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Show Nebraskan Is Exceedingly Happy Over Choice of Wilson Wil-son as Candidate on Progressive Pro-gressive Platform. EXPECTS REPUBLICANS TO FALL INTO LINE Says Anti-Morgan-Belmont-Ryan Resolution Shows Party Has Courage to Throw Down Gauntlet. BALTIMORE, July 2. W. J. Bryan in a statement tonight said that the nomination of Woodrow Wilson Wil-son on a progressive platform meant an overwhelming victory for the democratic ticket next fall, Mr. Bryan said: 1 feel sure that the action of the convention thu3 far will appeal to the couhtry. I had no choice among the progressive candidates, but from the first included Governor Wilson in every ev-ery list I had occasion to make. His action in coming out strongly against Mr. Parker for temporary chairman was the turning point in his cam-. cam-. paign. The- country la progressive. Nearly all of tho Democratic and more than hulf the Republican party are progressive. The paramount question before this convention was whether we would take sides with tho reactionaries and thus encourage the organization of a third party, giving to the third party the hopo of defeating tho reactionaries reaction-aries divided Into two parties, this on the ono side, and on tho other the nomination of a ticket that would so appeal to the progressive element an to make a third party Improbable. Improba-ble. Written Appeal to Progressives. I am satisfied that with Mr. Wilson Wil-son running for president on the platform plat-form which has been prepared there will bo comparatively few progressive progres-sive Republicans who will not feel Justifiod In supporting the Democratic Demo-cratic ticket. If I wero to make an estimate tonight 1 would say that wo ought to havo not less than 2,000,000 majority of tho popular voto and enough electoral votes to give us. an overwhelming majority In tho electoral electo-ral college. The action of the convention In adopting the antl-Morgan-Ryan-Bel-mont resolution has demonstrated that tho Democratic party is not only progresslvo, but also is bold enough 10 throw down the gauntlet to the predatory Interests. It is fortunate that Mr. Wilson's nomination was mado without tho aid of Mr. Murphy. It Is no reflection reflec-tion upon tho many good men In the New York delegation to say this. Outlook Hopeful. From even" standpoint tho outlook out-look is hopoful. Tho only unpleasant unpleas-ant thing about a political light Is that success to one aapirant brings disappointment to others. Those who fail must find some consolation In tho fact that failure Jh not always a reflection re-flection upon the individual, becauBo circumstances exert a larger influence than lu somotimes supposed in tho determining of a convention choice. Men are available- only when they fit conditions. 1 decided some two yearn ago that I did not fit Into tho conditions as wo then saw them, and I was not willing to assume tho responsibility re-sponsibility of advocating any particular par-ticular progressive, partly, because I preferred to trust to the wisdom of tho multitude and partly because I felt that a great deal would depend upon tho action of tho Republican convention. When the Republican convention adjourned it was oven moro apparent than before that circumstances cir-cumstances required some omphatlo action on the part of our convention to insuro a consolidation of tho progressives' pro-gressives' voto under our banner. Wilson Fits Conditions. The Incidents of tho oonvontlon have in a strange way, emphasized tho .progrcsBlveness of our party far more than I had expected that pro-grcsalvonesa pro-grcsalvonesa could be exorclaed, and tho convention has decided with rare unanimity, that Governor Wilson fits Into the conditions that tho Republican Repub-lican convention and our convention have Joined in creating. It is needless to say that I am gratified grat-ified to see our party raising tho banner ban-ner of progressive Democracy aloft and calling to tho progressive forces of the nation to Join In restoring tho government to the hands of tho poo-pin poo-pin that it may be in truth a government govern-ment of tho people, by tho pcoplo and for lh people. It has been a long convention, but thn results uro worth the time. The dawn is here and progressive Democracy Democ-racy will be tho pcople'a pillar of cloud by day. Mr. Bryan held nn Informal levee In his rooms thlH afternoon and many delc-- (Ooutlnued on Pago Two.) ? BM SAYS WILSON IS SURE DF VICTORY (Continued from Page One.) gates dropped In to congratulate him upon his fight. Telegrams poured in praising him for the campaign ho had made in the Interests of progresslvism. Lato this afternoon a party of Princeton Prince-ton students marched to Mr- Bryan's rooms nnd there gave free outlet to their enthusiasm over the naming of the former for-mer head of Princeton university for the Democratic standard-bearer. Mrs. Bryan was given a Bong and cheer. There wore cheers for Wilson and for Bryan and when tho students were not cheering they sang songs much to the delight of tho Nobrnskan. The students demanded a speech. "You say you arc very happy." said Mr. Bryan. "Well, If you get happier and happier every day until the election you 'will be as happy as I am now." When some member of the crowd cried that ho hud been for Underwood, Mr. Bryan addressed him personally saying: "I hod no special pleasure In opposing your man. He Is a splendid follow personally, per-sonally, hut he simply did not fit the occasion." |