Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-05

the chair. His appearance was 'o
cause of the first enthusiastic out
break by the delegates.
Speech Made by Bryan.
Gentlemen of the convention, ne
said in beginning, Il rise 10 place Va
nomination for temporary chairman Oh
this convention the name Oh hon
John w. Kern of Indiana.
cheer greeted the nouncemen
Mr. Bryan again appealed for quiet.
"And In thus dissenting from the
Judgment of our national committee
he continued, II recognize that the
burden Of proof is on me 10 overthrow
the assumption of the committee that
it is representing in this Instance the
wishes of the party and the country.
an the discussion before the sub
committee the friends Of Mr.. Clark
and Mr.. Wilson were unable TO agree
on a candidate"
Rut Bryan said that later the two
factions agreed to support James.
This. he said, was his plan. to have
the two leading candidates consulted.
but the national committee had re-
fused.
.I submit to you that the plan that
I presented and favored was a plan
for securing harmony: the pla the
committee favored was not designed
to secure harmony.
This is no ordinary occasion; this
is IN experimenting convention. 1t
has been a long fight. requiring cour-
age and sacrifice. knoW of men in
humble walks Of life risking their pc.
sitions with big railroad corporations
TO assist us in this fight for progress
sive principles.
John w. Kern has been faithful
every day of that 16 years. 1t has
cost him time, it has cost him money.
and it has cost him veal and tear OF
his body and mind. He has been In
the fire always with all that he had
and four years g when the founda-
ton was laid for the present victory
was John w. Kern who stood by
side when we tool the last strong
Kern Offers Olive Branch.
Then came John w. Kern with the
olive branch of peace. He asked a
hearing when Mr.. Bryan closed. and
then said:
81 believe that by 40 years OF serv-
Ice to my party, l have earned the
right to such a hearing at the hands
of the Democratic party. / nave
been for many years a personal frlena
to the gentleman who has been m
by the national committee"
IL ~oo{to1 hic ~rinndChjn lOT
Judge Parker, his campaigns in his
behalf and added:
Il am going to appeal here for that
kind of harmony that will bring VIC
tory.
my friends, Judge Parker sits be-
fore this convention, he representing
the national committee and l, thank
God, not any faction, but a portion OF
the party.
"If my friend will join with me
now and here in the selection OF a
temporary chairman-if he will join
me in suggesting that great epre-
sentative of New York, Senator
James O'Gorman, Charles Culberson
of Texas, H. D. Clayton. Luke Lea,
James E. Campbell of Ohio, Joseph
Folk, Ben F. Shively. all Of this dis
cord will ease.
Parker is Silent.
"Will Judge Parker meet me on
his ground which mean victory or
There was no Parker reply, and
Mr.. Kern went on:
you will not aid in attaining vic
tory by deriding the man who led
you in three campaigns. You may
put him to the wheel and o only
grieve the six million me who would
gladly die for him. You may XIII
him but you do not commit homl-
eide: you commit suicide.
IF this is 10 be a contest between
people and the powers: If 1t is to
be- a contest filled with strife-a con-
test which I pray may not take place
1T will be a contest too great tor
me to lead. If this deplorable bat
tie must go on there is only one man
fs to lead it-that is the mar who
has been at the forefront for IL
years.
"The leader must be worthy OF the
cause and that leader must be VIII
liam Jennings Bryan
Bryan Is Willing.
Mr.. Bryan al once came forward.
He clutched a palm leaf and began
again.
81 went 10 Senator O'Gorman and
urged him to accept this nomination,
and be appealed to Senator Kern to
accept it." hi said. Il have tried to
get the committee to agree upon a
progressive and when it did not
agree upon a progressive I went to
the man who received the second
number of votes. but he
could not decide to accept the lead
And I appealed to Mr.. Kern to
accept it. / stand ready to support
any progressive. But If no other prog
appears l shall accept the
leadership and let you express
through me your advocacy Of or op-
to what we have fought for
for 10 years"
Theodore E. Bell Of California next
spoke. He referred to the fact that
at the Denver convention he was per-
mitted the privilege Of presiding as
chairman,
II shall, as much as I regret to
differ from my old friends. cast my
for Alton B. Parker"
Senator Shfvelv NJ Indiana then