The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-22
Bryan S Attitude Means
Fight at Start of
Convention.
BATTLE CENTRES
AROUND PARKER
Nebraskan Appeals to Five Can
didates for Presidential Nomi-
nation to Assist Him in De-
ieating Jurist for Temporary
Chairman, Denouncing Him
as Reactionary.

Baltimore. Md. June 2l.-William ].
Bryan's telegraph!c note TO five candi-
oates FOR the presidential nomination
Speaker Clark. Governors Wilson. Foss
and Baldwin and Mayor Gaynor-ask-
ing them TO join him In opposition to
the selection OF Judge Alton r. Parker
OF New York. temporary chairman
of the Democratic National Convention
on the ground that he was conscrva-
tive dissipatcd tonight the .a!nt hone
OF some OF the leaders here that .ight
at the opening OF the convention might
still be avoided.
The selection Of Judge Parker yes
teFday sounded a call to arms and to-
day Mr.. BTyans note caused general
algnins OF forces. Tonight the ma
tional committeeman were eagerly
awaiting to hear what the replies Of the
hve candidates would be to the Bryan
inquiry before making any further
moves.
Charles r. Murphy. leader OF Tam
many Hall. with other Tammany chief
tains came over from New York to-
night and was quickly in conferences
with those national committeeman who
mad voted for Judge Parker.
New York for Clark.
NO denial that the leaders OF the
movement for Speaker Clark's nomina-
tion had Joined with the Parker forces
was forthcoming during the dag. and
IL was generally accepted as a fact.
This alliance. it was reported. would
result In New York's ninety votes be-
ing cast for Clark for the nomination
National committeeman standing by
Parker openly declared that Bryan
would be defeated in the national COM
'nitiee even IL nc accepted Z. proxy
from some committeeman and appeared
IN opposition to Judge Parker.
Representative Henry from Texas
VINO was regarded as the Wilson can
didate FOR temporary chairman. to-
night came out with declaration that
the progressives cannot and viii not
agree 10 the selection OF Judge Parker.
a known react!onary. for temporary
chairman 10 preside over a convention
in which very large majority OF the
delegates are genuinely progressive.
We VIII not support Judge Parker.
but fight his selection before the full
committee and II necessary carry the
contest into the convention. 1t may be
stated as Certainty that an over
whclming progressive majority will not
tolerate rcact!onary making the key
note speech after he and those agree
lng with him have lost in the primaries
ANA conventions. Mr.. Bryan is right
and shall he found lighting in the
front with him."
There was end OF conferences to-
day between the various committeeman
TO discuss the situation and prepare the
plans for fight. Former National
Chairman Thomas Taggart. OF Indiana.
declared for harmony and hoped that
everything could De settled sat!sfac-
torily. To his frineds he said:
we voted for Judge Parker with no
intent TO anront Mr.. Bryan or any man.
Mr. Parker is good Democrat, for
mer nominee OF the party. and has al
ways bene loyal. He stumped the coun-
try for Mr.. Bryan from Maine to CAL
ifornia four years ago and paid his own
expenses We had hoped that the pres
ent party harmony would be main
tained and no'one would disturb It"
McGraw Calls 1t Unfair.
John T. McGraw, national committee
man from West Virginia. said that tho
putting OF the temporary Craftsmanship
up to the candidate was not fair. What
could Speaker Clark say?" asked Mr..
McCiraw. What could Governor VIII
son say? Just what he said before,
that he had no candidate for tempo
rary chairman and that any fair man
would suit him.
Judge Hudspeth, national committee
man from New Jersey. said Governor
Wilson had no candidate and that any
fair-minded man was agreeable TO him.
Judge Hudspeth said he had hoped that
the convention would designate a pro-
Gressive man TO represent the spirit of
the country
Judge Parker's friends kept in close
touch with the progress OF affairs
throughout the day and declared that
there was no doubt that the fight had
come with Mr.. Bryan and that ne would
be beaten.
lust what the attitude of the South
crn delegates would be over the fact
that Mr.. Bryan did not send his note to
Representative Oscar Underwood. a
presidential candidate of Alabama,
caused much speculation Tonight
among the leaders. Underwoods can
didacy Is favored by several Southern
delegations and their caucuses here az
awaited with interest.
National committeeman favorable to
Governor Wilson's candidacy said that
they were positive that Speaker Clark
and his friends had Joined with the
Parker people, but confidently assert
ed that Mr. Clark could not swing the
delegates with him when it came to
an open fight on the floor of the con-
vention between what Mr.. Bryan has
called reactionaries and progresslves
Bryan's Appeal.
Chicago. Juno 2l.-William T.
Bryan. when informed of Judge Park
eFs acceptance, said he had nothing
TO add to his former statement to-day
when he telegraphed to five of the
presidential candidates appealing TO
then' to join in preventing the cleo
Ation of Judge Parker as temporary