The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
is NO HOPE OF
AVERTING FIGHT
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me In suffering defeat If necessary In
the defense One republican party is
enough in this country, for whatever
we may call ourselves, If we cannot
distinguish ourselves from them In our
actions, people viii not pay much at
tention to our words
There was a cheer from the delegates
and visitors who swarmed in Mr. Bryan
rooms when the Nebraskan concluded his
statement Mr.. Bryan was In conference
late tonight with his assistants mapping
out tomorrows contest before the conven-
ton which meets at noon.
That the national committee felt the po-
tency of Mr. Bryan's influence became
point early this afternoon when a recess
was taken to permit peace committee"
to call on him The first move of this
committee. composed of National Chair
| man Norman &c. Mack and Vice Chairman
Hall, was to bring Judge Parker and Mr..
Bryan together at a conference. 1t was
said that Judge Parker went over many
of the points of his Keynote" speech
with Mr. Bryan in the hope of convincing
him of the progressive note that it would
strike.
Parker Is Wistful
The effort was unavailing Mr.. Bryan
soon left the conference. held at the ma
tional committee headquarters, asserting
that while the interview was most pleas
ant indeed" he had failed to change his
attitude on the temporary Craftsmanship.
As the doors of the conference room
opened and Mr.. Bryan stepped bfiskly
out Judge Parker could be seen within
looking wistfully out over the city. The
conference had been on one of the upper
floors of the hotel
A moment after Mr.. Bryan had disap-
peared, Chairman Mack came out and
asked where he had gone. When told,
however, he made no effort to follow, re-
turning to the conference room for few
more minutes with Judge Parker and
Vice Chairman Hall. AS these three
finally emerged they announced that the
committee would go ahead and approve
the selection of Judge Parker, let the
| fight come as II would. 1t will come after
the opening prayer has been uttered by
| Cardinal Gibbons tomorrow when Ma
tional Chairman Mack presents the name
| of Judge Parker as temporary chairman.
The convention will get under way to-
| morrow with several avowed presidential
| aspirants in the field no one of them
with enough delegates instructed or
pledged to carry them near the two-thirds
vote required to nominate-7S. 1t has
been expected by many political observ-
erS Indt OUTING the lWO MetkS preceding
the convention some of the aspirants
might form coalition, but no such thing
has occurred and this fact, Mr.. Bryan $
friends declare, augurs well for him Mr..
Bryan will have his opportunity to speak
before the convention towards its close
and some of the presidential boomers here
| plainly are nervous as to the effect he
might have.
To Head Platform Committee
| II he loses as temporary chairman of
the convention Mr.. Bryan is slated by his
state delegation for the committee on
RESOLUTIONS and undoubtedly will be chosen
| its chairman. As such he would have a
| leading part in framing the party plat
| form and would present 1t in person to
the convention just prior to calling the
! roll of states for presidential nomina-
| tons.
! The seven avowed presidential aspirants
| are Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey,
| Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri, Repre-
sentative Oscar w. Underwood of Ala
| bama, Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio Gov.
Simeon Baldwin of Connecticut, Gov,
| John f. Burke of North Dakota and GOV
T. r. Marshall of Indiana.
Outside of these the men most talked
of are Mr.. Bryan. Mayor Gaynor of New
| York and Gov. John A. Dix of New York
Mr.. Bryan frequently during the last
| few months has declared he was not In
any sense a candidate but 1t is difficult
TO find a state delegation in which he is
not discussed as a possibility. One claim
| put forward by Mr.. Bryan's supporters Is
| that with him in the field there might en-.
\ sue coalition with some of the disaffect-
/ ed republicans interested in third party
movement.
| Up to this time, however. delegates here
have given comparatively little thought tt
| the presidency. The sharp contest be.
tween Mr.. Bryan and the majority of ths
national committee over the selection o.
Judge Parker as temporary chairman ha:
overshadowed everything else
| Those in charge of the various candi
dates are doing all in their power, how.
ever, to create noise and enthusiasm fol
their principals.
Do Not Assail Each Other s.
In contrast to the methods of the Chi
cago convention. the statements put ou'
merely extol the respective candidates
| without casting aspersions on the others
| Principal campaigning Is in the way OF
distributing copies of the 'Houn' Dawg
song, hats stamped with the candidates
name banners and posters and all man
ner of contrivances.
Song clubs have been imported to sing
| of the famous Ozark hound-the battle cry
of the Clark forces-while others are