The Washington herald., 1912-01-06

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vans connection with the wicked cor
porations. subsequently Bryan relent-
eJ and took Sullivan 10 his bosom
Bryan, in 1905, read Guffey out or the
party because OF an alleged connection
with wicked corporations. He has per-
sisted ~ his refusal to clasp Guffey TO
his expansive shirt front.
Convention Fight ON.
The 81. Louis folks who want the
convention reached town last night
100 strong. They brought their fat
check for Si5o.0o0 with them. This
delegation caromed on the Baltimore
crowd. headed by Robert Grain. who
had tucked away In his inside pocket a
check for 100000. Grain and the st.
Louis folks. in the corridor OF the New
willard. discussed the respective mer-
Its OF their elites. Mr.. Grain told the
st. Louis people that they had had three
conventions. while Baltimore hadn't
had a national convention since Gree
ley's time. In 1879. Mr.. Grain went on
to say that they had an auditorium in
Baltimore which would comfortably
seat 1900. and he added: why, no
less a man than Teddy Roosevelt has
Baltimorean. continuing. declared that
the hotels OF that city would hold
10000. that they had the best apart
ment houses and the finest boarding
houses on earth. and Mr.. Grain told of
the enthusiastic interest OF all Mary
land Democrats In securing the conven-
tion, remarking at the same time that
the fund Of 100000 had been contrib
uted by rich and poor. all eager for
the convention. There Is to be fne
old shindig over the selection OF the
convention city. as the st. Louis people
are backed by a business mems organ
ization which does not propose TO be
defeated IL argument and oratory can
prevail
Primary Question Up
Then, too. the committee Is to have an
exhaustive discussion over the Presiden-
tial preference primary question. for II
Is known that the friends OF Col. Bryan
In the committee. as well as the adher-
ents Of Gov. Wilson In the committee
favor such primaries There are a num-
Der Of Col Bryan's friends who seriously
doubt the expediency. and perhaps the
good taste, OF his appearing In person
In the committee. II Is accepted as a fact
that Bryan can have the proxy OF the
national committeeman OF his State. on
BryGn's arrival he IL 20 take up with his
friends the expediency OF his appear
ance in the committee.
II was made known yesterday a reso-
luton IL TO be introduced In the COM
mittee suggesting the advisability of
State Democratic organizations adopting
resolution favorable to the abrogst tion
of the two-thirds rule. The two-thIrds
rule was first adopted in lS5S II was
dropped IN IS40. but in ISA Il was re-
vtved, and from that time Democratic
Presidential candidates have been nomi-
mated by two-thirds OF the national con-
vention. Republican Presidential candi-
dates are nominated by a majority of
the national convention. For a number
of years many Democrats have believed
that their national convention should
adopt the method. In this respect, OF the |
Republicans. The contention. however. |
yesterday was that the proposition TO
abrogate the tWo-thirds rule should not
go into effect in the approaching ma |
tional convention. but that steps should |
be taken at the committees meeting on |
Monday which would make Il feasible to |
rescind this rule and also the unit rule. |
for 1t was insisted that the two should |
stand or fall together in the Democratic |
national convention OF 1916.
Disappointed In Arkansas.
Gov. Wilson'S friends hereabout were
greatly disappointed yesterday in the ac- |
tion OF the Democratic State central COM
mittee held at Little Rock. Ark. Thurs |
day. when the committee failed to order |
a Presidential preference primary Gov |
Wilson's campaigneTs have insisted that
Arkansas. at ats State committee meet |
ing would speak up for Presidential |
primaries, and il Is known that Senator |
JeI Davis was heartily in favor of such |
a step. InaSmuch as Alabama, on the |
roll call in the national convention, is to /