The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-01
HOPES To BREAK
The DEADLOCK
Bryan Says He Sees No Reason
to Delay Nomination.
Other Leaders Assert No
Agreement Is in Sight.
WILL STAND BY SPEAKER
Clark Forces Say They win
Hold to End.
MissOurian Insists He win
Stay in Fight.
National Chairman Mack Sees
No Way Out.
National Chairman Mack Sees
No Way Out.

Baltimore July 1.-Delegates to the
Democratic national convention held to
a fragile hope this morning that the
first three or four ballots taken at the
days session would result in sufficient
splits among the instructed delegations
to lead to breaking of the deadlock
and the nomination of a presidential
ticket.
The opinion expressed by William ].
Bryan that he could see no reason why
the convention should not nominate to-
day was not shared by the party
leaders who frankly admitted they
could not see the way to untangle the
knot that bound the convention Vice
Chairman Hall, member of the national
committee from Nebraska. said:
I believe we will be here for a week.
Certainly 1 do not look for a nominal
ton for two or three days"
There were no overnight changes in
the situation so far as could be learn
ed Leaders of the Clark, Wilson and
Underwood movements most fear the
gates weary with the struggle, might
thrust leadership aside and choose
candidate whose name was opportunity
sprung upon the convention
As the situation presented itself
neither Clark nor Wilson appeared to
have enough votes to win as one or the
other with an alliance with the I'm
derwood, Harmon and Marshall forces
could sustain expected losses and still
control more than third of the con-
vention. National Chairman Mack
would not venture an opinion to
how the deadlock would be broken.
Much Bitterness Apparent.
Bitter denunciation and acrimonious
discussion was frequently heard today
in the corridors of. the hotels where
the delegates gathered and the state
ments of Speaker Clark and Mr.. Bryan
We're read with avidity. Many po-
ha
parting of the ways and this with the
feeling that one candidate for the |
nomination has good a chance as |
another made it extremely difficult for
more pacific leaders to hold the an
tagonistic elements together in simple I
friendly rivalry.
committee and the delegates from the !
staunch Clark states held meeting
today at which plans were made to
stand by the speaker through thick
and thin. The delegates were told that /
Mr.. Clark had determined to stick to
the fight and were urged to remain
firm until the nomination finally would |
be attained.
Mr. Bryan said he had nothing to
add to his statement of yesterday.
Crowds began to besiege the en-
frances of the Democratic convention
hall by o'clock. At 10 the galleries
delegates had taken. their place on the
floor. A cool breeze through the high
transoms kept the banners fiuttering
and promised relief from the exhaust
ing heat of previous sessions. The pre-
vailing sentiment from the floor before
the call to order was that nothing had
been accomplished to bring the dead
lock to close and that the lines were
quite as tight. or tighter than before
although all recognized that the con-
veEtion has been replete with so many
sensations that a break might come at
any time.
Among the early arrivals there was a
disposition to view Mr.. Bryan's move
a gainst New York as the adroit adop-
ton of the tactics of the Whitney, |
Don Dickinson element in aligning the +
Democrat national committee against
Chief Croker and the New York sup
port of David B. Hill. At that time
Tammany had its orator in the person
of Bourke Cochran, who held the con-
vention throughout the night until at
dsybreak the various elements from
outside New York state forced the
of Cleveland. The contest
then as now, was against New York,
although the issue Of 1.-The interests''
had not been injected and the COM
bined outside elements had the ad-
vantage of Clevelard's prestige.
The Illinois delegation of IS, headed /