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 be
Delivered at Bryan Club Dinner
Halls La Toilette
as Leader.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 10.--Thc
sensational features of the banquet
given here tonight by the Bryan An
niyersary 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 his
letter refusal TO speak because the
postmaster asked him not to talk
about his suggestion that Bryan
should nominate Roosevelt for re
elec ion. Later Graves WIS per,
| suaded to take his seat al the BAN
quet table and deliver his speech
In beginning his addless. Bryan
paid his respects to Graves and what
he had said. He complimentel
Graves in the highest manner for h
honesty and his boldness and said II
there was any place in the world whose
absolute freedom of speech should
prevail Il ought 0 be In Democratic
/ gathering. He added that wAcn hs
| heard Graves had retired fram the
| hall because ther. might be doubts
about the wisdom of what he had To
say. he had sent for the Georgian to
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 Raose-
velt to the national Democratic con-
ven'ion. Bear In mind say as at
present advised
Bryan contended that after matsre
consideration and reflection and pre-.
sentation a Arguments in tie case
he shorla consider that his duty lay
sin that direction, he would prcssnt
Roosevelt's name If 1t be the Last act
of his life, He then went on 10 say
that II any Republican was to hc SC
lected by the Democrats 10 h ad
their national ticket the man should
be Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin.
Bryan then proceeded with his speech
presenting reasons why in his opln.
ion, Roosevelt was not the poper man
for the presidency.
Graves suggestion that Bryan
nominate Roosevelt was at first de-
MED uterance. John Tomlinson. the
toastmaster, me, Graves on his al
rival from Atlanta and requested
omission of the reference. arguing its
improperly in view of Bryan's pres
encc at the banquet Graves declined
10 alter his views or subject his
speech to censorship. He went to
the banquet as an invited guest re-
mainIng but a short time. when he
left the banquet hall for an Atlanta
train
Later Bryan 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 a feast
of fellowship but il should be not
less an occasion for serious counsel
y fearless delih. ration.
fhe festival occasions of our mod
IN Democracy have in the main been
feasts Of reason. but they have very
rarely lien followed by an 4 cisi,e
ilow Of the ballots in succeeding ma
iional campaigns.
We have always been right but We
have rarely been president-only oncs
in forty years. W. bring out cf the
iurbi lent years behind us 2 record II
high purposes and hollow results. Of
heroic advocates and unayaillng cam
pa ens. or splendid enthusiasms and
few victories of radiant reforms aud
unrealized expectations Of unfsiling
loyaltics and a meniabie lack OF the
number Of ballots sufficient 10 en-.
trench ms in ths administra ION OF
the government
Roosevelt True Democrat.
We are fronted now With condiiiuas
ia this republic which few mon could
have forcsccn and which no man ton
years ago would have had the ienae>
Try TO predict Out If the camps of
Che enemy. tut Of the hearts Of The
seomful out OF the PfetoTian Guard
Of privilege and monopoly there has
come an un xpected AMI potential
convert 10 the creeds aud theories uf
Democracy. And whether Nc find the
schoolmase CT who has tar ght him n
the el-qBent and Irresistible evanEeis
Of Bryan. in the thusder which has
doomed persistently from the eight
great guns Of the indomitsble Hearst
Or whether that providence which
shapes the destinies Of ustioBs and Il
men has dropped he seal from his
partisan eyes. the fact rcnninS that
rh=o.lorp Roosevelt has iearncd rs