The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
BRYAN AND CLARK
BURY THE HATCHET

S"Vhoh anu Sihmp SlRrk MAKE Up
Their Quarrel Of Nine Months. Shake
Hands and Issue Puuiic Statements
Declaring Their Friendship
Washington, April 18.-Speaker
Champ Clark and Secretary William
Jennings Bryan met at private
luncheon here today, shook hands and
issued public statements declaring
they had buried the hatchet and put
the personalities Of the Baltimore
convention with the bygones. The
luncheon was arranged by Theo. A.
Bell of California, temporary chair
man of the Denver convention in 1909
and chairman Of the California dele
cation supporting Champ Clark at
Baltimore, and was given by Ira e.
Bennett, editor OF the Washington
Post.
Intense interest was aroused in po-
litical circles over the reconciliation
of the two antagonists, whose differ
ences became acute as a result of
events at Baltimore convention. Sec
retary Bryans prepared statement, is
sued tonight, is as follows:
Clears misunderstanding.
my meeting with Mr.. Clark has
served to clear up misunderstanding
as to my exact position towards him
at Baltimore. l have tried to make
1T clear to Mr.. Clark that | have al
ways regarded, and do now regard
him as a good, clean, progressive
Democrat. If my language at Balti-
more created any impression that |
was charging Mr.. Clark with being in
sympathy with any of the reactionary
forces, / am glad of the opportunity
to correct any such misconstruction of
my words or acts, for | did not intend
to reflect upon either the personal or
political integrity of the speaker 1t
is my earnest wish that there may be
cordial cooperation between the state
department and the speaker in carry
ing out the policies OF the administra-
ton"
Here is Speaker Clark's statement:
Will Work Together.
at is beyond the power of Col.
Bryan or any one else to correct the
injustice that was done to me at Bal
tmore The loss of the presidential
nommation was small thing as COM
pared to the injury done to my repu-
tatoh the eyes of the world But
now that Col. Bryan II his public state
ment has done what he can to remove
the unjust impressions that were ere
ated by his Baltimore speeches, | feel
that we can all be better, cooperate for
the good of the administration. | can
only repeat what | have publicly de-
clared time and again, that all person
al or selfish considerations must give
way to the duty that all Democrats
owe to our party and to our country"
Saw NIists Dissolve.
Those who sat at the table with
the other already mentioned and saw
the disappearance OF what many po-
litical sages thought the most en-
barrassing situation confronting Pres
ident Wilson'S administration were:
Vice President Marshall, Secretary
Lane, Senator'S Kern and O'Gorman,
Representative Crisp, Secretary Tu-
multy, Assistant Secretaries Osborn
and Malone Of the state department.
Thoams l.. Logan and l.. L. James.
Those in charge Of the affair said
Speaker Clark and Secretary Bryan
exchanged jokes and had good time
Che statements were given out through
Mr. Bennett
So far as it is known it was the
first time the two had met since the
Baltimore convention. Speaker Clark
friends always have said Mr.. Bryan
prevented his nomination and that it
was through Mr.. Bryan's activity and
influence that the convention, CON
trary TO custom, refused to give the
speaker the necessary two-thirds vote
after it had given him a majority
Strong statements of a somewhat per-
sonal nature were also issued by Mr.
Bryan and Mr. Clark at the time.
The reconciliation was looked upon
in political circles as the most sig
nificant political development of the
administration so far.