Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-07-11
uAw1.EY THROWS LIGHT ON THE
BALTIMORE CONVENTION
EXPLAINS IDAHO TWIST
Some of the Delegates Shaky on In
structions-Hawley, Heitfeldt, Rich
and Smith Stay by Clark.

fIt was the greatest politlcal con-
venton ever held in this country
This was the impression given Gov
arnor Hawley by the democratic nation
al convention at Baltimore. The gov
ornor reached home last week,
after five night spent on the train. He
left Baltimore at o. clock on the morn
inc the convention completed its, work
and rushed right through ahead of the
other delegates. He was accompanied
IN Idaho by S. j. Rich, who went to
Blackfoot, and P. H. Smith, who went
to Twin Falls.
s.The convention was the most in
tensely exciting ever attended, Gov
ernor Hawley said, telling of his ex-
periences. "Feeling ran high; there
was one dramatic climax after another;
there was acrimony; men spoke out
their honest opinions and told each 9TH
er what they thought; but. everything
was kept within bounds; there was no
calling of thieves, liars and the like.
I did not hear an unparliamentary ex-
preston, even in the widest moments
of the convention. A remarkable thing
about it was that after the fight was
all over the best of feeling prevailed,
and every man announced his determin-
alton to support the ticket with all the
power he possessed.
"The tragedy of the convention was
the defeat of Champ Clark. No man
ever had more loyal supporters, and
had it not been for the combination
entered into between some of Clark 8
friends and Tammany hall the speaker
would have won easily. Even at that
Clark will always feel that he had the
nomination within his grasp, only to be
deprived of it by the switch of Bryan
from Clark to Wilson.
Bryan the Master.
Naturally, Bryan is looked upon as
the hero of the convention. He put up
the fight of his life. He was too in
tense, | believe, and went too far; but
he proved himself to be tactician
without a peer, fighter who never
knew the meaning of fear, and a man
of tremendous ability.
q knew just how Bryan felt about
the selection of Parker for temporary
chairman of the convention. We went
on the same train from Chicago to the
a1@
Heitfeldt and myself had the pleasure
of taking breakfast one morning with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan. | talked the sit
uation over with Mr.. Bryan and dis
covered he was determined to fight
Parker to the drop of the hat-not that
he had anything personal against Park
er, but because he conscientiously felt
that he stood for the wrong things in
the convention.
% also discovered that as between
Clark and Wilson, Bryan had no choice
that he was ready to throw his influ
ence to the one who showed the great
est strength in the convention, to tht
one who received a majority of the del
egates.
Never Candidate.
81 also discovered that Bryan wal
IN no sense candidate for the nom
nation himself. He would have been ;
candidate had he not made the race fou
years ago, and ! got the impression tha
q tnl oh nf
Years before.
tie was convinced by proof that HI
could not brush aside, that deal ha'
been made between some of Clark
friends and Tammany hall, by the term
OF which large portion of the Clarl
strength was thrown to Parker for TEN
porary chairman. This is what defeat
ed Clark, because it alienated Bryan.
Clark's Hands Clean.
am convinced in my own min
that Clark had nothing to do with thi
deal himself, but there is no questio
that the deal was made. The switch 0
the Tammany vote from Harmon t
Clark proved this
Governor Hawley was asked to e1
plain why the Idaho delegation jumpe
from side to side as it did in the CONVEX
tion.
In the first place. said he, lou
delegation was not complete. Fishe
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