Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
BRYAN PLANS
ANOTHER FIGHT
IN CONVENTION
Nebraskan Said to Favor
Reversing Precedent by
Making Nomination Be-
fore Adopting Platform.

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fore Adopting Platform.
Baltimore, Nd, June 26.-1t was
stated today prior to the beginning OF
the second session of the democratic
national convention that w. J. Bryan,
defeated in the convention yesterday
has determined to precipitate another
fight on the floor Of the convention at
the earliest opportunity. Mr.. Bryan
has taken the ground that precedent
should be upset and nomination
made for the presidency before the
platform is written and adopted. Some
of the Nebraskan's callers today quot
ed him as saying that 1t was useless
to write progressive platform II the
conservative element should control
the nomination. Mr.. Bryan has been
urged to write the platform, but is said
to be loath to have anything to do
with it unless he is sure who the can
didate will be. Some of Mr.. Bryan's
friends say the request to him to
frame the party declarations is an at
tempt to commit him in advance to the
subsequent action of the convention
and to the nominee who might be
willing to accept the Bryan platform.
Whether the former candidate holds
this view of the matter was not dis
closed. 1t was certain today as he
left his hotel for the meeting Of the
committee on resolutions that he was
full of fight and had decided to wage
his war against the Ryans and the
Belmonts'' to the end of the gather
ing.
Third Party Gossip Heard.
Both the. Bryan and anti-Bryan fac
tions in the convention were interest
ed in the third party gossip which
is prevalent. The advent of Francis
j. Heney Of California, who fought for
Mr. Roosevelt in the republican ma
tional convention and Charles R..
Crane of Chicago who helped to con-
duct the early LaFollette campaign,
and the reported interview with Mr.
Bryan gave an impetus to the discus
sicn. 1t was reported today that Sem
ator LaFollette either was already In
Baltimore or on his way here to get
In touch with the possibilities of the
democratic situation. No one had
been able to locate Mr.. LaFollette dur
ing the morning.
Heney said he had come to Balti-
more to see the democratic steam
roller at work; that he had become
so accustomed to the ''toot, toot" at
the Chicago convention he could not
sleep without it.
All of the convention committees
were in session today. 1t was re-
ported that Senator-elect Ollie James
of Kentucky, had met with much op-
position as candidate for permanent
chairman. Some Of the more radical
conservatives said they feared the
Bryan influence behind Mr.. James.
Many other names were mentioned as
a compromise between the factions.
Senator Shively of Indiana, and Sen
ator Luke Lea of Tennessee, were
among those mentioned.
Clark Now Has Advantage.
With the nominating sessions ex-
pected to be held tomorrow presi-
Dental gossip filled the air today. 1t
seems to be admitted by all that
Speaker Champ Clark will go into the
convention with distinct advantage
over all the other candidates Mr..
Bryan's friends refuse to consider him
out of the running and say his defeat
for the temporary craftsmanship yes
terday was in no sense test of what
his strength would be as the presi-
dental candidate.
The Bryan followers are hopeful
that the nomination fight may go to a
fourth or fifth ballot and think that in
that situation many of the delegates
would 60 to him.
Dark horse talk was more gener-
al today than ever before This was
partly due to the fact that the New
York delegation has determined to
vote for Mayor William J. Gaynor on
the first ballot. The evident purpose
of this is to get test among the can
didates and something of true line
on the situation. Others interpreted
it as meaning that Mayor Gaynor may
be doomed for the vice presidency.
The Woodrow Wilson people, who
stood by Mr.. Bryan almost to a man
in his fight for the temporary chair
mansfip, are expecting his support in
return when it come to nominating.
It is realized by all that the two.
thirds vote necessary to nominate In
the convention can only be secured
by combination of some of the can
didates or by break or stampede"
of the delegates.
The various leaders are firm In the
belief there will be no stampede and
say they do not even fear Mr.. Bryan
himself in that respect.
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