The Detroit times., 1912-06-20
DEMOCRATS WAIT FOR
,@SUlCIDE CLUB" TO DO
ITS WORST IN CHICAGO
Very Little Doing in Eastern
City Where Convention
Meets Next Week
BRYAN'S SHADOW is SEEN
Nebraskan Will Weld Much
Power When Presidential
Nominee is Picked
BRYAN'S SHADOW is SEEN
BY OLIVER P. NEWMAN.

BALTIMORE, June ly.-If IL wasn't
for the presence in Baltimore OF Jim
Ham Lewis set OF copyrighted pink
vhiskers TALL rights reserved) there
wouldn't be nickel's worth OF ex.
element over the opening OF the
Democratic national convention here
next Tuesday.
Baltimore and the rest of the coun-
try, apparently. refuse TO take inter
est In the Democratic situation until
the Republicans at Chicago, dubbed
the Suicide club" by Democrats,
have done their worst
Try as they may, Democratic lead
ers like Norman Mack, Tom Taggart,
Roger Sullivan and Urey Woodson
and the corporars guard of press
agents and claim agents who were
early arrivals here fail utterly to get
any kind OF hearing except when
they offer TO buy somebody drink.
In fact, several hundred western
Democratic delegates stopped over in
Chicago to see the G. o. p. blood run
and those who remained at home We're
afraid to leave early for Baltimore for
fear they'd miss the extra editions.
Present indications seem to bear
William Jennings Bryan out in his
assertion that this Democratic ma.
tional convention will be a model ar
fair"
The dictionaries define the word
model as "a small imitation OF the
real thing" This. of course. would be
assuming that the real thing is being
staged at Chicago.
William Jennings Bryan, who is
working as newspaper reporter in
Chicago this week, will be the ring
master at Baltimore next week. He s..
q delegate-atlarge from Nebraska II
is suspected he still has some infu-
ence In Democratic circles.
There will be approximately 1924
delegates In the Democratic conven-
ton. Through long custom, a two
thirds majority is necessary 10 nom
hhte. In this case 1t will require $50
to- win.
Champ Clark will go into the con-
vsntion thinking he has 400 delegates
i1 his vest pocket; Woodrow Wilson
expects to have about 800 Underwood
80, Harmon 90. and Gaynor so, pro-
vided Boss Murphy consents. This
WOulu ledNe OldIh Sllll HSeulHS ooU W
win, Wilson 430. and Harmon, Under
wood and Gaynor so many, It's USE
less to count 'em up.
Therefore. gentle readers, step up
and meet William Jennings Bryan.
Bryan will be the only man present,
besides Alton B. Parker. who has had
any considerable experience in run
ming for president. and while Clark,
Wilson, Harmon, Underwood ard
Gaynor are at home with their ears
TO long distance receivers, William
will be right down among the dele
gates, perspiring and voting with
them.
And they say Bryan is primed for
another one OF those cross of gold,
crown OF thorns" things, only brought
strictly down 10 date. Bryan may be
a little rusty on political orations, be
cause Mere have been four or five
days in the last two years that he
didn't crate a syllable. But generally
speaking. he knows the Democratic
situation about as well as any other
newspaper reporter. and he won't be
atestrained by modesty in discussing
II.
The best loved Democrat in the en-
tire country, the recognized pioneer