Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23
FIGHT IN PROSPECT
AMONG DEMOCRATS
Temporary Guardianship May
Cause Row at Baltimore
Convention.
MACK SAYS Committee
WILL RATIFY SELECTION
Issues Statement Nothing Will Pre-
vent Parker Being Named.
ACCUSE CLARK OF ALLIANCE
Wilson Men Openly Assert Speak
er's Adherents Have Made Play
to Capture New York
Delegation.
Issues Statement Nothing Will Pre-
vent Parker Being Named.
ACCUSE CLARK OF ALLIANCE

BALTIMORE. Md. June 2o-Prospects
would be organized without a fight almost
reached the vanishing point tonight with
the simultaneous issuance of statements
by Gov. Wilson OF New Jersey sustaining
William ]. Bryan's contention for con
vention of progressves' and by Chairman
Mack of the national committee that the
committee would make Alton B. Parker
temporary chairman of the convention
Chairman Macks statement came a few
hours after Vice Chairman Hall of Ne
braska, regarded as Mr.. Bryan's personal
representative here, insisted that Bryan
would never let up on his fight against
Judge Parker. Mr.. Mack had been con-
ferring all day with his fellow committee
men and Charles F. Murphy. leader of
Tammany Hall. His statement was eager
~ read by the leaders who had aligned
themselves with Mr.. Bryan. 1t said:
II am satisfied that nothing will pre-
vent Judge Parkers name from being
presented to the convention. Not only
will the national committee ratify the
action of the arrangement committee by
a Substantial majority. but the conyen-
ton will support the action OF the party
organization in naming Judge Parker"
No Compromise, Says Mack.
Chairman Mack in talking of the situa-
ton tonight said:
You can make it as strong as you like
that there is no intention OF compromise.
No leader or delegate has ever spoken
about compromise to me and there will
be nome
That means a fight on the floor of the
We'll" replied Mr.. Mack. II don't see
how Mr.. Bryan or any one else can make
a fight against the candidate for Temporal
ry chairman chosen by the national COM
mittee. There is no issue involved in
the selection of Judge Parker and the
whole matter involves no platform issue. =
Mr.. Bryan's friends and the leaders of
the movement for Gov. Wilson held con-
trying TO find a candidate TO place in
nomination for temporary chairman in
opposition to Judge Parker. No less
than seven names were considered by the
Wilson leaders. but nothing was decided
upon and Ii was generally agreed that the
best plan would be to await the arrival
of Mr.. Bryan tomorrow afternoon.
Claim Clark Made Alliance.
Gov. wilson's friends read with inter-
est the New Jersey governors reply to
Mr.. Bryan's note in opposition to Judge
Parker They openly asserted that
Speaker Clark's adherents had formed
an alliance with friends of Judge Parker
and pointed to an interview given out by
the Clark headquarters in which Senator
O'Gorman Of New York was quoted as
saying that he believes Speaker Clark
could carry New York and that he would
poll the full democratic vote in all parts
OF the country. as confirming their state
ments that the New York delegation was
planning TO cast it's vote for Mr.. Clark.
AT Il late conference today among the
Wilson forces. the names Of Senator Cul-