The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
CHICAGO SCRAP
REPEATED IN
BALTIMORE
COMMONER HIMSMIlF WILL
RUN AGAINST PARKER
FOR CHAIRMAN AND MAY
BREAK WITH CLARK.
. . . . . D Q . . . . = . . .
CONVENTION POINTERS
FOR BUSY PEOPE
Democratic

Q Democratic convention .,
Q opens tomorrow. .
. Bryan says he will run =
. against Parker, standpat- .
. ter, as chairman IL progress =
. sives desire him. .
. Fight over chairmanship =
. starts break between Champ =
Q Clark and Bryan. .
. Apparently Bryan will .
. will make the same fight =
. before the democrats as .
. Roosevelt made in Chicago =
Q last week. .
. If the democratic stand -
. patters defeat the progress .
. sives, the latter will prob .
. ably join with the republic .
. an progressives In new pro- .
o gressive party. .
. Democratic national COM .
. mittee postpones action of .
. subcommittee in naming =
. Parker for temporary chair =
. man, .
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(Isy United Press Leased Wire.l
BALTIMORE, Md. June 24.---
If the progressives cannot agree
on any. other candidate for the
temporary chairmanship of the
democratic national convention In
opposition to Alton 3. Parker,
William j. Bryan will personally
become their candidate. He
made this plain today In a state-
ment issued from his rooms in
the Belvidere hotel. Bryan said
that he hoped someone else would
be decided upon by the progress
sives but declared If they could
not get together he would permit
the use of his name for the po-
sition. He also said that he was
satisfied that the conservatives
were trying to split the progress
sive strength.
eff they insist on Parker there
is only one meaning that can be
placed on the action of the ua-
tional committee, said Bryan.
"That is that they want to
fight. We will accept the gag,
and we will give them the battle
and 1t will be to a finish"
Bryan Angered.
Bryan was plainly angered and
very much in earnest when he
made his declaration. All morn
ing progressive leaders had been
In conference with him. They
told the same story. that the con-
servative leaders had lined up
many of the Clark delegates for
Parker and that they were claim
ing 700 votes If a roll call were
forced among the delegates on
the floor.
After stating that he was will
ing to lead the fight in person.
Bryan said:
There is little doubt that the
conservatives consider the nam
ing OF Parker as a challenge to
the progressives. If necessary I
will be the candidate Of the pro-
gressives for temporary chair
man. But / hope someone else
will be agreed on"
Bryan Meets Old Friends.
Bryan met all of his former
lieutenants In past campaigns
during the morning and planned
the coming battle. He positive
Iy declined to say what was done
other than that, If necessary, he
would be the candidate for tenn
| porary chairman.
I'VE will neither lend aid or
comfort to the enemy" he said
with q snap of his Jaw.
Bryan Is prepared to keep MP
his fight throughout the conyen-
ton. He will be named late this
afternoon as Nebraska's member
Iof the committee on resolutions.
That an open break between
| the forces of Champ Clark and
Bryan Is impen ding was the gem
eral opinion OF the majority Of
| the democratic leaders here. The
Murphy y-Taggart-Suiliyan conlbi-
1 nation. which Is behind the se-
lection of Parker as temporary
chairman. Is openly declaring
that Bryan is for Wilson and
that he Is only waiting for The
psychological moment TO co5I@e
out fatty for the New Jersey
candidate. Roger Sullivan, the
Illinois leader, said that he W19
satifled that the delegates Wou IA