The Washington times., 1920-01-06
9CAND|DATES
At BIG Dinner
Jackson Day Love Feast OF
Democrats to Hear Presl-
dental Timber.

Feverish interest In the double
bsrreled jackson Day banquet or the
Democratic party here THURSDAY
night is increasing In Intensity, ana
Republicans. no less than Democrats,
throughout the entire country are
looking toward washington and wait
ing for what are expected to be IND
portant political announcements.
IL was learned today that nine men
who are considered candidates for the
Democratic Presidential nomination
will speak at the banquet which Will
follow the meeting OF the Democratic
national committee.
List of Speakers.
These nine are w. j. Bryan Senator
Owen, Secretary Daniels, Senator IN
derwood, Governor Cox of Ohio. form
er Ambassador Gerard, Champ clark
Attorney General Palmer. and S"n'
ator Pomerene.
others speakers announced today
Virginia, Senator Hitchcock, and Mrs.
Peter olesen, of Loquet. MINI.
IL was definitely declared this
morning that President Wilson Will
send a message to be read before the
two audiences, one assembled at the
willard and the other at the Hotel
Washington.
The Presidents message will be the
most important feature of the ban
uuet, and what he will have to say
on the future of the Democratic party
is looked forward to with interest.
Speculation has arisen as to
whether this message and the speech
of Mr.. Bryan will jibe and together
point the way for the Democratic
party in it's campaign for the Presi-
dency, or whether they will clash and
become fnger-posts indicating totally
different roads.
Many Rumors Anoat.
There are vague rumors abroad
that President Wilson and Mr.. Bryan
are at odds at least on the question
of the treaty, reports having the
President firmly opposed to any form
of compromise and Bryan equally as
determined that the treaty, with the
League OF Nations, must be ratified
even with important reservations.
Former Secretary OF the Treasury
McAdoo will not attend. His failure
to do so Is causing much guessing.
His expressed excuse was. "profes-
sional" engagement on Thursday
many miles from Washington. Some
maintain that the professional rea-
SON for remaining away from the
rally has to do with the profession
oI POLITICS, anu tndt tne lOTlHeT ocC-
retary, feeling that early booms die
young, prefers to keep in the back
ground just a while longer.
Attorney General Palmer. on the
other hand, will be one of the big fig
ures at the Jackson Day dinner. His
declarations will be among the most
important to be heard on that eve
ming, and, IL is understood, will deal
with the '.red" menace to the coun-
try, law and order, industrial unrest,
and the cost of living.
Marshall To Speak.
Vice President Marshall is expected
to point with PRIDE at the accom-
plishments of the Democratic party
during the past seven years, and sug-
gest the way, as he sees 1t, to success
next fall.
The National Democratic Commit
tee, under whose auspices the dinners
-t the New Willard and the WASH
ington are given in the evening, will
meet at the Shoreham Hotel, at 10
n. m. Thursday to hear presented the
claims of the cities desiring the con-
vention. Kansas City, st. Louis, San
Francisco, Cleveland, Cincinnati, In
dianapolis, and Chicago are all in the
field, with Kansas City and San Fran
cisco leading at the moment, the
former city having the shade of an
advantage on account of her geo.
graphical location
The date will probably be around
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