The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-01
NO COMPROMISE
NOW IN SIGHT
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NUW IN SI6H !
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Ne enough votes behind him to keep
him a leading candidate to the ehd.
All Are Dercrmdned.
A. Mitchell Palmer, OF Pennsyl-
vania. the most aggressive of the Will
son leaders, said that the professor
would not retire, and that his sup
porters would support him tQ the mn
ish. For Governor Harmon. h. ii.
Moore, Of Ohio, promised a continued
fight, and Senator Bankhead, who was
fresh from a conference with Under
wood, announced that the Alabama
candidate would not permit the with
drawal of his name as long as there
was "A vote for him. Thomas Taggart,
Of Indiana. who has steadily voted
Indiana's thirty delegates for Mar
shall, notified tho other conferees that
not even for Kern would Indiana
wsaken on Marshall.
Others In the conference were
Roger Sullivan, OF Illinois, who has
voted fifty eight for Clark, and Will
continue 10 to vote them; Congress
man Burleston, OF Texas, which is
solidly for Wilson. with forty votes;
Fred Lynch, OF Mipnesota, another
Wilson State, with strength of TWEEN
ty-elght; Trey Wloodson, of Kentucky,
which Is supporting Clark; Ollie
James, chairman of the convention,
and John Quinn, Of New York.
-At-ti4t,- end Of the conference. the
leaders came out tired, but deter
mined.
New YORK Isl stfff for Clark, that
ALL" said Murphy. as he hurried away
to a second conference with the New
York delegation.
we all talked" said Senator stone,
except Murphy. But We didn't get
anywhere"
Mack. who was plainly disguised,
speaking of the plan to eliminate the
low man TIL the last ballot, and then
break the two-thirds rule by giving
the nomination to the candidate with
the majority, said:
we failed. and that's all there is
10 It. l don't see any way out to-
night"
May Adjourn For Month
When the news that the conference,
on which high hopes had been placed,
had failed TO come to any settlement
a gloom fell over the delegates.
Minor conferences Of the local dele
cations were Immediately called In the
various hotel rooms which have been
reserved for them. AT midnight these
lesser gatherings had amounted to
about as much as had the conference
OF the leaders.
Various plans were talked OF. one
was an adjournment over three days.
That was pronounced as hopeless as
the futile over Sunday adjournment
Another was an adjournment Tor II
month, IA plan which will become
ri
does not bring forth sems result
within the next few days.
Resentment at William Jennings
BRYAN, who has practically served
notice on the convention that he VIII
agree to the nomination OF no one
but himself has been growing AIT tfs
afternoon.
Nobody Suits Bryan.
The Wilson people are now oegih-
ming to regard Bryan with suspicion
as they know that as soon as tht
professors candidacy become men
ace, Bryan will find some pretext for
Withdrawing 81 fictitious support.
National Committeeman Sapp. OF
Kansas. visited Bryan in the Belve-
dere this morning. and asked MIN
why he had deserted Speaker Clark
ona OF the men from whom he de-
c1ared himself at the beginning OF the
/
race.
The speaker hasn't acted right"
said Bryan, shortly,
well. then said Sap% how about
wilson Why did you announce that
Won were going TO desert him -
wilson hasn't acter right. either
said Bryan. and Sapp came away IN
disgust.
The Wilson people, fearful that the
impending detection OF Bryan VIII
blast the little boom that the pro
fessor has had are making desperate
attempts to build up strength tod9f.
Their managers are going aboc'
among the delegates with Wild prom
ises of Jobs big and little in exchange
for votes in the convention,
MANY Jobs Arc Promised.
4 New York delegate. who has thus
far staunchly held to Clark was prom
Used a foreign mission for his inf'n-
encA with the delegation To throw
II to wilson. Three Montana dele
gates, st is currently reported. have
been promised the one United States
n a rshiIship which will be available In
that State after the fourth of next
March
offers of still smaller Jobs are being
rnada behind closed bedroom doors.
and up alleys. The professors
friends. elated with their small sue
cess OF Saturday afternoon, realized
today that an adjournment which
would give the delegates time to hear
from home would be bad for them,
and they have been buster than bees
all day.
Bryan's Attack on Clark.
The Bryan attack on Speaker Clark
: " 44l- HAD been his lifelong friend. ami
who had often supported Bryan at
expense of both money and prestige,
Is regarded as particularly uncailed
for.
When Clark came TO the convention
he had a majority over Wilson in the
urinary states OF two hundred thou
sand The primary States he carrie
were California, Illinois. Maryland.
I Massachuse Nebraska, Organs
own State, and under a law drawn
by Bryan). Arizona, Rhode Island.
and WISCONSIN States that We're In
structed for him were Kentucky. Ar
kansas. Colorado. Idaho, Kansas, Mis-
souri,. Montana. Nevada, New Hamp
| shire, Kew Mexico, Washington. West
Virginia and wyoming grand to-
tai Of twenty-five, or fifteen moro
| than were instructed or pledged for
any other candidate.
Clark naturally took the lead i'm
mediately polling AL on the first bal
lot. and reaching SOS on the tenth.
At the lowest mark Saturday night.
he still had thirty-eight more votes