The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-24

New York delegates at state head
quarters in a hotel here.
Members of the Democratic nation
| al committee may decide to pass upon
the question of ratification of the cleo
ton Of Judge ark of New York as
tenn chairman of h Democratic
national convention without debate
resolution to vote on chair
manShip without argument was pre-
pared this morning for submission to
the committee members at their meet
ing today by Edwin Wood, committee
man from Michigan.
Every memb of that committee
knows how he is going to vote said
Mr.. Wood, land We would only be
wasting time talking about the chair
manship. We can dispose of that mat
ter first and then proceed with the
contests
During the morning the friends of
lures to the Champ Clark leaders to
agree upon a progressive candidate for
temporary chairman to oppose Parker.
Any Progressive VIII Do.
1t was said any progressive would
do.
The Wilson and Bryan leaders open
~ said they a made repeated eff
forts to join with the Clark people on
a progressive, but that the Clark
leaders were non-committaI. This,
the Wilson said, indicated
that n Clark people would be found
voting for Parker. It still was I'M
decided What candidate the Wilson
forces would present to the national
committee but Josephus Daniels, ma
tional committeeman from North Car
DINA served notice hat he intended
to put forward the name of
Elect Ollie James of Kentucky. Il
shall put Mr.. JameS'S name before the
committee" said Mr.. Daniels. while
he is a Clark man, and was the Clark
candidate for temporary chairman
before the a-rrangement committee
and would naturally prefer a man
with leanings toward the New Jersey
governor, I think Mr.. James would be
fair to ALL"
Mr.. Daniels said the Wilson leaders
were ready to accept Senator OGor-
man of New York, Representative
Sulzer of New York, nat Kern of
Indiana or Ben Shively of Indiana,
Ollie James of Kentucky, Senator
Culberson of Texas or Representative
Henry of Texas for temporary chair
man. MI: Parker friends were still
confident this morning that the for
mer New York jurist would be named
by the national committee by a clear
majority and they further state that
the convention would sustain the com
mittee.
Mr.. Bryan conferred with his
friends but declined to make known
his plans for opposing Parker He
reiterated his statement that he had
no candidate for temporary chairman
that any progressive would be &C
ceptable and that the question of tenn
porarv chairmanship was now one of
principle. DR.. p. l.. Hall, committee
man from Nebraska, a he had ad-
vised Mr.. Bryan not to go before the
national committee with his fight over
parker. whats the use ?" said DR..
Hall. ""They lave the votes in the
committee and will put Parker
through. The floor of the convention
is the place to make the fight"
r. rTzII az nH ~ uvhAfhor or not
Mr.. Bryan had concluded to follow his
advice. snops
Efforts were continued today to effect
compromises among the contestfng
delegates to the Democratic convention
particularly in those from the terri
tories.
There was seemingly no hope of ami
cable adjustment of the fight between
the Reconsideration forces and thu
Sullivan people from Illinois. The con-
tests will be taken up at once after the
temporary Craftsmanship is passed
upon.
The impression that the temporary
craftsmanship struggle would involve
no fight in the national committed
strengthened as the day advanced.
Some New York leaders, Lieutenant
Governor Conway among them, declar-
ed that a compromise was under con-
sideration and the matter would be adj
justed before the committee met. Mr..
Parker apparently was the most I'M
concerned man of those involved. He
stuck to his determination not to dis.
cuss the issue. He said that so far as
he was concerned, there was no change
in the situation.
1t was stated authoritatively his
friends had 81 votes out of the So on
the national committee One of the
callers on Mr. Bryan was John T. Nc !
Graw, national committeeman from
West Virginia. Mr.. McGraw was re-
ported to have opposed Mr.. Bryan's
regarding the craftsmanship.
would not talk after the interview.
Mr.. Bryan said he would remain in
the hotel through the day. This seem
ed to indicate that he would not APP
peal at the committee meeting at the
armory with a proxy
The arrival of the Alabama delega-
ton with Underwood banners flying
gave renewed vigor to the Underwood
Bristow a Reporter.
Baltimore, June States Sen
ator Bristow, of Kansas, has become q
of the newspaper corps on the
scene to report the convention.
"Ahe you here in a dual capacity-to
treat with progressive Democrats to join
. third party, as well as for newspaper
a fellow newspaper man
asked.
Il am hardly in a position at this time
10 discuss that" replied the senator.
How shall we describe you as to party
a filiation-insurgent Republican,
Progressive Republican,
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