The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-27
SPEAKER CLARK
RECEIVING AID
OF PLUTOCRATS
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per OF this convention, and OF the
democratic party as whole demand.
progressive nominee on progress
si'c PLATFORM So they quit trying 70
pe klnu OF conservative, aud set about
70 De as conservative as the conycn
tion WI! allow them 20 be. 1t is in
eHpedient. from their viewpoint. Ie
nominate Wilson and tho ONLY way
they could figure cut how 10 defeat
w l4son was Clark as the leading can
o!date. So they set about trying to
ma out now thew stand with Clark.
ana now much they VIII have to do to
name him
Their plans contemplated an oudeav.
OF 10 name Clark Oh the nrst ballot.
fof they thought this Tie only way to
CT adIcate tho Bryan intiu.nc. which
they think is with Wilson. and eradi-
cate Bryan some more at the same
Time They prepared large stone
win which to kill two birds at one
ana the same time. This preparation
iuGess'tated some rather interesting
Alliances. as utiined In the proof OF
me axiom that politics makes strange
uedfeliows. sim. lack Of compa,it,!l-
NY dii not stand in tbs way. Far bet
yer cor the piutoccats and their friends
10 associate. for the time. with com
mon people If the common people can
oid them in the high and holy cause
IN "h!en they embarked. said cause
beine to grab all they can out OF II;
for themselves. both i.cw and I'm the
future. ga
II LIS Clark Dny.
IheFe is no doubt that It was a
ozark day. The Speaker Is STRONGER
,nan at any other time. and nany wise
persons predicted his nomination on
various ballots. ranging from the arg,
70 the third The Wilson people were
.uHy aware OF this commanding posi-
Ton OF Clark. and they worked early
and late 10 try to get sufficient sumner,
,c secure two-af,hs of the conven-
tion that SHAH stand out against Clark
lor such time as II may be necessary.
On rock bottom pass, the wilson
people have not a two-fftns vote in
the convention They lack quite some
votes Of controlling that useful minor
ity.
The number is Approximately 100 so
the wilson people hurried about and
formed al! alliances they could. too. In
me EFFORT TO get enough recruits to
cna bic them 10 block the nomination OF
t!aFk on the frs: ballot, ana Nj. Bryan
heiped as much as he could by dettly
boiling the waters now and then.
Inc plutocrats and their han@y men
the Ryan outfit. but sincerely for Clark
planned and combined and fused and
TUNED and thought up plans and threw
plans down and generally hal q most
annoying day.
The real plan was 10 try TO push
Clark over on the first ballot. In this
the Hearst-Murphy combination. the
celebrated triple alliance OF Murphy.
sullivan and Taggart, Il most forrnidn
-n1
ana various other partnerships. bota
limited and unlimited, were invited and
prayed with and CoaSe1. Various inge-
NOUS schemes were evolved. One con-
tcmplatcd Z method OF breaking in.
htruct!ons. II was proposed 10 intro
nucc rule in the convention that shall
not allow any delegation TO change IFS
vote until after the roll call has been
completed. This Is fine politics. OF the
real Mach!vellian brand. FOR il raises
question as to Just what instruc-
lions mean. For example: Suppose a
State Is Instructed for Harmon, and on
the first roll call votes for Harmon.
Th"n. after the completion OF the roll
sail. lhe chairman rises and says his
delegates have changed their n,.nds and
desire TO vote Tor Clark or any other
candidate. Does the fact that the dele
cation voted on the roll call pay their
instruction obligations and leave them
Tree TO go as they Will before another
ballot. OF course. thsi looks like pay
ing an obligation with bogus money.
but these are parlous times, and poll
tics is an involutej and a convoluted
business
Anxious About First Ballot.
The Clark men and their newly
found friends are very anxious to close
81 ell UP on the first ballot The VIII
son men are very anxious TO remain IN
Baltimore for an indefinite period and
vote regularly for Wilson on every
ballot The other candidates are
, mostly dickering. with the idea OF OBJ
tanning mattresses to fall on when it
comes time for them to fall It is GER
tain progressive must be nominated
Hence, the query arises: VIII the con-
vention take Clark kind OF conserv-
alive. Clark being the one 10 be taken.
or Will 1t demand the Wilson kind of
progressive. the highest exponent
thereof being Wilson? That is the
main contention. The attempt 10 solve
II might easily bring a third man into
active consideration. Perhaps 4 will
Nobody in this town could make an in
tellisent guess on that tonight.
1t was announced that Mr.. Bryan is
preparing. has prepared or will pre-
pare to announce his abandonment of
Clark. 1t is possible he may mak., this
announcement between the writing and
printing OF this. Bryan has been 81 =
saving between Wilson and Clark for
long time, and in his .>ecch on Tues
day mentioned them both as having
been acceptable to him AT time pre-
vious to the selection of Judge Parker
for temporary chairman.
May Go With RoosevaIt.
There is feeling that Mr.. Bryan
will eventually go with Roosevelt.
Many persons say he certainly will but
one of Bryan's most marked attributes
is keeping his counsel. That. also. has
been one OF his weaknesses. lie has
always relied on his power to rally mis-
supporters into action by oratory rather
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