Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-26
Committee Unanimous for Ollie James
Of kentucky for Permanent Chair
man Of the Convention.
SPEECH MAKING THISAFTERNOON
Session Adjourned This Afternoon
Until TONIGHT TO Give Committees a
Chance toHear Contests andRepOrt.

they would poll large labor vote,
The party's nominee for prest-
dent, like the temporary chairman,
can be dictated by the Murphy.
sullivan-Taggart factions There is
no doubt that they have the votes,
that they Will attempt to put man
over, however, is doubtful. They
counted noses and deemed 1t wiser
to let the fight for the nomination
continue to a finish. They have
found that the Progressive senti-
ment Is all powerful and that even
though delegates are ready to do
their bidding, they demand release
from the rulings of the ultra-con-
servatsm, that they may be able to
keep square at home.
Talk of Kern.
There was much talk OF Kern, Of
Indiana, as the nominee, for 1t
seemed hardly likely that either
Clark or Wilson could poll the re-
quired two-thirds vote. Harmon,
Underwood and Gaynor are now be-
lieved to have been eliminated from
the race. Kern. 1t is said, would be
acceptable to both Progressives and
Conservatives. Governor Marshall,
for whom Indiara's delegates are In
structed is regarded In the same
light with Kern.
The credentials committee of the
Democratic national committee
chose Joseph Bell, of Indiana, Tag
CARTS first lieutenant, as chairman.
Frank J. Donehue, Of Massachu-
setts, is secretary.
Ask Bryan to Lead.
The resolutions committee, as
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of Senator O'Gorman, of New York:
Senator Culberson, of Texas, and
Senator Rayner, of Maryland, to
g wait on William Jennings Bryan
and ask him to accept the chairman
ship of the committee. They went
Immediately to confer with Bryan at
the Belvidere Hotel.
Contests From Nine States.
The committee had contests from
nine states to consider. These In
clude eight delegates from
| Illinois and reports from the 18th
and goth districts. Two in the ninth
Missouri district, two in the seventh
Texas, the entire Rhode Island,
| Alaska, District of Columbia and
Philippine delegation and two in
Pennsylvania. Illinois was taken up
first.
The committee reported to the
convention leaders Just before noon
that II cannot complete the tempo
rary roll of the convention before
o'clock tonight. Chairman Bell
asked that the convention take re-
cess when 1t meets at noon until to-
night Up to 1870 o'clock only
the Hearst-Harrison side of the Illi-
nois contest had been heard. 1t
was presented by Congressman
! Rainey of Illinois.
Bryan Turns Them Down.
The attempt OF tho Conservative
forces to swing William j. Bryan in~
to line by making him chairman on
the resolutions committee failed to-
day. A committee. comprising Sem
ators Culberson, Rayner and O'Gor-
man was sent to him to ask him to
accept the craftsmanship. 1t went to
his hotel, but he passed them on his
way to the armory. He entered the
committee room unannounced. He
refused to accept the chairmanship
Of the committee, which will draft
the platform, and not only that. but
\ intimated that he believes the COM
mittee had been packed against him.
John w. Kern was nominated by
the Progressives. Kern said hs did
not want to serve. Kern, however,
was finally named with T. J. Walsh,
of California, as secretary.
The leaders of the Conservatives
we're plainly disconcsrted when
Bryan refused the chairmanship OF
the resolution committee. They
were chagrined later when he told
his lieutenant. Luke Lea. Of Tennes-
see. that he had refused the honor
because he. personally, planned ne
tional not ward politics"
When the full committee assem-
bled Bryan stated that he had not
refused the chairmanship with any
desire to disturb harmony. II
acted" he said, rather in the in
terests of harmony"
Adopt Platform Later.
BY vote of Al to II a motion by
William j. Bryan to adopt plat
form after and not before the cam
didates are named, was adopted by
the resolutions committee today,
shortly before the convention as
sembed. The new program will
have to be ratified by the convention
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