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Show ? BRYAN PLANS TO : RISE ON WILSON WIL-SON FAILURE PWafihlngton, Dec. 28. Commotion 7 has been caused in democratic dries, Rrf not to mention political lhTerest else j W ' whore, by signs and symptoms that, William J. Bryan intends to crowd :r . htmsolt to the front In the affairs of bis-party as. the year of 1920 ncars. Former Governor Josoph W. Folk , of Missouri gave a dinner hero recently, re-cently, attended by a large number ofJDemocratlc Senators and others. Mr?TJryan spoke at length. Ho was, lu'.fact, tho guest of honor. . Mr. Bryan was extolled in the ev-enirig'a ev-enirig'a speechmaklng and following on'.tho dinner, It amo out that ho counseled the ' ratification of tho peace treaty even If reservations had to-be accepted. Outwardly praising tho rresident, ho nevertheless mado It clear ho was not for tho no concession conces-sion plan of Mr. Wilson. It seems Mr. "Bryan does not believo tho democrats demo-crats stand any show of getting anywhere any-where next year with tho treaty as an lssuo. Emorgonce of Mr,. Bryan at this particular time is deemed peculiarly significant here, It Is taken to mean among other things that Mr. Bryan, looking at such matters as tho recent elections, the Lane resignation, and much 'else that might bo cited, believes be-lieves the Wilson administration is heading rapidly for the political rocks. It Is evident Mr. Bryan bo-lleves bo-lleves the Wilson leadership Is losing its grip, i |