The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24
Fight on Parker Will Be
Carried to the Conven-
ton Floor.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE IS
LOADED AGAINST BRYAN
Parker People Have the Votes and It
Is Believed They Will Name the
New York Man Regardless of Any
Protest.

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Baltimore. June 24.-The DEM .
ocratic national committee at 2:l5 .
O'Clock this afternoon appointed .
committee of two. Chairman =
Mack and National Committees .
man P. l.. Hall of Nebraska, to .
confer with w. J. Bryan and Al .
ton Z. Parker and their leaders .
with a view to preventing a fight .
on the floor of the convention .
over the election of temporary .
chairman .
Following the recess the chair .
man announced that an agree .
ment had been reached to send a I.
committee to the opposing lead =
ers in the fight to see Mr.. Rrvan .
and Judge Parker particularly. .
ana II possible to suggest a means =
WherehN harmony in the party .
may be secured before the con. I.
vention is called to order. .
Thereupon Chairman Mack and .
Mr. Hail representing the states I.
OF the candidates left to take up {.
the peace negotiations. Commit I.
teeman Hall delivered a vigorous {.
aooress to the committee in op-s
posing the ratification of Parker. =
declarlng that the rank and file of i.
the party would protest. against II. I.
and that the delegates would not I.
stand for it." .
Baltimore, June o4.-willar +
bryan may be named by the progress
slEes TO make the fight against Judge
ALTON S. Parker of New York, for the
temporary Craftsmanship of the demo
cratic national convention. That was
h,,
Wilson forces TODAY shortly before thn
national committee met to name the
temporary chairman and settle the
contests.
Bryan in talking to Jerry Sullivan
today said:
If no one else can be found to
make the fight. I'll be the Candidate
Tor temporary chairman myself"
Later he added, there will be a pro
eresslve candidate for temporary
CHAIRMAN against Parker
One of Bryan's closest friends said
the issue was too Well defined for
either side to cor1pronise and that
Bryan would make the fight of life on
the convention floor
Parker himself apparently was the
most unconcerned of those involved.
Today he stuck to his determination
not to discuss the issue
II was stated authoratively by
friends of Parker that he had thirty
one votes out of the fifty-tuo on the
national committee
The national committee was sched-
'lled to meet at the armorv Although
the call was for noon the mem bers
were late in assem- bling
Bryan true to his announcement
earlier in the day. did not appear be-
lore the committee to oppose Parker's
selection as temporary chairman.
Judge Parker will be endorsed for
temporary chairman by at least fortv
members Of the national committee
said Roger c. sullivan of Illinois TO-
day Parker will be temporary
chairman. 1t makes no differences
who opposes him
Mr.. Bryan's refusal to fight the
Parker selection before the commit
tee followed a conference with the
progressive leaders at the Eelvedere
motel. The Nebraskan was emphatic
IN proclaimins the approaching fight
In the convention. When he declared
that he would he candidate for
temporary chairman himself if the
could agree on no one
else. he made the assertion with pos
Il will be in the fight when the tim.
comes" Mr.. Bryan asserted. and IN
it to finish. I am trying to find
a man To be temporary chairman who
Will be satisfactory To all the progress
sives.
Have YOU found any one vet 90 he
was asked.
Not Yet" he replied
i NAV do SO later. Whether ! And
one or not this fight will be made
One of the callers on Bryan during
he Ynh
tional committeeman from West Viz
ginia. McGraw was reported to have
opposed Bryans position regarding
the craftsmanship. He would not talk.
After the interview with Bryan he was
asked if he would go to the armory.
He said he would remain at his hotel
throughout the day. This seemed to
Indicate that he will not appear at
The committee meeting.
Resolution Prepared.
A resolution to vote on the tenn
oorary Craftsmanship matter without
argument was prepared this morning
or submission to the committee mem
oers at their meeting today by Edwin
Wood. national committeeman from
Mic higan.
Every member Of that committee
lnows how he is going to vote." said
Wood. and we will only be wasting
ime in talking about the chairman
hip. We can dispose of that matter
irst and then proceed with the con-
ests."
During the morning hours the
riends of Wilson renewed their over
ures to the leaders Of the movement
or Clark to agree upon a candidate
or temporary chairman to oppose
Parker.
The Wilson and Bryan leaders
openly said they had made repeated
,vertures for a progressive man for
emporary chairman. but that the
Clark leaders were non-committal.
This the Wilson managers said, indi-
'ated that the Clark people would be
ound voting for Parker.
1t was still undecided early today
What candidate the Wilson forces
would present to the national commit
ee but Josephus Daniels. national
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