Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-06
BRYAN THINKS THAT
WILSON SHOULD QUIT
BEFORE END Of TERM.
"WiIson Is No GUTTER" Is
Statement of Joseph Tu-
muIty Secretary to the
President

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Williamh Jen-
ni1gs Bryan here Thursday suggest
ed that as a result of the election,
President Wilson resign immediate
ly, allowing V &c President Marshall
to assume the office
Mr.. Marshall, Mr.. Bryan said,
should appoint President-elect Hard
ing as secretary of state and then
also resign when congress meets in
December in order to allow Mr..
Harding to start carrying out his
program Immediately
The laws regulating succession to
the presidency would put Harding
in the presidents chair if the pro-
gram was carried out and Marshall
resigned.
THE people voted against the
Wilson league and for the associa-
ton of nations, endorsed by the Re-
publicans," said Mr.. Bryan in an ex-
elusive interview with the United
Press.
ut would seem proper, therefore,
that the president accept that YER
dict and aid in carrying it out by
resigning at once. He surely will
find it no pleasure in combating a
Republican congress. 1t would also
enable Vice President Marshall to
become president for a short time,
an honor which he has well earned.
Mr.. Marshall then should appoint
Mr.. Harding as secretary Of state
and offer his own resignation when
the congress meets in December. The
laws regulating the succession would
then make Harding president and
with a Republican congress to sup
port him he could carry out the Re-
publican plan Of international CO.
operation
Mr.. Bryan declared that he knew
nothing of any proposed conference
of Democrats to plan a new Demo-
cratic program.
There is no doubt, however, but
that there will be a conference when
the Democrats have a chance to get
together.' he said.
The Democratic party is and has
been a progressive party" Mr.. Bry-
an said. 'The San Francisco conven-
ton did not represent the rank and
file of the party: 1t was under,
yOIHt COulTOl WHICH Ildu d special
interest other than party reform.
This joint control represented
three things:
'First-The vets who sought to
trade the constitution and the ten
commandments for beer with a kick
In it.
"5econd-Wall street.
ers."
Mr.. Bryan explaining why he did
not campaign for Governor Cox said
it was because Cox and Harding
eva ded the liquor issue.
9TH vets he said. were willing
to concede the presidents platform
for candidate" in Analysing the
causes of the Democrats defeat.
They went before the country I'M
der a false flag.
the Democratic party. it's leaders
must plan for the next campaign
by formulating plans for protection
Of the people. against exploitation.
I'm order that this may be work
ed out at once the treaty and the
nations part in the worlds peace
must be settled at once so that the
decks can be cleared for world re-
form"
Mr.. Bryan then declared that this
could be accomplished by the i'm
mediate resignation of President
Wilson, followed by that of Marshall,
and Harding's succession to the pres
idency.
The prohibition election results
from Scotland enthused Mr.. Bryan.
That's doing well for a begin
ming" he said. "It is much better
than we did at the start"
WASHINGTON Nov. .5.-"Wood-
row Wilson is no gutter" sentence
spoken by Secretary Tumulty to
Governor James NJ. Cox over the
long distance telephone, was taken
here today as evidence that the presi-
dent had no intention of resigning, as
suggested by William Jennings