The sun., 1912-07-01
'BRYAN'S FL0UTS
ANGER NEW YORK
Delegates Indignant When
They Are Forbidden
: TO Reply.
SHEEHAN PULLS OUT
Leaves Baltimore in Disgust
-NicOll Criticiscs His
Associates.
WILSON GAINS GROUND
Jersc!mans Followers Conf
dent. but Clark's Supporters
Say They'll Beat Him.
WILSON GAINS GROUND

! Tonight that this convention j. drifting
gradually but surely toward the nomina-
ton Of Woodrow Wilson for President
and Of Underwood for Vice -Presidcn.
, This does not mean that the Clark men
have given mp their fight for the Speaker.
/ On the contrary. ex-senator Dubois.
Senator Stone and all the Clar, ms ma gers
are fighting as they never fought before
for the Speakers nomination They
, have put on this extra steam hecau.e
Wilson for the last sixteen ballots had
eaten into Clark's vote After the
Speaker last night issued his statement
replying to Bryan1 structures he re-
turned to Washington. accompanied nv
Ollie James Of Kentucky. permanent
chairman of the convention. and William
X. Hearst. On the ride over to Washing
ton there was a discussion as TO whether
Speaker Clark should not return here
mount the platform and make things H.;
for Bryan. Tonight there was a ;urt....r
conference on this sub iec, which was
attended by ex-Gov. Dockerv of Missouri
and Senator Stone. Later Dockery said 4:
We have not decided whe,' her ii would
he advisable for Mr.. Clark to come here
and address the convention. But inas-
much as this convention j. smashing all
/ precedents it may be decided a, any
moment that Clar! should come here and
reply in the convention to Col Bryan"
Senator Stone echoed these sentiments
The anger of the Clark men toward
Bryan is almost Difficult, TO express The;.
feel that Bryan has treated Clark worse
than the famous houn' dawg was ever
treated; that Bryan has kicked Clark
from one end Of this country to another
Judge Wade. Democratic National Com
mitteeman FOR Iowa. expressed his senti-
ments after attending a conference of
Speaker Cark's friends this evening
when he said:
|. Speaker Carh's supporters will :. not
allow Bryan 10 brand this old man IA IA
dealer and a bargainer The conference
NJ Speaker tlark's friends was attended
by the representatives ~ Is 900. .oOc
people Bryan has dared to question
Clark : political integrity IN asserting tina,
New York wouiu never bc for Clark unless
a deal for the future has boen made.
Speaker Clark oocupi"s The hich,s posi-
tion in the country. next to i1a President
ot the United States He Is man of
the highest integrity aNd wold enter
into no deals Byyan. ai:housl instructed
for Clark, deserted Clark when II. latter
had the highest vote in the convention.
more than a majority Jhrk could have
retired with honor az one time Now no
cannot retire az all"
Some Of the Democrats here had been
informed that Col. Bryan understo cd
that Clarks support from the New
Workers was due to an alleged promise
that il Speaker Clark should be nominated
and elected the New Workers could
name the portfolios in his Cabinet for sucI,
pc, Secretary OF the Treasury and
Attor,r'y-t leral
The posi- .on Of New York here has
been severely criticised. For that matter
so have the friends of Representative
Underwood II is clearly stated that Rep
resentative Underwood could have nomi-
mated Clark by throwing his III, dele
gates on the tenth ballot, when Clark's
vot" was 5j8. This would have been ac-
cording to the arran cement which was
understood TO exist between the friends
Of Gov. Harmon, Representative Under
wood and Speaker Clark. and if the II7i,
Underwood votes had gone 10 Clark on
that ballot the Harmon vote, which WAS
~ on the ninth ballot. would have FOL-
lowed into The Clark camp.
But underneath everything tha, had
been said here has been belief on tho mart
Of prominent New Workers that Under
wood could he nominated for Presiden,
With this belief in their minds Under
woods supporters would not come TO the
help of Clark and now it is almost posi-