El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-26


Alton B. Parker by d vote of $40 to sos.
friends of w. J. Bryan do not concede
that the Nebrasl1an has been eliminated
as factor in subsequent deliberations
of the Democratic convention.
There can be no doubt that Mr.. Bryan
is the central figure here, as Mr..
Roosevelt was in Chicago. The differ
ence is that the latter made his tlSht
outside the convention to win the Re-
publican domination for himself as a
leading progressive, while the former
is going into the Democratic convention
to wage a battle of proSress1velsm
itself.
Many Of the other recognized leaders
of Democracy are wondering what will
be the final power of Bryan'S elo-
quence; whether that gift which in
spired him to the famous Grown of
thorns and cross of gold" speech and
won the presidential nomination for
him in 1895, again will be able to rally
the party's support around him as the
standard bearer.
Is organs Hat in the Ring.
Seven Of Democracy's strongest men
are avOwed candidates for the preSl-
Dental nomination. None of them can
do more than hope to receive the re-
quired 72S votes on the first ballot. Mr..
Bryan has said repeatedly that he was
in no sense candidate, yet he entered
the convention as a candidate from
Nebraska. Since his arrival here sun
day night, Mr.. Bryan has automatically
evaded several offers of friendly del
egates to draw him out on the subject
1t would seem from his demeanor that
his greatest interest was to gain con-
troll of the convention for the progress
sives and prevent the nomination of a
reactionary.
on resolutions he will have Opportu-
nifty to speak in presenting the plat
FORM Right after that the nomination
for president will be in order
More Bryan Flowers.
Mr.. Bryan at the close of his speech
yesterday said:
THE Democratic party has led this
fight until it has stimulated the Re
publican hosts to go and do likewise
and at last appear willing to trust the
people with control of their own gov
eminent
4 repeat we have been travelling N
the wilderness. We now come in sight
of the promised land During all the
many hours of darkness progressive
Democracy has been the peoples pillar
of fire by night.
81 pray you, delegates, now that
dawn of day has come, do not rob the
people of the right TO have our party
as their pillar of cloud by day.
This brought the Bryan sympathiz-
ers to their feet and Mr.. Bryan let it
stand as his concluding words
Nebraskan still Hopeful.
The Nebraslxan did not attend the
night session of the convention to hear
Judge Parker's speech, but remained in
his rooms to attend to correspondence
and confer with his friends. Later Mr.
Bryan purposed joining in the DELHI
eratiOns of the platform committee.
Mr. Bryan was apparently in cheerful
hUmOr Notwithstanding his defeat He
carefully RETAINED from giving any
suggestion to his future course of
action in the convention
While talking with some friends over
the temporary craftsmanship fight. Mr.
Bryan remark ed:
We'll. the machine did not skid"
But that is not saying that 1t will
not" was suggested
I have not the gift of prophecy, said
Mr.. Bryan, but 1 have a knowledge of
history"
Bryan on Resolutions Committee.
Mr. Bryan was in conference with
senator Kern when informed that judge
Parker had expressed the wish that
every delegate would vote for the Ne
braskan as head of the resolutions
committee He sent out word that he
did not care to make any statement re-
garding judge Parker's remarks until
he had read the whole speech. That Mr..
Bryan would accept If the committee
men. selected him as chairman of the
platform committee was taken for
granted by Mr.. Bryau's friends.
To Accept "a Radical.
The conservative element is prac-
didate- They frankly admit that to
name a conservative or Socalled reac-
tiOnary, would strengthen the hand of
Col Theodore ROoS svelt in his Organi-
zatiOn OF a third party. This the lead
ers are anxious to avoid
The turn of affairs in the last few
days is regarded here as decidedly IA
yorable to speaker Clark's candidacy.
The straightOut Wilson delegates threw
their support sOlidly to Mr.. Bryan in
his fight against judge Parker. This,
the leaders figured, would make the
conservative element choose Clark in
preference to the New Jersey man as
the progressive candidate.
There is a report that the 80 votes
of New York, a controlling factor in the
situation, would go to Clark. The re-
OF New York in voting against Bryan.
The fact that the Missouri delegation
also gave Parker 4 majority of its
Votes-22 to 14-quickly called out re-
ports Of a coalition of interests be-
tween New York and Missouri.
Clark Talk Leads.
This naturally led to talk of Clark
for president and a New York man for
vice president. The man mentioned most
man. There is talk also that the In
derwood forces might come into this
combination, the plan being that Mr..
Underwood should have the SpeakerShip
OF the house in the event of Mr.. Clark s
elevation to the presidency. Most of
the Underwood states are said to be
against Mr.. Bryan.
The Clark people declare that with
New York and the Underwood forces
laUJer would have more than the neceS-
sary number of votes to nominate.
1t seems certain from the public ac-
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