The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23

BALTIMORE, Juno 22.--The clans
are just beginning 10 gather In force
for the Democratic national conven-
ton. They have been coming In all
the week in small groups, but today
carloads are being dumped into Bal
timore The city IN already showing
Its incapacity to comfortably absorb
the great throngs that will be here
By Tuesday, .Mshsn The conycnssOn will
open. The hotel Hobbies now are JAM
med ana locomctson In them II un-
eornfortrhle What the condition viii
be when the full strength OF the shout
ting hosts are assembled can be i'm
nEined.
There appears very little hope now
of q compromise between the fac
lions created by the Bryan demand.
According to both sides. the hour OF
compromise has passed. Charles #.
Murphy, leader OF the New York del
egation. National Chairman Norman
r. Mack, Roger Sullivan. Tom" Tag
xart, and other leaders OF the conser-
Vative forces. began the day at early
conferences. From none OF them
could any statement Of their Aurpose
be obtained.
Herman Radder. a member OF the
New York delegation. says the senti-
ment OF the Empire States crowd Is
overwhelmingly for Harmon. A local
paper pubhshed this afternoon what
It claimed TO be an accurate poll of the
New York delegation. This gives Har-
mon sixty-thre with the remaining
ninety votes divided between Wilson.
Underwood and Clark. In the order
named.
That the present struggle might
have been averted was indicated this
morning by p. l. Hall. national COM
mitteeman from Nebraska, and a
Bryan man. when he expressed the
belief that the commoner would have
been PERFECTLY satisfied II the. COM
mittee on arrangements had reserved
Parker for permanent chairman, and
had selected a progressive AZ tenn
porary chairman, to make the key
note speech.
According to Taggart. one OF Muir
phys allies. no such proposition ever
came before the committee on ar
rangements. He did say. however.
that the committee on arrangements
had knowledge beforehand OF Bryan's
opposition to Parker.
Faint Hope OF Compromise.
One faint hope Of compromise may
exist. That II to say II Bryan 10 will
ing to bury the Ratchet, he can pro-
Aably have the Craftsmanship OF the
Hooolution committee. which draws the
platform. 1t 10 not believed. however.
IIt4t ne WOViu accept IL al the nanQS
Of the conservatives
II Bryan 10 really after the nom-
nation. It II thought that he could
line all tho progressives behind HIM.
Thus tt would seem to be Bryan. or
Wilson on the side. and Harmon on
the other, with Harmon m the ulti-
mate dark horse" compromise.
It now seems beyond doubt that
the fght against Bryan will be car,
ried to the door Of the convention.
since his friends say that he proba-
bly, will not face the situation before
the national committee at its session
Monday to ratify the selection OF
Parker by the committee on arrange
ments. Leaders laughed at report
that Parker would step aside and per-
init Senator O'Gorman to take his
place an temporary chirman. IT Is
shouted from the house-tops OF De-
mocracy that Bryan will 60 down to
defeat. though fighting every inch OF
the way.
Baldwin plsads for Harmony.
NEW HAVEN. CONN, luna a..
Governor Simeon e. Baldwin today
sent the following to Colonel Bryan
In reply to the latter's appeal that
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