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Believed That He and Hopkins
Robbed Illinois Democrats
OF Political Rights.
SHOULD RID PARTY OF SUCH.
n Cannot bc Done Without Fight, the
sooner II Begin, the
Better.

Paris, Aug l3-Wluam J. Bryan to-
day gave out a statement concerning
the controversy respecting the Illinois
DemocratiCnationalc committeeman. The
controversy has grown out Of Mr. Bry-
ans letter demanding ,he resignation
OF National Committeeman Roger Sui
Ivan. Go which demand Mr. Sullivan
returned a prompt refusal. and stated
That Mr.. Bryan had been misinformed
respecting the situation by Mr. Dunlap.
Mr Byaus rojoinder says that no
one but himself is responsible for the
Information and that he had intended
to ask MI Sullivan TO resign before he
should see Mr.. Dunlap.
Mr. Bryan added:
u entered into this contest because
/ believed that Roger Sullivan and
John Hopkins had deliberately robbed
the Democrats 81 Illinois OF their 20.
liticdl right and / still believe IL, that
to secure political power by force or
by fraud. ough; 10 be- as disgraceful in
the eyes ofthe public as TO secure mon.
ey by force or fraud, ! cannot conceive
Of any plausible defense which Mr.. sui
Ivan can make fof remaining on the
natlOnel committee. II the body Is un-
able 10 rid itself Of the leadership OF
men like Sullivan, who seek TO control
the party organization 10 order 10 ad-
vance their corporate interests. It might
as well dissolve While I was anxious
TO give Sullivan a chance 10 resign
without fight. IL IS probably just as
We'll that he refused. for n We must
fight to purify the party organization.
the sooner Il begins the better
The controversy between Mr. Bryan
and Mr. Sullivan grows out OF a contest
for seats IN the national Democratic
convention at ST. Louis in 1904. when
against the protest Of Mr.. Bryan, the
Illinois delegation, led by Messrs. Hop
kins and sullivan, was seated.
sULLIvAN's REPLY.
Chicago. Aug. l3.-National Commit.
teeman Sullivan when interviewed to-
day as 10 Mr. Brysns latest utterances
declared there was no truth IN them.
Mr.. Bryan got all OF his Information
from Mr.. Dunlap and Is doing what
Mr.. Dunlap wants him 10 do. All the
information he has about the Illinois
situation he has received from Dun.
lay and Thompson. He is fighting their
battles-battles that they cannot fght
for themselves. His statement Is not
true as to the central OF the state con-
ventlon two years ago, as % the ma
tional committee. or as 10 the commit
tee on credentials Mr. Bryan Is not
bigger than the entire Democratic par
ty."
Mr.. Sullivan referred to letter
which he said Mt Bryan had written 10
Ben ". Caldwell Democratic nominee
for Congress in the Twenty-frst dis
trict. In which letter he said Mr.. Bryan
admitted that he had received all Of
his information from Dunlap. That
letter. said Mr. Sullivan, was proof u
his assertions.
IN, letter from Mr.. Bryan to Mr..
Caldwell follows:
North British station Hotel Gl1s-
gov. July 70.
NY Dear Mr. Caldwell: Mr. Dunlp
has brought me your message and ]
hasten 60 say that / shall be glad %
come to your district IL engagements
Will permit and ] shall try 90 SO az.
range them that they will permit In
promising this assume, Of course. that
the rank and Gle viii regain control OF
the organization as have not feit thst
] could consistently speak there ndyr
Tie auspices OF a state organization
that foisted itself upon the party
Trough force and fraud. ! am conf
dent. however. that your coming state
viii in spite Of the har-
m0ny cry purify the organization and
make the party deserving Of public con-
f6euCe. with best wishes.
"WM. JENNINGS BRYAN
Owing o. the q --encC OF Mr.. Hopkins
in Europe. no statement could be Sc
cured lDm him.