Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-05
BRYANHAYS sullivan
Nebraskan Delivers scathing
Rebuke of the Illinois
Committeeman
ALLIED WITH THE TRUSTS
Declare. That Sullivan Not Only Sc
cured His Election by Fraud, But is
Not Fit Man for tho Ptace--Wants
!; Fight Made Against Reelection Of
sullivan.

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Fioht Made Against Reelection Of
Sullivan.
Chicago, Sept civilian J. Bryan.
As the guest of the local democracy
delivered yesterday. within eight hours.
two addresses. His first speech, which
was made at luncheon given in his
honor by the members of the lroquols
Club dealt entirely with the political
issues and economic questions Of the
day. The second speech, which was
made at a banquet given in his honor
by the Jefferson Club, was devoted TO
National Committeeman Roger c. Sui
liyall, OF Illinois, whose resignation MT.
Bryan has demanded, but who was in-
forsed by the recent state convention
which also declared itself in favor OF
Mr.. Bryan as the next democratic NOM
lnee for president
MIR. Bryan not only scored sullivan
and his political methods unmercifuisy.
but informed the democrats present,
many of whom were delegates to the
recent state convention, that If they
accepted Mr.. Sullivan they could not
Endorse him in any way. He informed
them emphatically that he would nave
more Of the approval of the democrats
Of Illinois. and that he repudiated
heir recent Endorsement of him.
In his afternoon address Mr.. Bryan
said regarding his recent utteraalce IN
New York on government ownership OF
the. railways:
Government Ownership.
II stated what 1 thought with the
expectation that everybody else would
exercise the same freedom in the dis
tcussion of the question. was led to
mylconclusion by the corruption of the
people Of the United States by the
railroads as have seer it. In my judg-
m,Ant we have had no more corrupting
influence in American politics than
the railroads. 1t has corrupted the
people by the pass. have known
cc,1ventions to be controlled by passes.
i have known judges to be elected by
railroads, and l have reached the con-
clusion that this corruption can not
be eliminated until these natural mo.
nopolies become the property of the
government. l am opposed to cen-
ti.alization, and because | believe thatf
the state can best do that which cons
Germs the state alone, because believe
in the doctrine of self government,
therefore l prefer instead of having
all the railroads owned by the federal
government, we should have the local
lines owned by state governments and
only trunk lines owned by the federal
government.
THE banquet held at night in the
Auditorium hotel under the auspices
,of the Jefferson club was a pretentious
affair attended by fully 600 promi-
.1eit democrats from Illinois and other
portions of the middle west. Mr.
Bryan was given a most enthusiastic
greeting when he arose tt, speak. His
address in chief was as follows:
Attacks Sullivan.
III opening his address Mr.. Bryan
said:
.The honesty of q partys purpose
Is shown, not merely by its platform
or the speeches of its candidates and
supporters, but by the character of
the men who are entrusted with the
party management.
Illinois presents case in point, and
/ take this opportunity to state my
position in regard to the national COM
mitteeman from this state, Mr.. Roger
sullivan. As you all know, l wrote
him letter asking him to resign from
the national committee in the inter-
ests Of the denpcratic party. l ex-
plained to him that his corporate con-
nections made it impossible for him
to help the party so long as he was
in an official position, but stated that
were that the only objection the mat
Ger might be dealt with at the state
convention two years hence. l pointed
out to him that as he held his seat by
fraud, there could be no harmony in
the democratic party in the state until
he, by resigning, showed his respect
for the wishes of the majority at the
last state convention. Instead of re-
signing he asked for an Endorsement
from the state convention. He charg-
ed that was deceived by Mr.. Dunlap.
The charge was so obviously untrue
that it ought not to have deceived
anyone.
cat the national convention at st.
Louis I had in writing a request for
his resignation, signed by more than
half OF the delegates to the state con-
yention. Had Mr.. Sullivan any OF the
instincts of a democrat, had he the
conception of what democracy means.
he would not have consented to hold
his place against the wishes of the
convention. The most fundamental
of all the democratic principles is the
right OF the majority to rule and the
man who consciously and purposely
ignores it has no claim to the name of
democrat. At the recent, state conven-
ton the delegates. altho they did not
vote directly on the question to ask
his resignation, voted to table the res
olution and that may be accepted as a
vote OF Endorsement. This gives him
his position for two years more.
"The question now is, what can the
democracy of Illinois do to register
its protest against the kind of poll
tics for which Mr.. Sullivan stands?
That is the question in which l as a
democrat am interested, for the ques-
ton which arises in Illinois will arise
In all the other states where the cor
porations attempt to obtain control of
the party organization.
Corporation Man.
What is the objection to Mr.. Sui
Ivan? He is a high official in fran
chise holding corporation which is con-
-%o,flx- caatyipp favorS az tha hands Of