The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
IT MEANS CLARK
A Press Correspondent Gives
Reasons for Bryan's Defeat.
All of the Candidates Were
Afraid of Him.
WILSON Is DOWN and OUT
He Lined Up With the Ne
braSkan and Lost.
MiSsOurian's Nomination Is
Expected ON Second Ballot.
(By Justin McGrath.)

in the Champ Clark headquarters at
the Hotel Emerson last night. A
brass band was playing and the
"Houn' Dawg' mascot was being made
to yelp for the delectation of enthusi-
astic Clark supporters. Speaker
Clark's regarded his nomi-
nation as absolutely assured by the
result of the fight over the temporary
craftsmanship. Judge Parker was
elected through the support of some
of Clark's followers and in return for
the assistance given to Parker by tine
Clark forces, Clark is to receive the
vote of New York, Indiana and other
states favorable to the Parker candi-
dacy but heretofore not n in the
Clark columns. The plan is to let all
son vote for their favorite on the first
ballot. After that they will swing into
the Clark column and he probably will
have more thar the t~wo-thirds vote
necessary to give him the nomination
on the second ballot.
The Clark men insist that they
made no compromise on their pro-
greSSive principles when they permit
ted enough of the Clark supporters to
go to Judge Parker to assure him a
victory over Bryan. This explanation
which they give of the situation which
confronted them is interesting and
enlightening.
Mr.. Clark. they assert, is as much
of a progressive as Mr.. Bryan, the
only difference between them being
that Mr.. Bryan was bent on alternating
Democratic sentiment in some of the
great states necessary to Democratic
success, while Mr.. Clark was not. Mr..
Bryan is disposed to make enemies
of people who disagree with him rath-
er than converts. In that he differs
radically from Mr.. Clark. While the
Clark men were determined to have a
progressive nominated IN a progress
i've platform they wished to brig
about this result in a way that would
insure Democratic success at the cleo
ton in November. Although the Clark
supporters did not maintain that Mr..
Bryan was actuated by a d1tferent
urpOse they are quite positive tnat
his stand, if it had been endorsed by
the convention would have tended to
bring about defeat rather than success
in November
No Chance for R~eactionaries.
Let this be made perfectly clear so
that no one can go astray in his judg-
ment of the action taken by the con-
vention and the part that the clark
played in bringing about the
result achieved. Not since the Re
publican convention disrupted IN Chl-
cago has there been a chance of the
nomination of a r~aactionary In BATH
more on a reactionary Platform. since
the conservative wing Of the Demo-
cratic party realize that the nominee
and platform are certain to be pro-
gressive, they felt they ought to have
some slight concession. The conces-
sion which they asked was the selec-
ton of Judge Parker for temporary
chairman. Judge Parker had the
warm endorsement of the New York
delegation. Without New York the
Democrats hardly could hope to win.
following Mr.. Bryan's policy of
alternating all those who do not agree
with him in every particular, the
Democracy has at last reached the
- = rS%bin fhn
party is not conducive to success but
inevitably leads to disaster.
Speaker Clark by being conciliatory
except upon matters of principle, has
succeeded in h~armonizipg the Demo-
Gratis in ngress and achieving results
which have made for Democratic sue
cess in state elections throughout the
nation. The question which confronted
the convention was a simple one. 1t
was whether the Democrats should
create antagonism in the organization
through unreasonable resistance to an
element of the party whose support is
essential to Democratic success or
should follow the sane and sensible
policy which Speaker Clark has fol-
lowed since he became the leader OF
the Democracy in the national house
of representatives which had to hold
firm to convictions but .at the same
time give as little offense as possible
to those who have been in disagree
ment with him in matters which he
IIdS IeSdAueu do AohSSSOAtAo SPConSA
Clark has been tolerant while Mr..
Bryan has been in~tolerant. That is
the difference between them and it is
just that difference which has meant
defeat under Bryan's leadership and
success under the leadership of
Clark-So then when Mr..
Bryan and those who share his intol-
Grant views concluded that this con-
should make no concession
whatever to the conservative wing of
the party but should ride it down ruth
lessly. Speaker Clark's friends decided
that the best interests of the party
would be subscribed by putting an end
to Mr.. Bryan's dictatorship.
In Sympathy With His Ideas.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Clark and his
chief supporters are more in sympathy
the progressive ideas of Mr.. Bry-
an than they are with the conservative
ideas of those who espouse the can
didacy of Judge Parker for temporary