Arizona republican., 1912-06-25

I minority of democrats to override the
 majority of this convention. There is
 not a great exploiting interest that i is not represented in the Hobbies and | hotels. There is not a corrupting l influence in American politics that is not being used and the delegates to this convention underestimate the intelligence of men who sent them here if they think they can go back
 and deceive them into believing that they supported Parker from any
 worthy motive.
 Talk of harmony is too absurd to deserve consideration. 1 tried to se- cure harmony by urging several
 weeks ago that a committee invite Clark and Wilson, whose instructed delegates constitute nearly two- thirds of the convention, to agree upon a | candidate for the purpose of avoid ing friction. They not only failed to do this but refused to take the choice of either candidate, and at Murphy's dictation forced Parker's nomination.
 WAIT UNTIL TODAY
 "I shall discuss Parkers fitness for | the position tomorrow. It is enough tonight to say that if he does not know whose agent he is he lacks in- | telligence for a presidential officer and if he does know, he does not de- l serve the support of any man who 1 has a right to call himself a demo- crat. I expect to present the name of some progressive and support his claims before the convention If I fai my name will be presented as can ] didate for temporary chairman. T have no way of knowing how
 the convention stands but the demo-
 crats of the nation have done
 enough for me to justify me in suf- l fering defeat, if necessary in their 1 defense. One republican party is enough in this country, for whatever
 we may call ourselves if we cannot 1 distinguish ourselves from them in
 action, the people will not pay much
 attention to our words"
 1 There was a cheer from delegates and visitors who swarmed Bryan's office when the Nebraskan concluded | his statement. Bryan was in con- ference late tonight with his asso- ciates mapping out, tomorrow's con i test before the convention. That the
 national committee felt the potency of | Bryan's influence became apparent
 early this afternoon when a recess ] was taken to permit 2 peace com
 mittee" to call on him.
 | The first move of this committee, composed of National Chairman Mack | and Vice Chairman Hall was to bring 1 Bryan and Parker together at a con- 1 ference. It was said that Parker
 went over many points of his key
 note" speech with Bryan in the hope
 of convincing him that a progressive ] note would strike. The effort was unavailing. Bryan soon left the con- | ference asserting that while the inter view was most pleasant, indeed" he had failed to change his attitude with
 respect to the temporary chairman
 ship.
 The convention will get under way
 tomorrow with seven presidential can
 didates in the field, none of them with
 really enough delegates instructed or
 pledged to carry them near the tWo- 1 thirds vote required to nominate.
 The seven avowed candidates are: Governor Wilson, of New Jersey, speaker Clafk, representative Cnuer-
 wood, Governor Harmon of Ohio, Gov
 ernor Baldwin of Connecticut, Cover
 nor Burke of North Dakota, and Gov
 ernor Marshall, of Indiana. Outside these, the men most talked of are Bryan, Mayor Gaynor and Governor
 Dix. Bryan frequently during the last
 few months declared that he was not
 a candidate but it is difficult to find
 a state delegation in which he is not
 discussed as a possibility.