Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-04
Fight viii Probably be Carried to
Floor Of Convention
BOTH SIDES ISSUE STATEMENTS
MIssourIan Insists Nebraskan MUST
Prove His Assertions or Make
KetractIon--stone Ready 70
Help Hold Deadlock.

longer any plONoA~S $500
between Clark and Bryan. It IS IN
the open and with unkind adtecuves
working overtime.
Many are predicting that 1t may Dc
carried to the floor Of the convention
This could be done easily by the
speakers floor managers Insisting up
ON reading, as a matter Of personal
privilege, Clark's reply to Bryan.
II that is done 1t will make the
stormy sessions OF last week appear
In comparison, as peaceful as gamer
ing of the ladies' aid society. For MT.
Bryan will insist upon defending MIS-
statement.
Champ Clarks reply to Bryane
charges that the speaker had formed
an alliance with Tammany was
statement that the Nebraskan must
either prove his allegations or make
a retraction.
ciark's Statement.
Mr.. Clark came to Baltimore on
late train and wentNinto conference at
once with Fred T. Dubois. his cam
paign manager and others OF his lead
ers After the conference Mr.. Clark
made a public statement saying IN
part:
I'm the national convention an
outrageous aspersion was cast upon
me and through me upon the Demo-
cratic party, by one who OF all men
ought to be the last to besmudge OF
betray his friends or his party.
ask no undue consideration from any
man. be he friend or foe, but with
william ]. Bryan and his charge
made in the convention the issue is
proof or retraction. | shall expect
him to meet that issue"
In a long statement, the second ne
has made, Mr.. Bryan suggested that
the convention compromise on Sena-
tor Kern OF Indiana, Senator O'Gor-
man of New York, Senator Rayner oil
Maryland, Senator Culbertson OF Tex
as or Senator James of Texas.
Bryan Replies.
Mr.. Bryan replied to Speaker Champ
Clark's demand that the Nebraskan
prove or retract the general charge
made in convention that the CLARK
forces had allied themselves with the
eo-called privileged classes. In his
statement Mr.. Bryan said:
II have received notice by publica
| ton only. The only criticism have
| made against Mr.. Clark Is not that ne
has acted wrongfully, but that ne has
failed to act
"But the activity Of Mr.. Clark's
managers is as Objectionable as hii
own inactivity. They have been In
constant cooperation with the re
dictionaries. If Mr.. Clark, did not au
thorize them to act, he has, 50 ia
as know, failed to rebuke them fol
acting. / take 1t for granted that he
does not object to the action Of his
managers in soliciting, or at least
in accepting without protest, the sup
port Of the 80 wax figures which Mr.
| Nurrhy. under the unit rule, uses t
carry out the will of the predatory IN
terest.'
stone Pledges HeID.
Senator stone of Missouri sent t.
Speaker Clark the pledge Of man!
| Clark delegations to stand by the Mis-
sourian, making a lasting deadlock
In reply to this Mr.. Clark wrote t
Senator Stone:
Replying to the communication 0
my supporters forwarded to me D!
you, beg To- say that. in ordinarl
circumstances, / woGldtss the isst Il
encourage any movement which nigh
tend to create deadlock in a Demo
cratic national convention and there
by. perhaps imperil the standing O
our party in the estimation Of tn
country,
IF a majority Of the delegates hat
not declared their preference for M
AZ their candidate, | could not enter
/. 4 tain your proposal. The fact, how
ever. that they have done so, on eigh
!. successive ballots, creates an exceT
tional condition which surely merit
careful and conscientious considers
| ton"
4 Mr.. Clark then quotes st length iron
the statement which Mr.. Bryan reaV
u tie convention and continues:
i exc spsaker OF the house Of ssprs
snts IS q lifulong Dempcra'
proud 81 ~ party. Is 81 Americas
man. pronounce 1gF, Bfyan's iEiplle
|. accuss oi beth false ana infamous.
The speaker went back to waahlni
ton eaily III tie npraing, put has bee
An toudh 81 telephone an DAY Wit