The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-26
JUDGE PARKER NAMED TEMPO RARY CHAIRMAN OF coNvEN-
 TON OVER HIS PROTEST.
THE VOTE WAS 57g ID 5lO
First Session of Democratic Conven- ton Marked by Disorders Which Caused an Early Adjournment
 to an Evening Hour.

| 1~ftAitbiC, June Lo.-W llllam J Eryan met defeat at the hands of the Democratic national convention to- day and in the opinion of may of the party leaders here eliminated hlmself from the race for the pres iGential nomination.
 The vote by which former Judge Alton B. Parker of New York, was elected temporary chairman over MT Bryan-579 to 516-was interpreted tonight in many ways The Champ Clark adherents are claiming the nomination and many believed tou2g IL would either be Speaker Clark or a dark horse.' Talk of MT. Bryan has not ceased by any means. Some or his friends say today's vote was nc test; that many of his most ar- cent supporters were compelled by circumstances to vote against him as temporary chairman. They claimed on the other hand that the vote of 5l0 given to Mir Bryan indicated that he held veto" power in the con ,ention, which put him in position of dominance as to who should be tho i Eominee.
 Many of Speaker Clark's delegates | anti-Bryan forces This was regard ed <as opening breach between the Speaker and the former nominee, which may cause the Bryan support CTS to make a bitter fight on Clark. Taken from another standpoint the vote of so many of the Clark ad. herents for Judge Parker was inter- preted as distinct bid for the sup port of the conservative element in | the convention.
 This conservative element, it may be stated, practically is prepared 70 accept a radical or progressive can didate. They frankly admit that to name a conservative or so-called re. actionary would strengthen Colonel Roosevelt in his organization of a third party. This, the leaders are anxious to avoid.
 The turn of political affairs in the past few days is regarded here as having been decidedly favorable t3 Speaker Clark's candidacy The straightout Wilson delegates today threw their support solidly to Mr. Bryan. This, the leaders figured. would make the conservative element choose Clark in preference to the New Jersey governor as the progressive candidate
 There was a report abroad tonight that the 90 votes of New York would go to Clark This report was based largely upon the action of New York today in voting against Bryan. The fact that the Missouri delegation also gave Parker a majority of it's votes 22 to 14-quickly called out reports of a coalition of interests between New York and Missouri.
 This naturally led to talk of Clark | for president and a New York man for vice president The man men tioned most prominently in this con- nection was enator O'Gorman. There was talk tonight also that the Un- derwood forces might come into the combination, the plan being that Mr. Underwood should nave tine speaker ship of the house in the event of Mir. Clarks elevation to the presidency. Most of the Underwood states are said to be against Mir. Bryan on all most any proposition whatever. Ger tain it was that most of these states located in the solid South-voted against Mir. Bryan today
 The Clark people declared tonight that with New York and the Under wood forces united under the speak CTS banner. the latter would have more than the necessary number of votes to nominate.
 It seemed certain tonight from th.: public action of the delegates sad their privately Expressed views that the Democratic convention will nom- mate progressive candidate and adolt a progressive platform Som of the leaders frankly said they re- sented MT. Bryan's assumption to die tate the temporary chairmanship and lrointed to today's vote in justihca tion of their views. Mir. Bryan, des- bite the effort to eliminate him, how eyer remains a stalwart factor In the convention and may be given the authority to write the platform. There was nothing more tangible to the presidential situation tonight thar talk and claims.
 The result of the balloting on tht ltemporary chairmanship today" saiI Senator elect Ollie NJ. James. of Ken lucky. means but one thing-tha' Clark will be nominated on the frs ballot
 Mr. James was discussed tonigli as the probable permanent ckairmaI of the convention. This Is Tn hns with the policy of the conservative to plaeate the progressives, now tha they have defeated MT. Bryan. Asid' from this, Mir James received tn second largest vote in the nationa committee on the selection of tem rorary chairman. and this ordinarll. would entitle him to favorable consid eratlon for permanent presiding off