The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-24

quiescence in the naming OF Parker.
Hudspeth said:
AS a smember Of the national COM
mittee from New Jersey and speaking
for Wilson, desire to explain my po-
sition.
There is . clear majority Of pro-
gressives in this committee, who are
committed to the candidacy of either
Speaker Clark or Gov. Wilson. If
they stand united the peoples cause
Is won and the progressiyes control
the temporary organization; If we are
divided the progressive cause fails.
I'VE therefore cast our support with
Ollie James, Of Kentucky, even though
he be the announced Clark candidate.
1--WE do this that the cause of the
people, and progressive democracy
shall not fall, or, If it fail. the respon-
sibility will be upon others, and not
upon u.s."
That one Of the results of an agree
ment between the Clark leaders and
the Murphy-Ta ggart-Sullivan combi-
nation would be an agreement be-
tween w. R. Hearst and Murphy re-
garding candidates and the distribu-
ton OF officers in the New York state
ticket during next falls campaign was
the assertion of the BaltimoAs Even
ing Sun this afternoon in an article
which says:
!
Hearst Gives In.
THE Clark forces scored point
early this morning when the conserva-
tive leaders prevailed upon William
Randolph Hearst to support Judge Al
ton B. Parker fer the temporary chair
manship and accordingly to represent
| the dominance Of Mr.. Murphy.
"Mr. Hearst, 1t may be stated on the
best Of authority, was determined I'M
til long past midnight to fight the Sc
lection of Judge Parker as temporary
chairman on the ground that he was
the representative of Chas. F. Murphy
and the ultra-conservative forces.
Finally Clark promoter, who mod
estly refused to allow his name to be
: used, was summoned to the apart
ments of Mr.. Hearst.
"This mutual friend OF Mr.. Hears
!. and Judge Parker frankly asked the
: New York published what he would
gain by deserving Parker and lining
up With Bryan. After nearly tw'
, hours of argument between the peace
maker and Mr.. Hearst, the latter kill
, ed the anti-Parker editorial and linet
up with Mr.. Murphy's selection on tn
{ grounds that it was the lesser of tw'
J evils
Bryan Has ITEM Scared.
BALTIMORE, Md. June 24.-Atre
] two hours session, the democratic ma
, tional committee this afternoon post
, poned until o'clock tonight actor
on the report o. their sub-committe
naming Judge Alton B. Parker a
temporary chairman of the convention
:, A subcommittee including Chairma
Mack of New York, friend Of Judg
: Parker, and Committeeman Hall, wa
:. named to confer with both Parker an
! Bryan during the afternoon, with tn
. idea of effecting compromise II POI
: sibIc.
Bryan men on the committe
I claimed this was victory for Brya
inasmuch as the Parker forces, the
: say, had had votes sufficient to ratif
Parker's selection, but. evidently TEA
= ed Bryan's threat to force the issu
on the convention floor.
One of the compromises suggeste
! informally after the meeting had az
journed, was that Bryan himse
! should make the key note" speech a
j temporary chairman, and Parker serv
t al permanent chairman. The NJ
e braskan's supporters professed. to b,
/ |iieve that he would not consent to TIL
e or any compromise with the conserv;
J, tivec.
h The session was behind closed dool
and at times became heated, judgin
J. from the echoes that reached the GU
g side corridor. Among the COMMITTEE
e men who spoke against Parker an
j. urge the committee not to ratify HI
q selection we're:
. Committeeman A. A. Jones, of Ne
4 Mexico; Psi. Hall OF Nebraska and
. =. Davis, OF Wisconsin. Committeema
!, G. H. Williams, of Mississippi and
= B. Kremer of Montana, urged Parker
selection. 1t was Commltteema
! Taggart who first advanced the pla
J, of having Hall and Mack attempt
!, affect an agreement between Brya
!, and Parker.
. Discussions of the temporary chal
), manship sidetracked all contests b
. subcommittee were appointed to i
: spect the various cases and repo
to the main body tonight.
:, Immediately upon recess, Norman
Mack, committeeman Hall, Tom Tia
,gart and Roger sullivan, withdrew r
30 conference prior to the call OF ~
at first two upon Bryan and Parke
Y. With tho pycenfiop nf Hall oil of ~