The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-26
Ollie James to Be Permanent Chairman, Showing
Parker to the Back Of Stage With the
Cast Aside Scenery.
CART BEFORE THE HORSE IS PLANNED
Candidate for President TO Be Named First and
Then His Platform Picked Out to
Stand Upon.

epces between the conservative lead
ers In an effort to settle the Illinois
sQuabble between the Hearst Harrison
faction. and the followers OF Roger
Sullivan. They proved futile. as both
sides insisted that they had carried
the delegates conventions.
The Illinois contest was the only
one that occupied the serious atten-
tion OF the committee today. The
others were minor affairs and were
easily disposed OF.
The sessions OF the resolutions COM
mittee were secret. 1t met in big
room in the corner of the armory and
hearings were given to numerous dele
cations that had platform planks to
suggest. Among them was Samuel
Gompers, president OF the American
Federation Of Labor, who demanded
that labor be given consideration.
Gompers told the committee that he
had been turned down by the republi-
cans at Chicago and claimed that II
the democrats endorsed the anti-in-
junction and other planks favored by
1.-The federation they would be sure to
receive the united support Of organ.
/ lied labor at the polls.
Got Slow Start
The democratic national conven
/ ton was slow in assembling for the
second days session. Because of the
fact that the commission did not gel
down to business until today, it was
certain they would not be ready fol
the hour set for the assembling Of the
convention. For this reason delegates
rambled about the hotels.
4 Even the band seemed to suffer
from the lethargy, as it was 1880 be
fore it started its initial tune. At tha
hour there were only score OF dele
gates in their seats and but scatter
ing of spectators in the upper galer
les.
i It was almost certain that no busi
ness would be transacted at all unit
tonight. Chairman Bell Of the com
mittee on credentials sent word t.
: Judge Parker that his COMMITTEE
could not possibly get through befor
midnight.
"The issue involved In the contest
are SUCH" reported Bell, that W
, must make q complete investigation
] before deciding who are the lega
/. delegates. We cannot possibly ge
5 through before tonight"
! Parker sent messenger to get Mul
8 ply, Taggart or some other membe
: OF the steering committee and ask IL
= structions.
: It was certain that a recess woul
I be ordered. Until the committee r.
+ ports the temporary roll, no bushes
can be transacted.
0 Bryan's New Wrinkle.
Many of the leaders were concerl
: ed over the success of Bryan in linin
! up the committee on resolutions 7
u report the platform after, and not b.
fore the nominations. This revolution
ary doctrine was designed. It was fre
" admitted, to make the candidat
! run on the platform rather than
!, have the platform used to boom an
4 particular candidate.
Bryan In lengthy speech In tt
: committee room outlined his plan
name the candidates first and the
: adopt platform. He was strong
:. supported by Senator Rayner but Il
! scheme was opposed by Committe
: man Clark of Arkansas.
;, "This plan will insure progressi'
: platform and campaign regardless
! the nominee" explained Senator Ra
= ner. ut is a good move to NAL
: even a conservative candidate star
for a progressive platform, and r,
! on 1t, regardless Of his personal
. sues. OF course such plan mu
:. have the consent of the convention |
a it will have to be approved by tt
:. rules committee"
,e This program is a new idea, +
,e there is no precedent in democrat
. convention history" said Bryan. "B
A. the conditions existing here requi
g new precedents.'
II was three minutes after tweiy
r-lthe meeting hour, before Charm;