The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-11
SUGGESTS THAT
. BRYAN NOMINATE
The PRESIDENT.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES Halls
ROOSEVELT AS NATIONS
GREATEST DEMOCRAT.
BAR SPEECH AT FIRST
But Nebraskan Demanded That II BIZ
Delivered at Bryan Club Dinner
Halls La Toilette
as Leader.

Chattanooga Tenn, April lO.-The
sensational features OF the banquet
given here tonight by the Bryan An
inlyersary club, at which William j
Pryan was the guest OF honor. was
The latter's address subsequent to the
speech OF John Temple Graves, editor
OF the Atlanta Georgian. no in hts
letter refusal to speak because the
postmaster asked him not to talk
about his suggestion that Bryan
should nominate Roosevelt for RE-
cIec lon. Later Graves was pnrs
suaded to take his seat al the bant
quet table and deliver bis speech.
In beginning his address. Bryan
paid his respects to Graves and what
| he had said. He eompIimented
Graves IN the highest manner for his
honesty and his holiness and SAID II
there was any place ia the world whose
absolute freedom of speech should
prevail 1t ought o be In a Democratic
gathering He added that WHEN he
heard Graves had retired from the
hall because theirs might be doubts
about the wisdom of what he lad ID
say, he had sent for the Georgian ID
return and insisted that the speech
should be delivered
Turning directly To The subject Of
Graves recommendation Bryan sad:
Bryan Favors La Toilette.
'As at present advised ! shall mt
present the name Of Theodore Rsoss
welt to the national Democratic cont
venion. Bear in mind ! say as at
present advised
Bryan eonlended that after mature
consideration and reflection and pre-
sentatiun "a Arguments Ia ts.e case
be si1orld consider that his dnfv lay
LID that direction he would pres iii
Roosovelt's name If il be the last atH
of his life. He then went on 10 say
that II any Republican was to be sc
lected by the Democrats to hsad
their national ticket, the man should
be Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
Bryan then proceeded with his speech
presenting reasons why in his opin
ion. Roosevelt was not the poper man
for the presidency.
Graves suggestion that Bryan
nominate Roosevelt was at first de-
MED utterance. John Tomiuson. the
toastmaster, met Graves on his ar
rival from Atlanta and requested
omission of the reference arguing IFS
in view OF Bryans press
encc at the banquet Graves declined
20 alter his views or subject his
speech to censorship. He went to
the banquet as an invited guest, re-
maiuIng but short time. when he
left the banquet hall for mn Atlanta
train
Later Rryan insisted that Graves
be induced TO return and make his
address. He finally consented. lis
speech. In part, follows;
A gathering of Democrats in this
strenuous era may be always feast
of fellowship but it should be not
less an occasion for serious counsel
and fearless delibs ration.
The festival occasions OF our mod
crn Democracy have in the main been
feasts Of reason. but they have very
rarely hen followed by an a cisiye
flow of the ballots In succeeding na.
tioual campaigns.
We have always been right bat We
have rarely been piesident--only Oncs
In forty years. W. bring out q the
turb; lent years behind us record 4
high purposes aud hollow results. Of
heroic advocates and nnavailing cam
pa gns. or splendid enthusiasms and
few victories 81 radiant reforms and
expectations. of unfailiag
Royalties and a mentsblc lack Of the
number OF ballots sufficient 10 en-
trench us in tho adminisira ion Of
the government.
Roosevelt True Democrat.
We are fronted now Niih condiiioas
ia this republic who oh few mcn could
hsv forcseen and which no man ten
years ago would have had the ieme-
ny TO predict Ont Of the camps ~
The enemy cut Of the hearts OF iie
ssoruful. oui OF the Preiorian Guard
1f privilege aud monopoly there has
come an un Expected and potential
convert to the creeds aud theories #
Democracy. And whether NC find the
or who has IA ght him N
The eloquent and irresistible evanEeis
lf Eryan. In the thurder which has
doomed persisientiy from the eight
great guns Of the indomitsbie Hearst
" whether that providence which
.hanes the dast fnies Of nations and cf
men has dropped The seals from his
partisan eyes. the fact remains that
Theodore Ra-psorcif has Teamed rs