The Washington times., 1912-06-27
|REACT|ONARIES MAY
NOT DARE TO RUN
ROLLEROYER BRYAN
Steam Is Up at Baltimore,
But Progressives May
Spike Machinery.
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pause to the masters of the machine
| such the threat that brought power
| to the arm of the radicals last night
In the convention, when they rallied
their forces, put on a great demon
stration for Wilson, and swept out Of
existence for all time the wicked unit
rule that has so long served the pur-
pose of Tammanyizing conventions
and making the idea OF Democratic
| rule a mockery and a sham.
Radicals Gain Cohesion.
1t did more. Until this final idea and
purpose of revolution, II revolution
there need be, was injected into the
Democratic situation here, the progress
sive crowd had been different prom the
progressive phalanx at Chicago. There
the progressives were crusaders,
thoughtless of the result that might
befar individuals, concerned only for
the cause. willing to let personal con-
sequences take care of themselves
1t was different at Baltimore. Instead
Of warriors the progressive army was at
the outset an unorganized group of
high-browed enthusiasts, well-meaning
young men without political experience
or that full understanding that this sort
of politics is indeed war, and that war
means real fatalities.
Let the idea be emphasized as strongly
as possible. There would have been no
effective interference with the work Of
the road roller here but for the insplr-
Ing example that was set at Chicago.
Are Now Crusaders.
That example converted the Demo
cratic progressives into the same sort of
crusading force that had carried its
banner in defiance to the last ditch in
the Arma geddon of Chicago.
There is the whole story of how the
progressive cause in the Democratic
convention has come back after sus-
tanning its initial defeat
| II arrived last night when the frCn-
zied. shouting forces of progress swept
all before them and abolished the uni,
rule.
Looks Like Clark.
| 1t is yet too early to tell how this
remarkable situton will at last de-
velop. Today. on the eve of the bal
loting. it looks like Clark agains: The
field. The abolition of the unit rule
I gives Wilson nineteen votes in Ohio.
| By every law OF logic, It eliminates
| Harmon, but there have been too many
exceptions in conventions to the rules
Of reason. On the face of things thu,
Underwood forces, natural allies Of
Harmon and Clark, are encouraged to
stick more firmly than ever
| Bitterness is more intense hour b.
hour. The proSressivas won when they
abolished the unit rule, but they won
"rlv by a vote "f 565'@ 10 1917. 1t was
not so near to Il two.thirds nomlnatinE
| ma iority Us the prog"esstves at Chi
cago came to nominating strength on
tn, vote that seated the Taft dele gates
from the Fifth California district.
1t was common observation after that
vote on unit rule that Clark and Wilson
were both eliminated unless affairs
should take new and startling turn.
The lineup of the votes was very SINH
, lar to that on the temporary chairman
ship.
, Bosses Determined.
| There was the same showing that the
bosses are determined to use their pow
Ell 10 the very end to defeat by fair
{ means or foul, the campaign against
= their rule.
Illinois cast its solid fifty-eight votes
against repeal of the unit rule. and
, New York arrayed in unbroken front
l It's great block of ninety, Missouri, play
E ing the paltering game that has made
4 Clark and his candidacy the derision or
real independents, divided, but once
more it gave the bulk of its force to the
l bosses, turning up twenty-nine votes for
and only seven against the unit rule.
Progressives In Majority.
; You can hear on most positive au-
thority that there are more than one
third of the delegates who will never,
, never vote for Clark, so he is out of
, the running. Turning to the neighbor
on the other side, you are Informed
, just as confidently that a similar veto
awaits any possibility of the nomination
, of Wilson.
You take all the assurances with salt,
for you know that the impossible is
always happening in conventions. You
know, too, that from Martin VanBuren
Y down to this historic day. there has
t been no convention in which DEM
, ocrat started with majority on first
= ballot that finally denied its nomination
to the man who could control that much
strength.
The convention has a progressive ma
jority. That was demonstrated by the
unit rule vote beyond caVll More man
candidacy has been waning from the be-
ginning because of the acrid assaults
that have been made upon him his
record. his weakness as a party leader,
his hesitant attitude. his lack of known
, definite convictions on the questions OF
the day, and his failure. throughout a
name connected with any big piece of
constructive craftsmanship. Said Will
son delegate today.
Anybody Except Clark.
"Give us Harmon. Underwood, Gay
;. nor, anybody except Clark We want
z the full measure of n man here, a man
Q with some known convictions and poll
( cies, and some punch behind them.
Throughout his campaign. ano through
e out his service as minority leader an
d as Speaker. CLARK has been the fall
s tering, wavernS shadow of a real in
!. dividualty. HIS record will not stand
;, | thc acid test. The analysis under the
" white light OF intimate study, that must
o come to the record of any man named
for the Presidency.
[ To nominate here is to invite hun
a dreds of thousands of Democrats to go
over to the Progressive party that was
s | started in Chicago.
T. The foregoing expression was uttered
e by a man whose record of progress
d sivism made from a seat in the Senate
J. is known to the whole country. 1t is
s not the ananymous comment OF an OPP
s ponent. II is an expression of deliberate
e opinion by man who fairly represents
8 the sentiment of the more radical body
of opponents to the Missourian.