New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-22
SPEAKER DODCES BRYAN
Clark Doesn't Enlist in Fight
Against Parker.
SIMPLY ADVISES HARMONY
Democratic Leaders Believe the
Peerless Leaders, Hat Is
Now IN the Ring.
from The Tribune Bureau. J

from The Tribune Bureau
Washington. June I.-In an adroity
worded telegram Speaker Champ Clark.
Presidential candidate late to-day an
swered William j. Bryans message asking
the so-called progressive candidates II
they would join in a movement 10 pust
Judge Alton Il. Parker as temporary chair
man OF the Democratic convention Brand
ing Judge Parker as n rca t.orary. Mr..
Bryan asked Speaker Clark, among Oth""
candidates il he could count upon CLARK :
aid I'm opposing the selection OF Parker te-
fore the full committee OF the convention.
To this direct request for information Mr..
Clark wired as follows:
Have consulted with committee having
my interests i'm charge. and AR WIN
them that the supreme consideration should
be TO prevent any diSCOrd In the CohNe'i-
ton. Friends Of mine on the suh-cpmmlt l.
tee. OF ARRANGEMENTS have already present. "a
the uame % Hon Ollie James to the Sub
G, mmittee. | believe that If all JON In
the interests OF harmony In an appeal I"
the entire national committee 70 aVnld con
iIOversieS ln matters Of organization. tte
committee will 50 arrange as T. naN' the
platform and nomination OF Candidates aN
the only real issues on Which delegates
need divide.
After reading the above telegram colt
pie Of times. II probably will be apparent
10 Mr.. BRYAN that Mr. Clark believes that
If everybody can agree there will b" har'
mrry II is not thought here. however
that the Nchraskan will be entirely sats-
fed that the speaker has responded TO tho
Clarior progressive call sounded ~ follow
In the Bryan telegram.
! shall be pleased 10 Join YOU and your
friends IN opposing his selection hL ih'
full ~ mllittec or ny IT," conventions fI'dS'
answer mere chicago.
Il is generally believed among politicians
; both here and in Baltimore. that Bryaus
hat has now been thrown iu the ring. and
/ that be wants an answer from speaker
| Clark. Governor Wilson. Governor Foss and
other so-called Progr"ssiY"s on question
which may be boiled down 10 this.
/ Are YOU going To line mp with Boss
! Murphy. Parker and the rca, tionarics A.
! Baltimore, or will you dance around tn
| ring with me and the Progressiyes?'
The Bryan telegram. ,pming like thun
dcrbolt out Of clear Democratic sky prob
ably proves more embarrassing to the
| Speaker than to any OF the other candi
dates to whom IL was addressed. The
Speaker leads in the number OF delegates
/ tie has been casting furtiyc glances towart
! Murphy and New Yorks ninety delegates
which. added 10 his string. would put hin
! I'm sight Of the goal
when the subcommittee on arrangement
! selected Judge Parker rs temporary chair
| man the Clark men on the committee sup
ported Representative ollie James IN rather
Gesultory fashion They made no decided
! objection when II was proposed 10 select
| Parker bv q plurality rather than a ma
/ jprlty vote. and Parker was named on q
virtual tie vote eight voting for the Murph'
nominee and eight others dividing theil
strength among Representative James ana
! Henry. senator Kern and senator O'Gor'
man
obviously Mr. clark does not desire tc
offend Mr. Murphy and the New York dele,
cation. nor does he dare incur the displeas
| ure Of the Peerless Leader a. Bryan ha,
heretofore said that either Wilson or Clarl
would suit him a. the Democratic PrcS'.
Dental nominee
The atroit wording Of the Clark telegram
suggests the fine hand OF Senator Gum
shoe BIZ" stone. chief adviser 10 th'
/ Speaker in his Presidential ambitions. Il
( is understood the answer t. Colonel Bryan
vas sent only after an extended conference
among III" Clark leaders in Washington. fol
the Speaker and all his henchmea realize
/ the proposition IS loaded. and means thu
/ beginning OF Bryau's fight to dominate the
! Baltimore convention
/ Until Bryar's telegram was received to-
day, Democrats both At the capital and II
! Baltimor, had INDUCED vain hopes that th'
| Democratic convention would be an entirely
harmonious AFFAIR. with nothing but friendly
| rivalry for the nomination to mar thu
! serenity ~ "A gathering planned to bc muci
unlike the Chicago fracas Hopes tor peace
went GlimmerinR late to-day however. am
! Democrats ar" going 10 Baltmor" mex
wecl, prepared FOR death struggle be
tween the pIogr"ss.yrs and the r"actona