Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-27
All Factions Concede
Speaker Can Be Re-
lied Upon to Beat
Roosevelt and Taft.
Missourian's Attitude
Wins Friends for Him.
By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.

BALTIMORE, June 27-Every ses-
vention makes more definite and clear
the certain nomination of Champ Clark
for president of the United States.
Mr.. Bryan has been effectively clint
mated as a possibility. If Mr.. Bryan
could be beaten in a progressive con-
vention by So votes for the Office of
temporary chairman, it is not likely
that Mr. Bryan would receive enough
votes as a candidate for president be-
fore that body to give him majority,
much less the two-thirds which he
would require.
The ballot Tuesday also practically
eliminated Governor Wilson as strong
possibility in this convention. The
Wilson vote was Joined solidly to the
Bryan vote, and the Wilson and the
BRYAN vote combined was short SO ball
lots even Of a majority of the conven-
ton. Those who know politics declare
this is convincing proof that Governor
Wilson, with Bryan's support, could not
receive a majority of the conventions
vote and, therefore, certainly not
two thirds majority.
On the other hand, there were num-
bers of Mr.. Clark's supporters who sup
ported Mr.. Bryan for temporary chair
man because of their personal regard
for. the man and because of the trad1-
tons of his past leadership and his
IN he
Clark Only Ono Who Can Win.
II Is now evident to all factions that
Champ Clark is the only man who can
command in the last moment the vote
of two thirds of the national Democrat
tc convention.
IT also is evident to the thinking men
or all factions that Champ Clark Is now
the only man who can be safely relied
unon to poll enough votes to beat me
odore Roosevelt and President Tart.
If is really astonishing how great an
orec+ the wise. prudent and conserva-
tive attitude which Champ Clark has
taken in this preliminary mangie IN
tho convention has had upon the Sc
rions-minded men of the Democratic
party and of the country.
IT has stamped him above all Things
as man Of discretion, man OF excel
1ant temper of sound Judgment and
man who can be trusted to do the wise
ond nroper thing in emergencies for the
nartv and the country. Upon the great
vote of the uninstructed delegates IN
This convention this discretion ana SELL
control has had an especial ERECT.
Since 1t has been done, the action OF
tho convention now impresses all par
+las az the one wise thing that ought to
hove heen done. 1t has held together
tho democratic party; it has made easy
FOR the two-flfths conservative vote OF
the Democratic party to come III "i'"
rood grace and support the party at the
nous and it is universally remarked
+bo+ # was Champ Clarks judgment
.rd discretion which has held the DEM
ocratic delegates together IN TINS con-
vention. lust as he has held the MINOR
t+v which he so ably led in congress
ond the majority over which he mas
presided for the past year
Clark Now Great Favoritc.
Tho betting in Baltimore now ranges
from 2 to / to 4 to 1 on Champ Clark
AS to Mr.. Bryan and his action in the
convention Tuesday, nothing disagree
chile need be said. 1t Is better to con-
code that Mr. Bryan was honest, but
mistaken: 1t is the mature Judgment OF
longtime political observers OF the
NTobra skan's career that Mr.. Bryan has
b.en more or less spoiled with the sue
cessive expressions of confidence which
his nartv has placed in him, and that
10 hos come to take himself altogether
FOO seriously as the indispensable coun-
se,lor II not the dictator of Democratic
counsels. He has become In recent
r.ore something of a "schoolmaster"
IN the majesterial authority Wnlcn ne
,e.ls and which he has attempted to
.~arc,se. Conceding that Mr.. Bryan's
.onv4ctions have been behind his posi-
ton on public questions, 1t Is neither
's~i,d nor unfair to say that the. De-
,,,ocracv owed to itself the duty OF VIM
dico+ine it's own right to independent
ac+ion and Of informing Mr.. Bryan that
a. had other faithful adherents and
other faithful leaders.
n Is absolutely certain that the thrill
49, aloouence which swept the Chicago
convention into storm, and which has
thr,ce made him the nominee of his
nartv for the highest office in the land,
i,oe lost much of the fervor and thrill OF
the power and force which MADE MIN
irresistible in past days