The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-28
BRYAN'S FRIENDS SUSPICIOUS
DEMOCRATS MUST ca UNARNE ID
no THE BALTIMORE RALLY.
Champ Clark limited Thst 10 the Confer
euee Idea Mas Adopted some Folks
Might mink u Was q Conspiracy or
Eastern Piutocrats-Prrsent Plans.

character Of the meeting Of Democratic
leaders TO be held in Baltimore on Jan
usry II. This meeting a. originally
planned was To be q conference il WAS
announced. tn enable the leaders tn
formulate a policy for the party in the
Presidential campaign OF 1912.
Champ Clark. q close friend Of Mr..
Bryan and prospective Speaker Of tn.
Democratic House. was one of IN" Demo
Gratis who attended a preliminary meeting
IN Baltimore yesterday. and it ~ believed
that he opposed the conference idea on
he ground that il might bs construed a.
nothing more or less than u conspiracy
on the part of the Eastern Democrats IN
reorganiz. with a view /" multiplying the
BRYAN influence in the Democratic national
cony ention OF 1912.
Mr Clark and other Bryan leaders
showed their teeth when tho baltimore
harmony conference was proposed Mr
Glars discouraged tho idea and hostil"
utteranc,ss concerning II appeared IN tbs.
Commoner. II was said here to-day hv
a friend Of Mr.. Clark that the Nlssourian
told the Baltimore leaders yesterday
that Mr. Bryan would probably decln.
90 participate in any conference domi-
mated by Eastern or local leaders
Mr. Clark ther.upon suggested that
instead Of a conference n rally be- held
a. a means OF celebrating the recent
Democratic victory. II present plans arr
carried out this rally will be- attended
by approximately loo Democratic lead
ers from the various States. meeting
sill be held on the morning Of January II.
at which speeches will be made. and
the night will hs set aside for monster
~
are 10 be laid. IL il understood that IN"
Maryland Democrats. many OF whom ar"
unfrlendly TO Mr.. Bryan. consented To- the
rally merely as n means of saving their
faces. They did not want the word Ia 90
abroad that the proposed harmony
conference had failed owing TO tn"
hostility Of Mr.. Bryan.
According to stat ameuts made her.
tonight the Bryan men arc not entirely
content with the plans for the rally. They
look upon the Baltimore affair with srI--
picion and will attend il fully prepared
for attacks on the Peerless Leader. con-
servative Democrats who have hop" Of
party success two years h.nc" fear that
the proposed gathering at Baltimor" may
be loaded with dynamit. They admit
a possibility Of the rally winding up with
a fight that may result in Mr.. Bryan taking
the warpath.
Represents Clark would not discuss
the Baltimore rally tonight except IN m"
most general way He was asked II 10
was a movement in the direction Of har-
nonv.
We have harmony in the House Of
Represent arives- ne replied
This quest ion was then put 20 him: Ia
the rally o he held with a view TO bringing
State leaders ogethsr and putting m"
party IN good trim for the next cam
paiGn?'
The call for the rally speaks for itsnlf.
replied Mr. Clark II ~ TO b" ""i"hra-
ton Of our recent victory No resolutions
will be adopted or policies formulated
That IL all care 20 sav about II
A the prospective. leader Of his part"
in the Ho,is" Mr. Clark ~ doing rv"ry-
thing possible TO avert troubl" for IN"
Democrats His friends say that n" has
taken This courS" ot nI- own initiative
and that n" counsel he of''-"d YES "raav
AT Baltimore was in oonsOnanc. with hrs
purpose to do everything in his power 20
tighten tn. party lines for fu'ur" act ION.
IL was said furth her that Mr. Bryan rii not
know that Mr. Clark was 10 attend th'.
Baltimor. meeting vest rrclay
A good deal of interest has been aroused
in Washington IN the proposed Bil'mor"
rally. II il expected that all elements Of
the party will be- represented there. II"
managers Of tn" aiiair ar" laying 'h".r
plans TO prevent any d"mOr-'rt' .ru-
hostile To Mr. Bryan. IN TIA" other rhnd
they intend TO SEE 10 ~ that IN" rally -
not captured 10y "a" Brylnlfee All
Democrats agree that tn" rally will n least
ahord the chanc" for masking trnGhl"
and possibly nulliiy 'n som" "N'en' rh"
good results attained through 'h- medium
Of the November victory
The Baltimore rally. according - ~"
announcement Of it, managers. Will b. a
big affair. William ! BRYAN. GDy"ruur--
elect Dix Of New York. Foe- 81 Nla--achu-
sets Baldwin OF Connecticut ard Wilson
~ New Jersey. Gov. Harmon Of ONO.
Chairman Mack Of IA" Democratic ma
tional committee and other prominent
and all Democratic MEMBER II TIA" fo!-''
will be invited 10 attend senator Joseph
W Bailey and others who hdv" bitterly
opposed Bryan will get "A bid t" IN" rhlIy
and the banquet To follow.
" ia intended as n harmony rally with
brass bands and "a LOT Of red fire. bu' for
all that many Democrats are sorry III"
afair over got under way.
said to-day at his hom. AZ Elkton that h."
believes the national Democratic Jack
-on day celebration =" b@ held III Bal'-
more January II will be ia" biggest pu-
litical festival held in this country H."
Said that although Col Bryan had "N-
pressed doubt OF the ACCESSIBILITY Of tho
conference the Nebraska man Will h''
invited and every wing pf IN" party Viii
be represented and given an opPortInIty
to be heard
-whether Mr. Bryan will b" put down on
;, the list for formal speech ar NOT cannot
aay." the Governor said. b"CalI-.a ~. hay"
not taken mp tn" question Of IN" lit II
speakers get ! can saw. however. that
h.. will suraly be invited and thar every
wing OF the party will be included IA
the list Of thOs.. asked to- b" present
There will be- abundant opportunity for
all to be heard Now thar "" haze def
nitely decided on the date ~ tn" c"l'.-
bration no time will b" lost IN -"ndiH..
out the invitations. "" will get down ."
this work IN aarn.E, this week and hos" :"
have "a great number ~ ths invitations
ont within few days
The number of Inylt atoms viii probably
nun up into the thousands "" will seek
the aid OF many of IN" leading men Of
the party in all parts Of TN" country ~
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