Evening star., 1920-01-22
+MR. BRYAN ASSA|LS
HOMER CUMMINGS
Declares Party Chief Must Turn
From Edwards or Quit as
Chairman.

Va, January % (by the
Associated Press).-William Jennings
Bryan, speaking here in the interest
of the prohibition drive. last night
launched an attack on Homer Cum
mings, national democratic chairman.
y Bryan declared that Cummings must
eithter separate from Gov. Edwards
OF New Jersey or resign as head of
the democratic party. THE demo-
cratic party is too near to me to ever
consent to have its interests allied
with those of the, liquor interest" said
Bryan
Bryan's reference to Cummings fol-
lowed the statement of the Nebras-
kan that Cummings had sat at the
banquet table with Gov. Edwards
tuesday night at what he termed
the governors coming out party"
5000 Attend Meeting.
Nearly 5000 people were packed in
the city auditorium to listen to the
commoner. Bryan was greeted with
thunderous applause as he entered
the building.
Bryan scored Gov. Edwards for his
fayed Cummings for his apparent
support of the New Jersey man.
If L am elected a delegate to the
national convention" said Mr.. BRYAN.
and my state instructs me to vote
for Mr.. Edwards, 1 would refuse to
serve. won't join with Mr. Edwards
in trying to turn the democratic par
ty over to the liquor interests.
II the chairman" said Bryan. re-
1errlng to Cummings. hasn't sense
enough to know better than to join
in boom for a candidate like that.
ne hasn't sense enough to be on the
committee
Bryan took fling at Edwards again
when he referred to reports that Ed
wards had announced his candida cy
for President in Nebraska and Vir-
ginia.
u don't know why Mr. Edwards
went to Nebraska to announce his
candidacy" said Bryan. unless he
wanted a hot fight. And if he did, he
sure came to the right place. If Ed
wards comes down here, 1 want you to
be ready for him
Bryan said that the liquor inter
ests were going to take the fight
politics and try to elect a wet" Pres
ident on a wet" platform. He an
nounced he could bring evidence to
this effect.
Many members of the state assem-
bly, were in the audience and to them
woman's suffrage amendment be rati-
fed at this session.
"Wfse Men of the East"
NORFOLK. Va, January 22.-In an
address yesterday under the auspices
of the Anti-Saloon League, William
]. Bryan announced his opposition to
Gov. Edwards of New Jersey. as the
nominee of the democratic party for
the presidency. and declared that If
Chairman Homer S. Cummings ad-
dress of Tuesday night at the ban
ouet in honor of Gov. Edwards cor
rectly expressed his attitude he
would oppose him for chairman OF
the national democratic committee.
Mr.. Bryan's bitterest attack was on
Gov Edwards.
Following an eloquent appeal for
support of the Anti-Saloon League, he
digressed to say:
"Twenty-fou- years ago I COM
menced running for President. and
laughter followed.
Nineteen hundred years ago.. he
said, 'the wise men came from the
east. And New York editors think
they are still coming. No reform
ever started in New York, and they
can have no faith in reform OF any
kind"
Referring to the possibility of re-
publican victory this year, MI. Bryan
said
God did not put the impossible in
the hands of any human being, es-
pecially a republican, and no repub-
Iican is 3 going to be permitted to
nominate the next President OF the
United States"