El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-25
BRYAN makes 4 REGULAR
TEDDY ATTACK ON PARKER
Declares Predatory Interest Control Democratic Ma
tional Committee and Pa rker Is Tool-Bryan Is
the Hero of the Early G. altering Of Delegates
and Is Talked of Mu Oh for the Presiden-
tial Nomination.
tial Nomination.

Baltimore. Md. June 25.-Alton B.
| Parker. of New York, was chosen as
| the candidate for temporary chairman
| of the Democratic convention by the
| national committee last night. Parker
received 81 votes, senatOr-e elect James,
of Kentucky, 20, and senator Ottoman,
! of New York, 2.
| Chairman Mack called the adjourned
| session of the national committee to or
der a few minutes before Z o'clock, thu
first order of business being further
discussion of the subcommittee recon-
mendation of Judge Parker for tompOr-
ary chairman.
The committee had adjourned in the
| afternoon after committeeman Hall OF
Nebraska, said the name OF William D.
| BRYAN would be submitted to the con-
vention as a candidate for temporary
! chairman, if the committee ratified the
selection OF Parker.
Twenty two progressive Democrats
were against the selection, 20 supporting
| Mr. Brvan's chairman, eX-repTesentatlTe
| james, of Kentucky, and two voting for
senator OGorman, vino had also been
| pronounced as acceptable for the tenn
/ porary craftsmanship by the Bryan fac
ton.
The debate over the temporary chair
manship was not prolonged. Represen-
! tative Talbot. the Maryland member,
severely criticized Mr.. Bryan and de-
clared the Nebraskan had assumed the
role of dictator to the Democratic party.
Il for one" said Mr. Talbot, do not
propose to submit to the dictation OF |
this man or anyone else.
Senator NeWlands, of Nevada, sitting
in the committee with the proxy of COM
mitteeman Sunderland, defended Mr..
BRYAN. The senator said he did not
Weld to the dctatiOn of any one man,
but that he did not regard Mr.. Bryan
as a dictator but as the representative
of progressive principles endorsed by
the party.
At the conclusion of the vote on tenn /
porary chairman, the committee took up /
delegate contests. subcommittee were
appointed to take up various. contests, /
the largest subcommittee hearing the I
contests from illinois headed by mayor /
Harrison of Chicago.
The Fight Assured.
All hope of avertlng fight vanished !
when the national committee approved |
the selection of Judge Parker as temper |
-ary chairman, in defiance Of the threat 1
of Bryan to make an issue of the al 4
legged conservatism of Judge Parker.
An effort was made by the national /
committee to placate Mr.. Bryan, but a /
conference resulted in complete failure. /
Mr. Bryan would not Tecede from the /
position ne had taken and prepared to j
make his fight from the floor of the (
convention to rally the prOgressives TO
his standard in opposition to Judge Par /
ker He announced that if no other good
progressive could be prevailed upon TO
make the race. he would enter the field J,
himself as the opponent of Parker
The Nebraskan stood out as the DOM
inant figure in the convention. al con-
tingencies of the future, inclu1ing the
nomination Of a presidential candidate,
seemed to hinge upon what he should do.
The impression continued more marked
that Mr.. Bryan might be the nominee.
May Be the Nominee.
Some of his friends declared that he
would be voted for in the convention
whether formally placed in nomination
or not, and they expressed the belief he
would win If the voting went to a
fourth or fifth ballot.
In furtheranee of their hope of nomin-
9ting Mr.. Bryan, some of his friends, 1t
is said, are bending their energies to
prevent n coalition of the Clark and Viii
son forces. They are talking of Bryan
and Wilson as a possible ticket, and the
suggestion IS receiving attention IN
many quarters.
1t Is a coincidence that Mr.. Bryan
has arrayed himself against the only
Dental nomination of his party since
the Democratic campaign of 1866
years ago. Judge ParkeTs COMPARE
lively wide margin of success in the ma
tional committee, 81 to 20, was taken By
many of the leaders as an indication OF /
defeat for Bryan. The latter's friends
declined to put any such Interpretation
upon the action of the committee.
Talks Like Roosevelt.
Ny Bryan said:
q had expected it. When Mr.. Guffey
was seated against the protest of the
Democrats of Pennsylvania, l. learned !
what I had expected. that majority
Of that committee either had no con-
eeption of Democracy, or was so slav-
ishly under the control of the predatory
interests as not to be free to follow their
The reasons which they
give are like all reasons given in defence
Of wrong.
''They are insineere and are not the
reasons that really influence them. The
tight will be resumed tomorrow, at
which time a progressive Will be pre-
sented for the convention to vote for
Ind the line will be drawn so that the
delegates can decide whether they will
lily themselves with the BelmOnt-Ryan-
Murphy crowd, that overwhelmed the
party with defeat II years ago, and
which is in close and continuous cO-part-
lership with the crowd that nominated
.lr. Taft at Chicago. a I
predatory interests"
"The predatory interests have no poll Q
les. They are with the party that 4
erves them. Having enabled a minority
# the Republicans to override the Will
# a majority of Republicans at Chi I
ago, they are now here to enable mi }
Iority of the Democrats to override the 5
majority in this convention. p
There is not a great exploiting in Il
crest that is not represented in the
obbies of the hotels; there Is not cor e
upting influence in American politics L
hat is not being used, and the delegates 5
o this convention under estimate the in |
diligence of the men who sent them L
ere if they think they can go back
nd deceive them into believing that
hey supported Mr.. Parker from any r
rorthy motive.
The talk of harmony IS too absurd /