The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-24
Meeting Opens Tomorrow and Promises to Be
just as Exciting as was the Chicago Battle
Of the Republicans
IAMMANY TIGER IS GROWING RESTLESS
The loot Of the Roller, Roar Of the Tiger and
Braying Of the Donkey Have Awakened
the Baltimore Oyster.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
BALTIMORE. Md. June 24.-The
national committee can back down, re-
verse its subcommittee, and choose
some other than Judge Parker for
temporary chairman, or accept defeat
on the floor OF the democratic nation
1 al convention.
That message sent directly by Will
liam Jennings Bryan to Leader Char
les F. Murphy, OF Tammany hall, gum
med up the democratic situation today
just prior to the assembling Of the
committee.
That body was scheduled to meet
behind closed doors. to receive the
report Of the is members OF the sub
committee that selected Parker, There
was no doubt that the majority OF the
members were pledged to Parker.
Murphy realized this. The lineup in
the Guffey case held good today on
everything that was anti-Bryan. But
Murphy who is the head and front Of
the conservatives, was not certain
that he wanted to use the steam roll
er on the Nebraskan In committee, and
then open the way for him taking
over the throttle himself as soon as
the convention opened Tuesday noon.
Murphy consulted with his advisors
until late in the night. He resumed
his conferences today earlier than the
Tammany leader has got on the job at
", tat ,,ati
since he became the indisputed power
In Tammany hall Many Of his closest
advisors advised him that his position
was untenable. They told him frank
ly to his face that If he persisted in
his present position and insisted on
putting Judge Parker over he would
open the way for the most dramatic
speech Bryan ever delivered on the
floor OF convention and would abso
lutely assure the nomination of the
Nebraskan for the fourth time.
Wise Politics.
Murphy was flatiy told by some oi
the conservative leaders that if he
would force his majority in the con
vention. when it assembled this after
noon, to request Judge Parker to de
cline the Invitation to become the tenn
porary chairman and elect Senator o.
German. of New York, to the position
he would be playing wise politics
They also told him that. If in the las
analysis, the Clark managers attemp
to aid the reactionary forces on thu
floor In order to make Parker's cleo
ton in the convention possible, Bryan
will take the floor and split the Clarl
strength, and Immediately emphasix'
his control of the convention.
The Tammany chieftain maintafne,
his reticence to all of his callers
Meditatively chewing quill tooth
pick he listened attentively to ever.
statement made, but refused to maxi
definite reply. Reports that he hat
decided to back down were in genera
circulation, but there WAS no confirma
ton from Murphy himself. And thu
two or three men who know the Tam
many boss best insisted that he woul,
stand by his guns and take hi
chances of being over-ruled by th
convention They intimated that h
has had poll OF the delegates mad
and that he believes the majority 0
them do not consider the temporar,
Craftsmanship worth fighting over.
In his quarters in the Hotel Belvi
dere. surrounded by the leaders OF tn
Nebraska delegation, William Jen
nings Bryan was perfecting his plan
for the fight. There was no doubt Q
his intentions. When Senator-elec
Jim" vardamann, Of Mississippi, cal
ed to ask that he drop the fight o.
Parker and accept the permanen
chairmanship OF the convention. BryaI
replied in terms so bitter that tn
fighting Mississippian became offend
ed.
Tell the men who sent you here,
Bryan said, that this Is fight 70
principle, and to keep the party intac
at the polls next November. And ais
tell them that they can be in no be-
ter position to deliver the permanen
Craftsmanship than they are now to dt
liver the temporary chairmanship." "