Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-21
Nebraska
Speeches Delivered
at Bryan's Banquet
CFron a staff Correspondents

LINCOLN, Neb.. March s2o.-(Special.l y
The set speeches OF the Bryan banuet last
evening were delivered in turn by Former
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, Sem
ator Gore of Oklahoma, George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts,. Frederick
Townsend Martin Of New York; Con-
gresham Henry of Texas. Senator-elect
James OF Kentucky and Mr.. Bryan.
avoided as rule the personal preferences
of the speakers. but outside the banquet
hail the speakers were less reserved.
The dinner was held at the Lincoln
Auditorium and began shortly after :
O'Clock
George Fred Williams was outspoken
in his opposition to Governor Woodrow
Wilson, together with former Senator
Pettigrew, just as Senator Gore was a
hearty champion of the New Jersey gov
ernor. along with Congressman James
and Henry.
While the sentiment OF the speakers
was along strictly progressive lines. at
times-radlcal, In harmony with the ad-
vanced views OF Mr.. Bryan. the rank
Int VI a HhAtu
crowd. many adherents OF Governor Har-
mon and Congressman Underwood being
in attendance.
Following the dinner letters OF regret
were read from Senator 0Gorman of
New York. Congressman Mcguire of Ne
braska, Senator Newlands OF Nevada,
Governor Burke of North Dakota, Mayor
Gaynor OF New York City. Senator Mar
tins OF New Jersey. and others.
Congressman r. i. Henry OF Texas,
denied the progressive democracy Of the
nation was opposed to domlnancy in bust
ness achieved by fair enterprise and nor
NAL methods. He touched on what he de-
clared was the great money monopoly
In New York, against which he has been
inveighing in congress. Referring to the
candidacy of Colonel Roosevelt, Con-
gresham Henry said:
F'You will permit me TO pay my respects
to the Mad Mullah of recent African
hunting fame now giving his presidential
appomtee, Mr.. Taft, a square deal with
a of.~n pat. Years ago he wrote: The
men wlo object TO my style Of govern
ment-fn injunction are in hearty SYM
patily with their remote skln-clad an
cestors who lived in caves. fought one
another with stonehead animals and ate
the woody rhinoceros.
They are not In sympathy with men
Of good minds and sound civic morality
lie now not only wants TO upset gov
eminent by Injunction, but kick out
the judges and rip up the decisions. lie
is a mixture and strange being"
Former Senator Pettigrew in his ad-
progressive democracy on the tariff and
trusts. and declared himself for law
permitting. the recall of the judiciary.
1t was o'clock when MIR. Bryan COM
pleted his speech at his birthday banquet
IL anyone came to hear whom Bryan
favored as the democratic nominee for
the presidency he went away disap-
pointed. The nearest he came to 1t was
a covert reference TO one whom he did
not want nominated. Harmon when he
said that once when the democratic party
compromised on a candidate II lost more !
than 100000 votes. He reused enthus-
iasm. when in closing his speech. he said.
he had been credited with making
great fight when he was a candidate,
but II the party would give him pro-
gressive candidate to fight for he would
show the party that he had never fought |
before.
He said democrats differed as to a
candidate and that he was in some doubt
himself and that he did not intend to |
make his choice until he had to. lie |
gave President Taft few raps and then !
fired a broadside at Roosevelt. charae-
terizing the Iatter's editorial on the third |
term as silly. He denied that Roosevelt |
was even progressive republican to be |
In the same breath with La
Toilette,