The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27
TsUSTS IN ,ONTNN
rsav Take the Nationa! Dem
.cratjc Convention by the
Forelock
u.GsfR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN

A., Until After Bryan and His
Had Made a Bitter Fight |
che Floor Of the Convention |
.a progre>sive-The Sebraskan
That Wall Street Favored
parker and That the Trusts Are
,,,,ine Around the Convention
clark and Bryan Most Promi-
u.,rI, Mentioned a. Presidential
>.mincc. Though There Is Much
r.Il If II Dark Horse-May Somi-
ATE Today-Convention Very
roi.trruus Yesterday.
~t. National Democratic Conyen-
. Il r0T in session at Baltimore,
.t -sa trusts and machine politi-
cans are carrying everything their
49,. rlus far. Chas. +. Murphy, the
..t Of Tammany Hall; Thos. F.
pan the big railroad magnate, and
1.or.as Taggart, another friend Of
go. interests. agreed on ex-Judge AL
~, y Parker, OF New York, for tenn
,.-a-v chairman OF the Convention,
H., subcommittee agreed on the
soma. and when the National Com
uf.rep met as whole, Parker was Sc
rsrred as the name to place before
the Convention as temporary chair
man. Parker receiving 81 votes, Oh
liz lanes 20, and O'Gorman 2 votes.
Mr.. Bryan had tried to prevent the
selection of Mr.. Parker as temporary
Chairman because he was backed by
the trusts and machine politicians.
He suggested that the two leading
candidates for President agree on
some candidate, but the National
Committee would not hear to this.
Then BRYAN announced that he would
carry his fight to the floor Of the Con-
ventiOn. Mr.. Bryan had counted on
Champ Clark's aid in fighting Parker,
but Clarke's forces lined up for Par
ker. and this may cause Mr.. Bryan
President with disfavor. Mr.. Bryan
charges that the trusts are trying to
run the Convention, and claims he
is fully justified in making his fight
against their program. There is
much talk of Bryan as the Presiden-
tal nominee, and the Baltimore Sun
states that the conservatives are try
Ing to apply the brakes to prevent a
la-dslide to the Nebraskan.
However, the dispatches state that
Clark seems to be the leading can
didate thus for.
The bolloting for President : eX-
pected 10 begin this afternoon and
will depend upon how many ballots
have TO be taken as when the Con-
yention will adjourn. 1t requires a
two-thirdS vote to nominate. and as
neither candidate has anything like
half OF the delegates pledged to him,
the balloting may be long and furi-
Gus
Bryan Defeated for Chairman.
Baltimore. Md, June 25.-William
Jennings Bryan lost his first fight for
progressive control of the Democratic
National Convention to-day when he
was defeated for temporary Chair
man of the Convention by Alton B
Parker
Mr.. Bryan first nominated Senator
Kern to oppose Parker. The latter
declined the honor and named Mr.
Bryan to make the fight. The Ne
braskan made an eloquent plea for
the cause he had represented for six
teen years." but it was unavailing.
The debate preceding the roll cal
threw the Convention into wild dis
order.
The vote on a roll call was: Park
er, $40; Bryan, SO.
Bitter Fractional Fight.
A last desperate effort to avert
bitter factional fight was made b!
the Bryan forces when the Democrat
ic Convention took up the problem
OF selecting a temporary Chairman
So sharp did the lines divide that Mr.
Bryan himself became a candidate
for the temporary Craftsmanship.
After Bryan had made a speech
nominating Senator Kern, of Indiana
and attacking Alton B. Parker, Kerr
took the stand. He made a plea fol
harmony, asked Parker to join hin
IN withdrawing from the contest 70
temporary Chairman and substitut
Ing any one of a list of several men
After waiting in vain for reply iron
Parker, Kern himself withdrew am
nominated Bryan.