The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-25

SHdHGe gloom to shouts of gladneSs Ny friend, Judge Parket, sits before
 me in this convention, he representing
 the national committee. not another faction, thank God. but another sec
 ton. If my friend will join with me her eand now in the selection of a
 man satisfactory to us and agree with me to withdraw in favor of that dis
 tlnguished New Yorker who has brought more honor to the State ot New York than any other candidate. Senator OGorman. or on Senator Gull
 person of Texas, Senator Luke Lea of
 Tennessee. Henry b. Clayton of Ala bama. ex-Governor Campbell, ex-Gov- ernor Folk of Missouri. or Senator shevely of Indiana, think we can restore harmony to the party
 Parker sat silent in his chair, his
 jaw set firm and making no move to answer the speaker. The convention
 was in an uproar but 1t seemed plain
 that Parker had decided not to- with draw or to enter into any compact lsthat would bring victory to the pro- gressive forces.
 At last the tnmult began to quiet down slightly and Kern began anew. But while his lips were seen to move | it was some minutes before he could
 be heard. ssf You men cannot expect victory if you humiliate the man who led your forces four years ago. You may kill him hut you do not commit homicide when you kill him-you commit sui- eide, I appeal to the leader of the New York Democrats who hold the |sbeniocracy uk that State h tAe hol- |slew of his hand What response have hear none. IT shere is to be no |response then we wul place the re- spQnsibility right where It belongs. If this is to be . oontsst which prayed ! to God might De avertsd, between par [ty men then we cannot beg the aues- tion.' sAid Rem. Fl this fight is to E go on then there $ only one man who can lead this fisht ssI withdraw on Aebaif of fiat srsat American, William |J. Bryan. A leader must be worthy of the eu4se. I have tried to get harnnqzy b1t seeH tc have failed E6&w &sk mat ypur leader. for 16 years |stiie ti1an So1 10yA sh1fi be the candi-
 date aseinst Judge Parker in my stead. 2.
 As Kern sat down, Bryan stepped
 to the front and raised his hand for
 silence.
 E MT. Chairman,'' he said, q have tried to set the committee to agree on a progressive. When 1t did not Eagree; 1T went to Congressman Ollie
 James and asked him. to be the leader in this fight. He said that he could not accept the responsibility. I went Ito Senator O'Gorman and begged him to lead this fight for the people. I stand ready to support any progress sive. but if none will assume the re-
 sponsibility I stand ready to accept
 and permit this Democratic conven-
 ton to say whether the people still stand for that which we have fought
 for 16 years.''
 Theodore F. Bell, of California, was
 recognized by Mack but he could not be heard ,. for more than a minute.
 Bell was temporary chairman of the Democratic convention at Denver four
 year sago. He said that he stood to-
 day for just the same kind of Demo-. cracy as he did at Denver four years ago. He admitted that Bryan was
 responsible for his selection as tenn porary chairman and insisted that this placed the stamp of approval on his Democracy.
 Bell stated that it was a matter of keen personal regret to find that he could not be in accord either with Bryan or Kern. He declared that much as he regretted breaking with his eold friends he would have to sup port, Parker for the temporary chair manship. t. g
 Bell declared that in voting for Parker he did so believing that he did not represent any sinister meth
 ods in American politics. The dele gates in the opposing camps were all ternating, crying for Parker and Bryan and the din was so deafening that hardly word that Bell said could be heard by the delegates.
 "Parker's Democracy said Bell. '..has stood the severest test to which any human beings principles have ever been subjected. It passed the opposi- tion and received the approval of MT. Bryan in 1908 when he permitted Parker to speak on the Pacific coast in his behalf"
 Bell continued to speak amid dis order both aon the floor and in the galleries. Mack kept up constant tattoo on the table with his gavel but was unable to get more than 9 semblance, of order at any time dur, ing Bells speech.
 James Ross, of Columbus, finally demanded that Mack instruct the ergeant-at-arms to quiet the galler- ies or else clear them. Mack put Colonel Martin back on the job to try to quiet the people but he seemed only to add to the tumult. Congressman John J. Fitzgerald, of New York, was recognized but before he could begin to talk Senator Ben jamin Shively, of Indiana, moved that be closed and the con- vention proceed to ballot Mack l ruled that Fitzgerald had the, floor | When Mack announced that Fitzger- aid had the floor, Delegate Gebhardt, l of New Jersey, jumped to his feet l his chair and yelled de- 1 Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald! Can non's Tammany mani'
 A yell of mixed approval and de- followed. New York has presented conspicuous Democrat" began Fitzgerald to an accompani- ments of boohs and hoots. Judge |