The Washington times., 1912-06-26
Even Missourian's Oppo-
nents Fear He Will
Win Nomination.
MAKING HAY IN
ROOSEVELT PARTY
Progressive Democrats Think
Parker's Selection Will
Aid Chicago Boilers.

claim Of the Missourian's followers to-
day, and 1t Is the grave fear of his
opponents as we'll.
II the combination of progressive
Democrats, who believe Clark Is a real
progressive like themselves, with the
machines of Murphy in New York, Tag
gart in Indiana, and Sullivan in Illinois,
shall hold tight to the end, II should
make the "houn' dawg'' candidate a
winner. Following the ballot which
made Judge Parker temporary chair
man, the general feeling was that this
would happen.
There will be no bolt from the con-
vention.
The people who are determined that
neither Bryan nor Wilson shall be the
nominee, are willing to make any con-
cessions to the Nebraskan short Of die
tating the nominee. AS for Wilson, they
don't care what happens to him. and
don't feel that 1t is necessary to molli-
fy him. Bryan is the man they want to
keep aniable.
Progressives Suspicious.
There Is the program. 1t looks like
q winner, yet 1t has become so obvious,
and there has been so much confidence,
among the conservative element that 1t
will go through, that 1t is being exam
ined with suspicion by more than a few
Of the progressves.
There are many delegates who, though
instructed for Clark, have begun to
weaken in. their confidence that he Is
the man for the occasion. They have
misgivings about, the essential progress
'siveness of a man who can command
such a solid support from the bosses as
Clark lined up in the fight on temporary
chairman.
The Clark managers. after their first
burst of satisfaction was over. showed
evidence of desire to convince the radi-
Gals that there was really no combina-
ton between Clark and the big interests
that Mr.. Bryan had charged, with pur-
pose to control the convention.
They realized that following the Bryan
charge, the lineup of a solid Illinois.
q solid New York. and almost a solid
Indiana behind the man whom Bryan
opposed was calculated to leave a bad
taste in the mouths of progressives.
They wanted 1t understood that 1t was
merely accidental that such an alliance
had appeared on the surface. They even
denied that they hand any assurance OF
New York supporting Clark, and talked
about their uncertainty whether they
could get the big end of the New York
delegation
But 1t was manifestly a bluff. They
were really confident that they would
have New York, and its block of ninety
votes became the main reliance Of their
cause. just as. at Chicago. the Barnes
support in New York has been the in.
superable obstacle to Roosevelt and
fhA u,hio
founded.
ed the sentiments Of many delegates
10 illustrated by an expression giver
by North Dakota man.
I'VE are instructed for Governor
Burke" said one of them, "and we are
really for him. We know he was mo-
taken seriously for President, but hs
had a mighty good chance to be nom
mated for second place. We don't lik.
strength was drawn in the fight agains
Parker; we don't like the evidence tha
this same strength Is for Clark. Ant
we will note for Wilson before tn,
end
Iowa Has Contest.
Exactly similar in significance wal
the condition in the Iowa delegation
The State convention in that State, af
ter a hard fight between Clark and VII
son, instructed for the former. Blu
on temporary chairman, the State di
vided its vote equally, 13 for Parker
i3 for Wilson.
This agreement was only reache
after a fight in the delegation; the pro
gressive and radical men wanted tn
delegation polled and voted as the pol
cast 1t UP. They believed that Brya
would get more than a majority, an
were of opinion that the safe cours
for progressives was to stand by hin
Like the North Dakota people, the
had become suspicious of Clark. The
didn't fancy the solidity of support tina
the big bosses were giving to Clarl
1t looked like a reflection on the sir
certify of Clark's progresslvism.
Like instances might be recounted a
length. There were many departure
from the strict Clark and anti-Clar
jected to Iepudiating the national CON
mittee. Others did not want to refiec
upon Judge Parker, who had once bee
the party's candidate for President, an
who has always been regular.
On the other side. there were man
who did not feel willing to oppose Bra
an. Some OF them knew that to do 1
would be bad for their political healt
when they got back home.
These cases. on both sides, abol
counter balanced each other, and lei
the big, significant fact sticking ou
that Parker was in a general way tn
Cdnuludte OF tne SiaIh loICes' tlt
Bryan was the candidate OF the WI
sonites, and that Bryan and Wilso
were beaten.
The Clark Parker machine coalitio
mustered 579 votes. It takes 72S to non
mate. Can Clark make up the diffe
ence to win the nomination?
The big upward move In Clark stoc
gives the answer which current opinio
has returned to this question.
How Parker Came Forward.
There is a most interesting story abot
how Parker came to be pushed to u
fore for chairman. II was told tods
by a United States Senator of progre
Bive persuasion, who, for obvious re-