The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-28
Bryan Comments Briefly on His
Defeat by Parker for Tenn
poYary Chairman.
NEbRASKkN KEEPS HIS 4
FUTURE COURSE SECRET
Delegates Show Earnest Desire
to Do Things in a Hurry
and Leave Baltimore.

OuIc HO.-Nll Dl oil SdIu
when asked regarding his defeat by
Judge Parker for the temporary
Craftsmanship of the Democratic ma.
tional convention:
"The vote in convention shows the
attitude of the convention and my
speech shows my view on the subject
l have no statement to make. l await
developments without impatience.
do not know of anything that needs to
be added"
The Nebraskan did not attend the
night session of the convention to hear
Judge Parker's speech, but remained
in his rooms to attend to correspond.
ence and confer with his friends.
Mr.. Bryan was apparently in cheer
full humor notwithstanding his defeat.
He carefully refrained from giving
any suggestion as to his future course
of action in the convention.
will you carry on the fight for the
progressives on the floor of the con-
vention?" he was asked.
Il hope to be at the convention, but
l do not care to outline any program"
Would you care to make any state
ment of any planks which you will
propose?" .-.-..
mo"
Have there been any requests
made upon you from Western dele
gates for any particular planks? Say,
for instance, on woman suffrage?"
81 have had no requests made upon
me for any planks. There have been
two or three suggestions handed me,
but | have not read them as yet"
Bryan and Kern Confer.
Mr.. Bryan was in conference with
Senator Kern when informed that
Judge Parker had expressed the wish
that every delegate would vote for
the Nebraskan as head of the resolu-
tons committee. That Mr.. Bryan
would accept if the committeeman
selected him as chairman of the plat
form committee was taken for grant
ed by Mr.. Bryans friends.
A rapid fire. routine session closed
the first day of the Democratic con-
vention which began with the defeat
of William Jennings Bryan for tenn
porary chairman by a vote of $40 to
SO. Scenes of disorder on the floor
in the afternoon compelled Alton B.
Parker to suspend his keynote speech
until the evening session.
The delegates gave earnest evidence
of their desire to do everything in a
hurry and get away from Baltimore.
The completion of Judge Parker's
speech and the naming of the con-
vention committees was the sum of
the work og the night session. ..
Mr.. Bryan left the convention hall
by a rear entrance soon after the vote
announced and resumed conferences
in his rooms. Mr.. Bryan did not ap-
pear in the convention hall during the
evening. His failure to be on hand
resulted in an almost immediate ad-
journment of the resolutions commit
tee. which met after the session in re-
Spouse to the delegates demand for
speed 1t was practically certain that
Bryan would be elected chairman of
the committee. The other committees
got together Immediately for organiza-
ton.
Noisy and Disordery Session.
The first session of the convention,
which marked the defeat of Mr.. Bryan,
was noisy and diserderly one. 1t
began with every one apparently in
the best of humor, but soon after the
opening prayer by Cardinal Gibbons
the lines between the Bryan and anti
Bryan forces frightened almost OF the
breaking point.
Mr. Bryan was given an enthusiastic
greeting, both from the floor and the
galleries, when he made his first ap'
pearance and began his speech of pro-
test against Judge Parker. He had
not proceeded far, however, before in
terruptions began to be hurled at him.
This was a signal for further disor-
der.
Senator Kern was accorded treat
ment even less courteous and thence
forward no man who faced the con-
vention was safe from catcalls. Kisses
and noisemaking. The hubbub grew
to such an extent that when Judge
Parker had been elected and escorted
TO the platform to make his KEYNOTE
speech the disorder was so great that
a recess was taken until s o'clock at
night. He then resumed his discus
sion of party principles and his de-
nunciation of the Chicago Republican
as one of the most dis
graceful exhibitions In the political
history of the country.
Mr.. Bryan in his address arguing
against Parker for temporary chair
man claimed the right to speak on the