Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-05
City Crowded for Final
Triumph of Home
Coming.
MANY FROM ABROAD
Candid Speech Regarding Rog.
er Sullivan Made at
Chicago.

Lincoln, Neb,, Sept 5.-The city o
Lincoln and good part of the state o.
Nebraska began early preparations fol
a plain, old-fashioned welcome in hon
or of William J. Bryan. who will re
turn home this evening. From every
direction special trains began to arrive
as early as o'clock. Missouri and
Iowa sent large delegations, and South
Dakota, Kansas and Colorado were
well represented. Bryan is expected
at $50 this afternoon
Spoke Twice.
Chicago, Sept. 5.-William ]. Bryan,
as the guest of the local democracy,
delivered yesterday within s hours two
addresses. The first speech was made
at luncheon given in his honor by the
Iroquois club and dealt entirely with
political issues and economic questions
OF the day. The second speech was
made at a banquet given in his honor
by the Jefferson club, and was devoted
to National Committeeman Roger c..
Sullivan of Illinois, whose resignation
Bryan had demanded, but who was in
dorsed by the recent state convention
which alss declared itself in favor Of
Bryan as the next democratic nominee
for president.
Can't Eave Two Masters.
Bryan not only scored Sullivan and
his political methods numerically, but
informed the democrats present, many
of whom were delegates to the recent
state convention, that if they accepted
Sullivan they couldn't indorse him in
any way. He informed them emphati-
cally he would have none of the ap-
proval of the democrats of Illinois and
that he repudiated their recent indorse-
ment of him.
The banquet was held at night in
the Auditorium hotel under the auspic-
es of the jefferson club and was a pre-
tentious affair, attended by fully GOO
prominent democrats of Illinois and
other portions of the middle west. Bry-
an was given an enthusiastic greeting
when he arose to speak. In opening
his address, Bryan said:
Takes Up Theme at Once.
1.-The honesty OF a party's purpose is
shown, not merely by its platform or
the speeches of its candidates and sup
porters. but by the character of the
men intrusted with the party manage
ment. Illinois presents a case in point
and / take this opportunity TO state
my position in regard to the national
committeeman from this state. Roger
Sullivan"
Bryan then cited the fact that he
had asked Sullivan to withdraw from
the state committee, because his cor
poration connections might injure the
party; that instead of resigning Sulli-
van asked the state committee for in
dorsement. Bryan declared that at the
ST Louis convention he had a written
reputation from majority Of the del
egates to the state convention.
Had Sullivan any of the instincts
OF a democrat, had he the first concep-
ton OF what democracy means, he
would not have consented to hold his
place against the wishes Of the conven-
tion." said Bryan.
Corporate Connections.
Continuing. he declared his objection
TO Sullivan is that "he is high official
in the franchise-holding corporation
which is constantly seeking favors at
tue nduQS OI tue BOVSEHucuI anu lHdI
no man connected with such corpora
ton "ought to act as member OF a
political organization, because he can
not represent his corporation and the
people at the same time"
''If the democratic party" he contin-
ued, has not virtue enough to spew
out those who traffic in politics for the
advantage of the corporations to which
they belong it does not deserve victory
nor can 1t hope for it,
Repudfates Enforcement.
Referring to his Endorsement by the
state convention. Bryan said: 81 do
not regard IL as compliment to be
indorsed for the presidency by a con-
vention that indorsed Sullivan. I told
them In advance did not want their
Endorsement under such circumstances
and / repudiate 1t. II my nomination
for any ONCE depended upon that in
dorsemsnt / would not accept it,
Sullivan Is not my friend, although
he pretended to be before this discus
sion arose He would not have allowed
me to be indorsed if he could have pre- |
vented it but instead of opposing me
like a man he attempted to link his |
name with mine and thus secure in-'