Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25
CHOICE IS RATIFIED
Committee Names Parker for
Temporary Chairman.
HARMONY EFFORTS FAIL
New Yorker Gets Thirty One of the
Fifty-Three Votes Cast.
PROGRESSIvES BACK JAMES
Talbot Declares Bryan Has As
sumed Observation-Disclosures
Eulogizes Nebraskan.
HARMONY EFFORTS FAIL
PROGREsSIvES BACK JAMES


BALTIMORE. June 25-william ].
Bryan met defeat last night. when the
national committee overwhelmingly rec
commended Judge Alton B. Parker of New
York for the temporary craftsmanship.
Thfrtyone states voted to recommend
Judge Parker to the convention. thereby
sustaining the action of the subcommittee
on arrangements. Twenty votes were
cast for Senator-elect Ollie James of Ken
lucky by Gov. Wilson's friends on the
committee, and two votes were cast for
Senator O'Gorman Of New York
The action>of the committee had barely
been flashed to the Belvedere Hotel when
Col. Bryan issued statement an
nouncing that he would appeal to the
delegates themselves TO repudiate the &C
ton Of the committee.
Peace Efforts Fail.
Chairman Norman E. Macw called the
adjourned session Of the committee to
j. order few minutes after Z o'clock, the
first order of business being further dis
cussiion OF the subcommittee recommen-
dalton Of Judge Parker for temporary
chairman The committee had adjourned
early in the afternoon, after Committee
man D. L. Hall of Nebraska declared the
maize of William Jennings Bryan would
be submitted to the convention as can
didate for temporary chairman If the
committee ratified the selection Of Judge
Parker.
Chairman Mack and Mr.. Hall. who had
been appointed a peace committee 10
bring Judge Parker and Mr.. Bryan to-
gether reported to the committee the
failure of their efforts. As he entered
the meeting room the chairman said the
temporary craftsmanship would be dis
posed OF first. indicating that the COM
mttee would ratify the selection of Judge
Parker by large majority. inasmuch as
the conference between Judge Parker and
t.ie protesting leader of the progress1ves
Lad accomplished nothing. Following that,
tie committee expected to take up the
rentests and complete them, il possible,
cfore adjournment.
Vote on Craftsmanship.
The vote on the temporary chairman
ship was announced as follows:
For Parker-James Weatherly, Ala
hama: A. J. Nicholson Arizona; Guy B.
Tucker Arkansas; Nathan Cole, jr.. Cal
ifornia; Homer s. Cummings, Connect
cut; T. Albert Jennings, Florida, Clark
Howell. Georgia; Simon P. Donnelly,
Idaho: Roger c. Sullivan. Illinois: Thorn
as Taggart. Indiana: Martin ]. Wade,
Iowa: Trey Woodson Kentucky; E. l.
Jones. Maine; J. Fred G. Talbot, Mary
land; Edwin C. Wood Michigan: c. II.
Williams. Mississippi: ]. Bruce kremer,
Montana; Eugene E. Reed. New Hamp-
shire; Norman E. Mack, New York: W.
T. Brady. Oklahoma; J. NJ Guffey' Penn.
Island: r. E. L. Mountcastle. Tennessee;
r. n. tombstone. Texas: Thomas H.
Browne Vermont; ]. Taylor Ellyson.
Virginia; A. ]. DAILY. Alaska; Edwin A.
Newman District of Columbia; Gilbert ].
Waller. Hawaii: D. NJ. Field, Porto Rico;
member from Philippines; total 81.
For Ollie James-Alva Adams, Colo
RADIO; Willard Salisbury, Delaware: Will
Louisiana: F. B. Lynch. Minnesota: Ed
ward F. Geltre. Missouri: P. L. Hall.
Nebraska: John Sunderland. Nevada:
Robert s. Hudspeth. New Jersey: Jo-
Collins North Dakota: A. A Jones. New
Mexico: Harvey C. CARRIER, Ohio; w. A.
Miller. Oregon: B. r. Tillman South
Carolina (by proxy: E. s. Johnson. South
H. Dunphy. Washington: Joseph f.
Davies. Wisconsin,; John E. Osborne,
Wyoming. Total. 20.
For Senator O'Gorman-John w. Cough
lin. Massachusetts,; John T. McGraw.
West Virginia.
Explain Their Votes.
When Urey Woodson committeeman
from Kentucky. voted for Parker against
James he explained that Kentucky did
not wish to place James name before
the committee. He asserted that he had
talked with Senator James and had been
assured that he was not candidate In
addition he said that the Kentucky dele
cation had instructed him that James
name would no be placed before the COM
nittee.
Robert Ewing. committeeman from
a Wilson
James name before the committee. Ed
ward F. Goltra OF Missouri a Clark man,
explained that he voted for James be-
cause he was supporting Clark. This was
taken by many to mean that the Bryan
forces in the convention would receive
some assistance from the Clark support
ers when the fight against Parker was
taken to the floor today.
The debate over the temporary chair
manship was not prolonged. Representa-
tive Talbot. the Maryland member. Sc
verely criticised Mr.. Bryan and declared
that the Nebraskan had assumed the role
OF dictator 10 the democratic party.
Il for one. said Mr.. Talbot. do not
propose to submit to the dictation Of this
man or any one man."
Newlands Defends Bryan.
Senator Newlands Of Nevada, sitting in
the committee with the proxy of his col
league. Senator Sunderland, defended Mr..
Bryan. II resent that suggestion" said
Senator Newlands When William J.
Bryan speaks he speaks for a greater
number of democratic voters in this coun-
try than any man in this convention He
represents the ideals. the principles and
the hopes of more people. perhaps, than
any American of today. He has a right
TO take part in the program of a demo-
cratic national convention. He stands for
something He is a great leader: a great
democratic leader"
At the close Of the vote on the tenn
porary Craftsmanship the national commit
tee took up consideration of the delegate
contests. subcommittee were appointed
10 take up various contests the largest
subcommittee hearing the contestants
from Iyinois, headed by Mayor Harrison
of Chicago.
CLUB PROPOUNDS QUERY