The Washington times., 1920-06-09
WHITE HOUSE SNUB
FORD.C. BRYAN MEN
Secretary Tumulty Tells ENJOYS
Who Backs Delegates "None
Of Their Business"

So far as playing an open hano 10
concerned In the local Democratic row
between the so-called Wilson Bryan
factions. precipitAted by the selection
OF Secretary Of State Bainbridgs Col
by. wet candidate. TO head the Wilson
ticket Of District Democrats In tho
city-wide primaries to be held Friday
to name delegates to the Frisco CON
vsntion. the white House today RI
fused to be dragged into the afsir.
Called upon by DesS Pickett ana
william v. Mahoney. delegates named
on the Bryan ticket. to affirm or deny
reports that Secretary Colby was put
forward Indirectly by President VIII
SON as q candidate as a slap at VIII
liam Jennings Bryan. Joseph p. Tu-
muity. secretary to the President. to-
day curtly replied: ITS none OF our
business. I've given out no inter-
views"
Leave Waite Hsuse.
1T certainly isn't any OF your busi-
ness" Mr.. Pickett retorted. where
upon the delegation of two left the
White House offices.
While the White House evidently
does not intend to be put In . pos
tion of coming out openly In favor Of
Secretary Colby's candidacy As op-
posed to the local ticket that Is strict
iy dry" and influenced by Bryan.
there are strong reasons to believe
that the candidacy Of Colby was not
unknown to the Presidents managers.
Certainly II has precipttated . split
In District Democratic circles that
threatens to come to an issue at San
Francisco.
Charges that the central commit
tee used steam-roller methods are
made by the Bryan faction. known
otherwise as the Progressive Demo
cratic ticket, supported by the An
drew jackson Democratic Club, the
Young mems Democratic Club and
the Bryan Democracy Club.
Pickett and others named on the
ticket were given to understand by
someone in close touch with the White
House that 1t was the wish higher
up" that Secretary Colby and T. T.
Ansberry, former Congressman from
Ohio. be allowed to head their ticket
Charge "Dsahle Crsss.~
Distasteful ~ this proposition was
" y 6tItCtAy wy tiCkets tncy never
theless yielded - far a. declaring
they would not oppose their candidacy.
When they went to the Central Com
mittee last Monday to present their
ticket, they found the bars closed to
them. with Colby and Judge Ansberry
heading the so-cAllsd Wilson ticket.
Finding themselves In this dilemma.
which they regarded ~ nothing more
or less than being "double-crossed."
they were denied explanations. To
add to the difficulties, John b. Col
poys, OF the central committee, re-
fused to give them an additional hour
in which to select two other names on
the ticket to nll the vacancies.
Charge "steaA Roller,
These and other charges Of steam
roller methods will be fled against
the central committee by the so-called
Bryan faction, who will insist upon
an investigation of alleged irregulari-
ties.
Pickett. who is secretary Of the
Methodist Prohibition Board went to
the White House with Mahoney, to
assure Secretary Tumulty, also that
they feel 1t IL an uncalled for impli-
cation upon them to be referred to as
Anti-Wilson men.
They claim 1t is an undersigned i'm
plication upon their ticket to call 1t
an Anti-Wilson ticket, although they
feel they have been untustly treated
by someone. whoever that some
one may be, In the circumstances that
finally led Secretary Colby to be
placed at the head Of the Wilson
ticket.