The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-24
WITH STEAM ROLLER
BRYAN MONKEYS
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national committee would not change |
the result IN the presidential race.
The ninth Pennsylvania district is
contested. as also three seats in the
Rhode Island delegation. A contest !,
against the Vermont delegation, it |
was expected, might also be filed.
Bryan az Chairman.
BALTIMORE. June 24.--Tf the pro-
gressives cannot agree on any other
candidate for the temporary chair
manship OF the democratic national
convention in opposition to Alton B.
Parker, William Jennings Bryan will
personally become their candidate. He
made this plain today in a statement
issued from his rooms In the Belvidere
hotel. Bryan said that he hoped some
one else would be decided on by the
progressives, but declared that II they
could not get together he would per-
NIT the use Of his name for the posi-
ton. He asserted that he was, salts
fled that the conservatives were try
ing to split the progressive strength.
III they insist on Parker there is
only one meaning that can be placed
on the action OF the national commit
| tee,' said Bryan THAT Is that they
want fight. We will accept the gauge.
and we win give them the battle and
| It will be to finish"
Bryan was plainly angered and
/ very much in earnest when he made
4 his declaration. All morning long,
progressive leaders had been in con-
ference with him. They told the same
! story-that the conservative leaders
had lined up many Of the Clark dele
/ gates for Parker, and that they were
| claiming TOO votes If a roll call were
forced among the delegates on the
floor
After stating that he was willing to
lead the fight in person, Bryan said:
Bryan VIII Fight.
i There is little doubt that the CON
servatives consider the naming OF
!, Parker as challenge to the progress
!. sives. If necessary will be the can
didate for the progressives for the
craftsmanship. But hope
some one else will be agreed on"
4 That an open break between the
forces Of Champ Clark and Bryan Is
! impending was the general opinion Of
the majority of the democratic leaders
here. The Murphy-T aggart-Sulli
combination who are behind the selec
ton of Parker as temporary chairman
were openly claiming that Bryan was
for Wilson and that he was only wait
ing for the psychological moment tc
come out fatty for the New Jersey
candidate.
The conservative combination II
figuring on it's vote for temporary
chairman, said that Parker would re
ceive between 500 and 700 votes Sub
stantially they declared that the onl,
, votes that would be cast against thu
former justice would be the unite,
Wilson strength. Roger Sullivan, thu
Illinois leader. said that he was salts
| fled that the delegates would refus,
to accept the Bryan opposition to Par
J ker. He said that after CAREFUL.
) counting their delegates, the men whit
t were behind the Parker election wer'
sure that they could defeat Bryan
whether the latter made persona
. appeal from the floor or not.
: Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee, aft
! er calling on Bryan declared he hat
!, no doubt that the Clark management
was trying to arrange trade with tn
New York and other conservative de-
egations. The senator stated that h
did not believe that Clark could de
liver his total strength on any sucl
proposition AS the naming of Parker.
2 ~ know that there are Clark dele
gates that will be unit in opposin
Parker. despite the fact that they ar
instructed for Clark declared Lea
There is no use of Disgusting tn
fact that the reactionaries are tryin
to split the progressive forces. Blu
i they will fail. am satisfied that tn
delegation from Montana, Nebraska
i. Oklahoma. California and few othe
states who are for Clark, are progress
sive and that neither Clark nor an
other man can deliver them for col
- servative as we all know Judge Pa
= ker to be. These men will vote wit
= the other progressives on the floor,
+ need to be, to elect a progressive, an
). Iif Colonel Bryan is the candidate {
- the progressives for the position ther
:, will be no need Of roll-call."
Of
a. Jerry Sullivan.
to Jerry Sullivan, the Iowa leader, ais
a. insisted that there was no doubt thu
lie certain of the Clark leaders We're tr
lie ing to array themselves xith the CO.
Or servatives. He said that they WEI
trading votes at the outset of the co
hi vention for expected votes on the nor