Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-25
New Yorker Gets 3l Votes; James 20: O'GOrman ?; Efforts tO Arrange Peace Between the Warning Fac tiOnS Fail.
CLARK FORCES MAY
 AID THE NEBRASkAN
Wilson Supporter Votes for Kentucky Man Who Is Ac- ceptable to PrOgressives; Struggle for Lead.

Parker, of New York was chosen candidate for temporary chairman oi the democratic convention by the na- tional committee tonight. Parker . received 3I votes. James or Kentucky 70. and Senator O'Gorman two. The Kentcuky delegation held caucus tonight and decided to support the choice of the national committee fo temporary chairman Nineteen dele gates voted for action. Seven were negative votes, including James.
 Senator-elect James tried to SC lcure a postponement of the vote. insisting it would be improper "blindfOldins" of the delegation by such a vote After the motion to postpone action was defeated, he served notice that if the choice Of the national committee was not sat isfactory to him. he would call poll Of the delegation from the floor of the convention.
 Bryan a Dictator
 The debate over the temporary chairman was not prolonged Rep yesentative Talbot. Of Maryland. member. severely criticized Bryan. and declared the Nebraskan had as- stunned the roll Of dictator to the democratic party.
 -I for one" said Talbot do not propose 70 submit to dictation from this man or any one else"
 Senate Newiands. of Nevada. sit ting in he committee as proxy for Committeeman Sunderland. defended Bryan. The senator said he did not yield to dictatiOn from any one. that he did not regard Bryan as a dicta- tor. but as representative Of the pro gressive principles endorsed by the party
 At the conclpsion Of the vote for temporary chairman. the committee took up delegate contests. Sub-con- mittees were appointed to take up various contests. the largest suD- committee ta king care of contestants from Illinois, headed by Mayor Harri- son. Of Chicago.
 Peace Efforts Fail When Chairman Mack called the adjourned session Of the national committee to order a few minutes be fore seven o'clock tonight. the first | order of business was a discussion Of the subcommittee recommends tion that Judge Parker be made tenn porary chairman. The committee had adjourned the afternoon after Committeeman Hale. of Nebraska, said the name Of Bryan would be submitted to the convention as q candidate for temporary chairman il the committee ratified the selection of Parker Mack and Hale who had been appointed a peace committee 10 bring Parker and Bryan together. reported the failure of their efforts.
 The committee this afternoon ba!- loted on the recommendation to sub init to the arrangements committee that Parker be chairman. This reused a protest from Bryan, and the subcommittee tried a conference ! btween Bryan and Parker to prevent the promised fight in the convention ] tomorrow When this failed. the committee determined to stand by the ] subcommittee selection. Twenty two progressive democrats protested against the selection, twenty support ing Bryan's champion, James or Ken lucky. and two voting for OGOrman. who had been pronounced as accept able for temporary chairman by the Bryan faction. The action of the na-
 tionaI committee is expected to re-
 suit in bitter fight on the floor
 of the convention for supremacy be
 tween Bryan democrats and so-called conservatives.
 | Clark with Bryan
 When Urey Woodson. committed
 man from Kentucky. voted for Parker
 against James, he explained that Ken
 lucky did not wish the place James
 name before the committee. He said
 he had talked with James, and had
 been assured he was not a candidate
 In addition. he said the Kentucky
 delegation had instructed him that
 James would not be placed before
 the committee.
 Robert Ewine committeeman from Louisiana. and a Wilson supporter 2 placed James name before tine com mittee
 Edward Goltra. of Missouri, q
 Clark man. explained he voted fo D James because he was supportini Clark. This was taken by many t,
 mean that the Bryan forces in th, convention would receive some assist ance from the Clark supporters wheI the fight against Parker is taken t'