The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-26
CONSERVATIVES READY
TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
Platform is Likely to Be Pro.
gressive.-- Debate This Morn
ing in Committee Was Over
Plank in Regard to Free Raw
Materials.

Baltimore, June 26.-All the commit
tees were expected to be ready with
their reports when the Democratic ma
tional convention resumed its session al
noon to-day, so that all business except
the nomination for president and vice.
president could be disposed of before adj
journment. 1t is expected that the bal.
loting for president will begin to-mor-
row
The first business of to-day was the
report of the credentials committee, fol-
lowed by the choice of permanent Off
GERS. It is not yet known who will be
permanent chairman, but it was be-
lieved that progressive candidate would
be chosen, the conservatives having
shown willingness to make this con-
cession after their victory over Bryan
yesterday, when they elected Judge Par
ker temporary chairman by vote of $40
to So
Bryan is a member of the resolutions
committee and it was supposed he would
construct a portion Of the platform.
The conservatives will accept the pro-
gressiye platform and are practically
ready to accept progressive candidate
rather than permit the democracy to
furnish any recruits for Roosevelt's third
party. Bryan is still an important
factor in the convention. BY reason of
his defeat yesterday he appears to be
eliminated as a president candidate, but
he has sufficient following to throw the
nomination in the event of a close race
between two candidates with all Others
eliminated
All the committees met this forenoon.
The most important fight before the ere
jdentias committee was the contest be-
tween the Sullivan and the Harrison
Hearst sections in Illinois. The national
committee placed the names of the Sui
Ilivan delegates on the temporary roll
4Thirty-one delegates are at stake. 1t
was said that the main fight in the reso-
lutions committee would be whether the
Language of the Denver platform in re-
Igard to free raw materials should be fol
lowed. Bryan strongly favored this
plan.
TIL claims of the Harrison Hearst del
egates to the seats given the Sullivan
delegates in Illinois We're presented to
the credentials committee by Congress
man Raynor of that state. The point
made by the contestants was that they
had formally presented their contests
to the Illinois state convention but had
kept entirely out of that convention.
No talk of compromise was heard at |
the headquarters of the various presi- |
Dental candidates to-day. Optimism |
prevails everywhere. The Clark forces
freely predict the nomination of Speak |
er Clark on the first ballot.
Much third party gossip was preva-
lent to-day. The advance of Francis |
j. Heney of California, who fought for
Roosevelt in the Republican convention,
and Charles R. Crane Of Chicago, who
helped TO conduct the early La Toilette
and their reported interview
with Bryan gave impetus to the discus
sion. Heney said he came to see the
Democratic steam roller" at work. 1t
was said at Bryan's rooms that last
nights visit of Heney and Crane were
only social in character.
Report was persistent that Senator
La Toilette held lengthy conference
with Bryan after the latter's defeat for
temporary chairman yesterday. Att
Bryan's headquarters this was neither
denied nor affirmed. That La Toilette
was under the same roof with Bryan
was acknowledged, and it was declared
he had expressed the intention of COM
ing from Washington again to-day.
1t seems to be admitted by all that
Clark will go into the convention with
a distinct advantage over all other pres
dential candidates. Bryans friends re-
fuse to consider him out of the running
and say that his defeat yesterday was
IN no sense test of what his strength
would be as presidential candidate
Dark horse talk was more general to-
lay than ever. This was partly due to
the fact that the New York delegation
lad determined to vote for Mayor 'Gaynor
On the first ballot. Some interpreted
his as meaning that Gaynor would be
,oomed for viee.president. Wilson's
eaders expect Bryan's support.
Bryan Declined Committee Craftsmanship
Bryan to-day refused the Craftsmanship s
# the resolutions committee when it was
,ffered him. Senator Kern of Indiana ! I