The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-26
Planning Royal Fight Against
Parker Who, He Says, Repre-
sents Predatory Interests
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
STANDS BY ITS DECISION
No Compromise in Sight at Bait.
more and Fight Will Open on
Temporary Chairmanship and
If Successful Bryan Is in Race

BALTIMORE, June 24.-It is now
determined that Bryan will not be the
temporary chairman of the demo-
cratic national convention. The party
leaders here express the belief that he
will be chairman of the committee on
resolutions. He will be the repre-
sentative Of his state on that COM
mittee. His position in the party IN
such a place will be condeded ny
common consent. The general opinion
is that he will prepare the greater
part of the platform. Many think he
reticent on the subject The general
indications are that the meetings OF
the resolutions committee will be
harmonious.
Planks will be inserted pledging the
party to the income tax legislation, q
the election of senators by direct vote
and to primary elections. The pro-
tective tariff will be held responsible
for the trust and high cost of living
and there will be a declaration f2r
rapid revision downward. Probably
the revision by the schedule practiced
in the present house will be advocated
Committee Stands Pat
Chairman Mack called the adj
3ourned session Of the national COM
mittee to order a few minutes before
O'clock tonight, the first order Of
business being the further discussion
of the subcommittee recommend L
lions of Parker for temporary chair
man. The committee had adjourned
in the afternoon after Committeemar
Hale Of Nebraska said the name 81
Bryan would be submitted to the con.
vention as candidate for temporars
chairman if the committee ratified tn,
selection of Parker. Mack ard Hale
who attempted to bring Bryan ane
Z Parker together, reported the failure
of their efforts when the subeonimtt
tee failed to bring the two together
and to avert the promised fight on the
floor of the committee decided e
stand by the subcommittee selection
Bryan Dominant Fig'irc
The action of the national commit
tee is expected. to result IN nittei
fight on the floor and a struggle 70
supremacy between the ilrNan demo
Gratis and the so-calIed conservatives
The Bryan forces are expected to re
ceive some assistance from the Clarl
supporters when the fight is taken e
the convention floor tomorrowA Bryan
stood out today a dominant figure j,
the convention and all contingencies!
of the future, including the nomina
ton Of presidential candidate
med to hinge upon what he woult
do. The impression continued to b.
more marked that Bryan might be thu
nominee. Some of his friend said to
night that he would be voted fo
whether formally placed in nomina
ton or not, and expressed a belle
that he would win if the voting wen
as far as the fifth ballot. Some of hi
friends. 1t Is said, are bending effort
to prevent coalition of Clark am
Wilson forces. They are talking o
Bryan and Wilson as the possible
ticket and the suggestion is receivin:
attention in many quarters.
Bryan May Name Kern
In the event Bryan should not b.
the candidate for temporary chair
man, it was said; he might urge Sen
ator Kern of Indiana for the place
The leaders expect Bryan to enter tn
race.
Parker's mparatively wide marg1
of success in the national COMMITTEE
of 81 to 20 is taken by many of tn
leaders as an indication Of defeat 70
Bryan. The latter's friends decline,
to put any such Interpretation upoi
the action of the committee.
No Harmony for Bryan
Mr.. Bryan said: II had expected il
when Mr.. Guffey was seated agains
the protest of the democrats of Penn
sylvania, learned what I had OK
pected-that a majority of that com
mittee either had no conception o
democracy or were so slavishly undo
the control of the predatory interest
as not to be free to follow their con
victions.
THE reasons which they give ar
like all reasons given in defense O
wrong. They are insincere and ar
not the reasons that really infuenc
them. The fight will be resumed to
morrow at which time a progressiv
will be presented for the conventio
to vote for and line be drawn s
that the delegates can decide whethe
they will ally themselves with tn
Belmont-Ryan- Murphy crowd tina
overwhelmed the party with defea
eight years ago and which Is in clos
and continuous partnership wit
the crowd that nominated Taft d
Chicago.
Interests Have No Politics
The predatory interests have n
politics. They are with the party tlo
serves them. Having enabled
minority of the republicans to over
rue the VIII Oh tne iHdJoIly VI the re
publicans at Chicago, they are no,
here to enable a minority of the dem
ocrats to override the majority in rhi
convention. There is no great ax
plotting interest that Is not represent
ed in the Hobbies of the hotels. there
lOt corrupting influence in Ameri
a Politics that is not being used. an
delegates 10 this convention under
estimate the Intelligence OF the me
who sent them here II they think the
can 40 back and deceive Them int
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