The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-28

/ by one man for seven years, Is some
| what dazed by the necessity OF ex-
ercising faculties so long dormant
| Convinced Of His Obligation
The sudden appearance of Mr..
Bryan in Washington has been re-
| gardcd as a very sagacious move on
! his part to take up once more inc
/ position OF undIsputed leadership
which ne had maintained In the
! democratic party up 20 the TINE ne
! forced the nomination ~ Mr.. wilson
upon the baltimore convention.
This does not mean that President
Wilson viii not again become the
commanding influence he has been
throughout his two terms. II his
health should be restored. but that,
/ in what IL undoubtedly a period
fruught with many dangers, Mr..
, Bryan has conceived II to be hts OBJ
/ legation to the party which las so
slsSally honored him 20 give It's
/ critical affairs HIS personal atten-
I ton.
/ Something OF this sort Ia In the
minds OF men who have long been
devoted to Mr.. Bryan. To them
I ur BryAns restored leadership ~
now an accomplished fact and they
are confident that 1t will continue, In
all affairs OF practical politics. until
/ tho coming Campaign has been
/ fought.
/ Tho circumstances under when
Mr.. BRYAN dictated the nomination
or Mr Wilson At Baltimore upon
"A one-tcrm platforIn-hre being re-
called. Mr. Bryan upon that occa-
sion did not surrender the leadership
NJ his party-he merely yielded IT
FOR certain specified time. into the
keeping OF another man. That time
was extended TO n second term In
consequence OF the exigcncles Of the
European war. y
May Support Hitchcock.
The renewal OF the old time
friendship OF MIR. Bryan has been
the subject OF much comment ana
democrats are hailing 1t as splen-
did augury for party harmony
The possibility OF Mr. Bryan
throwing his support to the Nebraska
senator for the presidential nomina-
ton was annlyzcd and found plaus-
thle II seemed evident that Mr..
Bryan and Mr. Hitchcock are In ac-
cord with respect To the treaty, and
certainly there are not lacking indi-
cations that the senator has been In
clinine very strongly in the direc-
ton which Mr.. Bryan suggests as
the wise course TO pursue.
II Mr Bryan should find in Sem
ator Hitchcock n man OF 1920 pro-
portions to his liking. the strategic
advantage would be obvious for SEN
ator Hitchcock has been the admin
isiration leader mt the capitol. and
the supposition would be that his
nomination could not be distasteful
20 the administration.
The whirligig or politics has
thrown Bryan and Hitchcock to.
gethcr again, after a long estrange-
ment. In very interesting way.
Bryan was editor OF Hitchcock's
paper. the Omaha World Herald
when he was first nominated FOR the
presidency In 1885. They had
falling out about 10 years ago. which
separated them personally and po'
litically
Hopes Are 10 bc Blasted
When Governor Folk brought
them together at the Shoreham no.
tel the other evening. one on his
right hand and the other on his left,
II was the first time they rad been
hHlAtu III All tidA AlIlts ihNN 'ai
ried on a friendly and animated con-
vcrsation with apparent, and doubt
less genuine. cordially.
Old friendships, once broken. are
rarely cemented to attain their orig
inal strength. but IL sometimes 80
happens, At any rate. tho future re-
lationship between Senator Hitch
cock and Mr. Bryan will be watched
from now on with much interest
That Mr.. Bryan will blast some
hopes at the coming dinner on Jac-
son day Is generally expected He
may not mention names. either of
those acceptable or unacceptable to
him. That has not been Mr. Bryan's
custom in the past. His usual pro-
cedure. at such times MS this. Is TO
describe the kind oC man he would
support and the kind OF n man he
would oppose as democratIc stand
ard bearer, and leave his audience
to draw conclusions.
Drawing conclusions from what
Mr. Bryan has TO say Ia not difficult,
for his gift OF language renders II