Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-09
Frisco Given Convent tiOn; Split Charges
 Political Air CLASH HIGH LIGHT
 AT BIG DINNET
Neither Wilson Nor Brya States Intention as to
 Ambition
LEAGUE DEFINITELY
 CAMPAIGN ISSU
Expressions of Others Fails to ShOi What Alignment Disagree ment of Leaders Will
 Develop
CBy The Associated Press )

cBy The Associated Press.)
 Washington, Jan. s.-A split bei tween President Wilson and Will Hams J. Bryan, over whether tlii league of nations should be made al. issue at the coming election toppex off the Jackson day deliberations q! the democratic party chiefs. X
 It came at the Jackson Day dinnd tonight as the climax of day II which San Francisco had been chosI en as the meeting place of th| democratic national convention, Junl 28, and it charged the air with poll tical electricity.
 President Wilson in his messagA read to the diners, assembled in tw| separate halls, declared that thl "clear and single way out" was t submit the question to the voters d "a great and solemn referendum" !
 MT Bryan, showing all the ol time vigor with which he led tn fight for the presidents nominatioI at Baltimore, in 1912, declared thd the democratic party could not E before the country on the issue, bd cause it involved a delay of \ months, and meant success only the democrats captured twd thirds majority of the senate. I'll party Mr. Bryan declared, mus Secure such compromises as mal be possible"
 Split Is Marked ssy'
 The disagreement between ,5 president and his former Ass of state, the first in pub Is,f.fe} since Mir. Bryan left the cabvhet btj cause he did not agree with tn presidents course in the diplomatl negotiations with Germany, wa thus disclosed as a fact, although had been rumored in the unde1 ground currents of national politici In the opinion of the political lead CTS, it crystallized an issue.
 President Wilson, in his messag} said nothing about third term fd himself, and neither did he mak3 any formal announcement of h1 intended retirement to private lif( as some had forecast he would. MI Bryan said nothing bearing on anl ambitions toward fourth pres] dential nomination, although it val iously had been predicted he would
 There were dozen or more othe speakers at the dinner, and thel views on whether the league shouI be made campaign issue was eith CT divided in favor of the president or MT. Bryan's, or else they did nd touch on the subject at all. The gis of their speeches might easily epitomized in this fashion:
 Senator Pomerene: Ratify tn treaty with or without reservations
 Former Secretary McAdoo: A arraignment of republican admins tration, but no expression about tn league.
 Secretary Daniels: Mir. Bryan entitled to credit for the league nations treaty because his peace ir vestigation conventions were tn ground works for it
 Senator Hitchcock: Honorabl compromise on the league questiC3 or finish fight.
 Senator Owen: Immediate ratif cation and proceed with reconstruS tion legislation.
 Chairman Cummins: "Inevitabl impulses" are carrying the democraI ic party leach day nearer an nearer to victory"
 Governor Cornwell, of West Vii ginia: American institutions ~ in danger of being overthrown by th unchecked growth of "a labor ay tocracy."
 Vice Chairman Kremer: "We Y cept the guage of battle"
 Governor Cox, of Ohio: "The ol guard is in control of the part Republican, which it well niG wrecked by it's greed"
 Attorney General Palmer: I'll war will not be over in fact .unt the issues which it it has raiss are passed by the great court appeals in American and the judl ment of the people is entered" | Former Ambassador Gerard: "Th country demands that both sides gs together, that compromise made and peace given to the world
 Former Speaker Clark: "Dems cratic accomplishments during tt last six years entities the party ! a long lease of power
 Senator Underwood: "The issue clear. The president has defined beyond cavil."
 The host of democrats on hand fs the dinner had swamped the avai able accommodations of any one ht tel in town and the party was divit ed into two dinners at two separas hotels. National Committee Chail man Cummings presided at one an Vice Chairman Kremer at the othe' | Both dinners began with toast drunk to the health of Presiden Wilson. the guests elevating goblet of water.