The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-11
SUGGESTS THAT
ROOSEVELT LEAD
THE DEMOCRACY
John Temple Graves Asks
Bryan to Nominate
President
NEBRASKAN IS WARY
Replies That He Could Not
Do So "As at Present
Advised" !.
FAVORS LA TOILETTE
Intimates That He Might
Change His Mind Before
Convention

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April
l0.-At the Bryan Anniversary Club
dinner tonight John Temple Graves Of
Atlanta. In the course of an address.
asked William ]. Bryan to present the
name of Theodore Roosevelt to the
next Democratic national convention as
the party's candidate for President.
Mr.. Bryan. in reply, said that. accord
ing TO present conditions. he should not
present Mr.. Roosevelts name to the
convention.
Bear in mind, Mr.. Bryan added. Y
say las at present advised
Graves address came as the climax
of a series of interesting events. When
he reached the city today he was re-
uuested by the toastmaster. who had
read his speech, to eliminate all refer
ence to Bryan nsnli,,s.."e rs0oseN rs0o ei,'
Rather than submit to having his
speech censored Graves decided not to
sneak at all His address, he said,
represented his actual sentiments
Graves went to the banquet hall for
few moments and then left without
speaking.
BRYAN SENDS FOR GRAVES
Mr. Bryan. learning of the incident.
sent for Graves and insisted that he
should make his speech according to
iacr lan -
bfaskan's invitation. Graves spoke and
was answered by Bryan in a short ad-
dress.
/ Replying to Graves address. Mr.. Bry-
an complimented the Georgian for his
/ honesty and holiness and said if there
was any place in the world where alb
solute freedom of speech should pre-
vail it ought to be in Democratic
gathering. He added that when he
heard that Mr.. Graves had retired from
the hall because there might be some
doubt as To the wisdom of what he has
to say, he had sent for the Georgian tt
return and insisted that the speech
should be delivered.
"As at present advised, said MI
Bryan, II shall not present the name
President Roosevelt to the Democrati
, convention. Bear in mind, I say as
7 present advised
: Mr.. Bryan declared that If after ma
, ture consideration and reflection of tn
arguments in the case he should con
. slider that his duty lay in that direction
d he would present Mr.. Roosevelts nam
8 If il should prove to be the last ac
of his life He added that if any Re
n publican were to be selected by tn
: Democrats to head their national ticke
the man should be Senator La Follett
of Wisconsin.
n Mr.. Bryan then presented reasor
Is why. in his opinion, Mr.. Roosevelt Wa
not the proper man for the Presidenc
a. Mr.. Bryan arraigned the Republics
m party, but declared Mr.. Roosevelt hs
adopted many Democratic principles.
\ Mr.. Bryan thanked the club for I'll
| honor paid him in its observance of h
| birthday. Democracy was rapid
growing, he said, both in America al
the world at large. and he foresaw {
ultimate triumph of its principles.
Il LA FoLLETTE's PLAIN TALK
HELENA, Mont, April 1o.-Senat
r. NJ La Toilette, who is here on lie
turing tour, voiced his sentiments in
uncertain tone today relative to thi
term for President Roosevelt.
IF the railroads purpose to encor
pass the retirement of Theodore Roos
welt they are going at it in a mann
that will not succeed. In other worf
they will force him to accept thi
term if / am correctly informed as
the actions of Hartman and his ass
ciates. Abusing Roosevelt will not he
their cause with the people, and, az
all, 1t is public sentiment that rul
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