Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-21
JUDGE PARKER WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN Democratic Committeeman Will Sit Down on Col
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New York Delegation FavOrs Parker -.-O'GOrman Declines to Ac.
 cept the Honor. Baltimore, June 20-Members of

lle arrangement committee, meeting today to arrange temporary officers of the coming Democratic national convention faced the opposition of William J. Bryan to the selection of Judge Alton B. Parker of New York for temporary chairman, who practi- cally had been agreed upon.
 Several committeeman openly as serted this morning that majority of their number was determined to name MT. Parker notwithstanding the attitude of Colonel Bryan, who yester- day sent word over the telephone from Chicago to his friends here that he was opposed to Judge Parker on the ground that he was conservative and that as the party was progressive in spirit, a progressive should be chosen to make the keynote speech.
 Murphy Wants Parker.
 Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall, telephoned here early to- day that the New York delegation had put forward Judge Parker's name and they wanted fight made to select him. It was generally accepted that if Judge Parker be named by the com mittee the fight would be carried to the floor of the convention where it will then be determined at the op- n hot 1OI progressives or the conservatives are to name the presidential nominee and construct the party platform.
 Theodore A. Bell of California, a friend of Colonel Bryan, was talked about today as likely to be named as permanent chairman of the conven- ton.
 3 Just what candidates, if any, the Clark and Wilson forces will put for ward for temporary chairman for con- sideration by the arrangement com mittee was not learned at an early hour today. It was expected that the Wilson people would have to seek either Senator Culberson of Texas or Congressman Henry, also of Texas, and the Clark leaders were looking to Senator-eleet Ollie James of Kentucky to lead their fight for the honors of the temporary chairman.
 O'GOrman Not Running.
 Senator O'Gorman of New York sent word that his name must not be pre- sented for temporary chairman.
 Some of the national committee men favoring Judge Parker were out spoken against the opposition of MT. Bryan and declared that if question of whether MT Bryan was to control the convention or not were to come, it would be better decided now than later.
 National Committeeman Daniels of North Carolina urged his fellow -com- mitteemep this morning that harmony must be maintained, and conferred with his associates in an endeavor to find some way of bringing about a solution of the temporary chairman ship problem.
 Members of the arrangement com mittee called to name the temporary officers are: Chairman Norman F. Mack, P. l.. Hall of Nebraska, Urey Woodson of Kentucky, Josephus Dan iels of North Carolina, Clark Howell of Georgia, John T. MeGraw of West Virginia. K. M. Johnson of Texas, Mar tin j. Wade of Iowa, Edwin o. Wood of Michigan, Roger c. Sullivan of Illinois, Thomas Taggart of Indiana, Robert .Ewin of. Louisiana, Robert s. Hudspeth of New Jersey.S Thomas H. Browne of Vermont. John E. Osborne of Wyoming and J, F. C.. Talbot of Maryland.
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