Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-25

won the Victoria Cross from Valor At
the battle of Charasiah he led two
| companies of his regiment, the Cor
don Highlanders, up a steep mountain
TO attack the strongly posted Afghan
fanatics When his men halted ex-
hausted he seized rifle, advanced
alone and shot the Afghan general
dead He accompanied Lord Roberts
on his march to Kandahar, and in the
I final charge, he rode straight up to
the muzzles of the Afghans cannon,
captured one with his own hands and
assured the British victory. He after
wards participated in the Soudanese
expedition in 1855 for the relief of
| General Gordon. In 1897. when he was
commander in chief in Natal, he de-
lfended Ladysmith against the Boer
besiegers for 1t9 days After the Boer
war he was appointed governor of the
| fortress of Gibraltar.
"The predatory interests have no
politics. They are with the party that
serves them Having enabled q MI
nority of the Republicans to override
the win OF a majority of Republicans
at Chicago they are now here to en-
able minority of the Democrats to
override the majority in this conven-
ton.
There is a great exploiting interest
| that is not represented in the Hobbies
of the hotel; there is not a corrupting
| influence in American politics that is
not being used and the delegates to
| the convention under estimate the in
| telligenee of the men who sent them
here il they think they can so back
| and deceive them into believing that
| they supported Mr.. Parker from any
worthy motive. The talk of harmony
| is too absurd to deserve Consideration.
| | tried to secure harmony by urging
! several weeks ago that the committee
invite Mr. Clark and Mr.. Wilson,
whose instructed delegates constitute
| nearly two-thirds of the convention,
to agree upon a candidate for the pur-
pose of avoiding friction. They not
only failed to do this, but they refused
| to take the choice OF either candidate
and Mr.. Murphy's dictation forced Mr..
Parker's nomination.
Il shall discuss Mr.. Parker's fitness
for the position, tomorrow. 1t is
enough. tonight, to say that if he does
not know whose agent he is, he lacks
the intelligence necessary for a pre-
siding officer and il he does know, he
does not deserve the support of any
man who has the right to call himself
a Democrat
Il expect TO present the name of
some Progressive and to support his
claims before the convention. If | fail
to find man to lead the fight my
name will be presented as a candidate
for temporary chairman. / have no
stands, but the Democrats of the ma
ton have done enough for me, to JUS
| tify me in suffering defeat If neces
sary i'm their defence, one Republic
can party is enough in this country.
for whatever we may call ourselves
iif we cannot distinguish ourselves
from them in our actions. people will
moi pay much attention to our words"
There was cheer from the delegates
and visitors who swarmed in Mr.. Bryan's
rooms when the Nebraskan concluded his
statement. Mr. Bryan was in conference.
late tonight with his assistants, mapping
out tomorrows contest before the con-
vention which meets at noon.
Bryan's Influence Strong.
That the national committee felt the
potency of Mr.. Bryan's influence became
apparent. early this afternoon, when a
recess was taken to permit peace
committee" to call on him, The first
move of this committee, composed of
National Chairman Norman e. Mack and
Vice Chairman Hall, was to bring Judge
Parker and Mr.. Bryan together at a
conference 1t was said that Judge
Parker went over many of the points of
his Keynote" speech with Mr.. Bryan in
the hope of convincing him of the Pro
gressive note that il would strike.
The effort was unavailing Mr.. Bryan
soon left the conference held at the ma
tional committee headquarters, asserting
that while the interview was most
pleasant. indeed" he had failed to
change his attitude on the temporary
craftsmanship in any way whatever. As
the doors of the conference room opened
and Mr.. Bryan stepped briskly out.
Judge Parker could be seen within look
ing wistfuly out over the city. The
conference had been on one of the upper
floors of a headquarters hotel
A moment after Mr.. Bryan had dis
appeared, Chairman Mack came out
and asked where he had gone. When
told, however, he made no effort to
HOLLOW, returning 10 TIE coilltiNtiNS
room for a few more minutes with
Judge Parker and Vice Chairman Hall.
AS these three finally emerged they an
nouneed that the committee would go
ahad and approve the selection of Judge
Parker, let the fight come as 1t would
1t viii come after the opening pray
err has been uttered by Cardinal Glib
bons, tomorrow. when National Chair
man Mack presents the name of Judge
Parker as temporary chairman The
convention viii get under way, to-
morrow. With several avowed eandi-
dates 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-f2S.
Ii had been expected by many politl-
cal observers that during the two
weeks preceding the convention some
Of The candidates might form a eoali-
ton. but ne such thing has occurred
and this fact Mr., Bryan's friends de-
clare augurs well for him. MIR Bryan
Will have his opportunity to speak be-
fore the convention toward its close