The Washington times., 1912-06-24
Roger Sullivan Will Have
Some Able Sup
port.
BRYAN is STRONGLY /
AGAINST UNIT RULE
Governor Harmon's Hold On State
Delegation Will Be Attacked
in Committee.

BALTIMORE, June A-The first test
vote in the Democratic national COM
mittee is scheduled to come today when
that committee takes up eighty-two
contested seats.
The majority of these are opera bouffe
contests. like the three delegations from
the District of Columbia, whose only
difference is as TO which is regular
all being for the same candidate.
But in Illinois and Ohio the differences
are vital and the fight is bitter. In
Illinois II is a fight between the Roger
Sullivan faction, supposedly backing
Clark, and the Mayor Harrison faction,
supposedly backing Wilson. Twenty
two district delegates and eight dele
gates at large are at stake.
sullivan is one of the triumvirate
OF the Democratic party, an arch en-
emy OF Bryan's and fighting to hold
control of the party In Illinois
against the young bloods headed by
Carter Harrison, mayor of Chicago. 1t
Is expected that Taggart and Muir
ply. Sullivan's partners, will line up
their faction solid for Sullivan, while
Bryan will go the limit in opposition.
Ohio Fight Clear Cut.
Ohio furnishes even a cleaner cut
issue. 1t involves the Harmon and
Wilson forces-the progressive and
reactionaries-and it also involves the
time -honored unit rule of Democracy
Bryan is against the unit rule, SO is
Clark. So is Wilson-at least in
Ohio
In fourteen districts in the Ohio prtm-
ary Governor Harmon lost to Governor
wilson. But the Statewide primary
preference he won. The State commit
| tee by resolutions declared that the
entire delegation was legally for Cover
nor Harmon. Mayor Baker Of Cleve-
land, who Is heir to the progressive
J assets of the late Tom Johnson, threat
ems fight on the floor of the conven-
ton.
Today he had word from Mr.. Bryan
that the Nebraskan would Join him and
| fight to a finish. The Harmon men de-
clare that II is not that Mr. Bryan
fears any infringement on the liberties
OF the country or the Democratic party
| that he makes the fight, but that it is
a part Of his uncompromising hostility
| to Governor Harmon. The bitterness of
the controversy is accentuated by the
fact that Harvey c. CARRIER, the nation
al committeeman from Ohio, is with
the opposition to Governor Harmon.
Yet in his district, the Fourth. while
there was a majority of LOO for anti
Harmon delegates In the Statewide
preference vote. Governor Harmon car
ried the district by 800
May Lead to Clash.
Mayor Baker who is one of the
brightest politicians in the State, pro-
tests against his district being cheated
out OF its preference for Governor Will
son after the district went overwhelm-
| 'ngly against Governor Harmon and for
the New Jersey governor. 1t is a situa-
| ton where Mr.. Bryan's insistence on
what he believes to be a principle Is
likely to arouse the opposition OF
large element of restless anti-Bryan
men and bring on a row that will be
compared with what went on at Chi
cago.
Before the meeting of the national
committee today 1t was confidentially
asserted by the anti-Bryan men that
they far outnumbered the Nebraskans S
supporters. 1t was reported that Bryan
himself might enter the committee
meeting, holding the proxy OF Commit
teeman Hall. of Nebraska. Hall is
close friend of Bryan and is his sup
porter in the fight that is being waged
against Parker.