Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-03
CALL IT FACTIoNAL MOVE
Its Text Held to Be Direct Slap at
Nebraskan.
PLANS MADE TO SHUT IT OUT
Bryan's Friends Will Have Resolu-
tion of Their Own.
HACKERS OPTIMISTIC
MIR. Lynch Says There Can De No
Nomination ON First Ballot and
that Minnesotan's Chances
Are Good.

Are Good.
DENVER, July 2.-Charging that Alton
b. Parkcrs resolution Of tribute TO the
memory of the late President Cleveland Is
a clever move on the part OF enemies of
William Jennings Bryan to infuse fac
| tioual feeling into the democratic national
convention, friends Of the Nebraskan to-
day determined to offer resolution OF a
character designed not to raise contro-
verted political issues. Through control
OF the temporary organization Of the con-
vention the Bryan following expects to
| have its resolution brought to the atten-
ton of the delegates Immediately after
the speech Of the temporary chairman has
been delivered In that event the Parker
| resolution would have to be offered as
! substitute If submitted at all, and the
! Bryan men declare that the New York
delegation would thereby be placed in the
attitude of attempting under the guise OF
eulogzing a great party leader to create
strife and dissension and to make harmony
| impossible.
Parker Resolution Denounced.
! All democrats without regard to fact!onal
affiliations applaud the suggestion COM
! ing from New York that the national con-
! NDntlOn SlOnlu embrace the llIsN OppOi-
tunity of honoring Mr.. Cleveland, but most
! of those who have expressed themselves
! on the subject are of the opinion that the
| resolutions adopted should not contain any
| thing over which there could be the
! slightest difference of opinion. The New
! York resolution, which was made public
| last night, is denounced by such Bryan
! leaders as Mayor James c. Dahlman of
! Omaha and Judge NJ. e. Wade of Iowa,
! the member of the national committee
! from that state. They argue that its adop-
| tion would be a direct slap at Bryan and
insist that I'm giving It out for publica-
tion the New York delegation intended to
! dlsparage the Nebraska candidate. The
portions of the resolution which partic-
ularly aroused the ire OF the friends of
Mr.. Bryan refer to Mr., Cleveland's record
on the questions of maintaining the in
tegrity of the courts and finance, the par
agraphs being follows:
He respected the integrity of our coarts
and 50 insisted upon strict enforcement OF
! the law that every honest man or Interest
might be protected and all Offenders pun
| ished, without fear or favor.
| He maintained the public credit and
honor stood firm as a rock IN defense OF
sound principles of finance and resisted
| dangerous economic doctrines and prac-
| tices left by the republican party as a
heritage Of our people.
Dg
1t was said today by Mayor Dahman
that these expressions are but thinly veiled
attacks upon Mr.. Bryan and his well
known attitude on the question of adopting
an anti-injunction plank and his position
in 1896 and 1900 on the money question.
| "These questions have no proper place,
sar Mr.. Dahlman, "in resolutions Intended
only to honor the name of the late Mr..
Cleveland. Mr. Bryan's personal tribute to
the memory of the late president was of
character proving that no man honored
Mr.. Cleveland more or would 90 further in
giving him credit for advancing the inter-
ests of the democratic party. 1t is true that
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Cleveland held different
views on many questions Of party policy
and with the rare tact which he always
exhibits Mr. Bryan refrained from any
allusion that might provoke strife in the
party 1t is my opinion that the demo-
cratic national convention, in adJourning
out of respect to Mr.. Clevelands memory
should follow Mr. Bryan's example"
Plans of Bryan Men.
The publication of the Parker resolution
was a bombshen exploding in the midst of
the Bryan followers and steps were at once
taken by members of the committee on
convention arrangements to head off Its
introduction in the convention. They we're
unanimously of the opinion that II would
provoke a discussion and possibly fight
which they desired TO avoid. Several men,
bers of the committee who did not care
to be publicly quoted, did not hesitate to
say, however. that in their opinion an ar
gument in the convention over such resO-
luton as this would be disgraceful and in
jure the party in the eyes OF the country.
1t was therefore determined to take Inn
mediate steps to ward off any such pcs
sibiity, and at the instance OF Roger c.
Sullivan of Illinois 1t was decided to pre-
pare a resolution which. while honOring
the memory of Mr.. Cleveland, would offer
no opportunity for acrimonious disputes in
the convention.
The Bryan people, having possession OF
the temporary organization. decided that
the Cleveland resolution shall be presented
to the convention by man who will be rec
ognzed by Temporary Chairman Bell inn
medately after the conclusion Of his
speech II Judge Parker still desires to
bring his resolution before the convention
it must be offered a substitute for the
one which will be presented by the Bryan
people.
K. NJ. johnson, the Texas member OF the
committee on convention arrangements.
said today: III that Parker resolution is
introduced in the convention 1t will raise
all sorts Of a row. The friends OF Mr.
Bryan do not propose that, under the
guise OF a resolution honoring Grover
Cleveland Mr.. Bryan shall be attacked and
his policies for the last twelve years held
up 10 rehuke."
Day Has No objection.
A less serious view was taken Of the
Parker resolution by Frank NJ. Day. secre-
tary to Governor John A. Johnson, and
one Of the managers Of his campaign.
! Mr.. Day said:
Il certainly think that the convention
should adopt a resolution In honor Of Mr..
Cleveland, and the one prepared BY Judge
Parker seems 10 me 20 be entirely proper
and 10 fiIl the bin properly"
At Gray headquarters Mr. Marvel said
that Mr.. Cleveland was a world character
and that his memory should be paid the
/ highest possible tribute. lie had not read
The Parker resolution and he said that the
5 wisdom OF adopting II had not been called
| To his attention After reading the FeBOlu-