Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25
ACCUSED BY BRYAN
predatory interests" Are
Charged With Backing Parker.
HAD EXPECTED DEFEAT
Denounces the Action Of the Ma
tional Committee.
TELLS OF EFFORTS OF PEACE
Tried to Have Clark and Wilson
Consulted in Selecting Temporary
Chairman of Convention.

BALTIMORE. June %. - William Jen-
nings Bryan was smiling and apparently
unperturbed by his defeat in the national
committee over the temporary chairman
ship last night. He was prepared-and
seemed almost eager-for the fight today
on the floor of the convention.
Bryan declared he would never consent
to Parker's election, charging that Parker
had been brought out by Thomas F.
Ryan, August Belmont and Charles F.
- irphy. He vehemently declared that If
drker did not knnw these were his back
ers he was unfit to preside.
Did Not See Parker's Speech.
Mr.. Bryan's attention was directed to
the report that at his conference with
Judge Parker he had passed upon the
speech which the New York jurist had
prepared to deliver as temporary chair
man of the convention. Mr.. Bryan said:
Il have not thought 1t proper to discuss
with anybody what Mr.. Parker said to
me or what l said to him, but In answer
to rumor that Is now being circulated
that he read his speech to me and that l
approved it, ] feel justified in saying that
he never read a single sentence of his
speech or showed me any manuscript.
He referred in a very general way to
what he intended to say. but what he said
only referred to two or three subjects,
and no one could judge from what he
said whether the speech would be ac-
ceptable or not. very small part of the
Interview was spent on the question Of
what Mr. Parker would say, 1T cut no
figure in either his decision or mine.'
Bryan Had Expected Defeat.
In formal statement regarding the
action of the national committee, Mr..
Bryan said:
was seated against the protest of the
democrats of Pennsylvania, / learned
what I had expected. that a majority of
of democracy or was so slavishly under
the control Of the predatory interests as
not to be free to follow their convictions.
The reasons which they give are like all
are insincere and are not the reasons that
really influence them. The fight will be
resumed tomorrow, at which time a pro-
gressive will be presented to the conven-
ton to vote for. and the line will be
drawn SO that the delegates can decide
whether they will ally themselves with
the Belmont Ryan Murphy crowd. that
overwhelmed the party with defeat eight
years ago. and which is in close and con-
tinuous copartnership with the crowd
that nominated Mr.. Taft at Chicago.
Interests" Without Politics.
The predatory interests have no
politics. They are with the party that
serves them. Having enabled a mi
will of majority of republicans at Chi
nority of the democrats to override the
majority in this convention.
There is not a great exploiting in
terest that is not represented in the lob
bies of the hotels; there is not cor
rupting influence in American politics
that Is not being used, and the delegates
to this convention underestimate the in
telligence Of the men who sent them here
il they think that they can go back and
deceive them into believing that they sup
ported Mr.. Parker from any worthy mo-
tive.
Bryan's Efforts for Harmony.
'The talk Of harmony is too absurd to
deserve consideration. / tried to secure
harmony by urging several weeks ago
that the committee invite Mr.. Clark and
Mr.. Wilson. whose instructed delegates
constitute nearly two-thirds of the con-
vention. to agree upon candidate for
the purpose of avoiding friction. They
not only failed to do this. but they re-
fused to take the choice Of either candi-
date. and Mr. Murphy's dictation forced
Mr.. Parker's nomination.
II shall discuss Mr.. Parker's fitness for
the position tomorrow. 1t is enough to-
night to say that il he does not know
whose agent he is, he lacks the intelli-
gence necessary for a presiding officer;
and IL he does know. he does not deserve
the support of any man who has the
right to call himself democrat.
Willing to Face Defeat Again.
Il expect to present the name of some
progressive and to support his claims be-
fore the convention. If / fail TO find a
man to lead the fight. my name will be
presented as a candidate for temporary
chairman. l have no way OF knowing
how the convention stands. but the demo-
Gratis of the nation have done enough for
me to justify me in suffering defeat. il
necessary, in their defense One republic
can party Is enough in this country: for,
whatever we may call ourselves, If we
cannot distinguish ourselves from them
in our actions. people will not pay much
attention to our words
For C0nsumptiOn.