Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-25
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resolutions committee and if the Pro-
gressives rule he will probably be
the committees chairman. 1t has
been definitely settled that there will
be no specific consideration of the
initiative, referendum and recall, al
though they may be suggested as
proper measures for the considera-
ton of the states.
Direct Election of Senators
Direct election of United States
senators, preferential primary and
direct nominations of most officials
will be strongly recommended. The
platform will declare for regulation
of all corporations and for criminal
prosecution of all corporations Off
GERS, who violate the anti-mOnopoly
laws. Tariff for revenue only will
be favored, but the south will fight
for free Introduction of raw mate
rails, regulations of the money trust,
an income tax and publicity of gov
ernmental and party affairs will be
favored.
The Republican party will be scor-
ed for its failure to reduce the tariff
and the Payne-Aldrich bill will be
specifically denounced as an assault
on the wage earners of the country.
President Taft will be condemned
for his veto of the various low tariff
measures. 1t is the plan Of the lead
ers to make the platform shortest in
the recent history of the party.
Candidate for Vice President.
Democratic leaders are still on the
hunt for suitable vice presidential
timber. The general impression
seems to be that If Bryan is named
for President, Wilson will be named
as his running mate. But Wilson
has stated that he will not be a can
didate for the second place. Senator
O'Gorman is being mentioned and
likewise several governors are also
being considered. Among them are
Marshall, Indiana, a presidential
candidate; Foss, Massachusetts;
Baldwin, of Connecticut; Dix, of
New York; Burke, OF North Dakota;
Sulzer, of New York; Mayor Pres
ton, of Baltimore; Clark Howell, of
Georgia, and former Governor Mon
tague, of Virginia, are being named
as possibilities because of their
strength below the Mason-Dixon
line.
Just Like Chicago Fight.
When the convention opened this
afternoon it was generally remarked
that the danger of the struggle
very greatly resembIed that of the
past week at Chicago, ~Progressives
against Conservatives, and that the
same forces are at work on the Con-
sentative side. Bryan Is battling
with the same force of eastern con-
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individuals hat steam-roIIed Roose-
welt at Chicago last week. Parker
forces are said to be personally di-
rected by Thomas Ryan, financier,
trust magnate and captain of a large
business, who is sitting as a delegate
from West Virginia. Allied against
Bryan T. Arthur Belmont, the
American representative of the
Rothschilds and his brother Perry,
delegates from New York, Delaney
Nicoll, n Ryan attorney, and a leader
of the Palmer and Buckner bolt from
Bryan in 1890, Clarence r. Mackay,
owner of the Postal Telegram Com
pany, John Il. Mclean, of Cincinnati
and Washington, and William c.
Sheehan, Parker's law partner.
Bryan Workers Busy.
AS the representatives gathered
Bryan workers were going among
them looking for votes for the Bryan
program. Bryan men insisted they
have the fight won, despite the claim
of the Observation-Disclosures fac
ton that there were in excess of 658
votes for Parker as temporary chair
man.
During the hour Immediately pre-
cedlng the opening of the conven-
ton there was an amazing amount of
band wagon sentiment displayed.
Many delegates from states that will
go Democratic are anxious to line
up on the winning side, thus to be in
line for places in the pie line next
year, if the Democrats win. Hereto
fore the men have always stayed by
their principles and have stuck to
their factions through thick and
thin. The prospects of possible re-
wards, if they are rightly aligned,
has agitated them considerably.
Bryan followers are counting heavily
on this sentiment.
Bryan As a Dark Horse.
The Baltimore Evening Sun says
today William Jennings Bryan is
looming up larger than ever as the
biggest ark horse possibility for
the presidential nomination in Balti-
more. Talk that Bryan will be
nominated is everywhere. Leaders
discuss it, some with delight and
others with fear. The Wilson and
Clark forces fear Bryan more than
any other They will go into
the convention with the Bryan spec
ire yer before them"
Bryan buttons have made their
appearance in this city today. A
number of Republican standpatters
were also in evidence. Several Re
publican prOgresSiveS were present,
among them being Senator Bristow
of Kansas, a close friend of Roose-
Yelt's who says he is covering the
convention for a New York news
paper, but who with Senator Works,
of California, another Progressive
with Bryan. Robert M. LaFollette
also is reported to have been in tele-
phone communication with the Com
moner and is planning to come here
today for a conference.
A peculiar arrangement of the
seats for the delegates brought
New York, Indiana and Illinois in
the very middle of the hall and on
the opposite side of the big aisle.
This brought Taggart of Indiana,
Murphy of Tammany hall, and Sulli-
van of Illinois, close enough togeth-
er for consultation if necessary.