New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-21
WILSON FRIENDS
FEAR BRYAN MAY
DISRUPT PARTY
Leaders Worried Over
Effect of His Break with
-- the President.
from The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, June ZO.-DemocldII|
leaders here are worried over ex-oec-
retary Bryan's resignation from Pres
ident Wilson's Cabinet and its effect
on the Democratic party. While pro-
Tossing the utmost confidence that Mr..
BRYAN will behave himself and not
throw a monkey wrench into the DEM
ocratic machine. friends of President
Wilson are exerting every effort to
keen the Peerless One" in good hu-
NOR.
1t is regarded as significant that
President Wilson should motor to Mr..
Bryan's house to bid him goodby.
Most persons auDposed the formal
leayetaking occurred at the White
House about ten days ago. 1t was an
nounced at that time that the meeting
between the President and Mr.. Bryan
was to be a farewell Consequently
there was considerable speculation as
to why the President went to Mr..
Bryan's home on Friday afternoon once
more to say goodby.
There is not the slightest doubt here,
however, that eX-Secretary Bryan IN
tends to stir up trouble IN the Demo
cratic ranks. While he will say good
word for President Wilson whenever
il is possible" to do so, it is well
known to be his intention to begin a
campaign for the very thing which the
administration would like kept in the
background at present.
Now that Mr. Bryan is no longer
member of the Cabinet there is nothing
to prevent him from making his night
for prohibition a national issue, with
the idea of having it incorporated IN
the platform of the next Democratic
national convention.
Disagrees on Prohibition.
As a member of the Cabinet Mr..
BRYAN was forced 10 take the Presl-
dents view that prohibition was ques-
ton to be settled by the respective
states. He did not like this, but his
LOYALTY 10 President Wilson held him
in line. No one doubts Mr.. Bryan,s SIN
cerity in the prohibition cause. He sci.
dom goes anywhere without bunch OF
pledges which he goes his best to get
signed. Holding such strong views on
the luuor question, Mr.. Bryan, 1t Is
believed, will leave no stone unturned
20 inject the question into the next ma
tionaI convention. Not very long ago in
a public statement he declared the ques-
tion of prohibition would surely hnd
its way into the platform OF one OF the
great parties next year.
Mr. Bryan's prohibition ideas are not
the only ones that worry Democratic
leaders. The ex-Secretary is an ayo"ed
opponent of preparedness. lie oelleVes
in peac- at any cost, and has an
nounced his intention OF trying 70
arouse the people to see these impor-
tant auctions from his point OF we"
so that the President may be lnnu-
enced.
MIR wilson's friends consider the
question of preparedness extremely
delicate al this time. From one end
of the country L. the other demands
for an ade luate army and navy have
grown vigorously that both SecTe-
tary Garrison and secretary Dani-I5
are Manning TO ask for large increases
when Congress meets.
II is believed that Mr.. Bryan's an,
nouncement of his C-usade IN faVor Oh
peace and against preparedness Lore-
shadows a later attempt TO nave these
principles mi ct,d into the Democratic
platform. No other course Is open
Mr. Bryan, ~ IS pOlnte- OUT W
could not consistently sit IN the ma
tional convention without making d
fight for these principles.
At Odds on Woman Suffrage.
Another question on which President
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan hold eonnletlhg
views is woman suffrage. Inc FIesl-
dent believes this question, IKE pro
hibition, is a state issue, and Mr. bryan
silently acquiesced in this view whlIe
member OF the Cabinet. NOW, hoS
ever, he can urge his own view on sne
subject, which is that woman suhfSss
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