The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-21
JUDGE PARKER
IS THE CHOICE
FOR CHAIRMAN
Arrangement Committee for
the Democratic Convention
Select Candidate Against
Wishes of Bryan.
MATTER NOW GOES
TO FULL COMMITTEE
Supporters of Champ Clark
Hold Conference; Utah Dele
gates Stop in Chicago on
Way to Baltimore.

York was selected today as the
- temporary chairman of the Demo-
cratic national convention by the
arrangement committee. The choice OF
Judge Parker was made against the pro-
test OF William J. Bryan. whose friends
on the committee submitted the names
of four other candidates.
Eight OF the sixteen votes of the com
nittee went to Parker. while Represen-
tetive Henry OF Texas received three
votes: Senator-elect Ollie James OF Ken
tuclsy three votes; Senator Kern OF In
diana one vote, and Senator OGorrnan OF
New York one vote.
AS the campaign managers OF those
seeking tae presidential nomination were
playing for position with respect 10 The
nomination. the vote in opposition TO
Judge Parker was In consequence split
up.
The committee chose Grey Woodson OF
Kentucky as temporary sergeant alarms.
The selections OF the arrangement COM
ulttee are IN no Sense final. They must
be passed upon next Monday at the full
meeting Of the national committee.
Telegram to Bryan.
Report had ii tonight that a telegram
had been sent 20 Chicago to William ].
Bryan asking that he come at once 10
Baltimore. Several national committee
men said after today's meeting they eX-
pectcd fight by Mr.. Bryan and his
friends would be made on the floor OF
The convention against Parker.
The vote taken today on the temporary
was unofficially made known
as follows; For Judge Parker: Norman
f. Mack OF New York. Clark Howell ot
Georgia Y. NJ. Johnstone OF Texas, Ed
win o. Wood OF Michigan. Roger SulH-
van Of Illinois. Thomas Tasgart OF Indi-
ana, Thomas r. Browne OF Vermont and
j. Fred c. Talbot OF Maryland
For Representative Henry: Josephus
Daniels OF North Carolina. Robert Ewing
OF Louisiana and John z. Osborne OF
Wyoming
For Senator elect Ollie James: p. l.
Hall Of Nebraska, Urey Woodsor Of
Kentucky ard Martin Ware OF Iowa.
For Senator O'Ciorn,an OF New York:
John T. McCraw of West Virginia.
For Senator Kern OF Indiana: Robert
s. Hudspeth Of New Jersey,
Had the Votes.
The arrangement committee was in
session for nearly three hours Before
the meeting the Parker forces announces
openly that they had the votos TO elect
and said that IL Mr.. Bryan desired 10
raise any issue IL would be better TO set
tie the question now than later. Leaders
of the movements TO nominate Speaker
Champ Clark and Governor Wilson de-
cided that since issue was raised on
the question OF prosrosgiveism as against
the so-caled conservatism. they would
come out for progressveism and put for
ward candidates against Judge Parker.
Meanwhile Charles F. Murphy. leader
OF Fammany hnll, sent word that the
New York delegation was anxious to
have Judge Parker chosen. as he had
proved himself TO be loyal To the De-
mocrscy I'm all it's campaigns
When the committee went into session
there was n general discussion over the
proposition to adjourn the question OF the
temporary craftsmanship upti1 tomorrow,
and then came the first lineup OF the
day. with votes against the adjourn
men, and votes for It. the Parker ad-
herents opposing any delay.
The nomination OF candidates for tenn
porary chairman was then taken UP and
National Chairman Mack propo5ed the
name OF Judge Parker. Addressing the
Mr., Mack said:
wish To place before this conven-
tion for It's consideration for tem-
porary chairman OF The convention
which Is To assemble here next Tues
dav The name OF one OF the beet
Democrats In the United States, The
man have IN mind Tor that very ex-
acting position was the party's choice
for the presidency eight years ago and
is today more highly esteemed than
evcr by the Democracy OF the country.
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