Evening star., 1914-01-22
Secretary of State Says From
Early Boyhood He Has De-
sired That Honor.
SPEAKS AT DINNER AT
CALVERT MANOR HOUSE
Thomas H. Pickford Plans Affair as
Love Feast But Speaker
Clark Fails to Attend.

william Jennings Bryan. Secretary of
state, announced last night at a dinner
given by Thomas H Pickford at Calvert
manor house once the home Of Lord Bal
timore, near Riverdale, Nd, that from
the time of early boyhood his ambition
has been able to occupy a seat in the
United States Senate
Mr.. Bryan did not go into details of his
future attitude with respect to a seat in
the Senate, but among Mr.. Pickford' 8
guests, in an atmosphere surcharged
with political inspiration and significance,
his statement met with marked atten-
ton.
The dinner was given by Mr.. Pickford
in honor of Senator Henry L. Myers of
Montana. Many of those present We're
democratic leaders in public life of to-
day, including another member of the
cabinet, Postmaster General Burleson
The guest list also included high army
and navy officers, as well as Charles II.
Flint and Sylvanus Stokes of New York,
and one republican leader of the previous
administration, former Representative
Tawney of Minnesota, who was chairman
of the appropriations committee.
Dinner Planned as Glove Feast"
The guests gathered at the University
Club in Washington at o'clock and pro-
ceeded to the old colonial mansion in
automobiles. Mr.. Pickford has recently
purchased the historic structure and re-
stored it. Last nights dinner had been
planned as a proposed 'love feast Of
1r,If foH To
bring about a complete reconciliation be-
tween Secretary Bryan and Speaker
Clark, but Mr.. Clark failed to attend
Senator Reed of Missouri presided as
toastmaster, calling upon Mr.. Pickford,
Senator Myers, Representative Henry of
Texas, Secretary Bryan and others for
responses to toasts, which were drunk in
champagne, a special bottle of grape
juice being prepared for Secretary Bryan,
who laughed as heartily as the rest of
the men when a joke waSmade about his
not taking wine A special toast was
drunk to Mrs. Pickford, in appreciation
of her personal superintendent of the
decorations. AS toastmaster, Senator
Reed declared. I'VE have all left behind
the cares of life and the troubles that
laughter and song" but a serious note
crept into the speeches, based on the
contrast between the men in public life
in colonial days and those of today.
In this historic house., Senator Reed
said, that has echoed to the voices of
the great, and is sacred to the memory
of those who wrought out the structure
of the republic. in the house in which
the immortal Henry Clay drafted the Mis-
souri, compromise bill. it affords us un-
usual pleasure to pay our respects to our
host and to the guest of honor tonight,
Senator Myers of Montana. In all our
history in America there are few who
have attained fame or prominence with
out having worked or planned for it or
sought it. The gentleman we especially
honor tonight, however. Senator Myers,
is the only man who ever reached the
United States Senate without having
sought that honor. and he Is the only
man in that body who did not know
until an hour before the event that he
would be so honored.'
Secretary Bryan took these remarks and
the response of Senator Myers as a text.
He declared that the era Of idealism
has come upon the country" Epigram-
matte and in storytelling mood, he said
that political success, as / view it, is
the conjunction between preparedness and
opportunity"
Ambitious to Be a Senator.
Personally, l may say Mr.. Bryan
continued, II have been disappointed in
the great ambition Of my life, which was