Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23
SUPPORTED
BY TAMMANY HALL
Charles F. Murphy Admits He
Is Behind New Yorker for
Temporary Chairman.
PREDICTS BRYAN'S DEFEAT
IN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
And Declares There Will Be No Row
on Convention Floor.
GOV. WILSON BACKS BRYAN
Writes to Peerless Leader" That He
Is Right in Wanting Pro-
gressive to Make Key
note Speech.
And Declares There Will Be No Row
on Convention Floor.
GOV. WILSON BACKS BRYAN

BALTIMORE. June 2c-Both Senator
O'Gorman OF New York and Charles L.
Murphy. leader OF Tammany Hall, de-
clared tonight that there will be no row
In the convention over the selection "
temporary chairman Mr. Murphy In
sisted. however. that Judge Alton T..
Parker would be chosen and that Mr..
Bryan would meet defeat before the cou-
vention opened at the session OF tho ma
tional committee. which will pass upon
the action OF the subcommittee.
Are you behind Judge parker?" ns
was asked.
II am
do you think there is any chance of
his Withdrawing"
II haven't heard OF any"
"Wiil he be accepted By the conven-
tion?"
Il hope So.
Mr.. Murphy insisted that the contro-
versy over the temporary chairmanship
would be settled before the convention
assembled.
There will be no unseemly row" sad
Senator OGorman. and no bitterness.
I am satisfied that Mr. Bryan viii 90
nothing that is not for the best Interests
OF the party"
Senator O'Gorman said that the plat
10TH WOuiu contain SIFpnH Ilaik fR-
lating to the so-called money trust. bat
declined to go into details. The most inn
portant planks In the platform. he de-
clared. would be:
First. tariff reduction, and. second.
control OF monopoles."
Murphy at Conferences.
Mr.. Murphy spent the day in series
Of conferences. with interruptions TO take
l,nr NJ no
Club with Chairman Robert Grain of tie
local committee Of arrangements. Col.
John Hopkins OF Chicago. Thomas Tag
CART Of Indiana and others Murphy.
Taggart and Roger Sullivan the national
committeeman from Illinois, were much
together today. They were pointed TO as a
possible triumvirate that could exercise
a strong influence In guiding the deIibera-
tons OF next week.
The ITS votes of these three states
united. most delegates conceded. would he
enough to tip the balance in whatever
direction they were turned
Wilson Says Bryan Is Right.
Gov. Wilson OF New Jersey tonight
telegraphed to Mr.. Bryan a ringing mes
sage that the Nebraskan was entirely
within his rights in doing everything
possible to effect the selection OF pro-
democratic national convention. Tie
message was in reply to the telegram
which Mr.. Bryan sent to five democratic
candidates for President. protesting
against the selection OF Judge Parker.
The Wilson reply was as follows:
"You are right Before hearing OF
your message / clearly stated my posi-
ton in answer to a question from tho
Baltimore Evening Sun.
1.-THE Baltimore convention is to be a
convention of progressives-of men
who are progressive in principle and
by conviction. 1t must. if ii Is not
to be put in a wrong light before the
country, express its convictions In its
organization and In its choice OF the
men who are to speak for It, You are
to be q member Of the convention. and
are entirely within your rights in doing
everything within your power to bring
that result about. No one viii doubt
where my sympathies lie. and you Will.
am sure, find my friends in the con-
vention acting upon clear conviction and
always in the interest OF the peoples
cause i am happy in the confidence
that they need no suggestion from me.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
Leaders Hold Conferences.
One conference followed another today
between the leaders of the rival camps
TO talk over plans OF battle on the ma
tional committee. where the next open
fight on the question of naming Judge
Parker will be made next Monday. II
was authoritatively stated by friends Of
Judge Parker that he had no intention
of withdrawing as a candidate for the
temporary Craftsmanship as reported.
Bryan and Wilson leaders talked o.
United States Senator Kern OF Indiana as
= Nk0ly candidate for TEMPORARY chair
man to oppose Judge Parker. but all
agree dthat nothing definite could be done
in the way OF naming an opponent TO
Judge Parker until Mr.. Bryan arrived.
The Wilson leaders had little TO say
CONTINUED on Thirteenth Pa8e)