The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-25
PARKER WINS
OYER BRYAN
In COMMITTEE
FIGHT OF COMMONER
FOR CHAIRMAN is LOST.
Progressives Could Muster Only
% Votes in National
Committee.
hcGraw for OGorman-Majority
of Other Progressives for
Ollie James.

BALTIMORE. Md. June 24.-For.
mer Judge Alton B. Parker. OF New
York, was chosen as the candidate for
temporary chairman OF the Democrat
&c National convention by the Ma
donal committee tonight. Parker re-
Seived 81 votes; Senator-elect Ollie
James. OF Kentucky. 20. and Senator
OGorman. of New York, 2
The committee balloted on the rec
ommendation OF the subcommittee on
arrangements, made several days ago.
that Mr.. Parker be the chairman.
This aroused the protest OF William
Jennings Bryan, and a subcommittee
tried in a conference between Mr..
Bryan and Judge Parker this after.
noon 70 prevent a promised fight n
the convention tomorrow. When this
failed, the committee determined TO
stand by the subcommittee selec-
tion. Progressive Democrats. 90 OF
them, protested against the selection,
20 supporting Mr.. Bryan's champion.
Representative James. OF Kentucky,
and two voting for Senator O'Gor-
man. who had also been pronounced
as acceptable for the temporary chair
manship by the Bryan faction
The action of the national commit
tee Is expected 10 result in a bitter
factional fight on the floor OF the con
vention and a struggle for suprem-
acy between the Bryan Democrats
and so-called conservatives that may
anect the presidential nomination.
The Vote announced.
The vote on the temporary chair.
manship was announced as follows:
To l.
bama; A J. Michaelson. Arizona; !;
Guy b. Tucker. Arkansas; Nathan
Cole. Jr., California: Homer s Cum
Minis. Connecticut: 7. Albert Jen.
nings, Florida; Clark Howell. Geor.
gia; Simon p. Donnelly. Idaho: Roger
c. Sullivan, Illinois: Thomas Tag.
gart. Indiana: Martin ]. Wade, Iowa /;
Trey Woodson. Kentucky: f. l..
Jones. Maine; J. Fred c. Talbot.
Maryland; Edwin O Wood. Michi.
gan; &. n. Williams, Mississippi. J
Bruno Kremer. Montana: Eugene E
Reed. New Hampshire. Norman F.
Mack. New York. w T Brady. Okla.
homa; J. NJ. Guney, Pennsylvania
George W. Green, Rhode Island. r. +
L. Mountcastle. Tennessee: r y.
Johnstone. Texas: Thomas H.
Browne. Vermont. J. Taylor Ellison.
Virginia; a. J DAILY. Alaska: Erwin
A. Newman. District OF Columbia
Gilbert J Waller. Hawaii. u NJ
Field, Porto Rico. and delegate from
Philippines. Total 81
For ollie James Alva Adams.
Colorado. Willard. Salisbury. Della
ware; William F. Sapp. Kansas. Rob.
ert Ewing. Louisiana: ?. B Lynch.
Minnesota. Edward r. Goltra. Nilsson.
n, r. L Hall. Nebraska. John sun.
derland. Nevada. Robert S. Hudspeth
New Jersey Josephus Daniels. North
Carolina William Collins. North Da.
kota A. a Jones. New Mexico. Har.
tey z. CARRIER Ohio. W A. Miller
Oregon. p r Tulman. south caro-.
Ina thy proxy. s Johnson. South
Dakota. Frank X Nebeker. Utah. W
= Dunphv Washington. Joseph =
Davies. Wisconsin. John r. Osborne
wyoming. Total. 20.
For Senator O'Gorman: J. W
foughlln. Massachusetts. John r.
MoGrav. West virginia Total @
When Urey Woodson. committee
man from Kentucky. voted for Park
er against James. he explained that
kentucky did not wish ~ place
James name before. the committee
Re asserted that he had talked with
senator James and had been assured
mat he vas candidate. IN addition.
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