Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-24
BATTLE IMPENDS
FOR DEMOCRATS
Chairman Mack and Committee
Arrayed Against Bryan and
Governor Wilson.
WANT PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION
Statements Follow Day of Confer
ences Among Leaders.
MACK DECLARES NO ISSUE
Does Not See How Choice Of Parker
Can Raise One.
WILSON UPH0LDS NEBRASKAN
Probability that Bitter Contest VIII
Open Baltimore Convention
Chairman Mack to Rap
for Order.
Statements Follow Day of Confer
ences Among Leaders.
MACK DECLARES NO ISSUE
Does Not See How Choice Of Parker
Can Raise One.
WILSON UPHoLDS NEBRAsKAN

reached the vanishing point last night with
the almost simultaneous issuance of state
ments by Governor Wilson of New Jersey
sustaining Bryan's contention for con
vention of progressives and by Chairman
Mack Of the national committee that the
committee would make Parker temporary
chairman of the convention.
chairman Mack's statement came few
hours after Vice Chairman Hall of Ne.
braska, regarded as Mr.. Bryan's persona
representative here, insisted that Bryan
would never let up on his fight against
Judge Parker. Mr.. Mack had conferred
all day with his fellow committeeman and
Charles f. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall. His statement was eagerly read by
the leaders who had to align themselves
with Mr. Bryan. 1t said:
II am satisfied that nothing will pre-
vent Judge Parkers name from being
presented to the convention. Not only
will the national committee ratify the
action of the arrangement committee by
a substantial majority, but the conven-
tion will support the action of the party
organization in naming Judge Parker"
Mack VIII Not Com promise.
Chairman Mack, in talking Of the situa-
tion tonight, said:
You can make 1t as strong as you like
that there is no intention Of compromise.
No leader or delegate has ever spoken
about compromise to me and there will
be none"
''That means fight on the floor OF
the convention
WELL" replied Mr.. Mack, II don't see
how Mr.. Bryan or any one else can make
a fight against the, candidate for tempo
rary chairman chosen by the national
committee. There Is no issue involved in
the selection Of Judge Parker and the
whole matter involves no. platform ISSUE !"
Mr.. Bryans friends and leaders of the
movement for Governor Wilson held con-
ferepces practically throughout the day
trying to find a candidate to place in
nomination for chairman to oppose Par
ker. No less than seven names were con-
sidered by the Wilson readers, but noth-
ing was decided upon and it was generally
agreed that the plan would be to await
the arrival OF Mr.. Bryan tomorrow after
noon.
Governor Wilson's friends read with in
terest, the governors reply to Mr.. Bry-
ans note in opposition to Judge Parker.
They openly asserted that Speaker
Clark's adherents had formed an alliance
with friends of Judge Parker and pointed
to an interview given out by the Clark
headquarters, in which Senator O'Gor-.
man Of New York was quoted as saying
that he believed Speaker Clark could
carry New York and that he would poll
the full democratic votes in all parts
of the country as confirming their state
ments that the New York delegation
was planning to cast its vote for Mr..
Clark. ss
At late conference today among the
Wilson forces the names Of Senator Gull
herson Of Texas, ]. Hamilton Lewis, Of
Chicago, Senators Kern and Shively of
Indiana, Governor Plaisted of Maine,
Representative Henry of Texas and
Senator o'Gorman of New York were
discussed for temporary chairman.
Roger Sullivan, national committee
man for Illinois said tonight, that the
national committee was not disposed to
settle the status in convention of Harvey
CARRIER. Ohio member of the committee
that the Ohio state convention had no
authority in law in binding by the unit
rule the congressional district delegates
elected under the state primary law. Mr..
Sullivan said that all questions should
be decided by the convention.
Governor Wilson's telegram to Mr..
Bryan n reply to the latter's appeal yes
terday Il sever all Of the democratic
presidential candidates vas given out
here by the Wilson national campaign
committee.
The Wilson reply was as follows:
You are right. Before hearing Of your
message clearly stated my position in
answer to a question from the Baltimore
Evening Sun. The Baltimore convention
is to be the convention Of progressives-
the men who are progressive in principle
and by conviction. II 1t is not to be put
In a wrong light before the country 1t
must express its convictions in its or
ganization and in its choice of the men
who are to speak for it. You are to be
q member of the conventions and are
entirely within your rights in doing
everything within your power to bring
that result about.
mo one will doubt where my sympa-
thies lie and Won will 7 an, sura find
my friends in the convention acting upon
q clear conviction and always in the In
terest Of the peoples cause. am happy
In the confidence that they need no sug-
gestion from me.
WOODROW WILSON"