Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-26

Marshall and the Connecticut dele
gates for Governor Baldwin, but It
is generally known that neither is
seriously a candidate, and that, in
effect, these votes are as much at the
disposal of the Clark combination as
Those of New York itself.
Harmon Men Discouraged.
The Clark men urge a stronger
reason than gratitude for their faith
in this prospective slide to their can
didate. They say that the narrow
margin by which Bryan was beaten
in a convention of 1904 delegates
shows conclusively that the only way
in which his influence in the Demo-
cratic party can be r is by
the nomination of Clark.
The Harmon and Underwood BOOM
ers, while keeping up a brave SHOW
of activity with their rooters and
marching clubs, are plainly discour-
aged.
In the meantime the Gaynor boom
pursues the even tenor of its way.
Its hackers have never claimed any
chance for the mayor unless the
other candidates should get into an
inextricable tangle and bring on a
deadlock.
The Clark men insist that they
made no compromise on their progress
sive principles when they permitted
enough of the Clark support to go
to Judge Parker to assure him a vic
tory over Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Clark, they
assert, Is as much of a progressive
as Mr.. Bryan.
Get New York's Favor.
Letsthis be made perfectly clear so
that no one can go astray in his
Judgment of the action taken by the
convention and the part that the
Clark forces played In bringing about
the result achieved. Not since the
Republican party was disrupted in
Chicago has there been a chance of
the nomination of a reactionary in
Baltimore on a ~reactionary platform.
Since the conservative wing of the
Democratic party realize that the
nominee and platform were certain
to be progressive they felt that they
ought to have some slight conces-
sion. The concession which they
asked was the selection of Judge
Parker for temporary chairman.
Judge Parker had the warm indorse-
ment of the New York delegation.
without New York the Democrats
might not win. With it and the
States, always linked with it they are
certain to win.
How Clark Men Stand.
Speaker Clark. by being concilia-
tory, except upon matters of princi-
pie, has succeeded In h~armonizing the
Democrats in Congress and achieving
results which have made for Demo-
cratic success in State elections
throughout the nation.
Undoubtedly both Mr.. Clark and his
chief supporters are more In sympa-
thy with the progressive ideas of Mr..
| Bryan than they are with the conser-
vative ideas of Judge Parker.
But they were entirely out of sym
pathy with Mr.. Bryan's disposition
unnecessarily to raise an Issue which
might render apathetic. If it did not
ALLEVIATE. that large conservative ele-
ment of the party which holds the
balance of power In New York and
other great Democratic States.
Mr.. Bryan has said from the be-
ginning of, the campaign hat Mr..
Clark's nomination would be entirely
acceptable to him. If the platform
Is now made pleasing to all pro-
gressives, neither Mr. Bryan nor any
other sincere progressive al find
fault with the outcome of the on
vention If Mr.. Clark shall be nomi-
mated. And the conservative element.
having received a small concession
In the selection of Judge Parker for
temporary chairman, is already well
satisfied.
The convention had good precedent
for the consideration it showed to
the conservative element. Thomas
jefferson. in his inaugural address,
said:
"All will bear in mind this sacred
principle-that though the will of the
majority is in all cases to prevail,
that will, to be rightful, must be
reasonable; that the minority pos
sesses it's equal rights. which equal
law must protect; to violate this rule
would be oppression"