Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25
BRYAN DUCKS QUERY
Evades Efforts to Learn if He
Will Be a Candidate.
SECOND CHOICE OF MANY
No Aspirant Assured of the Neces-
sary 729 Votes.
NEBRASKAN CENTRAL FIGURE
Carter Harrison Asserts That Pro-
gressive Nominee and Platform
Would Sweep the Country.
CENTRAL FIGURE

BALTIMORE. June 25-Seven of dem
ocracy's strong men are avowed candi-
dates for the presidential nomination.
None of them can do more than hope to
receive the required 10 votes on the first
ballot Mr.. Bryan has said repeatedly
that he was in no sense a candidate. yet
he goes into the convention as a dele
gate from Nebraska the second choice OF
more states than any avowed candidate
Since his arrival here Sunday night Mr..
Bryan has automatically evaded several
efforts Of friendly delegates to draw htm
out on the subject. 1t would seem from
his demeanor that his greatest interest
was to gain control Of the convention for
the progressives and prevent the nomina-
ton Of a reactionary.
AS the Chairman o. the committee on
resolutions. Mr.. Bryan will have the OPP
portunity to speak in presenting the plat
form. Right after that the nominations
for President will be in order.
There can be no doubt that Mr.. Bryan
is the central figure here, as Mr. Roose-
welt was In Chicago. The difference is
that the latter made his fight outside the
convention to win the republican nom-
ination for himself as leading progress.
sive, while the former is going into the
democratic convention. apparently. to
wage the battle of progressivism itself
Little Importance attaches to the CON-
tested seats here, as compared to those
in Chicago. These contests will have lit
| Ia Vii ha NJ
they are decided.
Carter Harrison's Claim.
Carter H Harrison. mayor OF Chicago.
declares that IL the convention nominates
a progressive candidate and places be-.
fore the people a progressive platform.
great democratic victory will sweep the
country next November.
One thousand advocates OF woman suf-
fra&e are expected to participate in
parade which suffragettes. led by Mrs.
Donald r. Hooker. are planning to hold
Thursday night to impress the delegates.
Floats representing the states of WASH
ington. Idaho. Utah, Wyoming and Colo
| rado where women vote. are being con.
structed to show the triumph OF Ameri.
can suffragists to date.
Bid for the Colored Vote.
win over the negroes to the democratic
party 10 sought by the National Colored
Democratic League. 1t reads as follows:
I'VE recognize the equality OF all men
before the law. and hold that 1t is the
duty Of the government. I'm its dealings
with all the people, to mete out equal
and exact justice to all. Of whatever ma
| tivity, race. color or persuasion, religious
or political.
A COMMITTEES, headed by Bishop Alex
apder Walters. president of the league,
will present the plank to the resolutions
committee.
Baltimore is doing it's level best to take
care OF the thousands OF visitors within
its gates. The hotels could not begin
to accommodate them all, but the pub
lic-spirfted citizens are opening up their
homes to receive them and indications
are that few will suffer any great incon->
venience.
Spirit of Revelry Abroad.
A spirit Of revelry was abroad last
night. While some Of the delegates
sweltered In crowded hotel rooms. hold
ing canvasses and discussing the pros
poets OF their presidential favorites many
more of the visitors Joined the
throngs which paraded the streets until a.
late hour. College yells Of the Woodrow
Wilson Princeton Clum and the "Houn'
Dawg song Of the Clark enthusiasts MIN
gled with the hurrahs of the followers
Of Underwood. Marshall. Harmon.
Burke and Baldwin.
Managers OF candidates supplied the
ammunition for the noise. A leafiet with 4
complete words and music Of the "Houn' !
Dawg' song was passed out by hoarse.
male chorus of Missourians Harmon
boosters handed out copies OF the famous.
hymn ''Blest Be the Tie That Binds
The leaflet recited the STORY of a
hymn" told by Gov. Harmon himself. )
and in It he explained that the singing OFFS
this beloved old tune" at q farmers pic
mic in Ohio returned him to the govern
or's chair.
The Underwood cry. Underwood. the !
party's best asset" merely made the :
claim without tune, and the southerners 4
quickly realized the importance Of some :
sort of music. Dixie supplied the need. J
win With Wilson" an alliteration sup :
piled by yell and four-deck poster. was 3
somewhat more pretentious than the Mar :
shall designation Of their candidates :
brought to Baltimore by LOO Hoosiers-s
''Indiana's cho&ce'
Arriving delegations blocked the streets.
crowding hotel entrances whore cand1- !
dates had established headQuarters SO =
that II took a foot ball rush OF from ten !
to twenty minutes for the enthusiast TO :
gain entrance =
Confetti. paper wads and penny scram-
bleA with vigorous wiolders Of feather
busters managed to keep up the interest 4
Of the crowd on tho street