The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-20
BRYAN VOICES OPPOSITION TO NEW YORKER AS TEMPORARY
 CHAIRMAN AT BALTIMORE.
l IN I! E!AIyaR aF PROGRESSIVE
Senator Kern and Ben Shively Also Suggested for the PIace-Majority of the Committee in Favor
 of Parker.

Baltimore, Md. June 19.-Opposi- tion developed unexpectedly tonight
 against the naming of Judge Alton B
 Parker for temporary chairman of
 the Democratic national convention While majority of the arrangements
 lect temporary officers of the con vention, was favorable to the selec-
 tion of Judge Parker, it became known tonight at informal confer
 ences that friends of w. ]. Bryan had come out against Judge Parker's sc 1 lection, and that a new choice might have to be made It was stated by ! those opposed to Judge Parker's se- lection that he was a conservative and that as this was a progressive campaign, a progressive man should
 be named to make the keynote speech
 It was learned tonight that a mem l Der of the arrangements committee
 had talked with Mir. Bryan at Chicago over the telephone and after being
 made acquainted with the purpose of the committee to name Judge Parker as temporary chairman, Colonel Bry- an was quoted by the committeeman I as replying that the Democratic party
 was four-fifths prDgressive that a progressive man should be named and
 that of Judge Parker were selected as temporary chairman he would be prepared to oppose his selection on the floor of the convention.
 The news of MT. Bryans opposition to Judge Parker was given quietly l to the national committeeman and then the matter was taken up for dis cnssion Some nf the committeeman urged thf the plan to select Judge
 Parker should be carried out not withstanding the opposition to him. At late hour tonight it was sad by two of the members of the ua- tional committee that Judge Parker would be named.
 There were reports also that Sen ator Kern of Indiana or Ben Shively. also of Indiana. might be selected lo make the keynote speech, but these reports could not be traced to authen- | tic sources.
 Leaders of the movement to noln- mate Speaker Clark for president i planned to hold 6 meeting in Wash ington tonight to go over the situa- ton and determine whether they
 would present candidate for tenn porary chairman. The Wilson lead CTS also were uncertain as to whether | they would urge the selection of some candidate
 "A member of the arrangements committee said that while a major | ity of the committee was in favor of Ind Ieyo D,~ ~lrc alr tt | be definitely stated tonight what the outcome would be- as the committee men felt it was desired to maintain harmony in the matter. There were reports that the question of the tenn porary chairmanship might be brought before the convention for settlement Friends of Representative Oscar lln- derwOod of Alabama became active today Senator Bankhead of Alabama came over from Washington and con- 1 ferred with the national committed
 men here.
 Clark Howell, national committee
 man from Georgia, and the oldest
 member of the national committee in point of service, having been on
 the committee for 20 years. reached here today. He believes Underwood l is the logical choice for the presiden- tial nomination.
 ''If Oscar Underwood came from any state north of the Ohio river" said Mr Howell. he would be nom- l mated unanimously and the floor | leadership of Underwood has done more than anything else to bring the Democratic party together. He is the 1 logical man to nominate. The time has come when the logical man for the presidential nomination should be selected, no matter what part of the
 country he comes from. The day of sectional feeling has passed 1 It was generally reported here to- night that w. ], Bryan would be made chairman of the committee on reso-
 lt1tions. Just what part MT. Bryan
 plans to take at the convention with respect to the selection of the standard
 bearer and the building of the party platform has not been made known.
 MT. Bryan is expected here Sunday.
 Representative Martin Littleton. of New York dropped off here for a
 couple hours today on his way to New York. He said he had not heard of
 the report that he was scheduled to
 make a speech nominating Mayor
 Gaynor for the presidency.
 Lieutenant Governor Hugh l.. Nich-
 oi of Ohio. directing head of the Har-
 mon campaign, today issued state-
 ment declaring that should Harmon fail to get the nomination the lattes
 would support the choice of the con vention.
 Robert P. Wing. national commit
 teeman from Louisiana. arrived today and told his friends that the Dem ocratic platform introduced should include a plank for protection and ex-