New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21

tenth on their own game. and they car
ried It out skilfully.
AS result the Wilson forces and the
Harmon FORCES are wearing smiles to-
night. Clark's men are not hanpv. they
look worried and they are constantly
disappearing in the direction of Wash
ington, going to seek counsel with the
Speaker The Harmon men count the
Parker victory as their own. They make
no secret of the fact that they believe
that in this temporary Craftsmanship
contest Parker Is only another wav of
spelling Murphy, and they claim to be-
lieve that Murphy's ninety votes will
come to them.
Roger sullivan, the Illinois boss,
summed 1t up In these words: 1T was
a sparring match between the Wilson
and the Clark men; each was afraid the
other would force them into a pocket"
1t developed later that the Clark men
had asked Wilson's supporters to Join
with them In voting for Ollie James, but
that looked too much like a Missouri
compromise" and the New Jersey Gov
ernor's people wouldn't agree. James,
they said. was all right, but he was too
strong for Clark. and they didn't propose
TO give their opponents any such lead.
Josephus Daniels, the North Carolinan,
who is trying for Wilson, said after the
committee meeting, that the whole Ques
ton was as to whether harmony should
be sacrificed right at the opening Of the
convention preliminaries for the sake OF
giving the progressives a chance to down
the reactionaries.
Clark Howell wanted to know then
whether Daniels considered him a pro-
greSsive
Il think you were vaccinated once for
1t" replied Danieis, but 1t didn't take
very we'll"
No one wanted to start any war talk
after the committee adjourned, but it
was we'll understood that the progress
sives do not intend to let their OPP
poneuts stamp the convention as being
dominated by conservatives without
fight.
Ask Sop for Conservatives.
In fact. the argument was put up to
Daniels and some other Progressive
members Of the subcommittee by the
Parker supporters that as the conven-
ton itself would probably he two-thirds
Progressive the least they could do would
be to let the conservatives have the
small sop Of the temporary chairman
ship.
Norman F. Mack advanced the suS-
gestion in his speech to the sub-com-
mittee, when he said that the thing TO
do would be To allow Parker to be the
temporary chairman and then give the
permanent craftsmanship to the distin-
guished Democratic son Of Nebraska"
That sort of splitting up Of the hon
ors did not appeal TO the radicals on the
committee, however. and IT was said
promptly that Mr.. Bryan would not want
the permanent Craftsmanship. He would
want TO be on the floor OF the conven-
ton. his friends asserted
Putting Judge Parker's name before
the committee Chairman Mack said:
His public utterances on the trust
cial governmental privileges have been
especially able and brilliant, and while
il Is true that Judge Parker is looked
upon as a sO-called conservative Demo-
Crat still. as a matter OF fact, he Is one
Of the most progressive Of our party
men and ranks in that respect as well as
in all others with the foremost leaders
Of the Democracy In the country to-day.
Even though the scattered Progressive
vote in the subcommittee to-day
equalled that Of the conservative fac
ton united on Parker, the Democrats
here interpret the whole proceeding as
a direct slap at Bryan. and those Pro-
gressive candidates who were fearing
the power of the Nebraskan are taking
heart tonight and trying to convince
themselves that the shadow Of the
Peerless Loser" will not overcast the
1912 convention.
Just how Bryan was taking the news
out in Chicago was subject for much
speculation. No one here. so far as
could be learned. communicated with
Bryan after the vote was taken, and no
enc had heard from him. His last mes
sage to Baltimore came over the tele-
phone to Josephus Daniels and the least
that can be said Of the Bryan order, or
instruction, is that II was somewhat dis
regarded.
The delegates who are drifting in, how
ever want to know, the first thing, when
BRYAN will arrive. After to-day's de-
velopments every one is eager to know
whether he will take UP the fight against
Parker, and the newer Progressives are
wondering whether. after all, the man
from Nebraska may not seize on the
Parker affront and convert 1t into
rallying cry that will gather the dele
gates around him. as Of old.
To put it in the slangy words OF
Wilson man: we know that we hand
ed one 10 Bryan to-day, but We know
he's likely TO come down here and hand
il back 70 US with interest"
WILSON IN LAST C0NCLAVE