Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
MY,CAN' TBRYAN YELl2
Talks in Topeka and Is Heard
in Washington.
REPRODUCER HELPED SOME
Lively Meetings of District Demo
cratic Organizations.
FACTIONS STILL WIDE APART
Andy Lipscomb Calls Taft a "Ham-
iltonian'-Now Is That
Knock or a Booste
FACTIONS STILL WIDE APART

Knock or a Boostp
While the democrats of Topeka Kan.
crowdnS the big auditorium there to
overlooking. were applauding a speech by
William J. Bryan last night the faithful
followers of the Peerless in the District
waxed enthusiastic over the same speech.
delivered in the identical voice.
Mr. Bryan in the flesh at Topeka last
night said:
"Why not make the depositor secure !?
The United States government requires
the deposit of specific security when it
intrusts money TO national bank, al
though it can examine the bank at any
time: the state requires security when it
deposits money in bank; the county re-
quires security and the city requires Sc
curity; even the banks require security
from the officials who handle money
Why should the depositor be left to take
his chances?'
Isn't It Weird, Mildred?
From the metallic interior of a big
talking machine horn. on the sixth floor
of the Munsey building in this city. came
exactly the same words in exactly the
same VOICE DIT dlI1OSl tnc SAME ILO-
ment.
The only reason there was less noise at
the conclusion of that period here than in
Topeka is just that there were but
a couple of hundred to hear him in this
city. while he talked to thousands in
Kansas.
Mr.. Bryan must have used some of his
preserved stock at Topeka because the
words that issued forth from the horn
here were set fast on a hard rubber
record.
But Mr. Bryan wasn't the only attrac-
ton at the second regular Thursday night
meeting of the District of Columbia DEM
ocratic Association last night. Some pre-
dictions regarding the peerless one were
made by E. w. Brookshire. formerly
member of the House of Representatives
from Indiana. and in Congress when Mr..
Bryan was. by CAD, Mr.. Brookshire
knows Mr.. Bryan. and also Mr.. Kern, the
democratic vice presidential nominee, and
he didn't fail to remind his audience of
these all-important facts at frequent in
tervals in his address.
Brookshire a Predictionist.
Mr. Brookshire's predicting fever was
upon him, and he covered wide field.
Here is his chief prediction:
THE republican party will be taught
lesson i'm this campaign such as no party
has ever been taught in the history OF
the government. Things in the west look
most encourag ing for the democrats this
fall. One man who has just Travelled over
the western states said he had just come
from Ohio and that it was surprising what
a hold Mr.. Bryan had upon the people
there. The negroes of Ohio are going 10
vote the democratic ticket. The negroes
and laboring men all over the country are
in revolt against Taft and will defeat him
this fall, and when they defeat him they
will give Mr.. Bryan the biggest eiectorai
vote ever given to President
William E. Ryan of New York made
another bank deposits speech. Incident
ally he lit into the whole blamed banking
system of the country, calling 1t all sorts
of bad names and proving to the salts
faction of himself and his hearers that
national banks get entirely too much in
terest on their money. He told how banks
draw from to per cent interest per
annum on government bonds, and then
use the same bonds as the basis or a.
big note issue, which they loan out to
farmers and other people for 3 per cent
per tnSS n RnaN 12 osrn cent?
know. is entirely too much money.
Harsh Language, This!
Mr. Taft was called a hard name by
Andrew Lipscomb. local attorney, who
also made a speech
Mr.. Taft is Hamiltonian," announced
Mr. Lipscomb. He admits it,
What he wanted to know was how in
the world anybody would want to be a
Hamiltonian when he could be Jeffer-
sonian. Who kept Hamiltons birthday.
and didn't everybody keep Jefferson's-at
least almost everybody? Didn't Hamilton
try TO make this government like that
of the hated Britishers. who came over
here in red coats and tried TO make
Americans drink weak tea that they didn't
AnVhndV ashamed
be Hamitonian. That was the way Mr..
LipScomb saw II.
Another Bryan meeting will be held next
Thursday evening at the same place.
Lutte Still Rifted.
The Carr-Darr democrats and the KeI-
ley democrats are as far apart as ever.
although the former faction made over
lures to the latter in a little note ask
ing for a conference, which was read to
the central democratic committee at their
meeting in Eagles Hall last night. The
note was signed by William f. Carr and
asked the central democratic committee
TO appoint date for a meeting at which
both elements could get together and try
to strike a harmonious chord. But as far
as the central committee is concerned
the situation will stay just as it is for
the present. at least
The letter aroused a discussion in which
every member took part, and was finally
laid on the table, TO remain there until
further notice.
Although the meeting was the first that
the committee has held since the Den
Yer convention, nothing of special inn
portance was brought up for considera-
ton beyond the Carr note.
Banner Committee Named.
The other business of the meeting was
more or less formal. A committee, COM
posed of Messrs. Clayton. Moore. Kelley,
Wissner and Costello was appointed to
look after the raising of Bryan-Kern
banner opposite the central committee
headquarters when the latter is located.
Arrangements were made also to form
an advisory committee to consist of
twenty-five members at large and five
from each local district. When formed,
this will act as an auxiliary to the demo-
cratic national committee.
An invitation was received from F. J.
Wissner to attend the ceremonies accom-
panying the raising of Bryan-Kern
banner at NJ street and Wisconsin ave-
nue. next Thursday evening Mr.. Wiss-
ner also offered resolutions indorsing the
democratic nominees. The resolutions,
which follow. were adopted.
I've. members OF the democratic CEN