The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
BRYAN'S ACTION BUT A NEW SENSATION IN
 AN ARDUOUS CAREER
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 He switched his support to MT. Will son at critical moment, a circum stance to which has been ascribed MT. Wilson's nomination as well as the birth of a personal feud with Champ Clark
 During the national campaign of 1912 MT. Bryan made many speeches Tor MT. Wilson, principally In the far west. The two men met for the first limo during the campaign at Lincoln, Neb., when they spoke from the same platform several times and received a tremendous ovation. Later Col. F M House mutual personal friend, brought them together on the subject of the secretaryship of state place which Mr Wilson felt he owned to MT. Bryan because of the latter's position in the democratic party.
 In the Public Eye
 While holding the portfolio of Seere- tary of State MT Bryan has continued in the public eye, not alone through his official acts but his devotion to two things-lecturing and politics One of the first sensations of his official ca 1eer was his announcement that grape juice would be substituted for alco- holic beverages whenever he enter tained members of the diplomatic corps. His statement that $12,OoO a year was not sufficient for a cabinet officer and that he. therefore, must lecture to earn more money. was another episode which drew forth comment around the world. He disregarded newspaper crit icism, declaring he had never absent ed himself when official business re- quired his presence in Washington His letter concerning the distribution If rarfr tr.N in, Cax Tnx.~ ing democrats" was another incident widely discussed.
 MT Bryan's opposition to the nomina- ton of Roger Sullivan in Illinois and his activity in other primary fights continued after his official identifica- tion with the Wilson administration. Ills editorials in his newspaper, the Commoner, on prohibition and woman suffrage. the signing of thousands of pledges in temperance meetings wuere he spoke and his advocacy of these is- sues irrespective of the attitude of silence of President Wilson have fur nished political gossip over his future plans and ambitions.
 Was Little Ambitions
 Members of the cabinet who know MT. Bryan most intimately declare however. that he has always been the least ambitious man at the cabinet table, and unswerving in his political support of the President. He used his influence in Congress to keep the ranks of the administration democrats solid for the tariff and currency bills
 The secretary handled personally the negotiation of nearly 30 peace treaties between the United States and foreign nations by which all disputes were to be submitted to an impartial investi- gating commission for a year before hn hac he AJi gotiations in the Japanese-Chinese sit uation recently were directly in the hands of Mir. Bryan, who consulted with the President constantly. He was a stickler for secrecy, refusing to give the slightest inkling as rule con cerning foreign questions until nego- tiations were concluded
 When the antialien land law contro- versy arose with Japan Mir. Bryan went to California and continued later here untiringly on the detail of those ne- gotiations, leaving little to his subord- mates.
 MT. Bryan's now famous remark to Ambassador Chinda In a critical mo- ment in the relatio between the Uni ted States and Japan--"There is noth- ing final between friends'-was but one of his numerous expressions in the advocacy of lasting peace. The numerous questions involved in the dealings of the United States with the factional leaders in Mexico also absorbed his attention at all hours cf the day and night.
 Mir Bryan's home life in the capital has won the admiration of officials l and diplomatists. He and Mrs. Bryan have entertained lavishly, giving q se- ries of luncheons. dinners and garden | parties during. the last two years | When MT. and Mrs. Bryan came here | from Lincoln they took the house in which Gen. John A. Logan formerly l lived.
 Secretary Bryan plans to return to his lectures and editorials