The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-28
BRYAN DEFEATED
IN FIRST CLASH
JUDGE PARKER APPROVED ron
!; GRANDDAUGHTER FIGHT :
! is INEVITABLE.
W. ]. TO FIGHT ON FLOOR.
Impression Growing that Nebraskan
Will BE Presidential Nominee. ,
Bryan and Wilson !
w. Suggested. i

Baltimore. June Is. - All hope Of
averting a fight, from the fall OF the
gavel In the Democratic national ,con-
vention vanished when the national
committee approved the selection Of
Former Judge Alton B Parker Of
New York. as temporary chairman. In
defiance of the threat of William Jen-
nings Bryan to make IN issue Of the
alleged conservatism of Judge Parker
as opposed to the Progressivism which
the distinguished Nebraskan declares
should prevail.
An effort was made by the national
committee to placate Mr.. Bryan, but
q conference resulted In complete fail
ure. Mr.. Bryan would not recede
from the position he had taken and
prepared to make his fight upon the
floor Of the convention at the opening
to rally the P~rogressives. to his stan,
dard in opposition to Judge Parker.
MI. Bryan announced that II no
other good progressive could be pre-
vailed on to make the race, he would
enter the field himself as the opponent
Of Judge Parker.
The Nebraskan. three times the can-
didate of his party for the presidency.
stands out as the dominant figure IN
the convention. All contingencies Of
the future. including the nomination
Of a presidential candidate. seemed
TO hinge upon what he would do. The
impression continued to be more mark
ed that Mr.. Bryan might himself DO
the presidential nominee. Some Of
his friends declared that he would
be voted for In the convention wheth-
er formally placed In nomination or
not and they expressed the belief he
would win If the voting should go to
a fourth or fifth ballot.
. In furtherance Of their hope of NOM
mating Mr.. Bryan some of his friends.
1t Is said. are bending their energies
to preventing u coalition Of the Clark
and Wilson forces. They are talk
ing of Bryan aud Wilson as a possible
ticket. and the suggestion is receiving
attention In many quarters.
In the event that Mr.. Bryan should
not be a candidate himself for tenn
porary chairman. 1t was said he might
urge Senator John w. Kern Of In
diana. his running mate of four years
ago. for the place. The leaders. how
ever, expected Mr.. Bryan to enter the
ace.
The contest over the chairmanship
is looked forward to with trepidatio1
by some Of the leaders and BY the
supporters Of several Of the presidsn-
tial a%spirants.
One of the most interesting develop.
ments looked for is the stand to 10
taken by the Champ Clark delegates.
A large number Of these already have
been pledged to support the choice e
the national committee. whoever he
might be. This action was regarded
in the state delegation as distinctly
an anti.Bryan move. There has besa
a long-standing friendship betweR
Mr.. Bryan and Speaker Clark.
The delegates to the convention aSd
wondering II the opening battle Win
show q rupture.
It ia a coincidence that Mr.. Bryan
Is arraying himself against the only
man who has shared with him the
presidential nomination Of his party
since the memorable campaign OF 1895
lie years ago.
Judge Parker's comparatively wide
margin Of success In the national COM
mittee. 81 to 20. vas taken by many
Of the leaders as an indication OF de-
feat for MIR. Bryan.