Evening star., 1925-03-19
BRYAN, 60, FETED
At BANQUET HERE
With His Brother Charles Is
Central Figure in Unique
Gathering.

Although the two famous Bryan
brothers Charles W. and William Jen-
nings, are still enthusiastic Democrats,
they threw aside the mantle Of strict
partisanship to indulge in a celebration
here of the sixty-ffth birthday ami
versary of wv. j. in an unusual BAN
quet last night at the Lafayette Hotel,
attended by the three leading candida
dates for Vice President-Charles G..
Dawes Charles w Bryan and Senator
Burton K Wheeler of Montana
Persiflage and banter, according to
those who were present, were exchanged
with much good nature Attended by
members of the Senate, House, diplo-
matte corps and miscellaneous" friends
of the Bryan brothers, the banquet
opened shortly after Q, and il was short
ly after midnight that the assembled
guests raised goblets brimming with
Potomac River water and drank a toast
to William Jennings Bryan. He left
shortly after the toast to catch a train,
Here on Auto Tour.
Charles w. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan
were in Washington on a long auto
mobile tour from Lincoln Nebr, to
Florida and return. With his brother,
w. j., the former governor paid a
call at the White House yesterday
and was photographed with President
Coolidge. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan plan TO
continue their automobile tour today.
in discussing political conditions
the Democratic vice presidential can
didate declared that in his opinion
the party must consider the great
strength of the Middle Western and
Southern vote. Asked IL he would
support any movement for an early
conference OF party leaders to lay
plans for the future, the forlne
candidate said Democrats were al
ways in favor OF meeting, but that
1T was too early to agree on candi-
dates because conditions will develop
issues and issues will develop candi-
dates"
Value of Third Party.
The third party movement. he
added. has had a good educational
value" and the farmers now realize
that relief can come only through a
political organization. Mr.. Bryan
sees danger for the American people
in what he charges to be the grow
ing power of the coal, oil and water
power "monopolies," and thinks the
Democratic party would be doing
great service to probe deeply into
the question. TO protect these "neces-
stiles"
Guests at the banquet last night In
cluded the following: Senators
Blease. South Carolina; Caraway, Ar
kansas: Ferris of Michigan: Fletcher
sndt Trammel of Florida; Harris,
Georgia: Heflin, Alabama; King, Utah;
McKellar, Tennessee; Mayheld, Texas;
Overman. North Carolina; Tyson, Ten
nessee. and Wheeler, Montana.
Representatives Aswell, Louisiana
Barkley and Einchloe, Kentucky; Nc
CIintic, Oklahoma; Moore, Virginia
Rainey, Illinois; SteagalL Alabama
Taylor, Colorado; Wingo, Arkansas.
Members of the Presbyterian gen
eraI council of which w. J. Bryan is
g. member: Rev. II, c. Swearinger, St
Paul: Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, Wash
ington; Rev. John A. Marquis, Rev
Arthur J. Brown, Rev. W. S Marquis
George B. Barber and Mr.. Bailey of
New York; Rev. c. c. Hayes and
Henry Barrsclough and Rev. Charles
6canlon of Pennsylvania.
Vice President Dawes, Ambassador
Torriente of Cuba, Clifford *. Berry
man, Dan Brian, Wayne B. Wheeler
Harold Oliver, ID. l.. Roper, DR.. James
Brown Scott and Frank Morrison
secretary of the Federation of Labor
all of Washington. Other. guests
Joined the gathering after the ban
Quet.