Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
GUEE[Y nAYS BRYAN
National Committeeman from
Pennsylvania Rubs Salt
in Wounds
.FALslFlER AND AypocR'TE."
Honor and Integrity Of Democratic
Leader Called Into ouestion-stns-
ing lnveotives Used in Rejoinder to
Attack Emanatins From Lincoln
praos Sullivan Edict Forth.

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the enemies Of Mr. Bryan declare That,
as i result of the C;uffey statement,
az q .,f.,ra y,oaual,y into the flies
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away from presidential nomination
than he has been for four years.
Reply Called Composite.
Colonel Guffeys statement is hard
" all his own The long chain of con-
ferences which he had Saturday with
every democrat of prominence in Dem
yer. following the publication Of the
attack which Mr.. Bryan made upon at
Lincoln Saturday afternoon to the
Pennsylyania Bryan men, who follow
the leadership of James Kerr, is COM
nosttelv photographed in the remark.
ahlv hitter. biting and bristling indict-}
nent of Mr.. BRYAN. which has set the
! convention by its ears.
Colonel Guffeyl brands Mr.. Bryan as
{ ,aIs,f,ar n tha earliest paragraph of
the statement, which may mark the
FIRST rattle Of musketry in the fiercest
POLITICAL battle which the nations his
tory records. It is the long awaited
moment which John A. johnson of
Minnesota. has gazed at from afar.
ana Colonel Gnffey. with a perfectly
rood opportunity made for him by Mr..
Rrvan himself. has pulled the trigger
ana the real anti BRYAN fight is on.
Roger q. sullivan and Illinois,
Thomas Tarrart and Indiana, John r.
Mc6,raw and west Virginia - which
means ultimately all the so-called
conservatives delegations are
brought into the firing line by the dec
slarations OF Colonel Guffey.
Quotes Sullivan Attack.
He quotes the letter which Mr..
Bryan wrote To- Judge Owen P, Thomp-
son. Of sJacksonville which started the
BRYAN Sullivan feud in Illinois. He
harks back to the speech made by
Mr.. Bryan before the 1roquois club Of
Chicago, in December last. when Mr.
Bryan apparently had buried the
hatchet. In short, Colonel Guffey has
become the spokesman for the entire
anti-Bryan strength. in the national
convention.
low, can we account Tor this ap-5
rupt change from brutal assault TO
smirking palaver?" asks iGolonei Cur
fey, when he talks OF the change IN
front which he charges to MI. Bryan
in connection with Roger e. sullivan
and Illinois.
Il ann connected with corporations"
shouted Colonel Guffey. am no
more OF q political boss now than l
was In 1895 and 1900, when won his
appreciation by trying to elect him.
The only boss he hates Is the boss VINO
Is opposed to his own arrogant self.
the most impudent, domineering, de-
vastattng boss the democratic party
mas ever known.
Colonel 8GuHey nnarges MT. Bryan
1856 and 1900 and that, as corpora