Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-26
BOTH factions
RE|NTERES7ED
IN THIRD PARTY
La Toilette Goes to bdltf.
more TO Get Next to
Democratic Situation
heney Of California Also
Went to Baltimore TO
Watch Steam Roller
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, June 26-It was stat
ed today prior to the beginning of the
second session of the Democratic ma
tional convention, that Bryan having
been defeated in the convention yes
terday, has determined to precipitate
another fight on the floor of the con-
vention at the earliest opportunity.
Bryan has taken the ground that pre-.
cedent should be upset, and the nomi-
nation made for president before the
platform is written and adopted. Some
of the Nebraskan's callers today quot
ed him as saying it was useless to
write progressive platform if con-
servative element should control the
nomination. Bryan has been urged to
write the platform, but is said to be
loath to have anything to do with it
will be. Some of Bryan's friends say
the request to him to frame the par
tvs declarations is an attempt to
commit him in advance to the subse-
quent action of the convention, and
to the nominee who might be willing
to accept the Bryan platform.
Whether the former candidate holds
this view of the matter is not dis
closed.
1t was circulating today as he left
the hotel for a meeting of the CON-
mittee on resolutions that Bryan was
full of fight, and that he decided to
wage war against the Ryans and Bel
monts" to the end of the gathering,
Third Party Gossip.
Both Bryan and anti-Bryan factions
in the convention are interested in
third party" gossip which is preva-
lent. The advent of Francis J. Hen
ey, of California, who fought for
Roosevelt in the republican national
convention, and of Charles R. Crane,
who helped conduct the early LaFol-
1ette campaign and their reported in.
tervew with Bryan, gave impetus to-
this discussion. 1t was reported today
that LaFollette was either already in
Baltimore or on the way here to get
in touch with the possibilities of the
democratic situation. No one has
been able to get in touch with
LaFollette during the morning.
Heney said he had come to Balti-
more to see the democratic "steam
roller at work; that he had become
so accustomed to the "toot, toot", at
the Chicago convention he could not
sleep without it.
All of the committees are in session
today. 1t was reported that Senator
eject Ollie James, of Kentucky, who
met with much opposition as a candi-
date for permanent chairman. Some
of the more radical conservatives
said they feared the Bryan influence
behind James. Many other names
are mentioned as compromise be-
tween factions. Shively of Indiana.
and Luke Lee of Tennessee, are
among those mentioned.
With the nominating session ex-
pected to be held tomorrow presiden-
;ial gossip filed the air today. It
seemed to be admitted by all other
candidates that Bryan's friends re-
fuse to consider him out of running
and say his defeat for temporary
,nairmanship yesterday is in no sense
4 test of what his strength would be
IS presidential nominee
Bryan Has Hopes in DeIby.
Bryan followers are hopeful that
he nomination fight may go to
'ourth or fifth ballot. and thinks in
hat situation many of the delegates
would 60 to him.
The dark horse" talk is more gen.
eral today than ever before. This is