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Show Bill PROPOSED AS PROHIBITION NOMiHEE Declaration Made at Methodist Metho-dist Conference Is Considered Consid-ered Highly Significant. CHICAGO, May ?.?,. If lie will consent to make t lie race, 'William J. Bryan may be selected as the candidate for president of the Prohibition party. Recent statements of Mr. Bryan before the general conference of the Methodist Kpisopal church at Saratoga Springe, in which he was quoted as declaring that he had about reached the point where he could no longer follow a political party" which refused to indorse national) prohibition, was discussed by Prohibition party leaders here today. They expressed he belief that if the l.'emo .-rat ic national convention at St. Louis declined to a )npt a national prohibition pi;mk in its platform plat-form Mr. Bryan might consent to become the candidate of the Prohibition party for president, The Prohibition national convenlion will be held at St. Paul .July 19 to 22, and will be preceded by a rally in the interest of the movement to obtain pledges from 50,noo citizens to vole only for candidates for public office who favor national prohibition. |