The sun., 1916-01-12
Hampton Moore Opens G.
o. p. Attacks on Prcsi-
dent in House.
DEMOCRATS GETTING
READY TO HIT BACK
More Light Shed on the
"POlicy" Letter of
W. j. Bryan.

WAsufNgTpN. Jan 1.-THE important
part that the one term plank ~ tho
Baltimore platform IL 20 play In the
debates of congress was indicated by
Developments to-day
Representative ] Hampton Moore OF
"A speech attacking the President for
having repudiated this obligation Other
speeches by Republicans are IN the
course of preparation and Il Is certain
that the Democrats will not be able To
remain silent ON the subject.
Many believe that the President him
self will soon he Obliged to take "A hand
III the discussion.
Further gnt was shed TO-DAY upon
the letter which William J. Bryan wrote
to = member Of congress in 1913 and
which the Wilson Administration ex-
poets to use II Nj. Bryan attempts TO
raise IN" single term issue against the
President IN that letter Mr. Br, an
expressed the opinion that the Balti-
more plank wts Intended as = declaration
of policy and should not bind any in
d'yidual until legislation had been passed
b and that the Limitation was applicable Ia
AL parties.
The understanding here tonight was
that 'hs letter was written TO Henry
II CLAYTON. chairman oi the Hous.
Judiritrr committee. before which the
sugl. term resolution IL pcndng Nj.
CLAYTON l. now on the Federal bench.
|, H. sad that other members OF the
: Judiciary Committee saw the letter. In
tat one nsmb"r ACKNOWLEDGED to-day
that he had read IT. He declined. how
ever. 20 say where tho letter is a;
present.
Members % the resolutions committee
OF the Baltimore convention which
d~aft.d the platform said to-day that
the one term plank was the child 81
William J. Bryan and that he forced /,
tnto tho platform. II is because OF Mr.
RrNau's personal interest in IN. plans
that many m'Wh"rs of Congress nov
EXPECT h!m 80 make troGO. FOR the
l'res,d'ut a. tH,s score.
Taey believe that Bryan's attack will
he aimed en- ci'y at tho Presidents fail
uro ta max, any effort 70 pass this legis-
lat"u Tine, expect mat Nj. Rrvan viii
rcscr; the letter which Mr.. Wilson wrote
TO \ Mitchell Palmer and which was
used g. l.iug about the defeat OF III,
on" term resolution pending before
Cou-t,.-
n is apparent now that the Demo.
c.lt. National committee when II met
recent, in Washington forcsaw just
sU.u "a situation as ~ now developing IN
regard to tn" President and the on,
term plank. THAT IS why tn" commltte.
took the extraordinary action of calling
10y formal resolution upor the Pros dent
TO run cor another term. Democrats
are preparing tn cite this action Of the
National Committee 40 a partial JUST,
n,at.un for the Ignoring OF the on" tern
p.ank
one Of tho Democrats leaders in ,hs
Ss'1tc suggested to-day that In" party
night go further ard Immediately after
tho national convention WAS called 10
order in -. Louis adopt a resolution
nuiufynG tn" plank In the Baltimore
platform
Tho embarrassing feature or such q
course. however. would be that no actor
I hy tho ~ Louis convention could undo
the part which the one term plank had
played IN getting votes for Mr. Visor
IN l9la. when II was assumed that the
expression had been inserted in the plat
form in good faith
Representative Moore said IN his
speech In the House to-dHy.
Another plank IN that remarkable
gomn"nd.um of Democratic thought. I'll,
. a,t,mo'e plat'orm VI l"lH. has beer
shattered into sp,nters The President
OF the United -, ,trs. vino ran upon that
T.atfrim and VINO has already rendered
many Of its dulCct paragraphs into
worthless sHwdust. iS NOT in sympathy
+ with the persistent idea of his late Sec.
rr.ar, II state that u single term Of siN
years should satisfy a President,
"WIthout legislation, which NJ, Drva0
left 10 the Cabinet, II is now lear after
the lapse OF approximately two years
that Mr.. Wilson did not agree with Nr