Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-11
ROOSEVELT ON
DEMOCRATIC TICRE 7
John r. Graves Of Georgia Asks
Bryan to Present His Name
At Next Convention.
WOULD IF DUTY CALLED HIM.
If He Were to Select Any Republican
To lead Democrats 1t Would he
Senator LaFollcttc.

Chatham ooga. Tenn. April 10.---At
the Bryan anniversary club dinner to-
might John Temple Graves OF AlIants,
in tho course Of an address, asked Nil-
liam j. Bryan 10 present the name Of
Theodore Roosevelt to the next Demo
cratic national convention as the
rarty's candidate for president Mr.
Bryan, in reply. said that according
to present conditions he should not
present Mr.. Roosevelts name 10 the
convent ton
Mr.. Graves address came as the
climax of u series of interesting events.
When he reached the city today he
was requested by the POSTMASTER WHO
had read his speech, to eliminate all
reference to Bryan nominating Roosc-
welt. Rather than submit to having
his speech censored Mr.. Graves deC5d =
e6 not to speak at all Fits address.
he said. represented his actual spnti-
m ents- MIR, Graves went to the han
quet hall for few moments and thon
left without speaking. MIR. Bryan,
learning of the Incident, sent for Mr..
Graves and insisted that he should
make his speech according 10 the
original plan. Accepting the Nebras-
kans invitation, Mr.. Graves spoke
Replying to MIR. Graves address,
Mr. Bryan compimented the Georgian
for his honesty and boldness and said
II there was any place In the worsN
where absolute freedom of speech
shoJlld PREVAIL ii ought to be In q
Dem ocratic gathering He added that
when he had heard that Mr.. Graves
had retired from the hall because
there might be doubts about the wis
dom Of What he had to say, he had
sent for the Georgian 10 return and
insisted that the speech should he de-
IiveTed
las at present advised said MI
Bryan. Il shall not present tho name
of Theodore Roosevelt 10 the ma
tional Democratic convention Bear
In mind, 1 say. as at present advis-
Mr.. Bryan declared that IL after ma
ture consideration and reflection on
the arguments in the case he shout
consider rhat his duty lay in that di-
rection. he would present MY. ROose-
vet's name IL 1t should prove the last
act of his life
He added that il amy Republican
were to he selected by the Democrats
to head their national ticket the name
should be Senator LaF'olette Of Wis
COusin.
ATr. Bryan then presented reasons
/ why in his opinion MIR. Roosevelt was
not the proper man for the presi-
| dency
MIR. Eryan arraiened the Republican
| party. but declared Mr. Roosevelt ha6
| adopted many Dem ocTatic principles
MFR. Bryan thanked the club for tbs
| honor paid him in its being organized
| For the sole purpose of observing hi;
tirt llday- Democracy WAS rauIdl,
| growing, he said, both in America anC
the world at large and he foresav
am ultimate triumph al its principles
During the last Ia years" he said
1.-The movement to secure the election
of the United States senators by the
| people a thoroughly Dem ocratlc idea
| has gained such strength that it has
been endorsed five times in the ma
tfonaI house of representatives and by
nearly two-thlrds Of the states In The
| Union
Tariff reform. another Democratic
doctrine, has been growing, not only
among the farmers of the west. blu
/ among she manufacturers Of New
England until the mLtterings of dis
content are heard throughout thu
Union because OF the impotence of thu
Republican party to deal with thu
question. Railroad regulation, endots