The Detroit times., 1912-06-25
BRYAN FIGHTS TO aysr
SEAT JOHN w. KEARN
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Parker was fully decided on but the
details were withheld until the con
vention actually assembled.
Bryan Stakes All on Battle.
Bryan. was stalking all on his bat
tie for control today. lie deliberate
ly made the Issue with Parker. The
conservative leaders who opposed him
had tried their best 10 compromise
They had made II plain to the Ne,
braskan that they believed they hau
the votes 20 put over their selection
for the temporary chairmanship. In
many respects the fight Bryan was
making was a parallel TO that which
Col Roosevelt waged unsu0cessfully
In Chicago last week Bryan, however
enjoyed the distinct advantage thai
he was delegate-at-large from MS
home state and as such was entitled
TO a seat on the floor.
His assistants in the fight had can
yassed the delegates and claimed 10
be assured OF nearly 700 votes for his
election. and OF almost 600 Tor any
man he might name should II De de
Icided al the last moment that II would
pe advisable to shift the plan and
name some other delegate to -comDal
Parker
Murphy. however. was fully as In
sistent as was Bryan in claiming
control. The New York chief did not
90 10 bed until long after daylight
and was up again in very short time
going over the delegations. seeing just
where he stood According TO Tom
ITaggart. the Indiana committeeman
who was most active In rounding VI
delegates for the anti-Bryan forces
the anti. Bryan men had more than 6OC
delegates pledged 10 their cause II
loverthrowing Bryan. Neither side
would give figures for publication, bu'
careful inquiry developed the fact tha'
in many instances identical delega
tions were claimed by both sides,
Would Boose Bryan As Candidate.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. com
bination claimed that II Bryan wor
1.-The fight he was certain TO be nom
mated for the presidency. Some oi
them went so far as 10 assert tha1
the ticket already had been selected
should the Nebraskan control. He
was 10 head the ticket and Gov. Wood
row Wilson was TO be named as the
second man, Wilson, the anti-Bryar
men pointed out, went fully into the
Nebraskans camp when he declared
that he favored the naming OF pro
gressive for temporary chairman.
That Champ Clark was 10 be the
gamer If the combination against
Bryan were able TO elect Parker was
admitted Many OF the Clark leaders
We're behind the movement 10 over
throw Bryan domination. as they term
ed It, and they asserted that IL Bryan
went down. Clark would get all oI
New York's 90 votes on the first ballot
and would be absolutely certain oi
being nominated on the second.
The crowd started for the conven
Ition hall early The arrangements sc
| far as the meeting place was concern
ed, were superb. The Fifth Regimen
armory. where the delegates and more
/ than $4,000 visitors assembled, haC
been completely transformed for the
occasion. The floor space had beer
so divided that the grouping of botf
delegates and spectators was such
that all could see and hear.
! Inc convention was Cdlleu lO OIuei
at noon by Norman E. Mack. OF Buf
falo. chairman OF the national com
mittee. The first business was tn,
prayer by His Eminence. James Car
dinal Gibbons, OF Baltimore, afte
which the call was read by Secretar.
Urey Woodson OF Kentucky. The TEN
porary roll as made up by the com
mittee then was called.
There was no fight over the TEN
porary roll. In making IL up las
night the committee followed prece
dent In each OF the rs contested
seats the regular delegation was seat
ed subject 10 the action OF the com
mittee on credentials
The most important OF the contest
disposed OF was that brought on be
half OF Roger Sullivan and 26 dele
gates from Illinois. The Hearst-CaI
ter Harrison combination claimed
these seats, but the Sullivanites wer
seated Both factions were pledge,
to Champ Clark, but the Harrisonite
claimed they would win out befor
the credential committee. as they de