The Washington times., 1912-06-24
BRYAN CONSENTS
TO ENTER RACE
.; !. AGAINST PARKER
Nebraskan Fill Seek Place
m Slated For New
~. Yorker.
CONTINUED From First Page.)


and out Of Bryan's room at the Belve-
Ollie James said that there would not
be- candidate before the convention
for the temporary chairmanshtp, James
was the original choice of the Clark
men. His announcement was a fore
runner of the inevitable. 1t meant
Bryan would take complete charge of
the anti-Parker fight.
William Randolph Hearst, one of the
chief hackers of Speaker Clark. de-
livcred the final blow to Clark Wilson
harmony plans when he passed the
word along that he was for, Judge
,stant warfare with Murphy, they are
together on the chairnanship. There
nre, lumors of truce and working
agreement. Stranger things have hap
pened.
No one can foretel the result of the
fight on the convention floor. The rea-
son, Is this: AS the delegates arrive
today, individuals say their instrue-
dency and not to candidates for the
temporary Craftsmanship and the key
note speaker. There are Clark and Will
hpossess the right to. vote as they
please as between Judge Parker and
Mr.. Bryan regardless of the attitude of
the man they support for the nomina-
ton.
This means an uncertain, bitter, and
chaotic struggle in the convention.
Bryan will tell the convention that he
has no objection to Judge Parker on
Nebraskan, who Is still the dominant
force in the Democratic party, ma mat
ter what his enemies may say, Is this:
1T is better for party to have hght
conservative preside over a progressive
convention. When / say a disgrace, l
mean Just this-the convention must not
begin with a man selected by eight men
,lA.. ntph
men represented two men and those
two men represented one man."
And who sthat one man. the pow
er behind?" Bryan was asked.
"It 1 snot necessary for me to call his
name" said Mr.. Bryan as his Jaws
Snapped.
Drawn Into Fight.
Bryan says he was drawn into this
night because the subcommittee two
weeks ago disregarded his advice. Bry-
an suggested that Wilson and Clark,
the leading candidates. ought to be
consulted In the naming of a temporary
chairman.
II am the original harmony man."
Bryan said today, "and no man can lay
at my feet responsibility for the condi-
tion that evists today.
"If these two leading candidates had
been consulted. If any progressive had
been named. there would have been no
trouble. Either of the four men pre-
sented for temporary ohairmanship'
would have suited me and suited the
progressive wing of the party
. Bryan's consent to be a candidate for
The temporary chnirnansh!p is contin.
gent urnn the remote possibility tha,
some other compromise may he reached
between tho Clark and Wilson forces
which combine could control the con;
vention. Unless peace is restored
through compromise. and this is nov
highly improbable. following an eign'
teen hours effort last night and today
Rrran Is n candidate for the chairman
chip himself, and victolv for Bryan tr
the initial struggle might mean victory
for a bigger prize about FRIDAY.
Hearst and Murphy.
That one of the results of an agree
ment between the Clark leaders and
the Murphv-Taggart- Sullivan combi'
nation would be an agreement be-
tween William r. Hearst and Charles
F. Murphy regarding candidates anc
the distribution Of Offices on the New
York State ticket during next fairs
campaign was the assertion of tht
Baltimore Evening Sun, this after
noon in an article which says
"The Clark forces scored poin
early this morning when the conserV'
ative leaders Of the speaker es,I,s sam sam
dolph Hearst to support Judge Altor
B. Parker for the temporary chairman
ship and accordingly accepted the dom
aMr' Hearst. it may be stated or
the best of authority was determin
ed until long past midnight to hgh
the selection of Judge Parker as tenn
porary chairman on the ground tina
he was the representative of Charles
r Murphy and the ultra conservative
interests. He intended to publish
etingtng editorial castigating Murphy
this morning for trying to dominat'
the convention.
FINALLY a Clark promoter who mod
estly refused to allow his name to b'
used. was summoned to the apart
ments OF Mr. Hearst
This mutual friend of Mr.. Hears
and Judge Parker frankly asked thu
New York publisher what he would gan
BY deserting Parker and lining up will
Bryan.
"Kills" Editorial.
After nearly two hours of argume n
between the peacemaker and MI
Hearst. the latter killed the anti-Parkc
editorial and lined up with Mr.. Muir
phys selection on the ground that
vas the lesser of two evils
Bryan met all of his former lieuten
ants in last campaigns, during tn
morning and planned the coming bat
tie. He positively declined to say wha
was to be done other than that, If nee
essary, he would be the candidate.
1--WE will neither lend aid nor com
fort to the enemy" he said with
snap OF his Jaws.
sultation up to the moment that tn
national committee went into sessio
IN the convention hall The Tamman
chieftain talked several times over n
n WaShlnRtOn.
IL could not be learned to whom b
falkad