The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-27

old pals with horny-handcd sons OF
toll. and slaves OF mammor linked
arms and toddlcd off to bed with Sc.
'Hre!y plain representatives 81 the
plain peopie. Capteins of hnarcc
turned IN with privates OF the same.
and the varying changes OF the day
made a kaleidoscope look like 4 paint
Ing Of SIN lie. one o: those little
Things the common folk hang In their
dining rooms. showing the artists
idea OF wha, peach. a plum. a banana
and s!rioin steak do not look like
Not Harmony That Does IL
Do NOT misunderstood me. 1t was
not harmony that brought about these
combinations, coalitions and conteder-
acies. 1t was the lack OF harmony. con
Gested with ardent attempts to get
something IN return for the ussocia-
tons The predacious plutcs did not
consort with the horny handed because
they liked TO. hut because they had to-
IL was a case OF force. as were all the
other alliances. Each party to each
union wanted something for himself
Hence each one endured the conjunc-
ton In the hope OF ultimate personal
cmolument.
The announced reason for all the
Hanoeuvrins. plotting, trimming. trad
Ing, coaNing. threatening. cajolinS
arguing. dealing. crossing ard double
crossin was the good OF the party.
The real reason. OF course was the
hope each intr!gant had OF getting
something over he wanted himself
Inasmuoh as the most selfish and mer-
cenary pursuit on earth is politics,
its exponents In Baltimore on We'd
nesday played 1t as selfshly as posi-
BILE and at night there were n large
number OF wilted collars. of wilted
nerves. OF nebuious hopes and a large
number OF conditions that would no,
stand the acid test.
Plutocrnts Scared
The most interesting feature of the
day was the condition of the preda
ceous plutocrats. and the man who
prey for them. They began trembling
before the temporary chairman roll
call was completed on Tuesday. and
they hadn't stopped at midnight The
plutocrats are scared. have been
scared ever since they discovered how
narrow was the margin By which they
defeated Bryan. Thomas f. Ryan. as
captain general OF the plutocrats. sat
most Of the day in the apartment he
red and received reports from scouts
and from subplutocrats he has in his
train. Mr. Ryan was visibly disturb
ca. Rather. 10 be exact about it. he
was invisibly disturbed so far as the
public was concerned for only a few
Of the chosen were admitted to his
presence. Mr.. Ryan's disturbed con-
dition was clearly apparent in lie ner-
vousncss OF his satellites ana his
handy men. They We're all disturbed.
too.
V. \ you come tn think of it. 1t is
enough to agitate and annoy any plu-
tocrat who comes to Baltimore to wipe
lillian Jennings Bryan off the map.
and only succeeds i'll smudging the
place on the map Mr.. Bryan occupies
instead OF cleaning it up. Moreover.
there was another phase OF IL that
plagued Mr.. Ryan and his friends
Woodrow Wilson types that phase Mr..
Ryan and his friends are Baltimore-
ing week " q. two avowed .inten-
tions ne is to deposc Bryan. and
the is to defea. Wilson Zach
PROBE var to the hearts OF the re-
action so, after they had can
vassed uation, and had recon-
puted in the convention on
Tuesda are not so sure they
are goii: nplish either UNDER
taking, wa. gan feverishy look
ing for way
Champ Clark Oa1y Way.
The only way they could discover IS
the Champ Clark way. They loarne
early in the week that they might as
Well abandon the plan OF naming Har-
mon, or Underwood. or any other con
eervative. They learned that the tenn
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