The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-25
PARKER Will WIN
EASILY IN FIRST
TEST OF STRENGTH
Careful -Eanrass-ShnwsHe
Will Have at Least 655
Votes Against 218
for Bryan
SAVAGE ATTACK is
MADE ON NEW YORK
MAN BY COMMONER
Friends of Various Candidates
House Themselves in Ho-
tells and Give Out
Statements to
Press
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.

BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.
BALTIMORE. Md. June e4.--The
Democratic national committee, on the
eve OF the convention which will be-
SIN ut noon teffseFfcwy decided BY a
vote OF 81 to 20 to make Alton B.
Parker, the committee choice for tenn
porary chairmanship.
-----F nercupoffs fiinfn ) Bryan " he
had supported Ollie James against
Parker, announced that he would OPP
pose Parker on the aocr- OF tina con-
vention. offering another candidate for
the temporary craftsmanship tt nc ran
find one. If he cannot find ons, making
the race himself
A careful CANVASS tonight Indicates
that there will be at least 665 votes
for Parker, when the convention meets
tomorrow majority Of 2is against
Bryan.
In his statement Bryan makes
savage attack on Parker, and an
nounces that he will have more TO
say about him when he takes the fiocr
against him.
The decision TO get back OF Parker
WAS reached after an ali day session
OF the committee. Repeated warn
ings sent by Bryan that he would op-
pose Parker " selected. were un-
needed. The vote which was reached
at $50, stood Parker. 81, Ollie james
OF Kenuicky, 20. Senator O'Gorrnan
Of New York, .. Senator O'Gornaan
had not authorized the use OF his name
az candidate.
Want Progressive Candidate.
Now that the delegates have begun
10 swarm into the crowded hotel cor
rtdors II has become evident that they
are determined on a progressive can
didate.
The spirit that is abroad every
where. and which triumphs over the
raugSv suIiry weather, liz In sharp dis
tiuctInn to the dizziness and lack OF en-
thusIasm which marked the gathering
at Chicago.
We arc not only nominating a can
didate: we are electing president
l. rencated over and over by the
delegates as they come into town.
Every one realizes that this is tue
greatest opportunity that has come
TO the party, and II isn't going to
be thrown away by any petty SQUAD
bic or dickering or by starting any
thing" before the delegates them
selves have an opportunity TO make
their own choice.
The greatest Democrats IN the
country are already gathered here to
help in the selection of the next pre-
Et0Sut. FFAGttGfti1y eSHkS A~Ntheeso t%N
senator and representative Of distinc-
tion, has taken advantage OF the adj
3ournment OF congress TO come to.
Baltimore and help out. The COVER
nors OF many Democratic states after
next November, have come with them.
While the national committee, with
out rancor, In the big Fifth Regiment
armory deliberately thrashing out the
chairmanship selection, the friends Of
! the various candidates housed them
SELVES hi their h e. dc uartera In the.
Emerson or the Belverdere, where
they received delegations and reports
good and bad and sent forth state
ments designed TO help their various
causes.
Many visit Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan. who took up head
quarters In the Belvedere, next door
to the Nebraslxan delegation. on his
arrival, was called on by many of
those who have supported him In
other years. including Chairman Nor
man e. Mack, william. Randolph
Hearst. Colonel John r. McGraw.. Of
West Virginia; Governor vandaman.
Senator Raynor. and others.
Tho New York delegation arrived
Ia the afternoon and 1t was generally
commented upon that most of t,N
members were insisting that pro-
gresxive candidate IL absolutely essen
tian to victory ct the polls.
Senator O'GormAn. who has q re-
cord OF voting with the progressives
on every measure that has come UP In
Washington since he has been In tho
senate, was foremost In advocacy Of
9 candidacy which would put the
party sQuarely behind the achieve
ments Of the present congress. 1t Is
understood that the keynote speech,
which will be delivered by Judge Par
ker In the convention tomorrow. win
he Ia advocacy OF . platform diame1
tricalIy opposed to the extremely re-
dictionary declaration Of principles
adopted By the Republican ccnven-
fton.
Meets At Noon Today.
Tho convention will be called to
order st noon tomorrow by Norman
n Mack, chairman Of the national De-
mocratic committee. In the Fifth Re-
gtment arm0ry,. which has been mag
nincientiy arranged by tho Baltimore
recep<ion committee.
The two hotels where most OF the
delegAtee are housed. arc 30 thickly
populated tonight that people arc Cd.
m1tted only In single file. People arc
banked tan deep before the elevators.
Y ana Il y often necessary to walt
n&teen minutes before getting admis-
sion 70 ono Of the cars.
This throng. together with bands.
boomers and marching clubs, will be
On ~ way 70 the axmory at ten IN
The nQenings swing Halttmcreana =
s2ecsecss ssch - ~ 1evvs ee9ers,
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