The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-27
BRYAN OPENS WAR
!; AGAINST PARKER
Asks Leaders to Oppose New
Yorker as Chairman.
SAYS He IS REAcTlONARY
TeIesraphs Clark, Wilson, Burke,
Foss, Baldwin and oaynor to
/ Join Him In Fight on
Judge.

Chicago, June 22.-Branding Alton
B. Parker as "reactionary, William
Jennings Bryan telegraphed to num-
Der of prominent Democrats through
out the country, appealing to them to
join him in preventing the election OF
Parker as temporary chairman OF the
Baltimore convention.
The telegram vas addressed to
Speaker Clark, Governor Wilson OF
New Jersey, Governor Burke OF North
Dakota, Governor Foss Of Massachu-
sets. Governor Baldwin of Connect.
cut and Mayor Gaynor of New York
city.
Mr. Bryan said that he would start
for Baltimore some time today.
Text Of Bryan's Appeal.
Colonel Bryan's appeal follows:
I'm the interest of harmony | sug-
gested to the subcommittee of the
Democratic national committee the
ACCESSIBILITY of recommending as tenn
porary chairman some progressive &C
ceptable to the leading progressive
candidates for the presidential nomi-
nation. | took 1t for granted that no
committeeman interested in Demo
cratic success would desire to offend
the members of convention over
whelmingly progressive by naming a
reactionary to sound the keynote OF
the campaign.
Says He Is Reactionary.
Eight members OF the subcommit-
tee, however, have, over the protest
OF the remaining eight, agreed upon
not only a reactionary, but upon the
one Democrat who among those not
candidates tor the presidential noml-
nation is in the eses OF the public
most conspicuously identified with the
reactionary element OF the party.
shall be pleased to join you and your
friends in opposing his selection by
the full committee or by the conyen-
ton. Kindly answer here"
Mr.. Bryan declined to discuss his
action further than TO say that the
telegram spoke plainly for itself.
Parker Accepts the Craftsmanship.
Rochester, N. Y, June 22.-Alton B,
Parker has accepted the temporary
craftsmanship OF the Democratic ma
tional convention. He refused to com
ment on organs message to promi
nent Democrats. ..... b. ..
Clark Is for Harmony.
Washington, June 22.-Speaker
Clark sent the following telegram 10
William Jennings Bryan in reply to
the Bryan telegram announcing oppo'
sition to the selection OF Alton q,
Parker as temporary chairman OF the
Baltimore convention: ..
Have consulted with committee
having my interests in charge and
agree with them that the supreme
consideration should be to prevent
any discord in the convention.
Friends of mine on the subcommit.
tee of arrangements have already pre-,
scented the name OF Hon. Ollie James
to the subcommittee"
Baltimore Camps Divided.
Baltimore, Md, June 22.-That the
Democratic national committee will
ratify the selection of Alton B. Parker
of New York as temporary chairman
of the Democratic national convention
was the statement made by national
committeeman who led the successful
fight on the arrangement committee
to name the former presidential can
didate from New York. ..
Both sides agree that the fight will
be carried to the convention floor and
that 1t will come within few minutes
after National Chairman Mack has
called the convention to order next
Tuesday.