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Show WILSON AND RRYiSN MFFT Democratic Leaders Devise De-vise Plans For Capturing Captur-ing Mountain States Lincoln, Nob., Oct. 7. Governor Wcodrow Wilson and William J. Bryan had a heart to heart talk hero yesterday on tho political situation throughout the country. Both unhesitatingly unhes-itatingly predicted a Democratic victory. vic-tory. In the radiant sun parlor of Fair-view, Fair-view, Mr. Bryan's home, tho veteran campaigner and the new comer In national na-tional politics sat for a fow hours, before tho governor's train left, discussing dis-cussing the progress of the campaign but with partioular roforence to the Trons-MlBBlsBlupl state where Mr. Bryan had just completed a six weeks tour, "We did not havo tlmo to go Into the matter very thoroughly." said the governor to tho correspondents We sat up late last night and agreed upon a method of handling tho mountain states. That js as far as we got." Tho governor did not think It would be possible to go to the Pacific coasL "Wo aro keeping open the Inst two and a half weeks of tho campaign, however," he said, "and I do not know what uao the campaign committee will make of them. I sot out to make tho trips of the campaign but from tho looks I have been making tours of thorn." Governor Wilaon and Mr. Bryan went togethor to tho Westminster Presbyterlnn church, of which Mr Bryan is an elder. After the services tho congregation gathered around the two nn Informal reception followed. When the nevSDaper correspondents called at Falrvlew, Mr. Bryan and the nominee were bemg photographed logotber. "These men," said the governor, Introducing the correspondents bv name, "havo boen my companions i throughout In the enmpaign." I Mr. Bryan said he watched the governor gov-ernor closely In his fiv speeches here and sized him up as a first rato campaigner cam-paigner who adapts himself admirably to his crowds. Bryan Is Confident. "I wouldn't concede any of the western states to Taft or Roosevelt," he said, speaking of the western situation sit-uation "I would not pick out any state and concede it to either Tnft or JRoosovelt Evou In California I put iRooeecvelt and Taft in the same class; they may tie for second place. Governor Wilson is gaining strength (so rapidly from both sides that he is certain of election bv an overwhelming overwhelm-ing vote." When Mr. Bryan'c attention was called the fact that some newspapers were speculating as to what cabinet position ho might occupy f Governor Wilson were elected, he said, '"the newspapers haven't as mu?h of importance im-portance lo discuss then, as I have. Of courso we haven't talked about anvthing like that." I "There Is now be.cinnlnz to dawn 'all ovor the TTnited States." said the govornor In Mr Bryan's presence, "tho confident expectation of a victory vic-tory for the people I do uot 'know what Mr Bryan's observations have been, hut I think T have seen the change within tho last ten days. At any rate thero has been a very profound pro-found and to mo an unusual change, if I may be- personal with regard to rnvself. Very AcadenVc Person. "A great many people in the United Unit-ed States havo regarded me as a very remote and academic person. They do not know how much human nature there has been in mo lo give trouble all my life. 1 have boon perfectly nwaro that at flm the crowds that gathered to hear me, gathered la a critical temper to see this novel specimen, to sec this new comer In national politics, what ho looked like, what his paces were and what his tonea of voice and attitudes of mind wero. "I am glad now to see tho attltudo changing. They havo apparently adopted mo into the human family. T like to see the enthusiasm of tho plainest of men aa they approach mo for I consider that the deepest compliment com-pliment that I cau be paid, and wnon they call me "kid' and 'Woody' and all the rost I know tha6 I am all right" The conversation turnod to the question of which ibsuos people seemed seem-ed to bo most interested in. Mr. Bryan oald ho found the people of the country most dcBlrous to hear about tariff and tho trusts. Ho said ho thought the investigation of campaign funds was fully informing tho people of the methods employed by political organizations and of the special groups of individuals they have to fight Mr. Bryan camo to the station with Governor WilBon to bid him goodbye, Tho govornor started at 3:15 o'clock toward Puoblo, Colorado Springs and Denver whore ho epeaks today whllo Mr. Bryan left later in tho afternoon for a tour of North apd South Dakota, Da-kota, Minnesota and Towa, |