The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-27
CONTESTS MAKING
TROUBLE At
BALTIMORE
Committee Not Yet Ready to
Make Its Report
NOMINATIONS COME TONIGHT
William Jennings Bryan and Senator
O'Gorman Will Make Prellmi-
nary Draft of Platform

Baltimore, Md, June 27.-There
will he no nominations in the demo
cratic national convention this al
ternoon. The committee on creden-
tials has been unable~to make its re-
mort and its experiences in trying to-
adjust the claims of the warning dele
cations resemble the troubles at Chi
cage
William Jennings Bryan and Sena-
tor O'Gorman were today appointed
subcommittee to draft the plat
form. They began work on the draft
at II o'clock and expect to have II
drawn in time to present IT TO the
committee this evening.
With nominations due 10 be made
today. the situation in the democratic
national convention with respect TO
a presidential candidate was as COM
plex and uncertain at Baltimore last
night as at any time since the dele
gates began to pour into Baltimore.
| There was much talk of subsistence
of the Champ Clark wave, which
reached it's crest Tuesday night, but
the speakers campaign managers
were not willing to admit there had
been any wavering in their forces.
4 At the same time they went to the
convention hall last night with the
expressed purpose Of forcing the is
sue at the earist possible opportuni'
~.
The opposition forces. hearing OF
this plan. prepared to block IL. They
did not wish the nominations to be
made until today, hoping the stu
alton might clear little by that
time The adherents of woodrow
, Wilson claimed last night that their
? candidate had made distinct gains
during the day They asserted, will
out giving detail, that some OF the
2 Clark sentiment was turning toward
3 the New Jersey governor and were
? in a more hopeful mood than at any
time during the convention period.
Dark horses" were being dis
cussed everywhere by the leaders anC
delegates last night but there ap
, peared to be some difficulty in crys
talizing sentiment as to which one o
the dark horses was darkest Sena
d tor John w Kern of Indiana, Mr. Brl
r ans choice for temporary chairman
c OF the convention and chairman o
l. the committee drawing the party pla
n form, still appeared to hold the Leaf
+ among the dark horses The coal
: ton of the Bryan and Wilson force
l. In the first fight of the convention
however, led to talk OF the Bryal
r strength ultimately going TO Wilson
d The one outstanding fact in the sit
d uation seemed to be the absolute i'm
10 possibility of any candidate having
p sufficient number OF votes on tn
q. first ballot to nominate, The two
n thirds rule prevailing in democrati
d conventions always makes the picl
D. ing OF a candidate in advance a di
Ie ficult problem. After the first ballo
1t Is taken II remains TO be seen hoy
n we'll the Clark managers can hol
ID their vote together. Some OF IN
ID delegates predicted last night tina
the voting would run through a larg
IL number OF ballots, while others pre-
G dicted with equal confidence that tn
a break" would come quickly and
S. nomination be made on the second 9
n third call OF the roll
Id Friends OF Mr.. Bryan practical
rs ceased to boom him as a presidents
e candidate yesterday, though the
m were reported alert to take advan
Id age OF any psychological moment
s' that might happen along. IL was r
ne ported that many Bryan buttons an
re banners had arrived In town, bl
. they were not distributed yesterda
ST Mr. Bryan's followers warmly defen
ny the course he has pursued in II
NJ convention. and declare he Is still
IT. a position to dictate the nomlne
Oh Last night Mr.. Bryan reported q
m. platform as coming along nicely"
he II was said the platform would |
ready for the convention by the tin
~ The nomination for president h,
nd been made. In Mr.. Bryan's beha
nd IL was said last night that his FIX
IL on Judge Parker for the temporal
he Craftsmanship was influenced large
m by desire to get line on the d
Ct ferent delegations. The Nebraska
tie had not had an opportunity to NAL
a poll and 1t was said the chairma
ship fight was his only means
learning at the outset Just what vi