The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-19
SENATOR BAILEY
SHARPLY REBUkES,,
Mr.. SULLIVAN

Washington Sept, i9,--Anether chapter
was added yesterday TO the controversy
between William Jennings Bryan and
Roger Sullivan, the Democratic national
committeeman from Illinois, when sena-
tor Joseph w. Bailey OF Texas arrived IN
Washington
The Texas senator was dragged into
the AFFAIR by Mr.. Sullivan, who is alleged
TO have stated that IL no was TO be read
out OF tho party for corporation afrliia-
tions that like service should be per-
formed by Mr.. Bryan for Senator Bailey.
Mr.. Sullivan said further that Senator
Bailey was IN the employ Of the Waters
Pierce oil company, a subsidiary concern
OF the Standard Oil company.
BAILEY's STATEMENT
Senator Bailey said:
If Mr.. Sullivan made the statement
attributed TO him he has exhibited a reck-
less disregard for the truth, which rem
ders him even less At for membership on
the Democratic national committee than
any circumstances which Mr.. Bryan has
yet mentioned against him. The Stand
ard OIL company has no moro interest in
or connection with the Tenonssee proper
ties for which I am tho attorney than
Mr.. Sullivan or the czar OF Russia.
II am not required TO explain my pro-
fessional employment In answer TO suCn
contemplate statements as that made by
Mr.. Sullivan. My employment In this in
stance. as well as In other instances, was
such as any honorable lawyer Is glad 10
accept and my clients are entirely satis-
fed with the manner in which have pro-
tected their interests.
Some OF Mr.. Bryans friends resent the
attacks made by leading Democrats on
the Peerless Ones" government owner
ship theory, A r. Thomas. a state SEN
ator from Lynchburg,X the home OF
Senator John w. Daniel, made the state-
ment yesterday In Washington that he
would run for reelection on platform
OF government ownership and Of opposi-
ton 10 Senator Daniels denomination.
Senator Daniel has criticised Mr.. Bryan's
new issue In published interview.
Senator Thomas announced that his
candidate for senator TO succeed Sena-
tor Daniel was A. c. Brackston of Rich
mond, well known in New York and Vir-
ginia. lie said that some OF the Demo-
cratic statesmen who had been rushing
into print in condemnation OF Mr., Bryan's
Madison Square Garden speech would
wake up TO a realization OF the fact that
they had taken the unpopular side, so
far as the ranke and file OF Democracy
Is concerned.
BRYAN's SEVEN SPEECHES.
Raleigh, n. c., Sept. 19.-William ].
Bryan made seven speeches yesterday in
seven places I'm North Carolina. Three
speech OF considerable length were dealt
IN at Winston, Salisbury and Charlotte.
the last being at night. Brief stops for
talks were made at Kernersville, High
Point, Lexington and Concord At Win
ston Mr. Bryan faced his first audience
OF North Carolina mountaineers. who
came from 10 or 20 counties I'm the north
west corner of the state.
Ten thousand people stod In the Court
House square and heard him attack the
trusts and the tariff. Most OF his speech
was devoted 20 Secretary Shaw's tariff
argument He STYLED this member fthe
presidents cabinet, "the prince OF the
standpatters."
Mr.. Bryan said that the arguments
given by Secretary Shaw were second
hand arguments cast of by his own party.
He noticed that Mr.. Shaw was very long
tariff, but short on the discussion OF
trusts. The speaker said that with him
the trust question was the most irnpor-
tant because he considered them the most
dangerous thtnss- s-tA-t t+4s-Sountry
Put one millionaire behind the bars
and II will do more TO break up trusts
than anything else" said Mr. Bryan, he
declared himself In favor OF an eight
hour-day labor law and charged Presi-
dent Roosevelt with leaving his own party
and adopting planks In the Democrats
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