Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29
Speakers Friends Among
States 26 Wanted to Vote
Under Unit Rule in South
Dakota Case.
CLARK SUMMONS
FRIENDS FOR TALK
Conference in Washington
Last Night With Speaker
Attended by Leaders;
Gossip Of Iowans.
[BY ELISHA HANSON1

[BY ELISHA HANsON1
Baltimore, June 27.-The Iowa dele
cation is going to have a pitched bat
tie on the convention floor today over
the seating of the Clark delegates
from South Dakota.
The Bryan men, headed by Walter
Dewey and Morris O'Connell, will op-
pose Iowas voting as q unit for the
Clark contesting delegates. The Clark
Iowans argue that the unit rule should
apply to all questions pertaining to
Clark's candidacy.
This morning N. D. Ely Of Daven-
port walked into the Iowa head
quarters and found meeting of the
Bryan men going on. Personalities
were flung back and forth and when
Ely demanded who called the meet
ing no one would answer He i'm
mediately summond all the Clark men
and then informed the Bryan men
/ they would have to sit under the unit
rule. They dared him to apply 1t,
threatening fight.
! We'll, if you want fight said Ely,
we'll give it to you"
Ely declares that on the chairman
ship and unit rules fights the Bryan
men were given more votes than en-
titled to. He says If the fight is made
on the floor they wont have more
than six or eight.
Clark's campaign is all up In the
lair. The speaker called conference
Of his friends in Washington last
night Congressman Pepper attended.
He has not returned to Baltimore yet.
Bryan's First Defeat.
We'll, If Chicago was any worse
than this" remarked a lady writer In
the press box at 1890 Tuesday after
noon, II am glad missed it."
1T was" remarked the writer from
the pacific coast, sitting just ahead.
II know, for was there. \ ,.
Characteristically democratic was
the opening Of the great Baltimore
convention. Everybody-about fifteen
thousand of them all told-had some
thing to say. Consequently nothing
was done until all had their say, and
that meant little for nearly three
hours. Had it not been for the fact
that many spoke in unison. or in dis.
cord II you wish, the cow entton would
not be open yet.
B1yan's defeat, Of course, was the
main topic Of conversation after the
first skirmish was over. The second
was the problematical outcome OF the
"unholy alliance as the combination
between the Clark, Underwood, Har-
mon and Murphy forces has been
DUBBED. Tuesday morning Clark's
chances, which were the brightest on
Monday night, appeared to be very
dull. Expert statisticans we're busy
figuring them out Then 1t was learned
that the speaker had released all OF
his friends on the Parker vote so that
they could vote according to their con.
victions. However, there was strong
under-belief that before doing SO, with
out urging any Of them to stand by
Parker, his managers had taken poll
of the various delegations and had
found that they could deliver enough
to defeat Bryan and glorify the New
delegations furnished the key to the
situation. Kentucky abrogated the unit
rule in order to let Ollie James
Clark's loudest supporter and since
1896 an ardent Bryan man, support
Bryan. Missouri itself abrogated the
unit rule so that the Bryanites from
that state might show their affection
for the great Nebraskan. Fourteen
} voted for him and twenty-five fol
Judge Parker. Bryan also got sever
and half votes from Kentucky.
Had Clark desired to defeat Parker
he could have done 50. Had he desired
to cooperate with Wilson and name 6
strictly progressive man he could have
done so. Bryan brought this out in his
speech and Senator Kern brought i
out in his. The latter made fina
earnest plea for harmony, after Bryan
nominated him for the temporary chair
manship, by asking Judge Parker tt
come to the platform and help hin
select a temporary chairman agree
able to both. If Parker had any sucf
desire he was held to his seat by the
Murphy glue and the fight went on
the New Yorker winning.
The only excitement was caused b,
Alfalfa Bill Murray of Oklahoma wht
was elected as Wilson delegate ant
who succeeded in swinging the whole
Oklahoma delegation to Bryan by {
plainsman's persistence in demanding
an Interpretation Of the Oklahoma
unit rule.
Gossip of lowans at Baltimore
The hold Judge Martin ]. Wade o
Iowa City has on the Iowa democrac.
| was never better illustrated than OF
Monday night when during his alb
sence the Iowa delegation unanimous