Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-14
Nomination Will Be Made by Next Demo-
cratic National Convention.
SULLIVAN REFERRED TO CONSTITUENTS
Statement that His Reelection Will Be
Determined by Illinois Democrats.
PRINCIPLE INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSY
Issue of Campaign win Re Control OF
Trusts, and Men Interested I'm
Them Cannot Run the
Party Machine.
CFrom a STAFF correspondentJ

LINCOLN. Sept. lS.--(special 1.-THE cur
rent number Of W. J, Bryans Commoner,
which appeared today. contains the follow
ing statement in regard to Roger tllivan
Of Illinois;
In mis- speech before the Jeffer Va n
the evening of september 4, Mt a.
ferred to the case of Mr. Roges "
uemOcrnIic national conmitteeniA t< -
Illinois. his speech on the suoJect q.
on another page OF this issue. Mr.. -
van mas replied In a statement quite ell.
acteristic OF the man and mis- methods. bu
he will not be permitted to lower this dis
cussion 10 the level Of a personal contro-
versy. The public Is not interested In Mr..
sullivans views Of Mr.. Bryan any more
views concerning Mr.. sullivan's personal
ity. Mr.. Sullivan is the democratic ma
tional committeeman. from Illinois holdlng
his oIfice by virtue of unfair methods. Ihls
matter was presented to the ST. Louis con-
vention, and the evidence would have con-
yinced the convention had not the delegates
upon the presidential candidates whUn
they were piedged to support IL Mr. sulll-
able majority of the delegates to the
Springfield convention were opposed to him,
he sS sns the %ScS SS WIN W fns doSb
less accommodate him.
Bryan Not Asking Nomination.
As Mr.. Bryan has not asked for a noini-
nation and has not annornced tnst te ne Wll. MI
question whether he should be a candidate
TO MT. Sullivan or to any body - persons
Democratic party OF the United states
Neither can the question as to whether hr
tionaI COMMITTEES be submitted to the mem
bers of a convention already adjourned
such a decision would have no binding
the democrats of Illinois when they meet
to select delegates 70 the next nallonlai IA
convention and MT SULLIVAN ,nst % ,s nut TsistS o
against him. He Is ofhciany connected
with a favor-seeking, neutrality-suspicious. cor
dsmocratic organization should be par
aiysed by the influence Of men whose prl-
vate interests make It impossible FOR them
70 5s s5esHas of the Sullivan case at Chit
cago. Mr.. Bryan said: II hold mat no
man who is ofiicially oonnectea r,,ss. wl.n nusbt
20 act as member of a political organize :
ton because he cannot represent MS COT
Poretion and the psSp'e nnblio ~ enc While he Is
neeking TO promote the, financiai tnterests
of the corporation with which he is con-
This is the issue. Before the trust ques-
tfor became the dominant one II was not
so important what a mans corporate con- !.
the supreme question Of the hour, the party
ORGANIZATION must be above suspicion, and
the democrats OF Illinois an ana nctiny an @tnes
OF those who aspire to the position OF party
managers. The people cannot De fooieo,
and the !. party syrn nhsd ~ its mtstake when the
votes are counted.
The Commoner will urge the democratic
marty to put itself in position where "
can fight boldly and perelstently for the
regulation OF such corporations as are not
monopolistic and for the prevertion OF any
me organixation must be composed Of men
who are free to act for the public and not
which are seeking favor at the publics
expense.