The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-21
BRYAN TO STAR
At BAL T|M0RE
Americas Greatest Uneiected PresI.
dent Intends to Keep Right In
the Center Of the
Stage.
OPPOSE PARKER
VIII Make Speech at Convention
Against the Judge as the Choice
For Chair
man.

[United Press Leased wire Service. |
BALTIMORE, June 21.-Chief inter-
ests OF democrats here centered to-
day in the fight that Is imminent be-
tween w. ]. Bryan and the conserva-
tive leaders over the selection Of
Judge Alton B. Parker as temporary
chairman of the convention.
That Bryan will oppose Parker's
election to the last is declared by his
closest friends, who will direct the
forces until the common
er himself arrives from Chicago.
Bryan is said to be depending for
support on the following of both
Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson.
The Harmon and Underwood delegates
are entirely satisfied. Rumors were
flying fast today that the Clark people
were dickering with the conserva.
tives. especially Murphy of New York
and Taggart of Indiana, and that the
deal involves throwing the Clark
strength to Parker in return for which
the votes of the New York and In
diana delegations besides some unin-
structed delegates would be given
Clark on the first ballot.
Bryan men prefer to disregard these
rumors, and point out that If Clark
attempted such deal he would lose
more than he would gain because he
would lose Bryan's friendship and
good will. The Bryan men will carry
/ the fight against Parker to the full
national committee next Monday
They are alreadv charging that Park
er's selection is not valid because he
received only eight of the sixteen
votes in the committee on arrange
ments which made the selection,
whereas, they claim, he needed ma
jority.
Bryan men are In the minority on
this national committee, and there
/ fore 1t is expected the full committee
will ratify Parker's selection. The
| fight will then be taken to the floor
of the convention. Bryan is expected
to make a speech against Parker.
Campaign managers for Clark, Wilson,
Harmon, Underwood. Gaynor and
Marshall are already on the ground.
So far no ill-feeling has dropped out.
None of the managers claim or ex-
poets his man to be named on the
| first few ballots. Clark managers say
he will have at least 425 votes on
the first ballot, but that is three hun
/ dred less than the necessary two
thirds needed to nominate.
Among the conservative leaders, II
lis no secret that the matter of pick
ling Judge Parker for temporary chair.
man is to be used to bring to direct
issue Bryan's influence in the conven-
ltion.
! The conservatives almost to man
profess to believe that Bryan himself
wants the democratic nomination
They prefer any candidate so far
mentioned to him, and they say that
| if they can make Parker the temper
ary chairman in the face of the bitter
fight that Bryan is expected to make
against him, that they will have taken
Bryan's measure, and defeat him
even though he should come out open
/ ly for the nomination
Bryan's friends have been in fire.
quent communication with him at Chi
cago. urging him to hurry to Balti
more and take personal charge of the
progressive forces, but it is believed
he will not come until the republican
convention has adjourned, unless, o
course, 1t should 60 over until mex
week, in which event he Is expected
tic come to Baltimore Sunday Or Mon
i day.
The anti-Bryan men declare the,
have carefully canvassed the situation
and believe they will elect Parker Ii
spite Of Bryans opposition. The an
swer of the Bryan men Is the anti
Bryan leaders can't deliver their dele
cations solidly for any proposition
i against which Bryan takes a positiv,
stand.
/ Senator Newlands, of Nevada, Sen
ator Pomerene of Ohio and other plat
form builders are on the ground New
lands will urge plank disfranchis
ing all the negroes Of the Unite'
! States and providing for their colon
! ization in Africa.
Pomerene wants the Ohio plan TO
loaning government funds to tn
highest qualified bidders made by tn
federal government