The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-19
BRYAN AND CLARK
BURY THE HATCAET
Secretary of State and, Speak.
or Shake Hands-Issue
Written Statements.

Washington. April 19.-Speaker
Champ Clark and Secretary William
Jennings Bryan met at a private
luncheon mere last night. shook hands
and issued public statements declar-
ing they had buried the hatchet and
put the personalities Of the Baltim ~rc
convention with the bygones. The
luncheon was arranged by Theodore
A. Bell OF California. temporary chair
man of the Denver convention in 1908,
and chairman of the California dele
cation supporting Speaker Clark at
Baltimore, and was given by Ira E.
kcnnett, editor of the Washington
Post.
Intense interest was aroused in poll.
tical circles over the reconciliation
Of the two antagonists. whose differ.
ences became acute as a result of
events at the Baltimore convention.
Secretary Bryan's prepared state
ment issued last night is as follows:
my meeting with Mr.. Clark has
served to clear up a misunderstanding
at the Baltimore convention. 1 have
tried to make it clear to Mr.. Clark
that have always regarded and do
now regard him as a good clean pro-
Gressive democrat. II my language at
baltimore created any impression that
I was charging Mr.. Clark with being
in sympathy With any of the reaction.
ary forces am glad of the opportun-
ity to correct any such misconstruc-
tion of my words or acts. for 1 did net
intend to reflect upon either the per.
sonal or political integrity Of the
speaker. II is my earnest wish that
there may be cordial cooperation be-
tween the state department and the
speaker in carrying out the policies of
the administration"
Here is Speaker Clark's statement:
1T is beyond the power of Colonel
Bryan or anyone 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 can to
were created by his Baltimore speech.
es. I feel that we can all the better
cooperate for the good Of the admin
ietration. l can only repeat what /
have publicly declared time and time
again. that all personal or selfish con-
eiderattons must give way to the duty
that all democrats owe to our party
Other Officials There.
Those who sat at the table with the
others already mentioned and saw tn
disappearance Of what many political
ssges thought the most embarrassing
situation confronting President WI
sons administration were: Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. Secretary lane, Sen.
ators Kern and O'Gorman. Represen.
tative Crisp, Secretary Tumulty. Az.
sistant Secretaries Osborn and Malone
Of the state department, Thomas +,
Logan and l. L. James.
Those in charge of the affair said
Speaker Clark and Secretary Bryan
exchanged jokes and Ind good time
The statements were given out
through MIR. Bennett.
So far as known 1t is the first time
the men had met since before the
baltimore convention. Speaker Clark's
friends have always said Mr.. Bryan
prevented hi nomination and that II
was through Mr. Bryan's activity and
influence that the convention, contrary
to custom, refused to give the speak.
er the necessary two-thirds vote after
1t several times had given to him a
majority. Strong statements OF a
somewhat personal nature were ALSO
issued by Mr. Bryan and Mr., Clark
ut tho time.
This reconciliation was looked upor
in political circles az tho most signifl.
cant political development of the nd
ministration so far.