Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-27
BRYAN 5 PARTY Split
Encounter Between Williams
and DeArmond Kill Har-
mony Plans
"PEERLEss ONE" WILL SUFFER
Neither OF BeIIigerents Will Make
overtures for Peace-congress to
Act on Several Important Measures
Cannon Can Not Afford to Block
Legislation.

washington, dec 2t.--E s'i ''"%
breach has been created in the demo-
cratic party by the personal encounter
Williams, the minority leader, ana
REPRESENTATIVE De Almond, of Mis-
souri,. on the floor of the house several
DAYS ago 1t will lessen the chances
of the election of a democratic presl-
dent. as both Williams and De Ar
mond have a strong following in the
house and party.
During the present session of con-
gress it will be necessary for both the
republicans and democrats to make
the material to be used during the next
national and congressional campaign.
William Jennings Bryan was in Wash
ington when congress convened, ana ne
had a number Of conferences with
Williams De Almond and other dem
ocrats. and plans for the conduct OF
the campaign were discussed and
agreed upon.
Harmony" was to be the watch
word. and John Sharp Williams, VINO
has beer bitterly opposed to Bryan )
nomination, buried his personal opln-
ions in return for Bryan's support IN
The contest for minority leader, and
promised to give Bryan his loyal sup
port for the nomination and to CO.
operate with De Almond in providing
campaign material to be used in at
lacking the republicans.
But the fisticuffs between the two
leaders has upset all these plans, ana
during The session they will be work
ing at cross purposes. Efforts nave
been made to adjust the trouble, but
without success, both the belligerents
refusing to be friends, placing the
blame for the trouble on each other.
The serious feature of the disagree
ment, so far as the democratic party
is concerned, is that the democratic
membership of the house is about
equally divided between Williams and
De Almond Both are able men and
popular with their adherents. The fist
fight is but the elimination OF the bad
feeling that has existed between the
two men for some years. De Almond
aspires to the democratic leadership,
and has heartily disapproved some OF
the policies of Williams. During the
last congress De Almond was a strong
candidate for the position, which was
given 10 Williams, and at this session
the only reason he did not oppose the
selection of the Nississippian as the
minority leader was that Williams
agreed to support Bryan as the demo-
cratic nominee Unless this had been
done there would have been bitter
contest for the position.
While De Almond is glad Williams
will support Bryan he is disappointed
because he did not secure the plum,
and the bitterness has been increased
by tha row that occurred last week.
Bryan's friends are endeavoring to
heal the breach existing between the
two belligerants, fearing that it will
have g. disastrous effect on the chances
of the peerless one" being elected, ff
he secures the nomination. No prog
ress has been made, however, as
neither Williams nor De Almond will
listen to the overtures until the other
apologies. This both refuse to do.
Willis j. Abbott, the personal repre-
sentative of w. J. Bryan in Washing
ton and manager of the Bryan press
bureau, which is supplying country
papers with democratic letters, has
been endeavoring to patch up truce
between the two, but WITHOUT success.
AS presidential candidate, Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon, can hardly afford
to force policy of nonaction on sew
eral important matters which are
pending in this congress.
Foremost of all is the financial ques-
ton, and while the first month of the
session passed without doing any
thing; it is conceded by the house lead
ers Senreno E. Payne, of New York;
Theodore e. Burton of Ohio, and John
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, that re-
publican congress will not dare to ad-
journ without adopting some measure
looking to an avoidance of sudden fin
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