The Washington times., 1912-07-01
namp Clark Declares Ban Charges His Being Controlled by Bosses Infamous

er, until two-tnirds OF the aestesates
action of the majority"
Bryan's Statement.
About the same time Mr.. Bryan is |
sued the following statement, the key |
note of which is the Inactivity" OF
Speaker Clark and his supporters
against Judge Parker. when Bryan was
attempting to prevent his selection as
temporary chairman:
THE only criticism have made
against Mr.. Clark is not that he has
acted wrongfully. but that he has failed
to act.
Of the Presidential office, but I have
felt that an aspirant for that Office
ought to manage his own campaign
and not allow people to do things Tor
MIN without his direct and specinc au-
thority.
Not Personal Contest.
''The. papers announced that Mr..
Clark was neutral between Mr.. Parker
and myself in the temporary chair
manship fight, and that he informed
his supporters to vote as they pleased.
If that contest were purely a question
between Judge Parker and myself as
| individuals his refusal to take part
| would not be material, although he
or had a speech made in his behalf
that did not represent him as my spec
| ial champion for sixteen years.
IF he distributed any literature in
which he associated his name with
| Mr.. Parker's / shall be glad to with
draw this statement upon inspection of
| the literature.
But the contest between Judge
Farker and myself vas not a personal
| contest. AHpTVbDdU eXCeDt
Clark knew this. 1t was contest be-
tween progressive Democracy on the
one side and rcactionary Democracy
such a contest il was Mr.. Ciarks duty
to take one side or the other. If in his
judgment there is any material dif-
ference between the two kinds OF
Democracy.
"1f he insists that there is no differ
ence, then he has no right to com
plain Of criticism at the hands of those
| who do believe that there Is a vital
difference.
| Holds Clark Inactive.
Put the activity of Mr.. Clark's s
managers Ii as Objectionable as his
own inactivity. There has been con-
slant cooperation with the reaction
| aries. II Mr.. Clark did not authorize
them to act, he has. so far as l know,
failed to rebuke them for acting.
g! take it for granted that he does
H.. object to the action OF his man
ayers In soliciting, or at least, in az
Cepting without protest, the support of
ninety wax figures, which Mi. Murphy,
under the unit rule. uses to carry out
tn" will of the pred atory int rests.
THE public Is not much interested
in M. Clark's opinion of me. He will
have ample time in which to express
his opinion after the convention, wheth-
er he is nominated or not: but. II
| "a
items the Pc )ple would like to know
Immediately whether he believes that
the New York delegation, which Is
completely un6er the domination oi
Mr.. Murphy. and which contains among
its hunters representatives.. attorneys
, or agents of nearly every predatory in
tcrett that is expressing the people
whether he considers this delegation
thus controlled by one man who II
controlled by the interests. stands IL
, the same position as delegates whicf
represent the masses and whether h'
I has any objection to ncminauoI
made possible only by the support o.
the New York delegation.
Tried to Advise Clark.
3 II have tried to advise Mr.. Clark, IL
, his own interest, as l believe. as wei
t as in the interest of the party, and 1
. is a source of great disappointment t.
me that he should have listened to per
1 sonal enemies Of mine more than he ha
to me.
= I'm using the word disappointment
n do not use 1t in a personal sense, for
: have no desire to impose my advic
d upon him; but do feel that 1t is no
b, presumptuous for me to assume that
e am better acquainted with the sent
= ment of the people than those who hav
@ had his ear, and l am sure that speal
for larger number.
' Il am sure, too, that ! am as disin
r terested as those upon whose council h
: relies, for l have no interest in the sub
e ject except my interest in the principle
a and policies which can be advance
y through the election of a Democrat
President.
4 Says Speaker Is Misled.
+ Il believe that Mr.. Clark is right a
heart, but during the last few days h
n has been misled and has failed to TAX
a advantage Of the opportunities presente
y to throw his influence actively into tn
s balance when questions of great import
n ance were at issue
J. The statement to which Mr.. Bryan RI
n fers, Is in substance as follows:
e 1T distressed me to have to do any
thing that might result in injury to tn
political fortunes of Mr.. Clark. / haN
known him for eighteen years, rejoice
o in his selection as a minority leader, an
n q year and a half ago regarded him
= more likely than any one else to fit int
Ia the conditions, so far as l could the
estimate them.
"If he had made good use of the OF
II portunity he had he would have bee
l. nominated by reclamation. but instea
IL of leading the progressive elemeI
~ of the party-the element with Whic
y he had always been iden4fed-7f
m became imbued with the idea that h
" special duty was to harmonic the tw
n elements of the party and prevent
N break in the ranks.
Progressive Needed.
re "The leader and the harmonizer al
a two entirely different persons, and M
IN Clark chose to be the latter. There a.
Mt times when the harmonizer Is the mo
er available candidate, but the situate
10 is different now.
er "The country is alive with progre
sive ideas. and progressivism haviI