The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-26

| "I repeat" he said, "what better
man could we have7"
Bryan" said other delegates. The
noise was terrific. Nobody could hear
even the tattooing gavel now.
The next few minutes Mr.. Bryan,
who was now having the utmost diff
Guilty in making himself heard, devoted
to a denunciation of Judge Parker.
| What we do here will not escape
public knowledge he said "The
we are doing, why we are doing it, and
who told us to do it. The people will
know that the influences that were at
| work in Chicago are at work here, and
more brazeuly than they ever were.
Let us, as commencement, be able to
raise our heads. Let us say the Demo
Gratis are true to the people. You can't
frighten us with your Ryans or buy
us with your Belmonts.
Says Parker Not Fit.
Mr.. Bryan, after further attack on
Mr.. Parker, which he got to the dele
gates above the noise only by shouting
at the top of his voice, declared that
Parker was not fit. whatever might be
his personal character, to sound the
note of the progressive Democracy.
"The man who is backed by the in
fluences which are behind Parker de-
clared the .Nebraskan, "shall not open
progressive campaign with a para
lying speech, The speech is the man,
not the words.
There were more yells for "Parker,
Parker and a general tumult which
lasted till the police helped to quiet
the crowd, especially those in the gal
leries.
For the third time Mr. Bryan lost
his temper. He stood silent a few min
would quiet When it did not quiet, red
in the face, he launched his peror
alton, and by simply drowning with
it the shouts of more than a thousand
persons, made it heard. What he said
was:
"Do not, ! plead with you, rob the
party of this opportunity to be a pillar
the first time he felt he was beaten,
Then one Of the surprises happened, |
Up rose John W. Kern, whom Mr. |
Bryan had nominated. and began prais.
ing Judge Parker fluently and Law
ishly.
"He's going to Decline cried
everybody in amazement. He's go.
ing to nominate Parker, He's thrown
Bryan down
Mr.. Kern continued to praise Parker
Parker, he said, bad been his boy
hood friend. Kern had supported Par
ker Loyalty for president. In return
Parker had supported Kern for vice
president. As for the state Of Indiana, |
it was going to present Marshall, but
in the fight Kern, who had fought for
eight years, had earned the right TO
mate of Mr.. Bryan relieved the ten
sion under which the delegates were
noisily lahoring by making plain his |
purpose in being here.
Kern to New Yorkers.
FBut there are abroad through the
country aching hearts at the dscord |
they see here he said. ~ have OF.
fered in the interest of harmony a |
number of names for The office of |
temporary chairman, and I still ask |
Parker or any otber members of the
New York delegation to accept that |
most distinguished son of the Empire
state, James A, O 'Gorman, that splen- |
did statesman, Charles A. Culberson, a |
master parliameDtariau, Henry D, Clay
ton Of Alabama, that young giant OF |
Tennessee. Luke Lea. or that splendid
fighter, Joseph w Folk of Missouri, or
that worthy colleague of mine. Ben ia
min Shively of Indiana -
Pointing his finger at Parker, Kern
continued
' ask you, Judge Parker, TO Join
with ME in the selection of one of these
as temporary chairman of this CON
vention.'
But the spirit Of compromise was not
abroad. There was no acceptance Of
any of Mr.. Kern's offers When quiet
was restored the speaker warned them.
referring TO Bryan. do not immediate
him here or YOU will bring pain 10 the
hearts of six million men who would die
for him
Still no response, Kern concluded;
"Then yours be the responsibility.
If this deplorable battle, which /
prayed God would be ayelrted, is. to go
on, then ] am not fit to be the leader.
There is but one leader worthy of the