuss the matter and Intimated strongly lint he did not like to be asked I much about it At the conclusion of the interview Col Bryan went to another room and conferred con-ferred w 1th lie Idaho delegation for a time He passed the night at the home of City Attorney Frank D Stephens an old friend and classmate Col Bryan will leave for tho West at noon today He will speak at Sacramento Sac-ramento tomorrow night and will then go to Washington and Oregon He will speak eight times ut different points In Washington and five times in Oregon returning then to California where he will speak at Fresno San Diego and Los Angeles He will go from California Cali-fornia through Arizona and New Mexico Mex-ico ending his tour about time middle of next month In Texas and returning to Uneoju Col Bryan Is traveling alone < v Bryan Engine Broke Away The train that brought the Bryan party from Ogden was delayed a short mL time near Layton by an unusual accident acci-dent The link connecting the engine with the baggage car broke letting the engine break away from the train The release from the weight sent tha engine ahead like a streak of llglu nlng snapping the bellcord and breakIng break-Ing the air connections The engineer however brought lie engine to a standstill very quickly and It required but a few minutes to roestabllsh connections con-nections It was reported that In tin momentary confusion a brakeman was left behind If this was so he must have stopped too long leaning over th fence of the right of way to spark with a ruddychecked girl Just from milking milk-ing |
