Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-26
BRYAN WILL TACKLE
RATIFICATION Of
THE PEACE TREATY
Democrats Expect Him TO Take
Lead in Party Councils
After New Year.
HE WANTS SPEEDY ACTION

Washington. Dee. 26.-William Jen-
nincs BRYAN Is coming here next week 70
confer with n'mocrauc Senators on the
Peace Treaty and 10 participate III the
meeting Of tho Democratic National Com
mittee on January :.
Friends IT the President. who have
heard ol these prospective activities,
suggest that Mr. Bryan may hC prepar-
ine 20 attempt 10 take the lead IN Demo
cratic politics and that the real purpose
of the conference i 10 put him IA place
IN prominence in the party Some critics
~ MIR Bryan so - far as to say that the
Commoncr. who resigned as Secretary
~ State after n difference With the PrcsI-
dent over tto German submarine notes, Is
attempting - gam leadership 81 the party
rom President Wilson
whether there l. any truth IN these
reports il is impossible To say nj this
time. because Mr. Bryan in his prellm-
mary conferences here last week did not
Eully show his hand
One thing Is becoming evident and that
= that Mr. BRYAN : doing his utmost 90
influence speedy action IN the treaty.
The presence Of Mr. Bryan and national
committeeman here, after the holiday
recess. Is expected 10 have some effect
m the treaty sittlstIon.
AZ the Republican National Commit
tec meeting early this month had the
elect of exertlng pressure on the Repub-
lcan Senators who had forced reserva-
Ious INTO The treaty unacceptable to
PRESIDENT Wilson. 80 the advice that
Mr Bryan l. ,Npected 10 give 70 his
,ar'v Leaders IN the Senate may pro-
luce SITUATION favorable 10 ratification.
Republican senators learned from the
"a ~. Ia
uendlng peact. that IN sont States the
-ecplc verc charging DELAY ofhe inalor-
Is. h,, u either sections he criticism
as lc, clcd against the Prcsri 7Ut and the
nLoUty SeEator
HI.Ns> Nt1 >Ws FiDHT 80 NCoR~
frc7a- ~ Afr Rryan SAY tha, II least
irh' Democratic Senators can he pur-
ulsdcd hv the tomnoner IN The treaty.
ch. :. ,hc, s,re rrSsr,icd thaklng
tst d. -o-ittou bcfer, tbe country
s- rafa ,,r she side Ct psece and
league 8. Nations Is the PrC. dents On
he other hand q, political factor Mr.
Rrvan, thcv sAv. cannot 10 ignored in
'he onunSei- of The party. and hey look
tq HIM is IN 1912, Il I've 8 deciding fac
tor iu The iramluY y, the platform and
= the naming Ci the Pr,SIdtau3i nom
leC at hs coming convention
u mss i,-rn learned from followers Of
Mr. BRYAN that he Niu demand not only
liberal candidate bur liberal plat
orm In iu:o7msl conversations that
have been held between hlm ami his
dmlrcrS he has Indicated opposition 10
~ program followed bv itterNev Cen
raj Palmer III the solutloa of the strike
question some 81 al Bryan friends
oelieve that b. viii bc .oun. aiug the
nomination oi smother man 'han tLc
Attorney General and that candidate
nav he former Secretary MeAd3o
Inc full t0rca 81 Mr. Bryan political
ews cn labor rhc trcas1 md he rail-
sad- al b whleh subjects must he
.,vert-i II the Democratic platform viii,
evelop 7 Is saId s. 'hr Jackson DAY
inner 0aich MI attended by Demo
ratio chieifains vna Vl - 1fre ios the
aeetlng 81 Il, national committee Ih,
noeung ana me 4. inca3 conferences
ast VI y ncieeut IS ]. Er,r,~e to
-vSta!ist net Duiv Democrat ~ent.-
,ent "a hc treaty hut q oneu ne wav
r iormsi announcements 81 PTesIIcu-
,ial candidatrS
EXPECT t~NcrN NCFH'FNT BY VII 90.
President Wilson s rapidly -orarirg
0I- health and may ~eld ~ tA5 llu
the meeting oi The National Cem-
.r.ffssa Sonc important -agg tans Uion
political matters Refcr. lh,- meeting
: i considered probable thar tic Presi-
ieat vill make 8 formal armour ccnlert
ls - the treaty dispute that naN lead
= ratification Of the Jreaty slaug lines
as Objectionable 70 him than ,hc reser-
- lions made Try the Republicans
For sonc weeks il has been reported
na, he would t.ke the opportunity ai-
ufded by the meeting q alla0 ~ i 70
.acome known that he would mo- seek
, third term Even though his health
: ould not permit such strenuou, activity
E Presidential campaign. il has long
teen known thai he desires ,o rctire to
7rivate life % take ~ Tire work of writ
ag 4 history of the world war. the real
lieaning Of many events 81 which i pest
lnown 70 himself
The Democraic National COMMITTEE
!, Ill meet on The morning Of January s to
.ecide the tine ard place ii holding
ne next Democratic nominating couyen-
ION. Already four cities are strong
.ontenders for the convention ST. Loui-
hlcago. Kansas CITY, and Sau Fran
isco. Indications are that the conven-
ioa vii 20 either n 81 Louis OF Kan
a. CITY. with tie former nov leading
o favor