Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-19
BRYAN AND CLARK
BURY TOMAHAWK
Washington Editor Brings
About Reconciliation at a
Washington Luncheon.
..oN THE OUTS SINCE JULY
Men Exchange Jokes and Have Good
Time, Declare Persons in on
the Make Up.

Washington, D. c., April 1s.-Speak-
er Champ Clark and Secretary Will
liam Jennings Bryan met at a private
luncheon here yesterday, shook hands
and issued public statements declaring
that they had buried the Ratchet and
put the personalities of the Baltimore
convention with the bygones-
The luncheon was arranged by Theo-
dore A Bell of California, temporary
chairman of the California delegation
supporting Speaker Clark at Balti-
more and was given by Ira E Bennett,
ec1tor Of the Washington Post.
Intense interest was aroused in no
En1caI circles over the reconciliation
OF the two antagonists, whose differ
ances became acute as a result of
events at the Baltimore convention.
SECRETARY BRYAN's STATEMENT.
Secretary Bryan's prepared state
ment issued last night is as follows:
My meeting with Mr. Clark has
served 10 clear up misunderstanding
as to my exact position toward him
ar the Baltimore convention ! have
{ l
that | have always regarded and DO
new regard him as a good, clean, pro-
gressive democrat
IF my language at Baltimore ere
ateO any impression that | was charg-
, ing Mr.. Clark with being in sympathy
with any OF the reactionary forces
ain 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 carrying out the policies of the ad-
miuistration
! CLARK GLAD TO COOPERATE.
Here is Speaker Clark's statement
1t is beyond the power of Colonel
! Bryan or any one else to correct the
| injustice that was done to me at Bal
| timore. The loss of the presidential
nomination was small thing as COM
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
CaE to remove the injurious impress
siOns that were created by his Balti-
! more speeches, | feel that we can all
the better cooperate for the good of the
administration. l can only repeat
what | have publicly declared time and
time again, that all personal or sci
fish considerations must give way TO
the duty that all democrats owe to ouI
party and to our country"
MEN SEE RECONCILIATION.
Those who sat at the table with the
others already mentioned and saw
the disappearance of what many 20
litIcal sages thought the most embar
RAISING situation confronting Presi
dent Wilson's administration, were
Vice President Marshall, Secretary
Lane, Senators Kern and O'Gorman
Representative Crisp, Secretary Tum
ulty, Assistant Secretaries Osborn AnC
Malone of the state department, Tnom
as +. Logan and L. l.. James.
Those in charge of the affair salt
Speaker Clark and Secretary Bryan
exchanged jokes and had a good time
The statements were given out through
Mr. Bennett
The reconciliation was looked upoI
IN POLITICAL circles as the most sig
nificant political development of tn
administration so far.