Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
BRYAN STUNS
DEMOCRATS IN
INDIANA TALK
Makes Two Violent Speeches
at Ft. Wayne and Draws
whitening Criticism.
SAYS WHAT'S TO BE DONE
BY FELIX F. BRUNER,
Times Staff Correspondent.

FIT. WAYNE, Ind, March PA
great deal of indignation and not a
little CONSERVATION is apparent
among democrats here today as a
result of speeches made here yester-
day afternoon and last night by Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
In the first place, Mr.. Bryan definitely
and violently entered the Indiana cam
paign for the democratic nomination for
governor, even going so far as to out
line a platform which he said must be
adopted by the candidate who is worthy
Of the votes of the democrats of the state
In the second place, he placed the
blame for the defeat of the peace treaty
on the democratic senators who stood by
President Wilson, declaring that they
committed a crime against my country
and against the world"
CANDIDATES
INDIGNANT.
These two acts on the part of Mr..
Bryan resulted in an indignation meet
ing held by some of the candidates and
workers while Mr.. Bryan and James h.
Risk, the candidate whose nomination the
commoner openly favored, were on a
Mr.. Risk started things so far as the
state campaign is concerned.
EACH of the candidates for the DEM
ocratic nomination was called on to make
a short speech at the evening meeting.
Mason J. Niblack was called on first.
Mr.. Risk was the second speaker. After
outlining his platform in language sim
ilar to that contained In his various
statements he launched into personal
attack on DR.. Carleton B. McCulloch.
DR.. McCuloch, Mr.. Risk said, was wet
He said he was intimately associated
with Thomas Taggart, Samuel NJ. Rails
= ton, Edward G. Hoffman, Joseph g. Bell
and numerous other democratic leaders
all Of whom he denounced.
He told Of numerous alleged question
able acts of the leaders referred to.
When DR. McCulIoch was called on he
simply stated that he intends to spend
his time in the campaign in fighting re-
publicaas. not in fighting democrats.
Mr.. Bryan, Immediately after being in
troduced, took up the attack where Mr.
Risk had left off.
"These candidates should state their
positions he said, referring to DIR. Nc
Culloch and Mr.. Niblack "If they con-
tinue to fail to state their positions as
they have done tonight they should not
be nominated.
'aThey should discuss especially prohi-
bition.
Il like my friend, Mr.. Risks, stand
in favor Of strict prohibition better than
the attitude Of those who are silent.
Beware of the man who tells you he
has nothing to say on prohibition"
Mr.. Bryan continually referred to
sANngs which he said candidates for
- democratic nomination for governor
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#e declared that they should make a
sat on prOfteers and in favor Of a
rade commission within the state and
4 Commissions in each city to investigate
Excess profits.
Mr.. Bryan spent a great deal of his
time In the discussion of prohibition,
although he stated that "the saloon is as
dead as slavery"
He declared that Indiana was disgraeed
four years ago when a Ft. Wayne brew
er, whom he characterized as a "mur-
derer," was placed on the resolutions
committee at the democratic national
convention.
HIS STAND
ON TREATY.
In discussing the defeat of the peace
treaty Mr. Bryan insisted that the con-
stitution should be Immediately amended
10 provide that a majority Of the SEN
ate should have the power to ratify q
treaty.
Twenty four Of the men who voted
against the treaty were members Of my
party he said.
They committed a crime against my
country and the world. Ours is the only
nation able to keep the peace Of the
world.
They talk about thrusting this thing
into politics. 1t provokes me when they
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