El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-25

does not know whose agent he Is, he
lacks the intelligence necessary for a
presiding officer, and If he does know,
he does not deserve the support Of any
man VINO has the right to call himself
a Democrat.
q have no way of knowing how the
convention stands, but the Democrats OF
the nation have done enough for me
to justify me in suffering defeat II nee
/ essarv in their defence. One Republ-
can 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
attention to our words
There was a cheer from the delegates
and visitors who swarmed in Mr.. Bryan's
rooms when the Nebraskan concluded his
! statement
Mr.. Bryan was in conference late with
| his associates mapping out tOsay's con-
test before the convention
Bryan Refuses Compromise.
That the national committee felt the
/ potency of Mr. Bryan's influence be-
/ came apparent when a recess was taken
| to permit a peace committee to call
on him. The first move of this commit
tee, composed of national chairman
Mack and vice chairman Hail. was to
bring judge Parker and Mr.. Bryan to-
gether 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 it
would strike.
The effort was mavaihng. Mr.. Bryan
soon left the conference, asserting that
while the interview was most pleasant
indeed, he had failed to change his
attitude on the temporary Craftsmanship.
As the doors Of the conference room
opened and Mr.. Bryan stepped briskly
out. Judge Parker could be seen within
looking WlStfully out over the city.
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 a
few more minutes with Judge Parker
and vice chairman Tall. As these three
finally emerged, they announced that
the committee would go ahead and ap-
prove the selection of judge Parker, let
the fight come as 1t would
Seven Candidates IN Field.
The cons entiOn GOT under way today
with seven avowed presidential candi-
dates in the field, no one of them with
nearly enough delegates instructed or
pledged to carry them near the two
thirds vote required to nOminate-728. (
The seven ayOWed presidential candi-
dates are governor Wilson, of New Jer-
say; speaker Clark, of Missouri; repre-
sentative Underwood, of Alabama; gov ;
ernOr Harmon of Ohio; governor Bald |
win, of Connecticut; governor Burke, of ]
North Dakota, and governor Marshall, Of !
Indiana.
Outside of these, the men most talked /
OF are Mr. Bryan, mayor GaynOr OF New
York, and governor Dix, of New York. |
Mr.. Bryan frequently during the last |
lew months has declared he was not 4
candidate, but it is difficult to find a \
state delegation in which he Is not dis ]
cussed as a possibility. One claim put !
forward by Mr.. Bryan's supporters is /
that with him in the field, there might |
ensue a coalition with dissatisfied Re /
pubheans interested IN a third party 4
movement.
Up to this time the delegates have
given comparative little thought to the
presidency The contest between Mr..
Bryan and the majority of the national
committee over the temporary chair
man, has Overshadowed everything else.
Bryan the Real Hero.
A constant stream of delegates and
friends ebbed and flowed through the
narrow confines of Bryan's rooms to
give greeting OF PASS some word of po-
4ALANeAA AAOAl4CtAL VIII TIE NEULaSkdus I
Sometimes Mr.. Bryan came out into the
room given over to the public and there
held brief receptions but more often he
an adjoining room to confer
with his ieutenants.
They are with Us and more are COM
ing to Join in the fight" said BRYAN. as
a party of Minnesota delegates came
20 tell him that Minnesota is ready for
YOU want
To one delegate who remarked now IS
the time for you to come into your own"
Mr.. BRYAN replied:
Wen, have always come into my
own when they accept my policies and
principles"
Whenever some enthusiastic delegate
Mr.. Bryan that the PRESIDENTIAL
nomination awaited him If he would take
It, the Nebraska leader would quickly
reply:
7 have got something more important
light now"
Mrs. W. L. Farlman, of Punxsutaw-
lev, Pa, wearing a large Wilson badge,
allied Mr.. Bryan's attention to the badge
md asked:
shall 1 take this off for your" {
''NO, madame" he replied.
Senator Works, of California, edged
is way through the crowd and, taking J
3ryan by the hand said:
L don't suppose you have time TO
ak to a Republican," {
There's no better time in the history {
# this country to talk to Republicans,
,lr. Bryan laughingly replied. 2
The Parker Affair. S
Mr.. Bryan's attention was called to
he report that at his conference with
Judge Parker he had passed upon the a
peech which the New York jurist had 4
to deliver as temporary chair f
nan of the convention. Mr.. Bryan said: n
4 have not thought it proper to dis
uss with anybody what Mr.. Parker said t
o me or what 1 said to him, but in an \
wer to a rumor now Being circulated {
hat he read his speech to me and that Y
approved it, L feel justified in saying Il