The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-25
BRYAN MAY RUN
AGAINSTPARKER
FOR CHAIRMAN
DETERMINED TO DEFEAT
THE COMMITTEE CHOICE
ALI Hope of Averting Fight From
the Fall of the Gavel Has
Vanished.
Sentiment Grows That the Com
moner May Be Presidential
Candidate.

BALTIMORE, Nd. June 24.-All
hope of averting a fight from the fall
OF the gavel in the Democratic Ma
tional convention vanished tonight
when the National committee ap-
proved the selection OF former Judge
Alton B. Parker. OF New York, as
temporary chairman. in defiance OF
the threat of William Jennings Bryan
to make an issue OF the alleged con-
servatism of Judge Parker as opposed
To the progressivism which the dis
tinguished Nebraskan declares should
prevail.
An effort was made by the National
committee to-day 10 placate Mr.. Bry-
an. but a conference resulted in com
plete failure. Mr.. Bryan would not
recede from the position he had = Ia
ken. and tonight prepared to make
his fight from the floor OF the con
Vention tomorrow TO rally the pro-
gressives to his standard in opposing
Judge Parker.
Mr.. Bryan announced to-day that n
no other good progressive could be
prevailed upon 10 make the race. he
would enter the field himself as the
opponent OF Judge Parker
Big Man Of the Hour.
The Nebraskan. three times the
candidate OF his party for the presi-
dency. stood out to-day as the domi-
nant figure in the convention All
contingencies OF the future. including
the nomination Of a presidential can
didate. seemed TO hinge upon what
be should do. The impression con-
tinued TO be more marked that Mr..
Bryan might himself be the ultimate
presidential nominee. Some OF his
friends tonight declared that he
would be voted for in the convention
whether formally placed in nomina-
tion or not. and they expressed the
, belief that he would win II the voting
should go to fourth or fifth ballot.
In furtherance OF their hope OF nom
mating Mr. Bryan. some Of his friends.
| II Is said. are bending their energies
TO prevent a coalition Of the Clark
/ and Wilson forces They are talking
OF Bryan and Wilson as a possible
ticket and the suggestion is receiving
attention in many quarters
In the event that Mr. Bryan should
not be a candidate himself for TEN.
porary chairman. II was said he might
urge Senator Kern. OF Indiana. his
running mate OF four years ago. for
the place. The leaders tonight. how.
ever. expected Mr.. Bryan to enter the
race.
Watch Clark Delegates.
The contest over the chairmanshtp
7 is looked forward 10 with trepidation
/ by some Of the leaders and by the
supporters Of several Of the presiden.
tial aspirants One Of the most inter.
esting developments looked for 10 the
/ stand 70 be taken by the Champ
Clark delegates A large number OF
these already have been pledged 10
support the choice Of the National
committee. whoever he might be.
i This action was regarded in the State
/ delegations a. distinctly an anti
Bryan move. There has been a long
standing friendship between Mr.. Bry.
] an and Speaker Clark The dele.
/ gates 20 the convention tonight are
! "a ordering n tomorrow battle will
show n rupture
u is a coincidence that Mr. Bryan
! g. arrayinE himself against the only
/ man who has shared with him the
presidential nomination of his party
+ since the memorable campaign oi
/ 1896 sixteen years aEo Judge Park
/ ers comparatively vide margin NJ
success in tho National committee. ~
+ % 90. was taken ~ many % the lead
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