Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-12
BRYAN MAY SEEK
DELEGATESH|P To
DEM. CONVENTION
NebraSkan Declares Party Can.
Do Nothing Except Make
Best Possible Compromise
On Treaty Ratification.

Lincoln Neb. Jan, 1l.-William j.
Bryan at his home here tonight con-
tinued his efforts looking to q ratifi-
cation of the treaty of peace by mu-
tual concessions and compromise MIR.
Bryan tonight sent a number of tele-
grams to senators at Washington urg-
ing them to unite in an endeavor to
bring about ratification not later than
the 18th of this month. it was pecul-
iarly fitting, he declared, that ratiii-
cation be accomplished by that time.
as the 10Th was the date fixed for the
first meeting of the league of nations
at Paris, This reason, he said, APP
pealed to him strongly, and he be-
lieved it would have the same influ-
ence on members of the senate. He
did not disclose 10 what individual
senators the telCgrams were sent, but
said there were several.
Mr.. Bryan reached Lincoln earlier
in the day for thir,y-six hour stay
Mt the home of his brother, former
Mayor Charles W. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan
tonight was the principal speaker at
a temperance jubilee meeting of the
First Christian church. Tomorrow he
will make three addresses, at the Uni
versity of Nebraska conVocation in the
morning, at MONDAY luncheon at the
Commercial club and in the afternoon
to the Nebraska constitutional conven-
tion. He leaves for the east in the
evening, making a political address at
Omaha tomorrow night.
Will BE at Convention,
Mr.. Bryan said this morning he had
not had time to seriously consider the
question whether he would be can
didate for delegate large to the
democratic national convention at
san Francisco, and it was still n little
early to discuss the matter He said,
however, he would be at the conven-
ton either in the capacity of dele
gate or newspaper representative,
ana he was u trifle indifferent as to
which capacity he appeared in.
Mr. Bryan does not intend 10 make
an eXtenGed speaking tour at this
time. He plans to be back in wash
ington on Friday next. where he Is TO
make a speech, and another at the
same place on the 18th of this month.
From there it is his intention to re-
turn to Florida, to be with Mrs. Bryan
during "A greater part of the winter.
While he will be more or less active
in q political sense from now, he has
no definite itinerary mapped out look
ing to q tour of the country,
Discussing political affairs in Ne
braska Mr. Bryan said the liquor
question happily had about ceased to
be an issue For sixteen years" he
continued from 1894 to 1910, we
never had a dissenting vote in demo-
cratic conventions in this state. Then
the liquor question disturbed party
harmony for ten years, as it has dis
turbed party harmony wherever it has
been an issue, but the fight is over
and the question Is settled. | expect
to see a reunited democracy put Ne
bra8ka in the front rank and leader
ship in all the progress of the ma
ton"
Mr., Bryan was asked If he thought
old enmi les aroused by the liquor
question in Nebraska would disap-
pear
There is no reason why they
should not" he replied "They arose
over an issue and they should die,
with the issue. So far as | am con-
cerned, If | have an enemy in Ne
braska, the enmity is all on his side.
| expect to deal with everyone on the
basis of what he now stands for, re-
gardless of differences we may have
had over the liquor question"
No Split IN Party
Mr.. Bryan very emphatically stated
that there had been no split in the
democratic party and that such con
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