The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-16
NEW NATIONAL
PARTY WITH
BRYAN LEADER
NATIONAL PROHIBITION, PEACE
AND SUFFRAGE THE PROPOSED
PLATFORM HosSoN FOR VICE
PRESIDENT.

Washington, June IA new ma
tional party, headed by William Jen
nings Bryan for president and Rich
mond Pearson Hobson for vice presi.
dent, is one of the political possibili
ties that is being discussed here a.
the outcome of the break between
President Wilson and Bryan and the
retirement of the latter from the
cabinet.
Three principal planks are contem
plated for the platform for the new
party They are:
National prohibition.
Universal peace.
Woman suffrage.
with the issuance of his statement
OF defense, explaining why he desert
ed the cabinet, Mr. Bryan, it is be
lieved, has severed his connections
as a leader of the democratic party
and has placed himself in a position
where it will be impossible for him
to support Woodrow Wilson for an
other term. Although denying that
there was any political significance in
his retirement, and attributing to the
president the highest motives OF pa
triotism Bryan has alienated the
friendship of the most influential par
" supporters of the president and
brought down upon himself the de-
nunciation of the greatest democratic
newspapers. 1t is difficult to see how
Wilson and Bryan ever again could
go before the country advocating the
same platform.
Differ on Prohibition.
On national prohibition their opin-
ions are irreconciliable. Wilson stands
for the settlement of the liquor ques-
tion by the states through the local
option method. Bryan advocates the
suppression of the oqiuartrfSHSS
through constitutional amendment.
He has gone so far as to urge in the
Commoner the adoption of a prohibi-
ton plank by the next democratic
national convention.
AS to woman suffrage there is as
wide a divergence of views. The
president has consistently refused to
bring any influence to bear upon con-
gress in favor of suffrage, while Bryan
has actively advocated such legisla-
tion.
As to the general proposition of
universal peace, everybody fayors it,
but the past few days has divuged
the tremendous difference of opinion
between the president and Bryan as
to the practical application of the
theory The president stands for a
peace with honor" policy, while
Bryan is known as the leader of the
peace at any price faction.
Politicians here are watching de
yelopments with the ke,nest inter
est and they will not be surprised
to see the situation so shape up as
to make Mr. Bryan the leaier of a
new national movement. It IS pos
sible that rhis movement may be in
augurated at the national prohibition
convention which is to be held on
the Million Dollar Pier at Atlantic
City, July to Q. Delegatta from
every state and territory are 10 be
present at this convention to make
reports on the progress of the fight
against liquor in their respective
communities and TO arouse Cnthu-
siasm in the work. Prominent tenn
perance workers. including eV-Gover
nor Eugene y. FOss of Massachu-
setts; ]. d. O'Neil of Pennsylvania:
Sam X. Kamaiopile of honolulu;
Prof II. A. Ivy of Texas, and others
are to make the list, and are men
who know a good deal about practi-
,al politics.
1t wa, stated at the head quarters
If the All Sa')on Lcar Ie tnat w j.
3ryan's name was not on the list OF
ipeakers. though the opinion was ex-
PRESSED that he might be invited to
AXE an active part in the convention. |
When the list was originally made up |