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BRYAN And
CLARK MAKE UP
Secretary Of State and Speak
er End EnmIty.
PEACE GAME At LUNCHEON
The Two ciasped Hands, Broke Bread
Together and Then Issued State
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Together and Then Issued State
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Washington, April 19.-Champ Clark
and William J. Bryan have wept on
each others shoulders and made up.
After elaborate negotiations, covering
several days, the two were brougnt
together at luncheon for the frst
time since the falling out at the Bal
timore convention which resulted in
the overthrow of the Clark boom and
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson.
The two clasped hands, broke bread
together and issued statements.
The Bryan statement is plainly
apologize. The secretary of state says
in effect:
"You were all right, Champ; it was
the company you were keeping that I
objected to-"
The speaker in his statement con-
cedes nothing, except that Mr.. Bryan
now has done all that he can do to
repair the injury inflicted at the Bal
timore convention.
Here is the Bryan statement:
my meeting with Mr.. Clark has
served to clear up a. misunderstand-
ing as to my exact position toward him
at the Baltimore convention. I have
tried to make it clear to Mr.. Clark
that l have always regarded and do
now regard him as good, clean, pro-
gressiye Democrat. If my language
at Baltimore created any impression
that was charging Mr.. Clark with be-.
ing in sympathy with any Of the re-
dictionary forces ] am glad OF the OPP,
portunity to correct any such miscon-
struction of my words or acts, for i
did not intend to reflect upon either
the personal or political integrity .of1
the speaker. 1t is my earnest wish
that there may be cordial cooperation
between the state department and the
speaker in carrying out the policies of
the administration"
Here is Clarks statement:
at is beyond the power of Colonel
Bryan or any one else to correct the
injustice that was done me at Balti-
nomination was a small thing as CONF
pared to the injury done to my repu-'
tation in the eyes of the world, but
now that Colonel Bryan in his public
statement has done what he can to-
remove the injurious impression that
was created by his baltimore speeches
~
for the good of the administration
can only repeat what I have publicly
declared time and time again, that ali
personal or selfish considerations
must give way TO the duty that ali
Democrats owe to our party and to
our country"
Bryan's statement had been submit
ted to Clark and Clark's to Bryan, and
each had been o. KID by the other be-
fore the formal meeting and the hand
shake took place. The reconciliation
of the commoner and the speaker took
place at luncheon given by Ira e.
Bennett, editor of the Washington
Post, in a private dining room at the
New Willard hotel The passing of the
peace pipe was the result of efforts
by Mr.. Bennett and Theodore A. Bell,
of California.
The harsh feelings between Clark
and Bryan have been one of the dan
ger spots in the Democratic situation.
The speaker came out of the Balti-
more convention vowing he would
never again have anything to do with
Colonel Bryan Clark on every oeca-
sion showed his bitter feeling toward
the commoner.