Arizona republican., 1920-01-23
CUMMINGS AND BRYAN SPLIT 0N
 EDWARDS DINNER
Cummings Replies to Bryan Statement-He Repeats It In Strong Terms-Ed- wards Gives His Opinion of All Concerned
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 WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Homer s
 Cummings, chairman of the democrati
 national committee. in formal state
 ment tonight declared that if com
 plaints of William J. Bryan, as mad,
 in addresses yesterday in Norfolk anc
 Richmond. Va, were based on tn,
 chairman'S attendance at the ir1aug ural dinner given Governor Edward
 Edwards of New Jersey Tuesday nigh at Newark, the former secretary ot states comments "are without merit
 Chairman Cummings further assert ed that had MT. Bryan read the speech gwen by the chairman at the dinner
 ne would not have made the com ments attributed to him." His at tendance at the Edward dinner. the chairman said. connected him in no way with any movement aving as it's aim the selection of Governor Edwards as the democratic nominee for presi : dent. as his position as regards can didates was 'one of impartial neu- trality"
 Former Secretary Bryan referring to MT Cummings attendance at the Edwards dinner declared in his ad- dress at Norfolk and later at Rich mond. that the chairman must either separate himself from the New Jersey governor or resign from the committed
 The statement issued by Chairman Cummings said:
 If Mir Bryan had read my speech on the occasion referred to. he would not have made the comments attrib- uted to him. If he complains because | attended an inaugural dinner to a democratic governor of a great state participated in by both democrats and republicans. his comments are with out merit. whether that governor fav- ored or opposed the adoption of the eighteenth amendment. If I am criti- n rff ffriF ff,r, Edwards for presidency movement that statement is also without founda- tlon My position in regard to presi- dential candidates is one of impartial neutrality Hdo not forfeit that posi- tion by participating in functions in honor of democrats who have been mentioned for the presidency"
 Bryan Repeats It
 GREENNILLE. S. c. Jan. 22-Wil- i nam J- Bryan, when shown the state ment of Homer s. Cummings, chair | man Of the democratic national com mittee here tonight. declared Mir Cum | mings position of impartiality as re- gards candidates for the democratic nomination for president was not suffi- cfent to justify shfs presence at the inaugural dinner given Governor Ed ward of New Jersey. He characterized Cummings presence at the dinner as inexcusable" and said if Cummings thinks it his duty to lend his official yA yAtSEhCc tO lIt SIaIL or SuCn boom. | he had better retire from the manage ment of the party long enough to get acquainted with the sentiment of the party and the country"
 Mir. Bryan spoke here tonight under the auspices of the Anti-s saloon league. In his formal statement replying to that or Mr. Cummings. he said:
 Chairman Cummings statement is mmater1al His presence at the Ed wards dinner is inexcusa,ble. He .1 r1ew Jersey as wet as the Atlantic ocean and after the election announced he would. if possible. prevent enforce nent of the national amendment in New Jersey. The reports of the banquet indicate hat the starting of the presidential 'oom was the important thing.
 A Gentle Warning With three-fourths of the demo- ] ratio senators and two-thirds of the ( Iemocratic members voting for sub $ mission and with every democratic ! tate ratifying the prohibition amend z nent and with liquor traffic outIawed f ". the conscience of the nation, Mir ' Cummings ought to know that the Ed z yards candidacy is an insult to the . emocratic party. ' ''ImpartiaIity is not sufficient. If f Ar. Cummings thinks that 1t is his duty f 0 lend his official presence to the I, tarting of such a boom, he had better F etire from the management of the . arty long enough to get acquainted V fith the sentiment of the party and h he country Our party has enough to O meeting live issues now before the eople without tying itself to the corpse V the liquor traffic or degrading itseIfd n } the level of a business that became F stench in the nostrils of the people. |, "If MT. Cummings has any sym h athy with the Edwards boom he is p ot fit to be the head of the demo- |, ratio organization and if he is not Ir ltelligent enough to recognize the i'm f, Try he is doing the party by profess lg impartiality between Edwards e. oom and legitimate candidates, he K, lght to relieve the organization from rs by resignfng.' s; What Edwards Thinks of Bryan sl JERSEY CITY, Jan. Ex-Governor tl dward l. Edwards of New Jersey. n, sued a statement tonight on the re- V to references made to him by Will = am J. Bryan in respect to the launch t g of the povernors s presidential boom ~ the inaugural dinner. ( He termed Mir. Bryan's attack z, -fcious," declaring that those familiar l ith the Nebraskans history Know at MT Bryan has always been for r. Bryan
 He has never refused to adopt any W Wos resy." the statement said that ~, ol1ed as if 1t could garner votes He ~. . opted the flat money heresy and s IS decidedly repudiated by the com ia na Dn sence of the country. He says sa at no reform ever came out of the u u.i st. He overlooked the fact of one o uo agnificient reform that came out of z : 2 east which defeated him and re- a.ss rmed the democratic party, .a Governor Edwards added that lately M Mon ose who have followed Mir. Bryan s.s I now that he adopted a pacifist heresy " tch would have handed the women ,,,, d children of this country over to l ,nl ? barbarian of a teutonic military Iee tocracy until the manhood of the Z. . Intry, by it's menacing attitude, sM M ,nc. wf
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