The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-27
FRIENDS OF LEADER MAY TAKE
CONTEST BEFORE coNvEN.
TON WHENIT CONVENES,
IN TO WIN
Mack and Hall Selected to Confer
With Bryan and Parker
to Arrange compro.
mise.

and National Committeeman P. L. Hall
of Nebraska-to confer with w. J..
Bryan and Alton B. Parker and their
leaders with a view to preventing a
fight on the floor of the convention
over the selection of temporary chair
a
Friends of w. J. Bryan served no.
t1ce on the committee that if the rec
ommendation by the subcommittee of
Judge Alton B. Parker for temporary
chairman of the convention is sus-
tanned they will nominate Mr.. Bryan
on the convention floor to oppose
Parker for the honor. ]. Bruce Kre-
mer, committeeman from Montana,
made the declaration of the intention
of the ~progressives.
After Judge Parker had been placed
in nomination before the committee,
several speeches were made for and
against his selection. No other nomi-
nations had been made when the re.
cess was ordered. 6
World reached the convention hall
that the Kentucky delegation met and
voted overwhelmingly to sustain the
selection of Parker as temporary
chairman. This action was in spite of
a protest by Senator-elect Ollie James
of Kentucky, one of Mr.. Bryan's
stanchest supporters. ~,
Committee Takes Up Case.
The national committee met soon
after noon Monday and at once took
up the matter of a temporary chair
man for the convention. The selection
OF Alton B. Parker for this position
by the subcommittee of the national
committee was opposed by former
Governor Alva Adams, national com.
mltteeman from Colorado. Mr.. Adams
argued at some length against the an
pointment of Mr.. Parker.
MI. Bryan, true to his announce.
ment did not appear before the com.
mittee to oppose the selection of Judge
Parker as temporary chairman. The
news that Mr.. Bryan had declared
earlier in the day he would personally
go before the convention as a candi.
date against Judge Parker created
much OF a stir when the national com.
mlttee members assembled.
Judge Parker will be indorsed for
temporary chairman by at least forty
members OF the national committee"
said Rogers C. Sullivan of Illinois. az
he entered the meeting room with
Thomas Taggart of Indiana. Judge
Parker will be the temporary chair.
man 1t makes no difference who on.
poses him."
Mr.. Bryan's refusal to fight the se-
lection before the committee followed
a conference with progressive leaders
at the Belvedere hotel. The Nebras.
kan was emphatic in %proclaiming the
approaching fight in the convention.
When he declared that be would he a
candidate for temporary chairman
himself, if the progressives could agree
on no n else, he made the assertion
with positiveness.
I will be in the fight when the time
comes" Mr.. Bryan asserted, land in
II TO a finish. l am trying to find q
man TO be temporary chairman who
VIII be satisfactory to all the progress.
ives"
Have o found anyone YETI" he
was asked.
Not yet" he replied. IT NAV do
so later. Whether 1 find one or not.
his fight will be made"
Seeking to prevent the election of
Judge Alton B. Parker as temporary
chairman, supporters of Governor viii.
son Instructed Robert S. Hudspeth. ma.
tlonal committeeman from New Jersey.
10 vote for Senator-elect Ollie James
OF Kentucky, an avowed Champ Clark
man.
we cast our support with Ollie
James" said Mr.. Hudspeth. "even
though he is a Clark man. We do
this that the of the people and
progressive democracy shall not fail,
or II 1t fail, the responsibility will be
upon others and not upon US"
IN a statement Mr.. Hudspeth urged
all progressives to join in fighting
Judge Parker's election.
Mr.. Bryan said to Jerry Sullivan of
Iowa, who called on him to; talk over
the temporary Craftsmanship situation:
III no one else can be found to make
tne hight l will be the candidate for
temporary chairman myself"
Mr.. Bryan said he would not take
up the fight on the temporary chair
manship in the national Committee
and that it would be fought out in the
convention.
i will be on hand when the time
comes"
The Pennsylvania delegation in eau.
Gus voted SO to 6 to oppose Judge Al
ton 3. Parker for temporary chairman
OF the convention should the national
committee approve the selection.
Following a caucus, the Alabama
delegation, which is pledged to Under
wood. rendered it's support to Bryan in
the event that the latter is forced to
airy his fight against Parker to the
invention floor.
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