Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-08
SULLIVAN WRATHY.
Illinois Democratic Leader
 Hits at w. J. Bryan.
REPLIES TO NEBRASKAN'S ATTACK.
Scores Him For "Company He Keepss and Belittles Men Indorsed by MT. Bryan In His Paris
 Interview.

Interview.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 8-Roger c. Sul. livan, member from Illinois of the Democratic national committee, has is- sued lengthy statement, in which he replies to the recent attacks made up- on him by Mir. Bryan. The following is an abstract of MT. Sullivan's re- marks:
 Tn his Jefferson club banquet speech at Chicago William J. Bryan again saw fit to make me the excuse for exploiting his new ambition to con vert the Democratic party of the Unit ed States into an autocracy, with him self on the dictators throne. 1 regret that he has done 80 as would regret any incident or circumstance tending toward discord in the Democratic par ty.
 "If portions of Mir. Bryan's speech mean anything they mean that he would rather have his own way than have Democrats elected to congress or any other offices. He has invited all Illinois Democrats who agree with him in his opposition to me to bolt their ticket. If there are any Democrats in Illinois who are disposed to act on this typically BryanesQue advice many of them unfortunately will be found in congressional districts which are close, but in which with united effort we have good chance to elect Democrat ic congressman. If these districts send Republicans to the next national house of representatives the Demo cratic party of the nation will have MT. Bryan to thank. As Democrat I regret that MT. Bryan's rule or ruin disposition has led him to make such misuse of his influence.
 But in so far as MT. Bryan's banquet speech applies to me personally, to my character, to my business, to my asso- ciates, to my Democracy and to my political acts l welcome the issue, and on that issue challenge MT. Bryan to the proof of his truthfulness, his hon. esty and his sincerity-that sincerity which, he boasts, is his political asset. l yield to no man in my adherence to Democratic principles as laid down by the great founder, Thomas Jefferson. Judged by that standard, invite con- parison of my Democracy with Mir. Bryan's."
 Continuing. Mir. Sullivan scores Mir. Bryan for the company he keeps and attacks particularly the characters of Theodore Nelson, Judge Owen P. Thompson, Willard Fillmore Dunlap and Henry T. Rainey. These are the men indorsed by Mr. Bryan in his Paris interview. Mfr. Sullivan describes them as Mir. Bryan's confidential agents in the purification of Illinois politics and asks, '1s MT. Bryan an exception to the rule that man is known by the company he keepsT
 p Sullivan said that Bryan in his Paris interview had given certificate of character to four men 'as purifiers of Illinois politics" "Of these four men," he said, "one escaped state prison by pleading the statute of limitation, the second bought his nomination as judge at $50 head for delegates, the third is one of the mileage steal" represent atives and the fourth plain everyday grafter."
 On this point Sullivan says he Is worth more money than Bryan. and he challenges the four men named to sue him for defamation of character.