The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-27
CONVENTION is
EXPECTED TO CAST
FIRST BALLOT TODAY
mo Compromise. is Slogan Of
Progressives as Great Battle
Begins
VIM. ]. BRYAN'S REBUFF
WORRIES CLARK AIDES
Defeat of Unit Rule is Big Gam
for Supporters of New Jersey
Progressiv

BALTIMORE. Nd. June 37.--No
compromise was the slogan today OF
the progressives in the Democrats
national convention. With the unit
rule shattered SO far as the state Of
Ohio and all others where delegates
were chosen in direct primaries, are
concerned, the progressives were In
sisting that they would yet show that
this was radical gathering, so TAR
as the candidate and platform were
concerned.
This rejoicing was confined to the
rank and file. The leaders, while very
hopeful, were still convinced that the
conservatives were far from being
completely routed. They believed that
they would try to regain much OF their
lost ground by abandoning everything
else and concentrating all OF their
strength on the nominee.
Leaders pointed out. while pro-
gressive platform will be an excellent
thing, unless the man named on II IL
absolutely in sympathy with the
cause, there will be no assurance that
it's pledges will be enforced. They
called attention to the fact that the
combined conservative strength. add
ed to Clark's pledged votes. would
make the necessary two-thirds. The
Clark managers were admittedly wor-
ried over the charge that they: had
l"tied up" with the conservatives In
order to nominate their man Positive
and emphatic denials OF these charges
were issued, but to<each the Wilson
men pointed to the t&7pagainss-i{ry
for temporary chairmkA. and the
in the national COMMITTEES again4
ollie James for temporary chairman
and showed that either of these re-
verses would have been victory IL the
Clark men had voted with the pro-
gressives.
| Clark Men Active.
That Clark must be successful early
| in the balloting was the admission by
his closest lleutenants. They were
bending every energy to that end.
They approached the leaders of the
big state delegations that were sup
posed to be ION the fence" and asked
them to line up their men behind the
speaker. They made personal appeals
to delegates, supposed to have lean
lings toward other candidates, but who
were neither pledged nor instructed
to cast a complimentary vote for the
ispeakeT while making up theiT s-Ss.s s-s.-..'l : :
4 Today the managers of the speak
er's campaign were again endeayorine
to encourage sentiment to have abrO
gated the two-thirds rule, whereby ne
candidate can be named unless he II
choice of two-thirds OF the delegates
They were buttonholing delegates and
telling them that, inasmuch as the
traditional unit rule had gone by the
board, the two-thirds rule should fol
low. Some of the Clark men were
: openly declaring that II the speakes
polled a majority OF the delegates on
the initial ballot. which 1t is expected
will be taken tonight a motion VIII
be made to- rescind the two-thirds rule.
The Clark men claimed that on
such a proposition they would have
the support OF all OF the followers OF
other candidates with the exception
OF the Wilson men. But Democrats
who are In favor OF no particular can.
didate say that IL the Clark men try
this there will break about their
heads a storm that will destroy their
candidate. II is pointed out that the
two.thlrds rule was adopted to pre-
vent stampedes or trading OF dele
/. gates. and that the rank and ME or
the party would bitterly resent any
abrogation.
When the convention resumed us
sessions at noon today there was
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