The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-19
CLARK AND BRYAN
END B|TTER F[UD;
BELL LPEACEMAKER
Baltimore Hatchet Buried
and Leaders Shake Hands
for Good of Demo-
cratic Party
FRIENDS OF YEARS
RENEW RELATIONS
California Chief Journeys
Across u. S. to Effect
Reconciliation
Especial Dispatch to The Cam

Especial Dispatch to The Call)
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 1s-Finis
was written against the most dramatic
feud in American political history to-
day when Champ Clark. speaker of the
house, and William j. Bryan, secretary
of state. shook hands and sat down to
a luncheon given in honor Of their
reconciliation.
To Theodore A. Bell of California,
who was floor leader for Champ Clark
in the Baltimore convention. is given
credit for the diplomacy which resulted
in the meeting between the speaker
and the secretary, and bringing them
together at luncheon in the willard
hotel
Not since the dramatic moment in
the Baltimore convention. when Bryan
arose and announced that he could no
longer abide by his instructions from
cast his vote for woodrow Wilson. have
the speaker and the commoner spoken
to each other
FRIENDS FOR YEARS
For years they had been close po-
litical and personal friends. but the ac-
tion of Bryan. generally credited with
turning the tide against Clark, sew
cred all relations and even when they
met on the inaugural platform at, the
capitol where President Wilson took
the. oath OF Office. they exchanged no
.ooh " recognition.
Whne no details Of the meeting be-
tween Clark and the secretary of state
We're given out 1t was reported Mr..
Bell, leader of the democratic party In
California, came all the way across the
continent in the effort to effect a meet
ing between the men in the interest of
harmony in the democratic party.
BENNETT GIVES THE DINNER
AS a result OF his efforts the meet
ing was brought about when a lunch
con for IA was given by Ira e. Bennett
of Washington, head of The Call bureau
in Washington. Present were: The
president. Speaker Clark, Secretary
Bryan, Secretary of the Interior Lane,
Senator Kern. Senator OGorman, Rep
resentative Charles r. Crisp. Secretary
Tumulty, Assistant Secretary of State
Osborne Third Assistant Secretary OF
State Malone, Theodore Bell of Cali
fornia, Thomas F. Logan and L. L.
James of Alaska.
At the conclusion of the luncheon Mr..
Bryan issued the following statement:
My meeting with Mr.. Clark has
served to clear up a Misunderstanding
as to my exact position toward him at
the Baltimore convention. I have tried
to make 1t clear to Mr.. Clark that I
have always regarded and do now re-
gard him as a good. clean, progressive
democrat. If my language at Balti-
more created any impression that + was
charging Mr.. Clark with being in SYM
pathy with any of the reactionary
forces. am glad of the opportunity to
correct any such misunderstanding of
my words or acts
INJUSTICE REMAINS, SAYS CLARK
Later on when the statement was
shown to Mr.. Clark he issued this state
ment:
1T is beyond the power OF Colonel
Bryan or any one else to correct the in
justice that was done me in Baltimore.
The loss of the presidential nomination
was small thing, as compared to the
injury done to my reputation In the
eyes of the world. But now, that Colo
mel Bryan in his public statement has
done what he can to remove the injuri-
Gus impressions that were created by
his Baltimore speeches. I feel that we
can all the better cooperate for the
good of the administration"
Democrats throughout the city are
jubilant tonight over what they de-
scribe as the bridging of the only gap
that remained in the democratic party.
They say that 1t means complete har-
mony in the organization for the next
four years