Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-05


Baltimore in response to the urgent
request of ex-senator Fred T. Dubois,
his campaign manager, and George
Fred Williams of Massachusetts, who
represented that the Missourian's can
didacy had suffered by reason of an
attack upon his honor" made by Will
lam Jennings Bryan. The convention,
apparently hopelessly deadlocked, had
adjourned until Monday before the
Speaker arrived
Mr.. Clark reached the city at 11:45
and went to the Emerson Hotel. There
he went into conference with his man.
ager, ex-senator Dubois of Idaho, and
William r. Hearst of New York.
After his conference Speaker Clark
issued the following statement:
To-day in the National Convention
an outrageous aspersion was cast up
on me, and through me upon the
Democratic Party, by one who Of all
men ought to be the last to besmudge
or betray his friends or his party.
80 far as l am personally concern
ed 1t is enough to say that the charge
which reflects upon my personal or
party integrity is utterly and absolute
ly false.
Il might afford to forget myself, but
I am by the choice of the Democratic
majority of the House Of Representa-
tives the ranking official Democrat in
National public life. l cannot be false
or corrupt without rejecting upon my
party in the most serious way.
ANY man who would enter into an
alliance with any selfish interest of
privileged class of this country to gain
the nomination for the Presidency is
unworthy of the Presidency and of the
Speakership of the House.
"If l have not entered into such an
alliance, then the Democrat, however
distinguished, who wantonly charges
me with this act is a traitor to the
Democratic Party, and to his profess
ed friendship to me.
Il am not here to plead for a nom
ination or to attempt to influence any
mans political action. Let every man
proceed in this convention according to
his convictions and the expressed will
of his constituents.
Il ask no undue consideration from
any man, be he friend or foe, but de-
mand exact justice from every Demo
crat, either in this convention or
throughout the nation
With William j. Bryan and his
charge made in the convention to-day
the issue is proof or retraction. l
shall expect him to meet that issue.
"CHAMP CLARK"
Il came here to Baltimore to confer
with my friends on matters concerning
which | will probably have something
to say after the conference" said Mr.
Clark just before he went into the con-
ference. That is all have to say
now"
The fire marshal of Baltimore kept
out thousands who were waiting to
get into the convention hall, hoping to
hear the nominating speeches. The
marshal said that the armory was
| filled far beyond it's capacity of H.
| 600, and he refused to allow any
one else to get in.
Policemen around the convention
hall chased, and sometimes captured,
ticket spectators. The scalpers who
at Inst We're complaining sc bitterly
| that nobody Courted thei" society,
grew quite disturbed when the police
showed real desire to make their ac-
! quaintance.
The women who visited Baltimore
IN the interest of the anti-suffrage
movement say that for every hearing
giver the suffragists they toe would
| demand a hearing of the resolutions
committee.
Congressman d. J. Lewis, of Mary
Iand. representing labor organizations,
urged the committee to declare in
favor of wiping out express cont.
panies and substituting parcels post
therefor.
The credentials committee OF the
Baltimore convention reversed the ac.
tioL of the national committee and
seated sixteen contesting Clark dele
cations from South Dakota and the
district of Colu,nba
Many southern and western dele
gates deserted tie standard of Clark
for that of Wilson because of the alli-
ance of the forces back of the Mis-
sourian with the reactionaries in sup
port of Parker.
with our Wilson we win win"
Fang Princeton boomers, but there
was always one discordant note
Jude" Jones, Princeton, 1910, in
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