Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-03

speakers table, but they soon quoted
down.
Speaking for his plank for a ma
tional bulletin. the Nebraskan said
he had only lacked one vote of a ma
jority in the committee. The virtue
| of the publication suggested. he said.
would be that the people could get
unbiased news that would be worth
$40 100000 in presidential campaign
and that would prevent Wall street
from building fence OF greenbacks
around the White House.
Briefly he reviewed his arguments
for the profiteering plank and that
opposing universal military training.
Coming to the league OF nations
again. he told the convention that no
one had made more speeches than he
for ratification of the treaty without
reservations. 1t had become appar-
ent, however that ratification without
reservations was impossible.
Shame on the man." he continued.
that talks of making this "A party
question when the world IL on IRE.
| Who shall give guarantee that tbs
world will not drift back into war
while we are bating rescrvatioha?"
Praising provisions OF the treaty,
he declared the path toward world
peace had been cleared by the provi-
| sions for disarmament. open diplo-
matte negotiations and Investigations
of international differences
/ His Peace PInn Taken to Paris.
! They will never be able 10 erase
! from the pages of history" he eon-
tinued, the name Of Woodrow viii
I son. who gave these great pfinciplen
| TO the world. You can't call me the
enemy of Woodrow Wilson. Why, IT
was my peace plan he took to Paris
and / have done all could 10 help
| him get it ratified. II ] could secure
1 81 6no inr, tat t.A
/ credit Of it, I'd gladly walk III To the
Rscaffold and die for such u cause,
But 1t cannot be done. And | do not
| care 10 go to the Judgment seat Of
| God with any blood on my hands,
! DO not propose to have II said that
F., women and children were Killed while
| was talking politics."
! The speech fired the hall again. and
wbsn the Nebraskan asked how much
| time he had left delegaten ana gal
leries joined In demanding that he so
on.
Take an hour! Take all the time sen
| want" the crowd yelled, ae II wha6pz
ed u up again for Bryan,
80" he said, taking driah of
| water. ii must turn to our domestic
questions"
A storm of protests from the vets
interrupted the speaker as he refer
red TO those who wanted To bring
back The "dramshop.'
I've tdiFt yeileO many OF INV 'sis
| gates. and Mr.. Bryan replied when
partial order had been restored
challenge brings Response.
"tf any member of the New York up
New Jersey delegation or any other
| delegation that is wet really in glad
That the saloon is gone, l want him
10 stand up go I can see him" \ wania
an in the New York delegation was
the first to arise in response. and IN
n minute large section of the delea
gates were on their feet cheering
and taunting the speaker.
As the speech was concluded with
an oratorical picture OF the benefit i
that would come to the world through
prohib ition. again and again tho Me-
bfaskan came to the front of the plat :
form and bowed as the bedlam kept
up. A parade soon was organized on
the convention floor, the Texas stand
ard being the first TO get into mo
ton, Washington, Oklahoma, South
! Carolina. Virginia, Nebraska. West
Virginia. Kentucky and Arizona and
others followed, and then more than
! a score were punched in front of the
} speaker, while the enthusiasts tore