Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-21
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
BASKS IN BROTHERS GLORY
AFTER SURRENDERING CROWN
of Democracy
Proudly Takes Second
Place in Family Giving
"Birthright" to Governor
Charley
BY LEO j. RYAN
Especial Leased Wire TO The Journal-C


right. 1924
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 19.-It's
Charles w. Bryan and brother,
| William" today-not William Jen-
nings Bryan and Brother Charley.
Twenty-Five thousand people wit
messed here Monday night trans
fer of political crowns unique in the
history of the United States. The
Bryan birthright in Democratic pol
itics, as far as it is possible to be
queath such heritage, was passed
from the hands of William Jennings
to the new star, Charles W., the
hitherto less widely heralded
Brother Charley"
In every act Of the commoner
throughout the day there was plain
evidence that this was his brothers
day-that these were to be his
, brothers days-and that he himself
had definitely and permanently tax
ell second place in the family.
/ mo brother was ever happier in
a brother to succeed him in politics.,
the cOmmoner told the notification
/ ceremony crowd in the brief speech
which he said was to be merely his
"benediction" upon his brothers flu
ture career.
Makes Way for Charley
A week ago the local demand for
an address from Williams Jennings
as part of the notification program
became so great that the commit
/ u 10 fnI i'm nn
gram for forty minutes. Sunday
this address was cancelled at the
request of Brother William himself.
He expl~ined that this is to be
Charley's day and l do not intend
to detract from it the least bit.
On a dozen occasions during the
preliminaries to the notification,
when the habit of more than thirty
wears standing led committees and
/ the public to pay first Difference to
the old war horse, Brother William
insisted that Charles w. must have
the first place, that he was now the
first Bryan.
When photographers were group,
ing the two Bryans with an ola
/ school friend from the home town
/ of Salem, H., and suggested that
! William jennings be the center OF
! the group. he demurred and placed
! Charles W. in the central position.
/ The same resignation was evident
when he insisted on being the last
member of the governor party to
ascend the speakers platform be
| fore the notification ceremony. on
| the platform, he insisted on taklnS
a seat on the extreme edge, as far
from the center as he could get. And
/ on his face, as he listened to his
/ brothers speech, there was an eX-
/ preston of admiration.
Basks in Brothers Glory
Whenever Charles w. approached,
! in his speech, the epigrammatic
fire which has characterized Bryan
eloquence for thirty years. salts
fled smile passed over the old War
rior's face as he leaned forward,
nodding his head in approval. When
/ the speaker took a full thrust at
the Republicans, glee spread over
+ the CommOuer's face.
The crowd. however. was not so
/ ready to accept the transfer Of
/ laurels. When William jennings in
sisted that his "benediction" would
( last bAC d minute OF TWO. the pGo-
! pie shouted good. go on" with lit
tie consideration for what the com
moner called the prophecies"
There was no qualification in
brother Williams Endorsement OF
the Democratic ticket IN his speech.
The Democratic party never had
two standard-bearers more worthy of
/ the confidence of the toilins masses
than it will have in this campaign. s.
he said
Mrs, Bryan. wife of he. vice pres
idential candidate. was nor nromj-
nent on the platform. She sat in
. the backgroun! a she has kept in
/ the background durin. the so wears
OF her husbands participation in
. politics His Is 20 be the glory. hers
the satisfaction of silent participa.