New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-24
BY Samuel 6, 5Iyths.
ccopyrigh, 1912. by samuel G Blythe

/ [Fy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l
| Baltimore. June 23.-The only sure
thing about this convention is that there
! is 10 be fight In its broadest terms
| that fight will be fight of the same sort
Chicago saw--a fight between radi:alism'
or progressivism, on the one hand. ana
! conservatism on the other.
The national committee end OF 1t IS
/ likely to result as the Chicago machine
| end resuted--in victory for the organl-
! zation--for II Is claimed there ara from
| thirty three to thirty five members OF
| the national committee who will upholo
/ the choice Of Judge Parker for temporary
chairman Of the convention. But ths
! problem that is worrying the organiza
/ ton mon is whether they can control the
convention and have enough delegates 70
| ratifv the choice OF Parker against the
assault Of Mr.. Bryan and whatever allies
he MAJ find among the candidates
.ru5c. Parker as mild hammered q man
/ as ever was defeated for President Is
| not the real issue The Judge occupies
the interesting but uncomfortable posi-
ton Of being the hill the opposing forces
| seek 10 take-not because they want the
| hill but for the moral effect OF the VIC
tory. Away down deep Bryan prooaoly
has no personal objection to Judge Far-
ker for temporary chairman. Why should
he have Barring the fact that Parker
has deprived Bryan, since 1904. OF MS
/ distinction Of being the only livlnS oe-
| feated candidate for President on the
Democratic ticket, BRYAN can nave 10
POLITICAL grudge against Parker for Par-
Ler surporte6 BRYAN every time he ran,
and went out Of his way 70 do i when
good many Democrats went ont ~ their
way 70 oppose Bryan.
Real Fiaht Against Unit Rule,
u isn't Parker He is merely the fig
nrohead ir the fight What Bryan IN
tends 10 Nght in his struggle against
parker - The uritrule BRYAN wants the
INIT rule abolished. lie knows ~ ad-
vance how Parker, as temporary 'ha"
man will hold on 10 tho historic unit RUE
! doctrine Of the Democratic party sr!ah
knows Parker will sustain the unit rule
Thus 70 get man IN the chair who VIII
holm him I'm his fight against the unit rue
he must first cop Parker OUT OF the
chair and that is the secret ~ hl5 pro
Too, ard Will 10 the animstinG motive
81 the fight he intends 10 make asainS'
varker, provided. of course, he continues
in his present frame Of mind.
The Bryan people have been seeking
sunnort for this proposition. They ana
osneciaIlv Bryan who IS bound by y rs 3
delegate or will he so bound want 10
,r,t rule. They went 80 the Clark p''
Mo for example. and asked them 10 vote
to~ ,be abolition ~ the rule The Clark
,or,e said they will bc glad 10 40 80
70 IN turn. the Bryan people WI vote
e., the ,boIition Of the two thirds rule
.Igo historic Democratic doctrine Nhl'n
makes a tvo-thirds vote IN the coh'eh-
tio,, necessary for a nomination.
The BRYAN people backed politely ""'l
at this proposition. They do n"' ".'".
the two.thirds rule abolished TOT #" Wv
,urbsr REQUIRED for the selection 81 q
candidate is reduced 10 a ma)orl'''
.. ,,ke,v to win OH the first ballot )uus
ing from claims Of his managers. MI
pryan /. not anxious TO have any ''e"''
ocrst win on the first ballot. ne pre'e''
several ballots, for reasons 'ha' may "
arnarept later in the week -
Thus with the arrival OF bryan '"'S
afternoon. the situation stu renl"'''" 90,
.uuatIon, aud will not be much e''e un'''
.ho meeting Of the national committee
49, uordav, Then 1t is likely to become
cr,.,s n there can he Crisis mus
early in the game.
Bryan's Eagle Eye Und'mmeo
II being Sunday and Baltimore
sorebly decorous town-the ch'ei OF ~
lice wouldn't let the bands play Mary
land. NV Maryland which proves no"
winch Of a Puritan he is-a large huiho''
Of PEOPLE passed few hours RAM
MOSTLY. but still pleasantly a"h'''hs ''e
arrival OF Bryan at the Pennsy'Vsh''