Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-26
SECOND DAY Of
THE CONVENTION.
@ lie James is Unanimously Named
as Permanent Chair
man.
PLATFORM OF THE PARTY
Other Prominent Members Suggested
AS Candidates Decline Honor in
Favor of Kentuckian.

Fifth Regt. Armory, Baltimore, Md.
June 26.-Refusing to subside ever
after yesterdays defeat, the progress
sives in the democratic national con
vention today engaged in desper'
ate effort to reverse yesterdays set
back and succeeded in regaining suffi
cient of their lost ground to agair
set their hopes soaring.
The first victory was in reversing
the program of the conservative steer
ing committee, which intended to con
tinue that temporary organization ane
make Judge Parker the permanent
chairman. Instead the progressives
forced the election of Ollie James OF
kentucky by the committee of per-
mancnt organization to be the per-
manent chairman. Although instruct
ed for Champ Clark, in the presiden-
tial fight, James is progressive, ano
one of Bryan's closest friends. His
keynote speech is expected TO be
strongly tinged with progressive
ism.
Bryan repudiated the Murphy-Tag,
gart-Sullivan attempt to mollify him
and refused election as chairman OF
the resolutions committee. He also
made it plain that unless an out ano
out progressive platform is adopted
he will return a minority report anG
carry the fight back to the floor even
to the voters of the country if forced
to.
Bryan forced an unprecedented step
by having the resolutions committee
demand by q vote of Al to IL that the
platform be not adopted until the can
didates are named. The effect of this
will be that even though conserva-
tive should get the nomination he will
have to run on radical declaration OF
principles.
In place of Bryan, John w. Kern
of Indiana, the Commoner'S closest
friend, was made chairman of the
resolutions committee. Because the
credentials committee was not ready
to report the temporary roll, the con-
vention marked time" today, listen
ing to fervid story by party leaders
and the real business will not begin
until 8 o'clock.
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore,
June 26.-Ollie Ja:1cS, of Kentucky,
was today unanimously named for
permanent chairman Of the democrat
ic national committee on permanent
organization after practically every
state had endorsed him.. Senator
Culberson, Of Texas; Senator Kern OF
Indiana; Martin j. Wade of Iowa;
and Gov. Burke of North Dakota who
were placed in nomination .sent wore
they couldn't serve and their name:
were withdrawn in favor of James.
Theodore Bell, of California who
was then proposed, personally appear,
ed before the committee and declined
the office.
what assurance have we that
James will serve demanded dele
gate Altschul, of Illinois.
"He's writing his speech right now
reported J. E. Kehoe, of Kentucky
who nominated James.
New York, Rhode Island, Connect
icut and Ohio then seconded Jane:
and he was unanimously chosen.
1t was 1925 when temporary chair
man Parker called the convention t.
order. Regular city police had beel
impressed to aid the incompetent
convention officials and there was ia
less disorder in the hall while all
isles were comparatively clear.
The opening invocation was deliv
cred by Right. Rev. John Gardiner
Murray Of Baltimore. In his praye
he asked that the party be strength
ened to aid the nation (which is no'
passing through the most momentou
crisis in its history"