Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26
.coMMoNEK*sAsks CONVENTION
70 POSTPONE RESOLUTIONS
UNTIL AFTER NOMINATIONS.
comM,TrEE COMEDIES POINT
IN IhrEREsTs OF HARMONY
s,yan lntimatse That convsntion
Nsminsss aaay Not ee AeesPtabss
ana Can Not Stand on Progressive
P.atsern a.fs.s' 70 A't'r Position; '
,<e,n Selseesd. Chairman Resolutions.

1. AAItlm0fes June So.-oecauSe Ae
not IN sympathy with the forces
-seemtngiy in control Of the Baltimore
convention" WI. Bryan. Of Nebraska.
today declined to accept the chairman
ship 81 the resolutions committee ten
dered him. Senator John w. Kern was
elected afssr ;iI. ss1ya::: tDice refused
the honor.
When thsa committee met Mr.. Bryan
vas not preaent. His absence was dis
concsrting No one appeared to know
! what the N Nebraskan's attitude was to
be. but itswas rumored that he had
.aids 10 friends that he would not ac-
cent the responsibility Of directing the
Ma form makers. Nevertheless 1t was
decided unanimously that the place
should ssbe proffered him.
sscs,nmltlss Goes on Hunt.
After disd,iSsion 1t was suggested a
eommittss of Mr.. Bryan's friends
should be ent33o his rooms to urge
hilss - aecel vhst the committee de-
sennrS66 dufys 10 his party. senator
xner d Maryland. o'Gormon of New
g 6 I ead cnlherson Of Texas. were
SSat posts halts q Mr.. Bryan's room.
.rhas COMMITTEES 1ffived too late. Mr..
Bryan had started to the convention
hall
eyan Thrsatens to Bolt.
The committee returned to the hall
ana entered the committee room just
IN time to hear Mr.. Bryan conclude
sneech refusing the chairmanship. MT
BRYAN said he was not in sympathy
With the forces who appeared to be d.
recting the trend Of political events In
5 the party and he was not sure he could
snnnort the platform to be presented
nv the committee. He said that un-
less the platform embraced his ideas OF
4r,,A progress he would submit mi
noritv report to the convention. He
.afd he would take no appointment
which n,igl1t embarrass him in pursuing
such q course He emphatically de-
cl,ned the honor his colleagues wanted
70 bestow upon him.
Wants Action Deferred.
A. soon az the committee organized
Nr. Bryan moved the presentation OF
the platform to be deferred until after
the convention had nominated can
didafe fcrk kpresident. Senator Rayner
seconded 2the rroposition. He spoke at
some length urging progressive plat
form and dsparticularly in reference to
the tariff and direct election Of sem
ators, on which planks there was
found to ,be division Of sentiment.
The proposal would have to go to the
convention H. approved by the COM
rnittee.
y Bryan Refuse 70 Rsesds.
Not contas,t to so easily abandon the
harmony program. the committee
turned the matter over to Senators
Rayner; OsDormon and Culberson and
they held an earnest discussion with
( Nj. Bryan in one corner Of the room.
Their efforts were fruitless; Mr.. Bryan
mad amounted his position and 1t was
unalterabls.
q 5ss Kern. 10 Chosen.
senator Kern was turned to as rep
resenting the progressive democracy
and there was, no opposition to him.
TIis election was unanimous and the
t.ommittee began hearings preliminary
Il, closing the doors to the active work
Of making the platform.
Deyan Carries Point.
MI. Rryan's motion that the pre-
sentatioIspf q platform be deferred un-
in Safteranomination was carried. ~
10 !. Tho committee will recommend
this action to the convention and ad-
iourned until the convention deter
I mined tie matter.
eve do not wantssand must not have
axparpetbal debate between the candi-
datS and the platform" said Mr.. Bryan
IN alavocacyA0 Of his motion, postponing