The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-01

numerous Wall street Democratic party leaders
 Bryan announced this morning that he plans to show the convention just how Big Business" has dom- mated the policies in the states where the support of Judge Parker originated. and that he can show that the following of Parker is prompted by the iinanciers alone
 The Commoner is talked of as the biggest dark horse" Bryan but tons are circulated today. and the number that is being worn is dis turbing to the other candidates.
 LINCOLN. June 24. Governor Chester H. Aldrich. one of the staunchest leaders of Republicanism is the West, is bitterly opposed to the movement for the organization of a third party; for which, he declares, there is no need at this time, The governor says Roosevelt was fairly beaten i'll the convention and that the colonels insane desire for notoriety, if allowed to have full sway, will disrupt the party and place d Democrat ill the White House.
 ST. PAUL, June 24. This city has made d formal request for the Progressive convention which is to be held by the severed wing of the Republican party this summer
 CHICAGO. June 24 - The feature of the days political developments is the published announcement Of Senator I.aFollette that he will not bolt the result of the convention or the party. While the conditions in the Republican party are not sat isfactory to him, yet he feels that he can more gracefully attempt the reformation of his party by stay ing with it and advising wisely than he can following other lnsur- gents into a new party and attempt ing to reform his party by killing it.
 Clayton Powell, temporary Nation al chairman of subcommittee, was today selected as permanent chair man Of the committees, after con ferring with President Taft.
 WASHINGTON, June 24. Both houses of congress adjourned to- day for peEiod of three days. dur ing which time many of the sena tors and representatives will be in attendance at the Democratic Ma tional convention at Baltimore, which ,onVenes tomorrow.
 CHICAGO, June 24. Chairman Norman Mack and Nice-Chairman Hall conferred today with Bryan and Parker in an effort to effect a compromise on the question of the hai hut conference failed utterly.
 Judge Parker, replying to Bryan, declared that he was ill the fight to stay, and boasted of sufficient ly strong following to defeat the plan of the Nebraska man.
 WASHINGTON, June 25. It is announced from the White House that President Taft is engaged in preparations for his fall campaign. The president will leave Washington about the middle of September and from that time until the day of cleo ton he will be almost constantly on the road in the interest of his candidacy.
 CHICAGO, June 9. - Following the nomination of Taft by the reg ular Republican organization and the nomination of Roosevelt by the new National Progressive party, the Roosevelt followers are planning to ratify the nomination of Roosevelt at national convention of the new party in August.
 BALTIMORE, June 9. The Democratic National convention op- ened in this city at 12:l7 with pray CT by Cardinal Gibbons. The Ma tional committee announced the se- lection of Judge Alton Brooks Park CT as temporary chairman, after a vote of 3l for Parker and 20 for Ollie James.
 BALTIMORE, June 9. By a vote of 576 to 5O9, Alton B. Parker this afternoon was elected temper ary chairman of the Democratic National convention, William Jen- nings Bryan losing the first round in his fight. Parker is declared to be the candidate of Thomas F. Ryan and the Wall Street capitalists, and in advocacy of the New Thought in Democratic politics Bryan opposed his nomination with every means at his command. Bryan took the floor of the convention, nominating Kern of Indiana for the place. Kern withdrew in favor of Bryan. Bryan refused the honor, but the dele gates who were against Parker in their ideas of the policy of Dem- ocracy, voted for Bryan just the same.
 When the roll call began there were so many interruptions from the audience and the delegates, that the police had their hands full to pre- vent the disruption of the conven- tion. The final count showed that Parker had received 579 votes, while Bryan lacked "A of that num- ber Four of the Alaska delega- tion cast their votes for the Wall Street candidate, the other two giv ing their support to Bryan. The state of Oregon gave Bryan nine, and Parker one Washington, with fourteen votes, went solidly for Bryan.
 of acceptance was an arraignment of Theodore Roosevelt and his in- surgent followers The judge de- nounced the autocratic ambitions of the colonel, as exemplified in his desire for a third term.
 Prior to the opening of the con- vention, and during the early hours of the session, there was a con- stant downpouring of rain. To this