The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-03
WILL HEAD OFF
JUDGE PARKER
At THE OUTSET
New York Man Will Not Be Al
lowed to Start Fight
in Convention.
TRIBUTE WILL BE PAID
TO GROVER CLEVELAND
BUT WILL NOT CONTAIN A
COVERT ATTACK UPON
w. J. BRYAN.

Denver, July 2.-Charging that Alton
u. Parker's resolution OF tribute TO the
memory Of the late ex-Presdent Gro
vcr Cleveland is a clever move on the
part of enemies of William Jennings
Bryan to infuse fractional feeling into
the Democratic national convention,
friends OF the Nebraskan today deter
mined to offer a resolution of a charac-
ter designed TO raise controverted po-
litical issues. Through control of the
temporary organization of the conven-
ton the Bryan following expects to
have its resolution brought to the at
tention of the delegates Immediately
after the speech of the temporary
chairman has been delivered. In that
event the Parker resolution would have
10 be offered az a substitute. IL sub
mitted at all. and the Bryan men de-
clare that the New York delegation
would thereby be placed in the atti-
tude OF attempting. under the guise of
euligizins great party leader. TO
create strife and dissension and TO
make harmony impossible.
Should Not Be Made Too Strong.
Ali Democrats, without regard to fac
tional affiliations. applaud the sugges-
ton coming from New York that the
natoEa. convention should embrace
the first opportunity of hcnoring the
memory of Mr.. Cleveland but most of
those who have expressed themselves
on the subject are of the opinion that
the resolutions adopted should not con-
tain anything over which there could
be the slightest difference of opinion.
The New York resolution. which wa
made public last night. Is denounced b.
such Bryan leaders as Mayor James c.
Dahlman of Omaha. and Judge NJ. f.
-n1a % I,xx .t><a- Of hA
tional committee from that state. They
declare that its adoption would be
direct slap at Bryan. and insist that
in giving II out for publication the
New York delegation intended to dis
parage the Nebraska candidate.
Paragraph Objected To.
The portions of the resolutions which
particularly arouse the ire of the
Jfriends of Mr.. Bryan relate to Mr.
1 ~.ssveland's record on the question of
maintaining the integrity of the
courts and finance, the paragraphs
being as follows:
He respected the integrity of our
courts and so insisted upon strict en-
frocement of the law that every honest
man or interest might be protected and
all offenders punished. without fear or
favor.
HE maintained the public credit and
honor. stood firm as a rock in defense
of sound principles of finance. and re-
sisted dangerous economic doctrines
and practices left by the Republican
party as heritage of our people,
Thinly-Veiied Attacks.
) It was said today by Mayor Dahlman
that these expressions are but thinly
yelled attacks upon Mr. Bryan, and his
well known attitude on the question of
adopting an anti-injunction plank and
his position in 1886 and 1900 on the
money question.
These questions have no proper
place." said Mr.. Dahlman. lin resolu-
lions intended only to honor the name
of the late Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Bryan's
personal tribute TO the memory of the
late ex-president was of a character
proving that no man honored Mr.
Cleveland more. nor would go further
in giving him credit for advancing the
interests of the Democratic party. 1t
IS true that Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Cleve-
land held different views on many
questions OF party policies, and, with
the rare tact which he always exhibit
ed. Mr.. Bryan refrained from any allu-
sions that might provoke strife In the
party. II is my opinion that the Dem
ocratic national convention, in adjourn
ing out OF respect to Mr.. Cleveland's
memory, should follow Mr. Bryan's ex-
ample.
Would Provoke a Fight.
The publication of the Parker reso-
luton was bombshell exploding in
the midst of the Bryan followers, and
steps were at once taken by members
of the committee on convention ar
rangements TO head off it's introduction
In the convention. They We're unani-
mously OF the opinion that II would
provoke a discussion and possibly a
fight which they desired 10 avoid
Several members of the committee.
who did not care TO be publicly quoted,
did not hesitate to say. however that
IN their opinion an argument in the
convention over such a resolution as
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