A LIVELY CANDIDATE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2239, 10 July 1908, Page 1

A LIVELY CANDIDATE.

BRYAN’S POWERS OF ENDUR-

ANCE. ■ Mr. William Jennings Bryan, sometime called the “continuous Democratic candidate,” is now here (says the New York correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” fin -April 21st), and I chatted with him to-day. He looks very well and fit, and, if nominated to run for the Presidency, as everyone expects, lie will undoubtedly make another whirl-wind campaign. He is only forty-eight years of ago, and is in the prime of his strength. During the 189 G campaign, lasting four months, he made an average of twenty-live speeches daily. In one day, in New York State, he delivered forty-one speeches. Mr. Bryan declines to say whether he will (run again if nominated, but . everyone takes liis consent as a matter of course.

A Presidental campaign over here means not only the enormous physical strain of speech-making, but also much travelling. In each of his whirlwind campaigns for the Presidency Mr. Bryan travelled more than. 42,000 miles. ’ .President Roosevelt is the most- noted apostle of health by violent exertion; Mr. Bryan is the most noted example of health without exercise, unless you count perpetual .speeches, lectures, writing and travelling as such, and Air. Bryan I consider just as good and strong a man as Air. Roosevelt to look upon—big and burly. 1 saw him yesterday at lunch. He has the appetite of a farm laborer, and the spirits of a school-boy. He call sleep anywhere, at any time and does not 'know what nerves mean. He laughed right heartily when told that in any endurance contest for politicians at the Olympic sports this year

/.'I f lie (should 1 ktah ( l « JF’M chance ol the championship. lie .is one ol the most men to approach in America. While funning for the Presidency ho has also been running a newspaper, which ho edits. That newspaper still .occupies him largely. He dins’been accused-of .earning between £IO,OOO and £15,000. a year, mainly by bis lectures, and admits (bat bis political prominence lias been of great advantage to him., J,, believe the amount to be exaggerated,’ but, if he liked, lie could .earn '.-aS - much and more,...probably, as counsel ior. some American corporation. A National Democratic Committee man of a Middle Western State, il man who.has fought Mr. Bryan'fiercely,; Yoiy-.years,. said recently -“There is.ijfio 'chalice to whip Bryan gut of bis' present; in the Democratic parfyG.o long as lie keeps liis health, 'kilt- bail break down -'physically, and the n.M of h's bnisli in politics will lit ffia.sy 'Uipaccgiiiplisb.” But Air. Bryan gives .'(pcoiiiisq of continuing for many ,yeirrs.:iif-.lhd role ol the greatest liv/ lag example ol the value of physical strength-in politics. His greatest i'ail.iiig'is writing for the Press without sufficient knowledge. Only a short ririiqtago lie paid a brief visit to ami ..wroto ,a tirade against and alleged oppresvhwiir tlio natives," which iiiiy Britt ifsli school-boy • could have picked to pieces and exposed.