The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-28
BRYAN

The representatives of the demo-
Gratis of this country assemble in the
most important convention that they
have held since 1896, if not since
1860, today, in the beautiful city of
Baltimore. Will it prove as unwise
as that of 1860, held in the same
city? No greater opportunity to
serve it's country for the best has
ever been presented to the party in
its long existence. Never in its his
tory has there been so much good
feeling and desire to forget past diff
ferences as has been exhibited during
the canvass for delegates. But at
the first opportunity to create dis
cord. and that over an inconsequen-
tial matter, Mr.. Bryan finds time TO
lay aside his task at the republican
convention at Chicago to notify the
people that the selection of Judge
Parker to be temporary chairman of
the convention, by the national COM
mittee, would be offensive to what he
terms the 'progressives. 1t is the
custom for the committee 10 recon-
mend the temporary officers of the
convention, and in this instance Mr..
Bryan was offered either the tenn
porary or permanent craftsmanship.
That our readers may have an idea
of who it is that is trying to arouse
discord we append the views of Gov.
Marshall, Gov Baldwin. Gov. Wilson
and Mr.. Watterson, and Mr.. Bryan's
appeal.
Bryan's Appeal
I'm the interest of harmony / sug-
gested to the subcommittee of the
democratic national committee the
of recommending as tenn
porary chairman some progressive
acceptable to the leading progressive
candidates for the presidential nomi-
nation. took it for granted that no
committeeman interested in demo-
cratic success would desire to offend
the members of a convention over
progressive, by naming a
reactionary to sound the keynote of
the campaign. Eight members of the
subcommittee, however, have, over
the protest of the remaining eight,
agreed upon not only reactionary,
but upon the one democrat who,
among those not candidates for the
presidential nomination, is in the
eyes of the public most conspicuously
identified with the reactionary ele-
ment of the party. shall be- pleased
to join you and your friends in oppos-
ing his selection by the full commit
tee, or by the convention. Kindly
answer here"
Responses to Bryan's Appeal
New Haven, Conn, June 22-Gov.
Simeon Baldwin of Connecticut today
sent the following telegram to Will
liam J. Bryan, in reply to the latter's
appeal that the governor oppose
Judge Parker as temporary chairman
of the Baltimore convention:
Hon. w. ]. Bryan, Chicago, ILL.,:
Replying to your telegram for
warded from Hartford, it does not
seem to me that the course you sug-
gest would promote harmony in Bal
timore.
THE republican party has been Wis
IDLY destroying itself at Chicago. The
storm center at Chicago has been the
in planning for the organ
iZation of it's convention.
Il should regard it as unwise to
agitate a similar cause of difference
respecting action of the democratic
national committee.
"The democratic party of the Unit
ed States stands for three things:
'1-Opposition to grants of special
privileges to special interests.
''2-Opposition to Capitalization of
power at Washington by encroach-
ments on the rightful spheres of the
states.
ECONOMY in public expendi-
lures.
1.-THE democratic party stands
united on the cardinal points above
stated. 1t has chosen a national
committee with power to arrange for
its national convention. | appeal to
you as great leader to use your
influence to secure har-
mony at Baltimore, not by opposing
the choice of any particular individ-
ual as chairman of the convention,
but rather in the lines of emphasiz-
ing points of agreement instead of
points of difference.
(Signed) SIMEON E. BALDWIN"
indianapolis, Ind, June 21.-Gov.
r. Marshall, candidate for
the democratic presidential nomina-
ton, today sent to Col. Bryan a tel
egram asserting that he could not
show preference for any one who
might be chosen for the temporary
craftsmanship of the national conven-
ton, especially Judge Parker. His