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Show - .. , ; t - ; . - , ' 7 l NEW YORK,. March.. ,28. Dflanc;y Nlcol, vice-chairman of the Democratic Democrat-ic National committee, in a sensational speech last night at the Democratic club, with August Belmont presiding, denounced Representative William R. Hearst as a political traitor. The attack came as a surprise. He charred Mr. Hearst with accepting the hospitality of the Democratic National committee, using the committee's money; and then stabbing the candidates candi-dates of the party in the back. At the same time that he denounced Hearst he eulogised William J. Bryan, 1cr1h1rr Mm a an honorable man. SBSSBBBBBjnsS snd holding Hearst up in contrast with Bryan. . II s?.id among: other things: "When I recall the treacherous record rec-ord of this man Hearst, I am compelled to contrast it with the honorable record rec-ord of William J. Bryan." I know a true Democrat from a false one. Mr. Bryan did his best, with his great eloquence elo-quence and the power of his great personality, per-sonality, after he was defeated in the convention, to elect the candidates of his varty. "He could not control all his friends, and . we knew, when -he went, on .-the stump that he would not be able to control them, .but he did not sneak into our headquarters with promises of fealty to our common cause and take our money and put out his banner under our banner, and then inspire his missionaries to stab the party's candidates can-didates in the back. "I was talking with Mr. Belmont tonight, to-night, and he said I had better not v go very deeply Into this, matter. But I'm not a politician; I'm not looking for anything in politics, and can afford to tell the truth."-.- . --.( When -Mr. Nlcol concluded Mr. Belmont, Bel-mont, as toastmaster, said: "In the last part of Mr. Nlcol's speech he said he was speaking for himself and that J did pot prompt hlnjAll in favor of that part of his speech in which he says I did' not prompt him say 'Aye.V , : The eves had it amid laughter. |