The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-24

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While Brys = emed confident in his
belief that eactionaries would be
IN the mir on the committee, that
feeling 3 .ot so certain among his
advisor = ney felt that Parker would
be ma and that the whole pro-
gress light would be transferred to
the Co. ention floor when the sessions
begin tomorrow at noon.
Everybody Claiming II.
BALTIMORE, June 24.-With the
necessity confronting them OF lining
up 729 delegates to nominate, the
Of the presidential booms
showed an activity In juggling figures
today that would have done credit to
the cashier Of ten cent circus. Each
Of the leading candidates was shown
by figures issued from his respective
headquarters to be in the lead. But
the figures, when analyzed, all showed
beyond the question of doubt that
there was no chance Of securing the
two-thirds vote needed to nominate,
unless there was stampede. And the
danger Of stampede was believed
today to be remote.
The Champ Clark managers Insist
ed that their man would poll 512 votes
on the first ballot. They divided these
as follows:
Instructed. 423;; pledged, SO. They
said that Wilson had only 1872 instruct
ed and So pledged. The Clark man
ayers insisted positively they would
put their man over on the second bal
lot. But the politicians, who are sup
posed to have agreed On the situation
were quietly insisting that Clark would
show his total strength on the first
ballot, and that if he had not enough
to nominate he would have shot his
bolt thereafter, and would have
dwindled on each successive ballot.
The Wilson managers claim that
they will surely have 322 instructed
delegates on the first ballot, and that
there are 1877 who are pledged that
will fall into line. They also claim
that they will receive strong access
sions from the uninstructed delegates.
The Wilson men have an enthusiast
tic supporter for their cause in Sena-
tor James A. O'Gorman, of New York.
One of the big Four from the empire
state, the New York senator Is a
friend of the New Jersey governor.
He believes that Wilson would be the
strongest candidate who could be
nominated.
The New York delegates were sched-
uled to get together this afternoon to
consider ways and means and to adopt
a general program for the convention.
With both sides busy counting noses,
the Bryan forces practically decided
Immediately before the committee
met, to let the committees decision
for Parker go as default. They felt
they were out-numbered on the com
mittee, and from now on will concen-
trate their strength in a big fight
against the New York Judge, to be
waged from the start of the conven-
ton.
Roger Sullivan, national committee
man, from Illinois, declared as he
went into the executive session, that
the Parker forces had thirty-one Of the
fifty-three votes In committee-and
probably three or four more If neces-
sary.
That the Bryan forces are already
mapping out their program for floor
battle was indicated by Senator-elect
Ollie NJ. James, of Kentucky. today.
He held a long conference with Bryan.
"In the committee my name is out
|of it, he said, discussing the temper.
ary Craftsmanship. 1T will not be
presented at all There Is nothing to
the report that all the progressive
forces will unite to urge my name be
fore the committee"
Asked specifically whether he would
figure as candidate to be urged on
the convention floor, James refused
to say.
Bryan will be named as the Ne
braska representative on the resolu
ton committee and as such will lead
the fight for a progressive declaration
| of principles for the party.
Senator-elect James K. vardamann
Of Mississippi, through whom Bryan
last night sent stinging message te
| the compromise seekers on the tenn
porary chairmanship, today denied
that he and the Nebraskan were or
other than the best terms.
"Mr. Bryan and l disagreed regard
ling the temporary chairman sait
vardamann, but / want everybody II
understand that stand for much thai
Bryan stands for. We are persona
and political friends of long standing
1t is unfortunate that the sub-com
mittee decided upon Parker, but aftel
his nomination was made, thought i
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