The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-03-24

The menu was unpretentious. served
from n nearby hotel, with not Il sus.
picion OF anything stronger than cot
fee, II was remarked, In fact, that IL
had been correctly named u dry dem.
ocratic dinner"
Or. =. l. Hall, vice chairman of the
democratic national committee, was
the POSTMASTER. The first speakers
OF the evening were Nebraska men,
long devoted followers OF Mr.. Bryan.
Two men on the program for ad.
dresses, former Governor Shallen.
berger and w. II. Thompson of Grand
Island, at the last moment sent re-
grets.
"Bryans Place Secure"
Senator Kern in his speech said:
The future Of w. J. Bryan Is So
cure. Whether he shall ever again be
called upon TO lead the democratic
hosts is question OF little moment
to him for by reason OF his achieve
ments in behalf OF the people, he has
so endeared himself to the great rank
and file OF the American democracy,
that wherever Bryan sits, in the demo.
cratic councils Of the future-there
will be the head OF the table. Though
other men may find even higher favor
amongst men who work at politics as
a trade, and amongst those who sit in
seats Of the mighty, Brynn's strength
will be found in the fact that in mil.
lions Of American homes, and by mil
lions of the true and earnest men and
women, by whose endeavors this coun.
try has been made great, he will al.
ways be regarded as champion and
friend-the fearless foe Of wrong and
oppression everywhere. 1t is of little
consequence to the great democratic
party of America that there may be
men in Nebraska who, because Of his
conscientious convictions on questions
of religion and morality, may seek to
discredit him.
There are nearly six and half
million of men who so appreciate his
unselfish work of the past fifteen
years, that they will see to it that
neither jealousy, prejudice, nor petty
luminosity shall ever a moment prevail
against him."
Senator owen in his speech eulogi2-
ed Arizona and her constitution.
Bryan's Speech Colorless.
The speech of Mr. Bryan, which was
the last, was brief and without color.
He thanked the previous speakers for
their kindly expressions and babe the
members of the party to be OF good
cheer and battle for what they thought
right.
A speaker not on the program who
was heartily applauded was Y Bryan
Yamachita, the Japanese protege OF
Mr.. Bryan, who spent five years at
the home of Mr.. Bryan while receiv.
| ing his education and has just return
ed from his native country after four
years absence. He said he brought a
message of good will from Japan to
the American people.
Champ Clark Praises Bryan.
The address of Speakertobe Champ
| Clark was an appreciation OF Mr.. Bry
an, whom he lauded as the originator
of measures for which he said he had
three times suffered defeat as presi
dental candidate only to see them
| taken up and adopted in large part by
the leaders Of all parties. Mr.. Clark
dwelt at some length on the coming
extra session of congress. He declar
ed there was no difference between 6
regular and extraordinary session OF
| congress, except as to the time OF con
vening.
Some republicans, said Mr.. Clark
have begun an effort to Coerce con
gress into acting on reciprocity ant
that alone by asserting that the presi
dent has a right to adjourn congress
if the two houses cannot agree on {
date for adjournment. No presiden
has ever adjourned congress, and thu
chances are ten to one that II Presi
dent Taft adjourns congress to pre-
vent our curing the outrages in thu
Payne. Aldrich.Smoot tariff bill, he will
not be able to command one-third o
the votes in the electoral college, an,
there will hardly be enough repub
licans in the house of the Sixty-thirC
congress to call the ayes and hayes.
For Initiative and Referendum.
| Governor Shafroth of Colorad,
made an earnest plea for the initiative
and referendum measure now pending
in the legislature Of Nebraska, ant
Senator.elect Hitchcock Of Nebraska
defended the proposed plan of elect
ing United States senators by the pee
pie.
Tom johnson improves.
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