Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

I harmony is too absurd to deserve con- l sideration. I tried to secure harmony | by urging several weeks ago that the committee invite MT. Clark and MT | Wilson, whose instructed delegates constitute nearly two-thirds of the convention, to agree upon a candidate for the purpose of avoiding friction They not only failed to do this, but they refused to take the choice of either candidate, and, at Mir. Murphy's dictation, forced Mr. Parker's nomina- tion.
 As to Parker's Fitness.
 q shall discuss Mr. Parker's fitness for the petition tomorrow. It is enough tonight to say that if he does not know whose agent he is, he lacks the intelligence necessary for a pre- siding officer, and, if he does know, he does not deserve the support of any man who has the right to call himself | a democrat.
 T expect to present the name of some progressive and to support his | claims before the convention. If I 1 fail to find man to lead the fight, my name will be presented as a can | didate for temporary chairman. I have no way of knowing how the conven- | tion stands. but the democrats of the nation have done enough for me to | justify me in suffering defeet if nec- essary in their defense. One republi- can party is enough in this coun- | try, for. whatever we may call our selves if we cannot distinguish our selves from them in our actions, peo- pie will not pay much attention to our words"
 Peace Conference Futile. There was a cheer from the delegates and visitors who swarmed in Mir Bry- ans rooms when the Nebraskan con cluded his statement. Mir. Bryan was in conference late tonight with his as- sistants, mapping out tomorrow's con- | test before the convention, which meets at noon.
 That the national committee felt the potency of Mr. Bryan's influence be- came apparent early this afternoon, when a recess was taken to ptSmit a peace committee to call on him. The first move of this committee, composed l of National Chairman Norman F. Mack | and Vice Chairman Hall, was to bring Judge Parker and Mir. Bryan together at a conference. It was said >thst Parker went over many of the points of his keynote" speech with Mir. Bry- an in the hope of convincing him of the l progressive note that it would strike.
 Judge Parker Had WstfuI Look.
 The effort was unavailing. MT. Bry- an soon left the conference held at the national committee headquarters. asserting that while the interview was most pleasant, indeed" he had failed to change his attitude on the tenn porary chairmanship in any way what
 ever. As the doors of the conference
 room opened and Mir. Bryan stepped
 briskly out, Judge Parker could be seen
 within, looking wistfully out over the
 city. The conference had been on ono
 of the upper floors of a headquarters
 hotel
 A moment after Mir. Bryan had dis
 appeared, Chairman Mack came out
 and asked where he had gone. When
 told, however, he made no effort to fol-
 low, returning to the conference room
 for a few more minutes with Judge
 Parker and Vice Chairman Hall. Ae these three finally emerged they an
 nounced that the committee would gC
 ahead and approve the selection ot
 Judge Parker, let the fight come as il
 would. It will come after the open ing prayer has been uttered by Cardi- nal Gibbons tomorrow, when Nationa , Chairman Mack presents the name ot Judge Parker as temporary chairman Candidates Nervous Over Bryan. The convention will get under way
 tomorrow with seven avowed presiden
 tial candidates in the field, no one O 2 them with nearly enough delegates in structed or pledged to carry them nea , the tWo-thirds vote required to nomi
 nate-72S It had been expected b.
 many political observers that durinj the two weeks preceding the conyen ton some of the candidates might forn
 g coalition. but no such thing has oc , cured, and this fact MT. Bryan
 friends declare augurs well for hin 1 Mir. Bryan will have his opportunit , to speak before the convention towar
 it's close, and some of the presidentia 2 boomers here are plainly nervous a , 10 the effect he might have. Q Bryan May Frame Platform.
 If he loses as temporary chairman c " the convention, Mr Bryan is slated b - his state delegation for the committe | on resolutions and undoubtedly will b chosen as it's chairman. As such h t would have leading part in framin Y the party platform and would preser = it in person to the convention just pric - to calling the roll of states for presi S dential nominations
 The seven avowed presidential as f pirants are Gov Woodrow Wilson (
 New Jersey; Speaker Champ Clark ( o Missouri Representative Oscar W f Underwood of Alabama; Gov. Judso = Harmon of Ohio; Gov. Simeon E. Bald e win of Connecticut; Gov. John t Burke of North Dakota, and Gov. T. e Marshall of Indiana. Q
 . Bryan Might Catch Disaffsetsd RsPuE
 Iioans.
 Aside from these the men most talk - ed of arc Mir, Bryan, Mayor Gayne e of New York, and Gov. John A, Di a of New York, Mf Bryan frequent - during the last few months has dc l. clarsd that he was not in any sens - candidate. but 1t Is difficult to fin 10 state delegation in which he is nt n discussed as possibility, One elall r. put forward by Mir. BPyan's supporter 1T Is that with him in the field theI 'f might might enaus 8 coalition vii