The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-25
THREE TIMES
PARTYS LEADER
/ Have Received Votes of
Six and a Half Million
Democrats.
CHALLENGES FIDELITY Of
THOSE WHO SH|RKED DUTY
Declared His Leadership Demon
strated That He Had Championed
the Cause of the People and That
They Had Not Forgotten Him.

. . .
. Baltimore. June 25.-The Of
ficial vote on the temporary
' chairman was: Parker, 579:
Bryan. sos: OGorman, "A. The
convention adjourned to o'clock
Baltimore. June 25.-The long ex-
pected fight between the adherents OF
Judge Alton 3. Parker of New York,
and William Jennings Bryan, repre-
senting the conservative and the pro.
gresSive elements of the party respec-
lively. came when Chairman Mack Of
the national committee announced the
selection of Judge Parker by the COM
mlttee as the temporary presiding Of
ficer of the convention.
Mr.. Bryan, who led the fight against
Parker in person. rose from his place
on the platform and moved that the
name of Senator Kern of Indiana be
substituted for that of Judge Parker
and so soon as his motion had been
stated by Chairman Mack, Mr.. Bryan
began a masterful speech in support
of his motion. a delegate asked Mr..
BrNan if he We're a member of the
convention and this incident gave the
orator dramatic opening for his set
speech.
The crowd caught sight of him for
! tife first time and there was a storm
of cheering.
MIR. Bryan shook his head. held up
his hand and made other attempts to
quiet the outhurst. This failing. the
| band began to play MIR. Bryan sat
down, tanning himself nervously with
a big palm leaf
The hand stopped and Mr. Bryan
pleaded for quiet the cheering con-
tnued. however. for two minutes. the
galleries beginning To suhsde.
MIR. Eryan again appealed for quiet
AND in thus dissenting from the
judgment of our national committee
he continued. Il recognize that the
burden of proof is on me TO overthrow
the assumption of the committee that
il is representing in this instance the
wishes Of the party and the country.
II call Your attention to the fact
that cur rules provide that the COM
mlttee'S recommendation is not final,
The Very fact that the convention has
the right to accept or reject that rec
ommendation is a higher considera-
tion than that of the wisdom of the
convention.
IF any of YOU ask for my creden-
tials if YOU inquire why l. a mere
delegate from one of the smaller
states. should present a name and ask
YOU to accept il. beg TO tell YOU that
in three campaigns ! have been the
champion of the democratic party's
principles and have received the votes
of six and half millions democrats
If that is not proof that have
the confidence Of the democrats Of
this nation, 1 shall not attempt to pro-
duCe proof. A cheer Interrupted
remind YOU that confidence reposed
in a human being carries With ii GER
tain responsibilities. MIR. Bryan said
he would not deserve this confidence
IL he were NOT willing To meet defeat
and humiliations in its defense.
Il recognize that man cannot
carry on Il political warfare in defense
Of the people for twenty years without
making enemies and | recognize
that those enemies have been active
every moment and are active now.
TIE fac, that have lived is proof
that | have not deserted the people.
If | had forgotten them they would
not have remembered me.
II take for my text this morning
the text the committee has been kind
enough to PM on the walls for me"
He then quoted the hie banner on
the walls
Under picture of Andrew jackson
it read He never sold the truth to
serve the hour"
That is the language of the hero
of Monticello ] would not be worthy
of the support l have received if I
We're willing to sell the truth for the
hour al that time The delegates
smiled at the reference to MONTE
cello for the quotation was not from
Jefferson but from jackson
Let me free myself from any criti-
cism that anyone has made or may
attempt to make hereafter.
is there any other delegate in this
convention of over one thousand who
tried earlier than I to secure har-
mony in this convention"
At the end of sixteen wears of
battle" continued Mr.. Bryan. Il find
the things l have fought for tri-
umphant not only in my own party,
but in the republican party as we'll"
This sally was met with applause.
Mr.. Bryan said he clearly was en-
titled to the privilege of speaking and
rejoicing with his party. He said he
had been more anxious for harmony
than for the opportunity to address
the convention.
In the discussion before the sub
committee the friends of Mr.. Clark
and Wilson were unable to agree on
a candidate" but Bryan said that