Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1920 — BRYAN’S DICTUM ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [ARTICLE]

BRYAN’S DICTUM ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

W. J. Bryan, in this week’s issue of his paper, the Commoner, discusses the possible Democratic candidates for the presidency, and the platform also. His opinions, briefly summarized, are as follows: CANDIDATES. Too Wot. Governor Edwards, of New Jersey. Gov. Cox, of Ohio. Too Moist. Vice President Marshall. Too Much Wilson. President Wilson. William G. McAdoo. Not Mentioned. William J. Bryan. Casual Mention. Champ Clark. James W. Gerard. > Unavailable. Herbert Hoover. A Mitchell Palmer. These Are O. K. Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma. Edwin T. Meredith of lowa, secretary of agriculture. PLATFORM. Must: Be dry. Indorse peace treaty with reservations. Declare against profiteers, private monopoly, and universal military training; and in favor es man suffrage and toilers’ right to equal treatment. 7~