The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-25
JUDGE PARKER TO
Be TEMPORAL
CHAIRMAN
Named BY Democratic National
Committee 81 To 20
WILL BE OPPOSED bY BRYAN
Notice Given That the Name of the
Nebraskan viii be Proposed
Before the Convention.
WILL BE OPPOSED bY BRYAN

OSlClC AliN ON'H~f'N'N's
Baltimore, June 24-Former Judge
Alton B. Parker of New York was
chosen as the candidate for tempo
rary chairman of the Democratic
national convention by the national
committee tonight Parker received
81 votes. Senator-elect Ollie James of
Kentucky 20 and Senator O'Gorman
of New York .
Chairman Norman Il. Mack called
the adjourned session OF the Demo
cratic national committee to order
shortly after O'Clock, the first order
of business being further discussion
of the subcommittee recommends
ton of Judge Parker for temporary
chairman. The committee had adj
journed early in the afternoon after
Committeeman d. l.. Hall OF Nebras-
ka declared the name of William
j. Bryan would be submitted to the
convention as a candidate for tempo
rary chairman if the committee rati-
fed the selection of Judge Parker.
Chairman Mack and Mr.. Hall, who
had been appointed peace commit
tee to bring Judge Parker and Mr..
Bryan together, reported to the com
mittee the failure OF their efforts. AS
he entered the meeting room the
chairman said the temporary chair
manship would be disposed OF FIRST
indicating that the committee would
ratify the selection of Judge Parker
by large majority, inasmuch as
the conference between Judge Parker
and the protesting leader of the pro
gressives had accomplished nothing
Following that the. committee expect
ed take up the contests and complete
them, if possible, before adjourn
ment
The debate over the temporary
Craftsmanship was not prolonged.
Representative Talbot the Maryland
member. severely criticised Mr..
Bryan and declared that the Ne.
braskan has assumed the role of die
tator to the Democratic party. Il for
one" said Mr.. Talbot, do not pro
pose to submit TO the diciation OF
this man or any one man"
Senator Newlands OF Nevada, sit
ting in the committee with the proxy
of his colleague, Senator Sunderland
defended Mr.. Bryan. The senator de
clared that he did not regard Mr.
Bryan as dictator but as the repre-
sentative of progressive principles en-
dorsed by the Democratic party.
At the conclusion OF the vote on
the temporary chairmanship the ma
tiona committee took up considera.
ton of the delegate contests. Sub
committees were appointed to take
up various contests, the largest sub
committee hearing the contestants
from Illinois headed by Mayor Harri
son of Chicago
A fist fight was narrowly averted
before the subcommittee OF the ma
tional committee which heard the
Rhode Island contests. Frank Il
Fitzsimmons, chairman of the Rhode
Island Democratic state central com
mittee, one of the three men contest
ing credentials held by Rhode Island
| delegates called John +. Fitzgerald
who was arguing against the contest
ants, liar and a coward Fitzger
aid started for Fitzsimmons. the lat
ter stripped OFF his coat and fist
fight was imminent when members Of
the committee and bystanders sep
arated them. Both later apologizet
Spirited argument characterized
! the arguments in the contest from
Illinois in which Mayor Carter Harri
son and the William Randolph
Hearst Democratic faction of Chicag,
were the contestants against the Rog
er G. Sullivan faction The Harrison
Hearst delegation from the Tent
Cook county district and the Seven
teenth, Twenty.first and Eighth dis
tricts OF Illinois, II was maintained
had been selected in regular primary
elections, whereas the delegates
seated were chosen in the old fash
toned conventions The arguments
prolonged the session of the sub
committee hearing longer than an.
of the other cases, and delayed thu
decision of the national committee
as to the contests from the variou
states and territories. Only as seat
In the whole convention were con
tested. Shortly before midnight th
full committee met to hear report
of the subcommittee and decide tn
cases
The national committee after hal
an hours deliberation of the Illlnoi
contest voted to seat the entire cor
tested delegation known as the RIOS
or Sullivan delegation turning dow
the case brought by the Harrison
Hearst faction. Twenty.six seat
were involved. The decision doe
not affect the presidential contest. q
all the delegates, contestants an
contestees, are for Champ Clark
In the Rhode Island contests tn
national committee threw out IN
contests instituted by the adhereut
OF Representative OShaughnossl
Ten Wilson delegates from South ID
kota followers OF National Commi
eeman Johnson. were given the
seats against contesting Clark dell
cation. A Pennsylvania contest II
volying half a vote was settled in Il
vor of the contestees, and the six nj
, instructed delegates from the Phil
pines were seated IN spite of a col
test Six followers OF Edward
Newman instructed for Clark wet