Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-06-26

COMMITTEE CHOOSES PARKER.
Bryan Shows Fight for Cl,airmansi,ip ip
Preliminary Notes.

Baltimore. June ga confer
ence held this afternoon between
William Jennings Bryan, Judge Al
ton b. Parker, National Chairman
Mack and Vice Chairman Hall, to
effect a compromise on the question
OF temporary chairman OF the Demo-
cratic National Convention, failed.
Mr.. Bryan announced that he had
not changed his mind. Vice Chair
man Hall indicated that Judge
Parker would be named and that the
fight against him would be carried
on from the floor by Mr. Bryan.
subcommittee Action Upheld.
Baltimore, June "a. = Former
Judge Alton B. Parker, Of New York
was chosen as the candidate for tenn
porary chairman of the Democratic
National Convention by the National
Committee tonight. Parker receiv-
ed 81 votes; Senator-elect Ollie
James, of Kentucky, 20; Senator
O'Gorman, of New York, 2.
w. j. Is. Has Platform in Pocket.
If Mr. Bryan should not be tenn
porary chairman OF the Democratic
Convention, he probably will be
chairman Of the committee on reso-
lutions. He will be the representa-
tive Of his State on that committee
and his position in the party Is such
that the place will be conceded to
him. The general opinion is that he
will prepare the greater part of the
platform, and many think he now has
much Of 1t written, but he Is reticent
on the subject.
Delegates were too much occupied
to-day with the temporary chairman
| ship to give much close attention to
resolutions, but insofar as there was
expression on the subject, It indi-
Gated harmonious condition. Rem
| resentatives Of some Eastern States
express apprehension that there may
be an effort to force approval of the
| initiative, referendum and recall. II
there is 1t will be opposed. Mr.. Bryan
mas, however, indicated the opinion
| that these pertain only to State ad-
ministration, and it is not believed
that he Will contend for any radical
pronouncement on this subject.
Tom Watson Not There.
An absentee Of the Georgia delega-
ton was Thos. q. Watson, twice pom
4ulist, i, ea date 81 for Rresid ident, who
now is recognized to control tl'abal-
ance or mower among the Democrats
! In Georgia. When Mr. Watson was
elected as delegate at large by the
State Convention last month he
promised Ito go to Baltimore and
lock horns with Bryan" He Is re-
ported to be Ill at his home.
"Fom" Was II Little Late.
Thomas B. Fielder, another dele
gate at large, did not come with the
Georgia delegation, but arrived later,
Several years ago Felde prosecuted
some alleged dispensary fraud cases
in South Carolina, recovering large
sums Of money for the State. II is
said Felder's action in these cases
started feud between him and Gov
ernor Blease, who has repeatedly at
tempted to have Mr.. Fielder extradjt-
ed on counter charges. When he
learned Of Felder's election as a dele
gate he announced that Fielder would
be arrested on long standing war
rants If he passed through South Car
olina with the Georgia delegation.
Mr.. Fielder believed Blease would do
1t, and he came by way of Cincin-
natl.
a Birmingham Bantam.
When the Birmingham (Ala.) con-
tingent, composed mostly Of members
Of the Underwood Marching Club, ar
rived here they carried as a mascot a
DdHlaHl rooster known as 'Punch.' -
Punch was the hero Of the occasion
when the delegation stopped at
Washington to greet Mr.. Underwood,
whom they are booming for the Dem
ocratic Presidential nomination The
marching club members formed a
ring and threw their hats into it..
"Punch,' madly excited, broke from
his custodian, flew about, and came
down on the pile of hats. Then he
crowed till perfectly satisfied.