The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
Full Text of Brynn's Statement
On Change of His Vote

! William Jennings Bryan's state
ment as to why he changed his vote
from Clark to Wilson on the four
teenth ballot, and which caused a
storm in the convention late Satur-
day, in full is as follows:
Nebraska Is a. progressive state.
Only twice has she given her vote to
a Democratic candidate for presi-
dent, in 1896 and in 1908. On both
occasions it was cast for progressive
candidate and a progressive plat
form. In 1904 it gave majority
against reactionary.
I'm the recent election Wilson and
Clark received $4,000 votes to Har-
mons $4,000. The Republican party
In Nebraska is progressive and the
situation is not different to the situa-
ton everywhere west of the Missis-
Sippi. In this convention the pro-
gressive sentiment Is overwhelming.
Every candidate has proclaimed him.
self progressive. By your resolu-
ton, you, by vote of more than 1
to 1, pledged you would not, in any
case, vote for a man who represented
Belmont, Morgan, Ryan or the favor
hunting class. How can that pledge
be made effective?
There is but one way. Only by
nominating a candidate who is not
controlled by these interests can win.
The New York vote cast under the
unit rule does not represent the intel
ligence, tn honesty, or the patriot
~
represents the will Of one man
Charles F.. Murphy's, and he repre-
sents the influences that dominated
the recent conference at Chicago, and
are trying to dominate this conven-
ton. If We nominate a candidate
under conditions that will enable
these influences to say Remember
now thy creator we cannot hope to
appeal to the confidence of the pro-
gressive Democrats and Republicans
of the nation. That portion of the
Nebraska delegation for which
speak, cannot support any man who
is prepared to accept the high honor
of the presidential nomination at the
hands of Mr.. Murphy.
when We were instructed for Mr..
Clark, the Democratic voters who
supported us did so with the distinct
understanding that he stood for pro-
gressive principles.
Mr.. Clark's representatives ap-
pealed for support on no other
ground. They contended that Mr..
Clark was more progressive than Mr..
Wilson and Indignantly denied there
was any cooperation between Mr..
h@ ~
the party. The 10 delegates for whom
l speak stand ready to. carry out the
spirit of the instructions given but
some Of the delegates, can not say
how many, will not participate in the
nomination of any man whose nom
ination depends upon the vote Of the
New York delegation.
speaking for myself and for any
of the delegates who decide to- join
me, I shall s,withohld NY vote from
Mr.. Clark as long as New York's vote
is recorded for him. And the posi-
ton that I take in regard to Mr..
Clark, l will take in regard to any
other candidate, whose name is now
or may come before the convention.
l Will not be a party to the nomina-
ton of any man who will not be
prepared when he is asked to refuse
10 accept the domination of Morgan,
Ryan and Belmont, and who is not
prepared to make this a government
of the people, for the people, and by
the people. And when a progressive
IS nominated, 1 shall try to have the
convention authorize the presidential
candidate to name a committee to
manage his campaign in order that
he might be spared the embarrass-
ment and humiliation I have had to
suffer in having my campaign man.
aged by men who were never in SYM
pathy with me, and the principles for
which I stood, and who brought re-
proach on the Democratic party be-
tore the people of the United States.'
Champ Clark, who hurried to Bal
tlmore Saturday night, issued the fol-
lowing reply to Bryan:
saturday in the national conven-
ton an outrageous aspersion was cast
upon me and through me upon the
Democratic party, by one who of all
men ought to be the last to be-
smudge or betray his friends or his
party. So far as 1 am personally
concerned. it is enough to say that the
charge which reflects upon my per-
sonal or party integrity, is utterly
and absolutely false. I might af-
ford to forget myself, but am, by
the choice Of the Democratic majority
of the. house, the ranking official
Democrat in national public life.
cannot be false or corrupt without re-