The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-25
BRYAN MADE
TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN

ceived the votes of 6,500,O0O Demo-
Gratis" (Tumultuous chering.l
HAS anyone sought harmony more
than IL" asked Bryan.
No! No!" came from all over the
hall
Continuing, Bryan said he had urged
the national committee to consult the
candidates. but without avail. He said
| Wilson's friends had united with Clark's
| in favor of candidate for temporary
chairman and had been turned down"
| by the national committee.
| "W7hat better man could we find than
kern?' he exclaimed.
Parker came shouts in reply, mingled
with cries of Kern"
| Bryan had spoken 27 minutes when
there were demonstrations from the gal
leries, with cries of Parker" Then
Bryans stirring sentences set the crowds
to cheering again.
Kern appealed to Parker to compro
mise and Bryan was then nominated
for temporary chairman. lie accepted.
Presidential Candidates Numerous.
The convention gets under way with
seven avowed presidential candidates IN
the field, no one of them with nearly
enough delegates instructed or pledged
to carry them near the two-thirds vote
required to nominate, 72S. 1t had been
expected by many political observers
that during the two weeks preceding the
convention some of the candidates might
form a coalition. but no such thing haI
occurred, and this fact, Mr.. Bryan's
friends declare, augIrs we'll for him.
Mr.. Bryan will have his opportunity to
speak before the convention toward its
close and some of the presidential boom
ers here are plainly nervous as to the
effect he might have
If he loses as temporary chairman Of
the convention, Mr.. Bryan is slated by
his state delegation for the committee
on resolutions, and undoubtedly would
be chosen its chairman. As such he
would have leading part in framing
the party platform and would present it |
in person to the convention just prior |
to calling the roll of states for presiden- |
tial nominations.
The seven avowed presidential aspir- |
ants are Governor Woodrow Wilson Of |
New Jersey, Speaker Champ Clark of
Missouri, Representative Oscar w. I'm |
derwood of Alabama, Governor Judson |
Harmon of Ohio, Governor Simeon Bald |
win of Connecticut Governor John F..
Burke of North Dakota and Governor
7. r. Marshall Of Indiana.
.,-~0ntaide of these. the men most talked |
of are Mr.. Bryan, Mayor Gaynor OF
New York, and Governor John A. Dix
of New York. Mr.. Bryan frequently
during the Fast few months has declared
that he was not in any sense a candi
date. but it is difficult to find state
delegation in which he is not discussed
as a possibility. One claim put forwari
by Mr.. Bryan's supporters is that with
him in the field there might ensue
with some of the disaffected
interested in thirdparty
Up to this time, however the delegates
have given comparatively little thought
to the presidency. The sharp contest
over the selection of Judge Parker as
temporary chairman has overshadowed
everything else
The men in charge OF the various can
didates are doing all in their power,
however, to create enthusiasm for thei:
principals. In contrast to the methods
of the Chicago convention, the STATE.
ments put out merely extol the respec.
tive candidates, without casting asper
sions on the others. The principal cam
paigning is in the way of distributing
copies Of the "Houn' Dawg Song hat (
bands stamped with the candidates !
names, banners, posters and all manner '
Of contrvances.
The strength any of the secondary j:
could develop in the conven
tion in the event of deadlock on the
first and succeeding ballots cannot be |
Governor Marshall viii re-
,eive the 36 votes of Indiana on the
first ballot in the convention but no
other immediate strength is visible for
him. Il
Mayor Gaynor's boom at present is
wrapped up in the activities of several
'Gaynor clubs" which have opened head
quarters, but it depends upon New York's
attitude on the temporary chairmanship,
md the outcome of the fight to be mace
On the floor whether New York's 90
rotes will go to Gaynor, Dix or some T
,ther New York favorite, or will be
.hrown into the support of one of the
candidates now contesting the :
Governor Burke of North Dakota, who "
s to receive the 10 votes from that
tate on the first ballot. has thus far |
igured but little in the convention ac-
ivities. He is more nearly the typical !
dark horse" than the other candidates =
n the second line" :.