The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04

Another report was that Bryan
would attempt to bring about the
nomination of Vice President Mar
shall as the party standardbearer
Bryans formal come back is set for
the Jackson day dinner Thursday
night His lieutenants are confident
that after he makes his speech the
democrats OF the country viii be
aware Of the fact that the commoner
is going TO try to dominate tho next
democratic national convention.
1t is significant that Bryan men
are calling attention to the tone Of
speech delivered in Indianapolis
last week by Mr. Marshall The
Bryan men say the tone was exactly
like thai Of Mr.. Bryan when he
Is pouring forlh eloquenCe about the
prince Of peace, and that Indiana Is
sure 10 send Il delegation to thc con-
yention instructed for Marshall.
II Is understood thar Thomas Tag
gert. former chairman OK the demo-
cratic national committee. dad enc
OF the original Bryan men, Is again
active win the NcDI.lskau aud that
! ne viii do al he can with Charles
| r.. Murphy the Tammuuy uJas. to
convince him that II the convention
cannot see us way clear % nominate
/ wee President Marshall II can
. % Bhlll uiAli w llAtill JtAlAlltNHfF III sAlls
/ Il is said here today that MIR. Mar
shai'g speech Will be frlukcd ali
/ over the country by some congress
man friendly To- Marshall and Bryan.
The best bet apparently Is that
while Tho friends of Bryan are
I uSteusibly backing { h Marshall
/ boom they are keeping in mind the
/ certainty that Marsha,Is boom Will
T eventually collide with those Of Me
D A To-. Iv... at vs-.
/ be wrecked and after the Smash
| here is a strong probability that the
convention will turn to It's past
master, MIR. Bryan.
House For Cox.
The Cox men believe that Colonel
/ House. who Is now definitely out
with President Wilson and Is said
70 be supporting Senator Underwood
for the democratic nomination. Will
eventually line up under the Cox
banner. II Bryan could be brought to
support Governor Cox they believe
he would be nominated on an early
. ballot.
democrats Of Ohio do not believe
there will be any real fight for the
control of the Buckeye delegation
when the time comes for the as
/ Isenbliug of The convention this
year" said Il. l.. owen of Column
bus, an early arrival for the pow
WOW.
Indeed. friends OF the governor
are asserting and believe Cox viii
be the nominee OF the democratic
party for president They are sure
he can carry Ohio, and they think
he Is about the osly democrat who
has sure thing in that state. So
far the supporters of Governor Cox
have not made any considerable
noise outside of the state, but when
the timo comes they Will be as busy
as anybody
Admittedly the allgnments being
sought by leading democrats are for
the purpose Of expediency. The dem
ocrats aiter seven years of Wilson
leadership are in the same sort OF
fix they were In at Chicago in 1896
after II years of Cleveland leader
Hship--.w!thout a leader and without
a policy. So Bryan has pranced
back to take the leadership, Now
The big question is whether he him
self wants the nomination or merely
to dictate it.
Democrats Are Militant.
The movements in the dem tic
party are significant Any idea the
republicans may have gained that
the democrats are going to take q
beating lying down" next fall must
be abandoned II the rIans are car
ried out Many democrats are in a
fighting mood and will not concede
: the election until the last votes are
counted.
when the national committee met
in Washington in 1912, and a Jack
son day dinner was given by the un-
terrified District OF Columbia democ,
racy there was real parade OF
presidential asplrants. The speaker
were Mr.. Wilson, Speaker Clark. Mr.
Bryan, Mr.. Underwood and Senator
Pomerene. who appeared for Gov
eruor Harmon, This year the Jack
son day dinner plans were taken over
by the national committee. and 4
has been announced 1t will be madc
an annual function in the future in
stead Of quadrennial.
The report spread some two week.
ago that the dinner would be rope
tition OF the memorable spread ir
I1O12 when Woodrow Wilson made
the deep impression which eventu
ally won the nomination at Balti
more, despite the fact that ChamI
Clark went into the convention viii
by far the greatest number o.
pledged delegates,
Woman to BE Speaker.
In 1912, however, the field Of pree
idential aspirants had narrowed
itself to five and It was easy 10 Sc
lect the participants in the big pa
rade. But this year things are diff
fcrent No one knows whore th'
candidate Is coming from. New as
pirants are sprinGlng up over night
ana II is plain 10 see the nationa
committee has no intention of an
. nouncing a parade and then takinl
n chance or overlooking some one
The committee wisely wants to figh
shy Of hornets nests
| At the same time II Is not likely
the committee has omitted from Ia
invitation list any OF the dlstin
guished gentlemen who are know
to be waiting patiently but earnestly
for the democratic lightning tC
strike.
These men, most Of them modes
souls are shy about admitting them
selves 70 be candidates, and there
fore they undoubtedly object 10 be
ing paradcd ms candidates aOt
placed on critical view before tn,
hosts OF democracy NJ this time
Therefore the committee has de
cided TO "camouflaCe" the candi
dates by inviting a lot Of Other
speakers who cannot he regarded n
aspiring To the nomination, II