The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-01
PART sltlUS ST KEEP
ITS SKIRT CLEAN

.{By Aaso ociated Press J

aas CHICAGO, July \. 81 Judge owen 2
ssThom pson. .of Jacksonville, q III. J, announces
this afternoon that In sa letter dates
July 17th, William J. Bryan requested
that Judge Thompson call upon Mr. 8.
Roger Sullivan with a message from Mr.
Bryan, requesting that Mr.. ulliyan, II
the interest of harmony. at once resigr
as national committeeman from Illinois
Judge Thompson says he saw Mr. Sulli,
van to- day : and u delivered h1r. .3 Bryan!
message. Mr. Sullivan declined to resigl
as requested. sp y.
}s Letter from Bryan.
S5 Judge Thompso tllereupon made publ,
ia letter from Mr. Bryan, declaring tina
National Commit ltteemen Sullivan held
the ONCE by a fraud i and that IT is i'm
possible for hon est Democrats to asso
sciate with him #s as III q N member q OF th'
ma tional committee.
# Mr. Bryan s letter Is as follows:
We are approaching ano othsr ma
tional s campaign. y. and & our U party's /
chances depend II upon its 4 ability to &
convince the public OF Its good tnten-
N tions. Mr.. q sullivan's s presence upon
{,s the committed contradicts all that we I;
can say in the party behalf 81 His /
#& corporate conn ecti ons would 3# harm i
81 the party far beyond i his sspo over to 4
,4s aid the organization, but this could 4
# b be left for some future convention to y
5ssssS deal with II he were actually the /;
$$choice OF the Democrats Of Illinois,
g4s The fact, however, that he holds his Y
office by a fraud and against the ex-8
press wishes Of ma jority OF f5 the:
6s delegates " to the State convention
5 makes II i1npossib Bile for hon est Dem-ga
S ocrats to associate wit him as "a \
S SmembeES of thHsS commi ttee .;s
4 We Il as I,ct NJ mai tain " the rig
g8 Of the majority to control party policy
88s and select the party's representatives. Il
EE for what can We contend i am sorry
sss that your convent ton meets before I
return. for ! would be glad to come
to Illinois and give you any assis St.
ance within!my power. have ayolded q II
tS48 d taking part in personal contests WI tn -4
s55s In the party. but whenever any one Il
calling himself q Democrat assaults
the right of the party to. govern ITSELF.
f 4 do not hesitate to take part in the &
WI fight, i had hoped that he would n
resign in the interests Of harmony,
"A but his refusal leaves you no hoiceS
sys but to repudiate2 him or abandon Dem
ocratic principles. .'3 sgs3 s S53s
Sullivan's Reply.
Ssl Mr. Sullivan, in replying to Mr.. Bryan
letter. gavc; cut the following stat
tonight: II.
Mr.. Bryan says hold my seat on
the Democratic National Committee by
5 fraud. That seat came to me 4 by
virtue OF a vote OF 4s to s in my favor. !.
5s5 1t Is ono to which a Democratic Ma
tional Committee declared I was en-
titled. II j am unfit to associate with \
honest Democrats as, Mr.. Bryan says
then the men who stood by me are
also, and surely Mr.. Bryan cannot ac-
& ccpt nomination which must come B
i cone 1t does from the men who de-
cided that was fit. and that Dunlap
Thompson and the Jacksonville ca bal
were not only unfit, but had lied,
slandered and vinified. not N myself
alone, but the ma jority OF the dele
gates who sat at the Springfield con-
vention OF 1901 and by virtue OF whose
votes hold my Office. @ d s
Even it I were II willing to resign
ms requested. would not do so Eun der
present conditions. II 7 did, saf ter the
Charges which mr.. Bryan makes.
would be declaring not only that I
S5 was guilty OF fraud !, but that three
fourths OF the Democratic ders In
the. country were equally guilty. &
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