The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-05
BRYAN REPUO|ATES
ENDORSEMENT OF
ILLINOIS
IN SPEECH IN WHICH he BITTER
LY SCORES SULLIVAN AND
HIS FOLLOWERS.
PARTY DESERVES DEFEAT



Bryan as the guest Of the loca
Democracy. delivered today within
eight hours two addresses The first
epaech which was made at a luncheor
given in his honor by the Iroquo s
club, dealt entirely with political i
shes and economic questions Of tne
day The second speech was made al
banquet given in his homer by the
Jefferson club and was devoted tt
National Committeeman Roger c
Sullivan, Of Illinois whose resignation
Bryan had demanded bat who was Ell
dorscd by the recent state convention
which al-o declared Itself in favor
OF Bryan as ne next Democrat.
nominee fer president.
Bryan not only scored Sullivan ana
his political methods unmercifully
but informed the Democrats presen,
many of whom were delegates TO the
recent stat convention that if theY
accept Sullivan they coulda't cndors
him in any way. He informed then
emphatically that ne would have none
OF the approval Of the Democrats oi
Illinois and that he repudiated thetr
recent endorsement Of him
Six Hundred at Banquet.
The banquet was held at night i
the AuditCtium Hotel under the aus
pices of the jefferson club and lyas
an pretentioui affair, attended by fully
600 promin mt Democrats Of llinoi
and other portions of the middle west
bryan was given an enthusiastic
greeting when he rose to speak
In opening the address Bryan said:
Honesty of party's purpose
shown, not merely by its platform or
speeches of it's candidates ana sul
porters but by the character of the
men entrusted with the party man
agement
Illinois presents a ease in point |
and | take this opportunity to statt
my position in regard 70 the nati0na |
committeeman from this state, Roger
c. Sullivan"
Bryan then cited the fact that hC
had asked Sullivan To- withdraw from
the state committee. because his Coz
pOration connection might iniure III,
party; hat instead of resigning. Suili
van asked the tate committee for on
dorsement. Bryan declared that at TN
ST. Louis convention he had the writ
ten repudiation Of Sullivan from q
majority of the delegates To the stat,
Had Sullivan any of the instincts
If a Democrat, had he the first con
,eption of what Democracy means. h,
would not have consented 70 hold his
llace against the wishes of the COL.
,ention' said Bryan
Can't Serve Two Masters.
Continuing. he declared the ohjeo
ion TO Sullivan is that "ha is high 4
,G,cial in the franch holding cor i
,oration which is constantly ,eckne ]
ayars al the hands Of the govern !
nent" ana that no man cmlccteC q
With such corpora ion ought 10 ac, Q
IS a member of a political organiza r
ion because he caanot eprescut h.s
and the pcopla at the
anne time" n
III the Democratic party" be con O.
inued. has uIt virtue to spew out d
hose who traffic in politics for l. q
dyantage of corporations to which d
hey belong. it does not deserve vic a
Dry nor can G. hope for &c." b
Repudiates His Endorsement. ID
Referring 10 his endorsement by O,
he state convention. Bryan said = v
O not regard it as d compliment to
q endorsed for the presidency by a Io
onvontion which endorses Sullivan ts
told them in advance ] did not want
lcir endorsement under such circum
ances and rcpu iiate &c. n my uom,-
alton for any Office depended upon lr
iat endorse meat I would not accept
Sullivan is not ms friend. although
p pretended TO De before this DIS %
lssion arose. lie would not have al %,
wed me 10 be endorsed 10 De could sd
ave prevented d.. but instead OF op- q,
D. inG me like a man he attempted 90 n
Ok MS name with mine and thus -e- at
bro endorsement for himself object ri
him as a political associate. He is
J able man. and clever man and W.
,r onaily a very genial fellow. the er
operations could not afford 70 en- n
oy any other kind to do their poiiti- q,
. work. bus my only political asset
tine confidence the people have IN Ell
y sincerity and I do not want that of
nfdence shattered by intimacy With an
sn - his political methods. Those Fl.
l0 voted ID eldor-e me we're either co
ceived taem elves or fho1ght hey IN
I'D deceive ne. II they we're &c "a
wed. they wili be- giaI 20 b. ~ ie- ro
red; II they Thought 70 deceive me. ins