The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-06-26
This Week, and There'll
Be Much Doing.
FIGHT OVER THE R|NGMASTER
viii Be First Feature of the
Big Show, Then 9th.
er Things.
WANT PROGRESsIyE PLATFORM

Baltimore, June 22.-That the
Democratic National Committee
WIN ratify the selection of Judge
Alton b. Parker, Of New York, as
temporary chairman Of the Demo-
cratic National Convention was the
statement made to-day by National
Committeeman who led the success
full fight on the Arrangement Com
mittee to name the former Demo-
cratic Presidential candidate from
New York.
William ]. Bryan will be here
Sunday to lead the fight against
Judge Parker. In the meantime
friends of Mr. Bryan say they Will
canvass the National Committeeman
IS they arrive to ascertain If the
choice of the Arrangement Com
mittee can be set aside by the full
committee.
Both sides agree that the fight
will be carried to the convention
floor. and that it will come within
few minutes after National Chair
man Mack has called the conVen-
ton to order next Tuesday.
Adherents Of Judge Parker here
state the National Committee has
already been canvassed by them
and that it will oppose Mr.. Bryan
As it did last winter when an at
tempt was made to unseat j. Nj.
Guffey, of Pennsylvania.
Members of the National Com
mittee, following the leadership or
Mr.. Bryan, say the issue is simply
progressiveism against conservatism,
and assert that the first vote OF the
convention will show that the pro-
gressives are in control.
1t was learned to-day that the
New York delegation purposes to
take no small interest in the max
4 ing of the party platform. but until
the arrival of the New York lead
trs, National Committeeman here
were not prepared to say what
blanks the New Workers desire in
corporated in the platform.
The Arrangement Committee met
again to-day to consider minor de-
tails in connection with the conven-
ton.
Tariff reform, election of United
States Senators by the people, IN
come tax and regulation Of the
trusts are four things that J. Bruce
Kremer, National Committeeman
. from Montana, is urging should be
INCLUDED in the Democratic plat
form.
eve must have a live candidate
if we expect to carry Montana"
added the Western leader. 1.-The
State has had a Democratic Cover
nor since 1889, with the exception
of a four-year-term. but Presiden-
tial elections there have always
been close"
M. A. Miller, National Commit
teeman from Oregon, bespoke a
thorough progressive platform"
upon his arrival to-day. 1--WE want
a thorough progressive platform
just as much as we want a candi-
date of that kind" said he.
A little variety vii be given the
convention by the presence OF ne
gro as a delegate. He is said to be
coming from Colorado, and his par
ticipation will mark the first ap-
pearance of a man of that race as
one of the component parts of
Democratic National Convention.
Persistent reports to-day that the
leaders of the movement to secure
the Presidential nomination for
Speaker Clark had determined to
align themselves with the so-cal!ed
conservatives to bring about the fl
nal selection of Judge Alton b.
Parker for temporary chairman
|, were credited by several National
Committeeman to-day, though moth
fng Official in the wav of cOntirma-
ton was obtainable. National
Committeeman Martin ]. Wade, of
Iowa, who voted for the selection
of Senator-elect Ollie James, of
Kentucky. yesterday for temporary
chairman, said he knew nothing OF
any alignment that would bring the
Clark and the Parker people togeth-
or In a fight against Bryan and the