Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-10
LONG WARNING FACTIONS
Both to Be Represented at the Bryan
Reception.
1oRR1s1TEs AND BR1DE1rEs
To Divide the Tickets, Go on Same
Train and Stop at
Same Hotel.

Harmony Is the watchword Of the District
CT Columbia democracy. The lion and the
lamb will lie down together. The Norris
ftes and the Brideites. long warning fac
tions in the local democracy. will both be
represented at the grand reception to Will
liam Jennings Bryan at the Madison Square
Garden, New York. on the night of the Both.
They will in fraternal spirit divide the
tickets of admission to the Garden, will
share the same special train that is to carry
Maryland and District democrats. and will
emphasize their love feast by stopping at
the same hotel. actually sleeping under the
same roof, a thing never heard of before.
How It Was Effected.
Like most instances Of arbitration and
Cancellation, this love feast and peace set
Element was brought about through the in
strumentality of outside influence. In this
case Baltimore was The Hague to which
the warning factions owe the peaceful So
luton of their longtime feud. The Mary
land democracy, which in this case means
Murray. Vandiver and Baughman. acted. as
conciliators and as a board Of arbitration.
The number Of tickets that the District
of Columbia democracy will receive has not
yet been determined. but. in addition to the
efforts Of ]. Fred Kelley, chairman of the
democratic central committee, there has
been at work for this common end the
members of the Cotter 7. Bride faction
which chiefly means Mr.. Bride himself.
Mr.. Bride. as every one knows, is an old
personal friend Of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan
lived at the home of Mr.. Bride while he was
a member Of the House of Representatives
During that period the two became warm
personal friends and admirers, and their
friendship has never since ceased. So It
was quite natural that when the District
democracy got to working up enthusiasm
over the Homecoming of Mr.. Bryan Mr..
Bride should be big part of 1t. Many Dis
trict democrats hope that now once for all
the old feud between these factions will be
buried. never to be resurrected. They claim
that II Mr.. Bryan's Homecoming can cement
the District democracy his travels abroad
will be justified. At one time such an out
come seemed Impossible, but now 1t seems
to be realized.
Will Equal the Number Of Tickets.
Until 1t is learned how many tickets to
the Madison Square Garden will be received
it cannot be told how large party will go
from the District to New York. but the size
of the party will at least be equal to the
number of admissions secured.
The intense rivalry between these two
factions has been the cause Of much bitter
ness in the past. 1t has caused rival dele
cations to be sent to democratic cOnven-
tons several times, with the result more
than once that the two factions have had
to divide the representation of the District
of Columbia in the convention. But the
Bride faction has never proved to be strong
enough to capture the national committee
manship for the District. That has been held
In every political bout by Mr.. James L..
Norris, and the present reign Of harmony
among District democrats has not gone so
far as in the least to indicate that that
condition will be interfered with. 1t is ad-
mitted that the bulk Of the tickets Of ad-
mission to the Madison Square Garden in
New York will go to the Norris faction,
which means that they will go into the
hands of Mr.. Kelley for distribution.