The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-26
1QYAN SCORES IN z
sKIRMISHES; JAMES IS
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
4 >-...;v. Democratic Leaders and Followers Come
~ Fighting Again After Yesterdays Defeat and
sr,re Twice-Platform to Be Framed After
ANIMATION Of Candidate.

the proaressives. as the plan was a
Bryan ere. Il was considered alb
soiutriy certain that the recon-
mendasion would be adopted with.
cut fight.
ciaed victory In the rules commit,
tee when that body. by a vote u
3a 20 IS decided that the unit rule.
ins,ructing the Ohio delegation TO
vote for Harmon. should be en-
furccd
Many Of the leaders were greatly
concerned over the success cf Bryan
IN lining vp the committee on reso-
buttons 20 report the platform after
and not before the Nominations
This revolutionary doctrine was de.
signed. Il WAS freely admitted. 70
make the candidate run on the Plat.
form rather than 10 have the plat
form used TO boom any particular
candidacy.
The credentials committee OF the
democratic national convention. on
meeting this morning. elected Jos
Bell q Indiana chairman and Frank
Donahoe % Massachusetts, secrc-
tafy Bell Is first lieutenant 10 Tom
Taggart Of Indiana In politics.
Platform After Candidate.
BY vote of ~ 10 n. q melton
By Mn. J. Bryan 10 ADOPT a pIat
form after. and not before. the can.
didates are named. vas Adopted hy
the resolutions committee today
shortly before the convention ss.
sernbled. The ns~ program will
have 70 be ratified b. she eonsea.
too before Il becomes sffsssiye.
Permanent Organization
The committee on permanent or.
sanitation unanimously voted 70
make Seuator-elect Ollie James u
kentueky permanent chairman.
An attempt BY the conservative
forces no~ IN control ~ the demo
cratical national committee to swing
Wm ] Bryan into line b. making
him chairman of the resolutions
COMMITTEES. which Is drafting a
platform. failed.
Not only did Bryan refuse. but be
NtAA" - Ft"AA - t"tN@A4As tHAt ~
feared the committee had been
packed against him.
Bryan arrived at the committee
room unannoanced. passing en-
route committee. composed of
Senators cuIberson. RAyror and
OGofman who had been sent e.
ASA him TO assume the chairman.
ship and stand before the country
"a responsible for the party dec
Iaraflon.
While waiting for the three sen.
ators 10 return the proposition of
the ma iority was put up 70 Bryan
and he refused II.
There is decided possibility
that this committee may not be
unit IN its recommendation 20 this
convention he said. ~ myself de.
sire to reserve freedom OF action. II
is certainty that there will be sug.
geationE made to this convention
which ! cannot assent to. This
ecmmitsee might decide that some
of these suggestions should be in
eorpcrated N tire platform
80 Tar as ] arm concerned | have
no choice for chairman. and I viii
not personally assume that respon.
sibllity. bnt as an individual mem
Der % the committee I can make
my fight for the principles for
which stand. and II defeated here
can reserve the right 10 carry that
fight both TO the floor Of the con.
yeution and before the voters Of the
United States"
"No Ward Politics"
The leaders we're plainly discon-
eerted by the action Of Bryan.
This Observation-Disclosures became
ehaarin when Bryan told his lieu
tenant. Senator Luke Lea OF Ten
nessee. that he had refused the hon
or because he personally Intended