Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-26
FINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 26 1912

Al last an adjournment unti| X 1 CLOCK was moved and carried.
 Where's Bryan?" asked someone as the hall was being cleared.
 He gone to Armagdedon, was the reply of his neighbor.,
 The Night Session Brief. Baltimore, June 25.-At S:05 o'clock i Nhalfman Mack rapped for order. Ali i that time only half of the space in the hall was filled.
 William ;M Dame, Of the Memorial Patterson Episcopal church, delivered the invocation at the opening of the night. Judge Parker was heartily cheered when he began his speech.
 His reference to "The man who bae been three-time candidate" was cehered to the echo. Parker in his speech recommended Bryan for the chalrmanship of the Resolution Com mttee. This recommendation was al- so heartily cheered. Judge Parker li!1ls''eG his speech at 9:15 D. m.
 The chair recognized Joseph F. Bell, of indiana, who spoke briefly.
 Senator Stone, of Missouri offered a 2erfunctory resolution on the nam. ing of committees, and Roger Sullivan moved to adjourn until ? o'clock to- morrow. The motion was amended to make the meeting time noon instead of 2 o'clock and in this form it was carried
 At e:35 the convention adjourned until noon tomorrow.
 Bryan Makes No Cement.
 Baltimore, June R5.-cIommentins on the events of the convention, Mir. Bryan made the following statement at 7:35 o'clock tonight:
 Il really have no statement to make. 1 know of nothing that needs to be explained. The vote in the convention shows the attitude of the convention and my speech showed my views of the subject.
 "Ill wait developments without any impatience. l don't know of anything that could be added
 MT. Bryan said that he could dis cuss no plans which might be offered to the Committee on Resolutions, whose meeting he will attend later to- night as a member, after being pres ent at Mayor Preston's reception
 Bell Elected Chairman.
 Baltimore, June 25.-The Commit tee on Credentials of the National Democratic Convention organized to- night by election as chairman Joseph F. Bell, of Indiana. The roll call of states showed the committee would consider contests on delegates from Illinois, Missouri, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Alaska, the Philippines, the District of Columbia and Pennsyl- vania. The committee will hear the contests at 9:3O a. m. tomorrow
 Mooney is There.
 Baltimore, June 25-Charles P. J. Mooney, former manager of several Hearst newspapers, now managing editor of the Memphis Commercial Ap- peal, is at the convention as delegate at large from Tennesse. Also he is a of the resolutions committee from that state.
 ''We are going to have good plat form, a Democratic and progressive platform, but we are not going to have crazy platform" Mir. Mooney said tonight, concerning the labors of his committee.
 "For myself one particular thing l favor is a plank for Navy program, calling for two battleships year. l think we should have a Navy second only to England. We have to main- tain the Monroe Doctrine and it takes the second Navy in the world to do that. The Monroe Doctrine can be only when we have Navy to back it up.'
 Organization Committee.
 Baltimore, June 25.-When ordered to give the Bryan members of the committee opportunity to confer with their chief, and ascertain whether he intends to renew his fight against ] Judge Parker when the permanent chairman is named, the Committee on Permanent Organization of the Demo- cratic convention held only a per functory session tonight It will meet again at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow.
 A careful canvass of the committee showed that Judge Parker's selection IS permanent chairman of the conven- ion is to be unlikely.
 Senator Charles A. Culberson, of Texas, or some other Progressive, will ohohly bo ,reSanted as the commit