Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
w. J. BRYAN SAYS
That He Sees No Reason Why Con-
vention Should Not Conclude. Monday.

Baltimore. June 30.--"I see no .rea-
son why we should not conclude the
convention, tomorrow, with the nomi-
nation of both President and Vice
President" said William ]. Bryan, to-
night. The friends of the various
candidates have fought out their diff
ferences and. in their loyalty to the
men of their choice. have consumed
more time than is usually devoted to
balloting. There is every reason why
the Progressives should get together
and select a ticket"
Mr.. Bryan said he took it for grant
ed that there was no chance for the
nomination of either Harmon, of Ohio
or Underwood of Alabama whom he
designated as the choice of a reaction
airy element in the party He suggest
ed that if the convention could not
agree upon either Governor Wilson of
New Jersey, or Speaker Clark OF Mis-
souri,, an available man to head the
ticket might befeund in a list which he
furnished. comprising the names of
Senator Kern of Indiana Senator
Elect Ollie James of Kentucky. SEN
ator O'Gorman of New York. Senator
Cuiberson of Texas. and Senator Rain
er of Maryland. Continuing, Mr.. Bryan
said:
New York is not necessary to a
nomination and under the circum-
stances should not be permitted to
dictate the nomination. / do not mean
to saw that the vote of New York
would vitiate nomination II the can
didate had enough votes to nominate
him without New York for in that
ease the party would not be under
obligation to Mr.. Murphy for his
nomination.; but If Mr.. Murphy fur
nishes the votes necessary to carry the
candidate across the line the candi-
cate who accepts the nomination UNI
ger these circumstances puts himself
under obligations to Mr.. Murphy and
70 the influences which speak through
ana control him, and contend that a
candidate SO obligated would not APP
peal to the confidence of the public
and would not If successful at the
election, be free to serve the public
with singleness of purpose.
Il believe therefore. that all Progress
sives are justified in refusing support
10 any candidate who desires the New
York support and justified in withdraw
ing support, IL, after giving it. New
YORK should seek to add enough votes
to give the candidate the nomination.
IF either Mr.. Clark or Mr.. Wilson will
announce his willingness to rely entire-
ly upon the Progressive vote and his de-
termination not to accept the nomination
If given under conditions which would
obllgate him to Mr.. Murphy, there is no
reason why the convention should not
agree on one of these. If the feeling that
I has been aroused by the two leading
candidates is such that the Progressive
forces cannot agree upon either 1t ought
to be easy to agree upon some third per-
son who, not having been candidate,
is not handicapped by animosities engen-
!. dered or by an adverse verdict at the
Democratic primaries. take it for
! granted that there is now no possibility
of the nomination of the two candidates,
Gov. Harmon and Mr. Underwood who
We're the choice of the reactionaries.
do not mean to be understood as saying
that all who favor them are reactiona-
ries but where he and Judge Harmon
had strength outside of their own local
titles. the support is to be explained as