The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-16
Big and Little Democrats at
the Baltimore Banquet
Must Forget the Presiden-
tial Campaign.
PARTY DISSENSION
IS BEING RUMORED
Champ Clark, William Jen-
nings Bryan. Norman
Mack and Other Leaders
Scheduled to Talk.
tAmcrican News Services,


Baltimore. Jan. 1S.--Big and little
Democrats from all over the country
will be much in evidence tomorrow at
the Democratic jollifcation dinner.
This love feast of the victorious party
was at first intended to be a confer
ence to enable the leaders to formu-
late policy for the party in the pres.
idential campaign of 1912 The idea
was forsaken, however, when it he
came evident that sentiment through
out the Democracy of the west and
south viewed the proposition rather as
a ruse on the part of the eastern mem
bers of the Democratic party to rcor-
ganize with a view to nullifying tho
Bryan influence in the campaign of
1912
Champ Clark. prospective speaker ~
the house and a close friend of Mr..
Bryan, refused to have anything to do
with the original scheme and only
lent his name to the proposed gather
ing when assured that the ofTendi0g
policy of the celebration had been alJ- J
rogated. Under Mr.. Clark's influence
it was agreed that the banquet was to
contain no political Significance what
ever; and that all political discussion
of the presidential policy for 1912 was
to be strictly tabooed. With this
agreement such prominent Democrats
as Champ Clark, William Jenningas
Bryan and Norman E. Mack, chair.
man of the Democratic National CO.
mittee, agreed to be present and speak
l. hof farA 4nA a. - -
Democracy.
Rumors OF Discord.
| As the date of the conference ap.
proaches, however, rumors of party
dissension gain greater credcnce.
From Washington comes the report
that the arbitrary methods OF that
faction of the Democratic party advo-
eating the doctrine OF free raw mater
ials, in tentatively naming as members
of the ways and means committee OF
the next congress, representatives In
line with their views have antagOniz-
ed those Democrats opposing such 4
tariff revision to an extent that rem
ders break between the two factions
| imminent
It is said that not only the domin-
ant Democratic members OF the next
house signified their intention OF nh
ing the ways and means committee
with exponents OF free raw materials
but they have determined to punish
two of the present members who voted
for duty on lumber In the Payne
Aldrich bill. That portion OF the par
ty representing the Democrats in fav.
or OF duty on raw materials repre-
sents about one third Of the party In
the house and the action OF the other
two thirds in ignoring 30 large min
ority In their own ranks, has aroused
inter-partisan strife to the highest
pitch.
Bailey Protectlonist.
| II the Washington report be true.
Senator Bailey Of Texas will take ~
his text on the occasion of the hAr-
mony dinner. the action OF the domfn-
ant element In the house in ruthlessiy
ignoring the minority. Senator Bailey
who is on the program for speech, -
among those Democrats who are 0p-
posed to the free admission OF raw ma
terials and he is being urged to de-
/ nounce the high handed course being
pursued by the majority. The fact
4 that the dinner takes place two days
before the Democratic caucus which
will choose the majority OF the ways
and means committee would make any
protest on the part OF Senator Bailey
Extremely timely.
Another persistent rumor is that de-
| spite the precautions taken by DEM
ocratic leaders to forestall any presi-
Dental boom, determined effort will
be made to place Governor Judson
Harmon Of Ohio, before the assem-
bled Democrats as the presidential
candidate for 1912.
Champ Clark, when seen today IL fn,
clined TO take an optimistic view Of
the threatened bolt.
i He says This ia going to be the big
gest Jackson day celebration in the
history of the Democratic party. II
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