The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-03
BRYAN is BLAMEn
BY CHAMP CLARK
Says Vile and Malicious Sian
ders' OF Nebraskan Caused
His Defeat
NO VICE-PRESlDENCY
Ansrily Refuses to Take Nomi-
nation at Hands OF
Convention.

Washington. July e-Dofeated after
a hard neht. but satisfied with ,ho for
tunes of war. speaker Clark returned
to the rdpltul from the convention city
to-nisht and repaired to his Office TO
thunder his renluciation " tie vice
plcslJcncy over the telephone az. often
aus it was suggested 10 him.
Vile Speaker n.otorod back from Bal.
umorr. where lr spent the day at the
Baltimore club with his son. Bennett
ilv took dinner with his family and
support to Governor Wilson aud vote
ius his contempt for the tactics OF Viii
Ham Jennings Bryan. whom he credits
WIKI mis- defeat The Speaker seemed
thv least amvcIel OF his family over the
defeat iie had no complaint TO maze
% The final break. but said that victory
could have been has had Inc UAdcr,youd
.prees helped him oa tine tenth ballot
li thercafter lie said senator Bank
head merely prcc.p.tatcd THE Inevitable.
ie seemed relieved that ,ho Strain VAS
over AMI that p. could retire from
political activity Tor "a few weeks
iil most emphat.c terms the Speaker
discidimed any desire to be Nice-Pres-
.ient Speaker Clark said he would not
rum under any circumstances Il am
uot mad he said but tho vi.c-pres-
i4ency does not NJ me. am rough
and tumble dcnater am moro at
como ia the House would rather
bc memhcr of that body tuan tied
-dovn in a chamber in which | am pow
vfless 10 part ipate.
piiiscnt effort was made by the
leaders in Baltimore to convince Mr..
Clark that he should accept the Vice
presidential nomination. and ii was to
escape TIE importnninh OF his friends
that lie returned to Washington.
Word WAS conveyed to aim that MIR.
Bryan desired to nominate him and
that the nomination would he made by
reclamation. To am ovcrturcs Mr.
Clark gave tile same reply. and when he
heard his name was being considered
in spite of his refusal he displayed some
temper
Tell those people over there I will
not take that nomination he Instruct
ed the press when told of the persist
.nco of the movement
What viii You do II they nominate
you and ADJOURN he was asked.
Refuse it, tell sou don't want
it ana viii not nave it, replitd Mir.
Clark
On his return to Washington from
Baltimore tonight Speaker Clark is
sued the Following statement.
40 set 90 men ever made better
or drawer nght for any man in this
world than my friends all over the
country made for me. They have my
heartfelt thanks We never had money
enough even TO pay for an adequate
supply OF postaec stamps and litera-
ture. was tied down here by my
duties of the Speakorship. coul1.
therefore. aid my friends very little.
They made the fight gave me 100000
majority in the states where Governor
Wilson ana I competed in the pri-
marics and caused me to lead on
thirty ballots in the convention. in
nine of which had clear majority
Nevertheless. the nomination was be-
slowed upon Governor Wilson
Il never scratched Democratic
ticket or bolted q Democratic nominee
in my life shall not change the
Democratic habit now. am too
seasoned soldier not to accept cheer
fully the fortunes of war.
Il win support Governor Wilson
with whatever power possess. and
hone he Will be elected
4 lost tho nomination solely
through the vile ana the ma
licious ISLANDERS OF Colonel VII
liam Jennings Bryan. OF Nebraska.
True, these ISLANDERS were by inuendo
and insinuation. but they were no less
deadly for that reason.
(Signed) "CHAMP CLARK"