New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-26
BY SAMUEL G. BLYTHE.
Copyright. 1912 b. samuel O Bi''n' -
rBv telegraph 20 The Tribune

,Co,,-v,e1, 1912 b. samuel g BlvthsD
rBy telegraph 10 The Tribune
baltimore June 25-So far from chas-
Using William Jennings Bryan severely
for hts attempt 10 dictate the temporary
Craftsmanship Of the Democratic conVeh-
ton and his announced determination u
continue along Dictatorship lines "hHe
,bare is any debating 10 do IN BaIu-
more the Democrats to-day contented
,bemselves-and had to-with slapping
him on the wrist in polite, but some
what admonitory manner ana asking
him please 10 behave.
Inasmuch as the proceedings at Chi
cago had led the Democratic leaders
opnosed 10 Recommending all the Ola
rusrd-to think this Is the open season
for SCATTERING idols. these leaders had
r,ad. IN their minds 70 do some shatter-
,rg tbamselves. They started out fun OF
hone and with . SCATTERING apparatus
running on high speed with every gear
thrown In oddly enough. Mr.. bryan
re,used 70 he shattered. Having oeen
-, tdol for many years he declined 10
r.cogrize any iconoclastic rights as ne
LING N the leaders. and the upshot OF
q all was that while Mr.. Bryan ~ an
Idol was cracked and clipped BIZ NJ
was not shattered nor tottered from MS
base.
What happened 10 him was that ne
moved In a way. that unless some e~-
traordinary circumstances arise th'S
convention Will not nominate Bryan Ior
President. and thus lifted good deal
~ the load from the minds OF many
Doroocrats who darkly feared such q
contingency What also happened was
that he proved rather conclusiNely thd'
II he sees NJ 10 oppose any candidate as
hiring n the nominatio-- that candidate
win have a hard time getting enough
votes In the convention.
Defeat Not So Decisive.
The anti Bryan leaders expected 10 de-
feat BRYAN. but they expected 10 deIedt
hir, more decisivelv than they did
.fter the rollcall was over they patted
themselves on the chests and SAID they
had more votes at their command ana
might have beaten him harder "hlch
WAS evidenced by their agitation ana
,beir neryousness and their fright while
the rollcau was in progress. of course.
They could have defeated him IN a more
decisive fashion. 10 be sure. but ihey
aid not think TO do It until the vote
showed Parker was elected by about o'
majority = curious manifestation OF po-
utical absence Of mind.
The Clark men came out OF the con
vention hall claiming the defeat VI
Rrvan was also a sure indication thaI
Uuson cannot be nominated by this
convention. So did the Harmon men
and the Underwood men and various
other brands Of men. They all claimed
Wilson went down with Bryan. forget
ring that Bryan has gone down many
times before. but somehow has always
managed 70 come up again with smile
and speech Not that intend 70 sa"
that Wilson can be nominated. but tha'
II is reasonably certain Bryan is stronger
than his opponents think him TO he. and
continues a most valuable asset for any
candidate for the nomination.
So far as the nomination Is concerned
II still remains rather open question
and will so remain until there has been
opportunity for a conference between the
anti Bryan and the Bryan leaders Ihefe
are many elements to consider, includ-
ing the hope Of the Wall Street contin-
gent. captained by Thomas Fortune
RYAN. that an eminently safe and sane
candidate can be secured. with prefer
ence for Harmon or Underwood. the
Nurpbv-Hearst combination and numer-
Gus other features Of a situation that.
while clearer. is not yet entirely clear
And in front and in the middle and be-