Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-26
Clark Is Far in Lead
in Nomination Race


the place should be offered him. AT ter brief discussion 1t a suggested
that a committee of Bryans friends s hould be sent to his rooms to urge
Senator's Raynor, of Maryland; OGorman, IF New York, Culber7
-. of Texas, were m post haste to Mr. ryans rooms The committee
arrived too late. Mr. Bryan had started fol- the convention hail. The
committee of senator's returned to the convention hall and entered the
srI,nittee Don lust in time to hear Mr.. Bryan conclude a speech e.
kdng to serve as chairman. The Nebraskan sale he a 10 IN SYM
Jpathv With the forces who appeared to be directing thu trend OF pohlcai
sAsts in the party, and that he a not sure that he could support the
patform ito be presented by the committee
He declared that unless the platform embraced his Ideas of tue prog
ss. be would submit a minority report to the convention. He said he
y.rsd take n appointment which mi ght embarrass him in pursuing such
q course He emphaueahy declined h honor us eoheaeues ah"ou
xs-ted to besow upon him. Ann
content to so easily abandon their harmony program, the committee
.,rnod te matter over to Senators Rayner, O'Gorman and Culberson, and
-, hold an earnest discussion with Mr.. Bryan in ne orner Of the
son. Their efforts We're fruitless. MI Bryan had announce ais postion'
eG it IA unaHerabe. .
Democracy and there a 10 nomination in opposition to him.. His cleo
ION a unanimous and the committee began hearings preliminary to clos
rp The doors for the actual work. o making the party platform.
AS DON Is the committee organized, Mr. Bryan moved that the pre-
sentahon of the platform be deferred until after the convention had nom
tion. He spoke a some length urging a progressive platform, and particg-
lsiy in reference to the tariff and direct election of senators, o. which
h.s to go to the conVentton II approved by TIT committee
M. Bryan has been urged to wre the platform, but is said to be loath
10 have anything to do with it until he is sure who the candidate will be.
Some of Mr. Bryans friends SAL the request to him % frame the party
declarations is a attempt to commit him In advance to the subsequent
action oft the convention and to the nominee who might be willing to &C.
eoot the Bryan platform.
whether the former candidate holds this view of the matter a not
disclosed. 1t was certain today as h left his hotel or the meeting of the
committee OIL resolutions that he was full of fight and had determined to
vabe his raj against he Ryans and the Belmonts' to the n Of the
Boht the Bryan and anti-Bryan factions in the convention were tnter-
eeted today in the third party gossip which is prevalent. The advent
of Francis j Heney, of California, who fought or Mr.. Roosevelt in the
Republican national convention, and Charles r. Crane, of Chicago, who
terview with Mr. Bryan gave an impetus to the discussion. 1t "a Re-
today that Senator La Toilette either "a already in Baltimore or
on his a here to get n touch with the possibilities of the Democratic
situation. No had been able to locate Mr. La Toilette during the
forenoon.
Heney said he had con to Baltimore to see the Democratic steam
roller" at work.; that he had become SO accustomed to the "toottoot'
at the Chicago convention he couldn't sleep without it"