The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
COMMONOR GIVES DARK HORSE PLAN
Declares AIabamian Is Wet Though Man He FaVors
 Is Southerner

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec. 12.- William Jennings Bryan, if elected & delegate from Florida to the 1924 democratic national convention. will not advocate the nomination of Sec retary McAdoo, Senator Underwood or other prominently mentioned. but a dark horse" from the south.
 The Bryan candidate was described in an interview with commoner here today as dry" and progressive"
 He is not Underwood, whom Bryan termed wet" and 'reactionafy" He is not McAdoo-Bryan stating that although McAdoo originally was 8 southerner. the man he will support lives here now.
 In announcing that he will again attempt to put across his presidential choice, the veteran dry leader said:
 If 1 am elected a delegate from Florida, 1 shall present to the 1924 convention the name of a southern democrat for President" Bryans statement said. He Is both dry and progressive"
 Wants Convention In south.
 "I would like to have the conven- tion held in a southern city. For a generation the south has been send ing it's delegates to all parts of the north We have earned the right to have the convention near enough for the southern people to attend with out the expense incident to long journeys
 The congressional plot thickens Every day furnishes new evidence of the deep widening gulf between the reactionary republicans and the pro- h. out saying that any breach between these two sections of the party in creases tho chance of remedial leg islation Tn this Congress and our party's prospects next year.
 "A majority of the country Is pro- gressive as shown by the fact that ths democrats and progressive re- pub1ieans combined have a majority in both houses That being true. the licans ought to unite in the organiza- ton of both houses and in the fram- ing of legislation.
 The tax question seems likely to be the biggest issue. The President announced himself as against the soldier bonus, while a majority of both Houses arc for it. This Is sure to make a very interesting fight. No Relief Offered.
 "The President proposes cut of about $500, 900. 900 in the revenues, but he proposes no reduction in the tariff burden which is ten times as great as which goes into the pockets of the manufacturers.
 He also opposes re-enactment Of the excess profits tax the most just tax enacted during the war. The year before the repeal of this tax 1t brought s750, 0,o00.000 into the trasury. If that tax is reaenacted Congress will be able to make a reduction of six or seven hundred millions instead of $500. 900, ,000 and the democrats will make the reduction on fairer lines than the reactionary republicans.
 The democrats and progressive re- pubiicans stand together in favor of re -cnactment of the excess profits tax and the soldier bonus. The bonus can be pad for hY special taxes with otfl any addition to general taxation. In fact the plan when developed, will provide for both the bonus and q greater reduction of taxation than the republicans propose. This is going lc De very interestng session of Congrass-. most interesting in many years Out of this session will come the issues of the campaign and inc fight in the Senate and House may develop the leaders of the cam paign"