The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
Thinks Missouri Candidate
Shonld Not Accept Aid
of Wall Street
WILL STAND BY HIS
ENDORSEMENT MADE
SEVERAL YEARS AGO
Clark, Bryan Declares, Should
Have Taken Either One
Side in Chairman
ship Fight

BALTIMORE, July William
Jennings Bryan in an interview this
evening denied the authorship of a
telegram addressed to John E. Lose
kamp, of Billings, Mont, signed w
J. B. which indicated by inference
that he intended to force his own
nomination the convention now UNI
der way. Mr.. Bryan also took oc-
CASTOR to explain that ne still stands
by his endorsement Of Champ Clark
two years ago, but finds fault with
the speakers failure to take a stand In
the Craftsmanship night and his an
nouncement that he Is willing to &C
cept the support OF Charles +. Muir
ply.
Il have nothing TO say about the
balloting today. / do not know any
thing about the expectations OF the
managers for the various candidates,
and you can guess as well as ! what
may happen. There are two things
you may be Interested i'll. some one
showed me Telegram this afternoon,
signed wv. ]. B. which was sent,
or said to have been sent from man
in Chicago to Billings. Mont. That
telegram suggested that similar
| telegram would be sent to two others
It being signed w. j. B. and my
initials being W. J. b. ir undoubted-
| ly referred to me, | think ] am justi-
fed lit referring TO IT. / never cent
any such telegram. and no one sent
| any such telegram for me. II In a
| pure fake. I have no means of know
| ing whether 1t Was done as a poke. or
with the intention OF misrepresenr-
| INK me. It could not have been sent
| by friend
| Mr. Bryan WAC asked what he had
| TO say about the banner planted in
| front of him this afternoon by Clark
men, quoting an opinion OF the speak
| er as expressed by Mr.. Bryan two
| years ago. as follows;
'T have known Champ Clark for
| eighteen years. He liz absolutely in
corruptible and his life Is above re-
| proach. Never in all these years
| side of the question. and that was
: the side that represented the people"
| Mr.. Bryan said:
las to the quotation which wac
! brought into the hall this afternoon,
! take II for granted that IL is ac
carate. I have said things fully as
complimentary. and I am not willing
TO withdraw anything I have said
about Alr. Clark's record have
made no charges against him. except
upon his own admission. so there Is
no issue fact between us. He says
he took no part in the chairmanship
fight. say he should have tekesss
part. II there is no difference between
Judge Parker's brand Of Democracy
and mine. then We have had sixteen
years OF discussion for nothing.
If there is difference Mr.. Clark
ought to have taken the progressive
side or not having taken that side. He
ought not to complain OF criticism
from those who believe we should
have had a progressive temporary
chairman.
The other point Is as to the accep-
tanca-af- xunpaEt- fEesss-tA- MeHea%Y
delegation In his statement this
morning. Mr.. Clark said:
/ know of no reason why I should
insult the ninety New York dele
gates by refusing to accept their
votes.
I'm that statement he puts Mfr.
Murphy's delegation on the same
footing as other delegations. and he
must stand or fall by the correctness
OF his Judgment. believe we cannot
afford to nominate a candidate with
the aid of Mr.. Murphy's delegation.
Under the unit rule he (Murphy) con-
trolls It and believe the predatory
interests control him. Mr.. Clark must
take the responsibility for his decision