Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-27
Indiana Senator Named Aft
er Bryan Refuses to Ac-
cept Post When Unani-
mously rendered Him.
NO REPORT UNTIL
CANDIDATE IS NAMED,
Bryan Carries Pointin Conn
mittee for Reversal Of
Precedents; Conventions
Must Act On It.

Baltimore. Nd. Juno 26-Becauso
he was not in sympathy with the
forces seemingly in control of tho |
Baltimore convention" w. ]. Bryan OF
Nebraska today declined to accept the
chairmanship OF the resolutions COM
mittee unanimously rendered him.
Senator John w. Kern was elected
after Mr.. Bryan twice refused the
honor.
'We do not want and must not
have a perpetual debate between the
candidate and the platform said Mr..
Bryan in advocacy Of his motion post
poning action on the platform until
after nomination Of the presidential
candidate, "and," he continued, !" the
only way to. prevent such a result is
to name your man first"
Indeed" he went on, Sin these days
the man is the platform"
The candidate, he argued, should
have an opportunity to talk about the
platform In advance OF its making
rather than to feel impelled to talk
about II afterward.
# Senator -ClarKss " Arkansas op-
posed the change as q reversal OF all
but was antagonized by
Senator Rayner Of Maryland, who, TAX
ing sides emphatically with Mr.. Bryan,
said the time had come for overthrow
ing the undesirable precedents.
Platform After Candidate.
BY vote Of % to 16 the rules COM
mittee Of the convention today agreed
to the plan to defer the presentation
Of the platform until after the party's
candidate for president had been nom
mated. In the absence of any true In
dication as to whether the conserva.
tive or the progressive" wings of the
party would dominate the convention.
1t was considered good policy to hold
back the platform In order to have 1t
drawn so as to be acceptable to the
conventions choice.
Another important proposition
passed upon by the rules committee
was the recognition of the authrity OF
state convention to instruct dele
gates to national convention in the en-
forcement Of the unit rule In the alb
sence OF specific statute.
uo pEOPO6lLiOA VI ICCO6ALAAS LAO
authority Of q state convention arose
because Of the situation In the Ohio
delegation.
Men Who viii Draft Platform.
The following were appointed sub
committee of the resolutions commit.
tee to draft the platform:
John w. Kern, ex-officio chairman.
c. c. Culberson.
w. j. Bryan.
James A. O'Gorman.
Isadore Rayner.
A. M. Dockery.
D. J. Walsh.
Atlee Pomerene.
Thomas s. Martin.
s. w. Belford.
R. T. Broussard.
Geo. w. Fithian.
When the committee met at 1918
o'clock Mr.. Bryan was not present.
His absence was disconcerting. None
appeared to know what the NebraS-
ksn's attitude was to be, but 1t was
rumored that he had said to several
friends that he would not accept the
responsibility of directing the plat.
form makers. Nevertheless 1t was do
cided unanimously that the place
should be proffered him. After discus
sion it was suggested that COMMITTEES
of Mr. Bryan's friends should be sent
to his room to urge him to assume
what the committee declared duty
to his party. Senators Raynor Of Mary
land, O'Gorman of New York and
Culberson OF Texas were sent post
haste to Mr.. Bryan's rooms The COM
mittee arrived too late Mr.. Bryan had
started to the convention hall.
The committee OF senators returned
to the convention hall and entered
the committee room just in time to
hear Mr. Bryan concluSe speech re-
fusing the craftsmanship. Mr.. Bryan
said he was not in sympathy with the
forces who appeared to be directing
the trend Of political events In the
party and he was not sure he could
support the platform to be presented
by the committee He said that unless
the platform embraced his ideas OF
true progress he would submit q
minority report to the convention. He
said he would take no appointment
which might embarras him In pursuing
such a course. He emphatically de-
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