The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-24
PROCRESSNES HAVE
ENOUGH VOTES TO
ROUT REACT|ONAR|ES
IL Clark Joins Wilson and Bryan
Old Guard Will Be in Help
less Minority
NOMINEE AND PLATFORM
WILL BE FOR REFORMS
Nice Little Row Is In Sight Be-
fore Democratic Conven-
tion Is Over
BY G, G. LYON.
NOMINEE AND PLATFORM
WILL BE FOR REFORMS
BY c, G. LYON.

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l.cn, and it won't be any kid glove
AFFAIR, either.
The first thing to fight about will be
the temporary and permanent organ
kLations OF the convention; second the
| iatform; third the nominee.
On all these propositions the reac-
t onaries will be found on the oppo-
l.te side from Bryan.
A lot OF fellows who usually know
lat they are talking about are will
rs TO bet the segars that the pro-
essives will win
Here's the way they figure 1t out:
First OF all, Bryan. The Nebraskan
Las said repeatedly that four-fifths
Ci the Democrats OF the country are
Lrogressiyes and for that reason pro-
essiye leaders should give no quar-
ter TO the reactionaries.
Bryan indicated his feelings when
lie told members OF the National Com
pittee that he didn't propose TO stand
!or the selection OF Alton B. Parker
IS temporary chairman.
He said Parker didn't represent the
continents of the overwhelming ma
jurity- of Democrats and that he,
liryan. would oppose his election as
"keynoter."
Secondly: The reactionaries, OF
conservatives. as they prefer TO call
themselves, can't figure themselves
into control OF the convention either
by arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry
or hypnotism.
Clark and Wilson, progressive can
Gidates who have Bryans endorse
Inent, will, between them, have few
more than 700 votes at the start, or
approximately enough to control by
iHo-thirds. They are expected To use
these votes to further the progressive
cause.
Give the reactionaries all the dele
-ates who are favorable TO Harmon
and Underwood and also the 2O7 or
20 who come uninstructed and they
would still be In the hopeless minor
iIy.
All this would indicate, that the
l.ominee, whoever he may be, and also
tpe platform, will be a progressive.
However, the reactionaries propose
10 fight They are, apparently, scared
siiff over Bryan's proposal that the
Initiative and referendum and the re-
call shall go into the platform. Com
.ag generally from safe and sane
ft ates. where dollar rights take prece-
ccnce over human rights, they are be-
Inning TO crowd the hotel lobbies and
view with alarm" Bryan's so-called
radicalsm on these subjects.
It's the same kind OF talk they put
up at st. Louis in 1904 when they said
that Judge Parker would sweep the
country" II nominated. He did but
he didn't raise a thimbleful OF dust.
At this writing Harmon is tipped to
lie the beneficiary OF the conservative
strength of the convention after Un-
eerwoods so delegates have stood by
aim for a few ballots. Harmon Is en-
tlrely acceptable to the financial and
railroad powers Of the country, and
besides he has announced his opposi-
ton TO the initiative, referendum and
recall. For some years he was receiv-
or for one OF J. P. Morgan's railruad
systems.
There are good reasons for believ'
tng that New York's 80 votes which
are controlled by Boss Murphy, pre-
gumably In the interest OF the New
ork money kings, will eventually go
70 Harmon. as we'll as Indiana's 30,
which are carried around In Tom
Thgeart's vest pocket. In a word, the
crowd that put Parker over In 1904
will try TO put Harmon across this
time.