The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-18
He Urged that Blow Be Dealt to the
"ReOrganizing" Element Of the
Democratic Party.
WHITAKER TALKS
HE OUTLINES THE EFFECT OF LET.
TER ON THE sILvERITEs.
Representative c. b. Landis Says Cam
non Will BE the Next Speaker
Political News.

The story published in Saturdays Jour-
nal relative to the part played by Bryan
in the late campaign in this State and the
gratifying results reaped by the Republic
ans from his work has attracted wide at
tention and aroused diverse opinions as to
the reliability of the statements made by
the Republican quoted. In some quarters
doubt was expressed that Bryan wrote the
letters attributed to him by the man in
terviewed, and the Journal has been asked
to give the name of its informant or
copy of the letter in question.
Secretary Whitaker, of the Republican
state committee, was the Republican quot
ed. and the following is an extract from
the personal letter sent out by Bryan to
his followers in Indiana under date of
Sept. IL, 1902:
1.-The activity Of the monopoly or 'reor-
ganizing' element of the Democratic party
prompts me to write and urge you to in
terest yourself in keeping the party true
to its traditions. The next twelve months
will witness another struggle for the con-
troll of the party organization. 1t rests
with the voters to say whether the party
shall represent Democracy or be turned
over to plutocracy."
Within twelve months from the date of
this letter there were no Democratic pri-
maries or conventions, national, state or
county, to be held, and the only construc-
tion that can be put upon his words is
that he wanted the Democrats who were
true to him, and who were foes of the re-
organizing element he alluded to, to do all
in their power to prevent the reorganizers
hox xr.ftI
cts at the election on Nov. 4 as would give
them the prestige necessary to win in
the struggle for future control of the party
In other words, Mr.. Bryan wanted his ad-
herents to see that the Democratic ticket
in Indiana was defeated this year, and
the only way to be sure that it was accom-
plished was for them to vote the Republic
an ticket
CONSTRUCTION PLACED ON 1T.
Such is the construction placed on the
Bryan letter by Secretary Whitaker, and
he reiterated yesterday his former state
ment that as a result of the letter and Bry-
ans subsequent work the Republicans re-
ceived anywhere from 10000 to 1900 free
silverite votes, making possible the great
Republican plurality Of over $1,000
There is no doubt that Bryan sent out
those letters" said Secretary Whitaker
yesterday, land there is no doubt in my
mind about the effect. The Democrats
knew just what Bryan accomplished. You
will notice that the Sentinel the State
organ of the reorganizers, has not denied
the truth of the Journals story. On the
contrary, in this mornings Issue the
Sentinel has an editorial, quoting the arti-
Gle in the Commoner in which Bryan
gloats over the Democratic defeat in this
State, and then denouncing Bryan for the
position he takes and winding up by saw
ing that the Democrats in Indiana have got
into the habit of proceeding without dicta-
tion from the outside and that they will adj
here to IL. Doesn't that sound like the
reorganizers know just to what extent
Bryan contributed to our landslide? They
know that Bryan has succeeded in disrupt
ing the Democratic party in this State so
completely that they cannot hope for sue
cess even in the next campaign, for the
Sentinel says in that same editorial that
'they'-evidently the reorganizers-'de-
served, II they did not win success in 1902
and they will certainly deserve 1t in 1904.
whether they win IL or not
1.-The truth Is that the Bryan Democrats
and the reorganizers have reached a point
where the next thing In order is an abso-
lutte divorce on the grounds of incompa NJ :
bility of temperament, and / am inclined
to believe that the final separation has
already taken place"
George b. Lockwood, the superintendent
of the press bureau maintained by the Re-
publican state committee was In a position
during the campaign to keep himself well
informed concerning all the literature that
was being distributed In the State by either
party or by persons outside the State and
10 Judge OF the effects produced by this
literature. He believes with Secretary