River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-07-04
AZ BALLOTS CAST WITHOUT ANY RESULT
Clark, at Baltimore, At
tacks Bryan.
FoRTY-SEcOND BALLOT REACHED
DEADLOCK SEEMS TO BE
MORE COMPLICATED.

ton an outrageous aspers1on was cast
upon me and through me upon the
democratic party by one who, of all
men ought to be the last to besmudge
or betray his friends or his party.
80 far as | am personally con-
cerned, it is enough to say that the
charge which reflects upon my person
al or party integrity is utterly and
absolutely false. / might afford to for
get myself. but / am by the choice of
the democratic majority of the house
OF representatives, the ranking official
democrat in national public life. |
cannot be false or corrupt without
rejecting upon my party In the most
serious way.
ANY man who enters into an al
lance with any selfish interest or priv
ileged class of this country to gain the
nomination for the presidency is I'M
worthy of the presidency and the
speakership of the house. l have not
entered into such an alliance and the
democrat, however distinguished, who
charges me with this act, is traitor
to the democratic party and to his pro-
feSSed friendship LOT me.
Il am not here to plead for a nom1-
nation or to defend any mans politi-
cal action | ask no undue considera-
ton from any man, be he friend or
foe, but / demand exact justice from
every democrat either in this conven-
ton or throughout the nation.
with William j. Bryan and his
charge made in the convention, the
issue is proof or retraction. | shall
expect to meet that issue.
Champ Clark
Among those present at the confer
ence were Chairman Ollie NJ James of
Kentucky, former Governor David r.
Francis of Missouri Clark's floor lead.
er at the conventions; Senator Stone
of Missouri, William H. Hearst, John
Temple Graves, Representative Scott
Ferris of Oklahoma, Delegate Mcclure
of California and Senator Reed OF
Missouri, who nominated the speaker.
Baltimore, TSs - Bristling VITA
Democratic Progressivism, the plat
form on which the Democratic party
will stand during the approaching CAM
paign was completed by the COMMITTEES
on resolutions and awaits only the
approval of the presidential nominee
to be presented to the convention.
The document is the result of 4S
hours of elaboration on the part OF
the committee.
1t is an almost entirely new docu-
ment, although the recommendations
of the New York delegation were fol-
lowed in many particulars.
From the first to last the commit
tees deliberations were characterized
by harmony. The unanimous demand
was for the most pronounced declara-
lions in favor of Progressive policies
all along the line and the only differ
ence of opinion arose over the best
methods of expressing them. The re-
suit is a platform of generally adj
vanced views, although many of them
are less radical than the party decla-
rations of other years.
The document covers subjects of
Importance which has been the sub
ject of party discussion during the last
four years. None of them are elabor-
ately presented, but the large number
of subjects renders it voluminous.
Members of the committee express
general satisfaction with the outcome
of their vote, and Mr.. Bryan, who took
a most active part in framing the
paper, made the prediction that it
would arouse the disapproval of not
to exceed a dozen members of the con-
vention.
Under the new rule adopted, the
platform will not be presented to the
convention until after the nomination
of the candidates.