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Show Ml WILL OPPOSE ! GOVERNOR EDWARDS I Cannot Support the Proposed! Democratic Nominee Who is Candidate of Wets .NQRFOLK, Va., Jan. 22 William Jennings Bryan, speaking here under the auspices of the antJ-saloon league of America, declared that he would oppose any movement to bring about the selection of Governor Edward E. Edwards of New Jersey, as the Democratic Dem-ocratic nominee for president in 1920. ' The former secretary of state also asserted that If the address made by Homer S, Cummlngs, chairman of the Democratic national committee, at the dinner held last night In Newark, in honor of the newly Inauguarated Now Jersey executive correctly expressed tno chairman's attitude, he would oppose op-pose him for chairman of the national committee. "Edwards has picked out my own state, o Nebraska, to launch his" campaign cam-paign in," declared Mr Bryan. "But if Nebraska instructs for Edwards, I'll never be a delegate to the national i convention." j 1 Cummingsf AIoo Opposed ! 1 Referring to the address made by Chairman Cummlrigs, Mr. Bryan said: "If that is Cummincs' attiAulrv lin'll never be chairman of the Democratic committee again if I can help It." Referring again' to Governor Ed-, Ed-, wards, whom he said conducted his campaign in New Jersey on a "wet ticket," Mr. Bryan reiterated: "If Nebraslcn instructs for Edwards, and 1 am a delegate, I'll resign.. I'll never vote to nominate p. man like that." Eloquent Appeal fo.- League Following an eloquent appeal for support of the anti-saloon league, he digressed to say: "Twonty-four years ago I commenced commenc-ed running for president." and laugh-. laugh-. ter followed. "Nineteen hundred years ago," he , added, "the Wise Men came from the east. And New York editors thini: they are still coming. No reform ever started in Now York, and they can have no faith In reform of any kind." ; Referring to the possibility of Republican Re-publican victory this year, Mr. Bryan said: "God did' not put the impossible in the hands of any human being, especially espec-ially a Republican, and no Republican is going to be permitted to nominate tho next president of the United States." co |