Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22

BRYAN BUTTS IN.

| ans telegraph note to five candidates
| for tie Presidential nomination
| Speaker Clark. Gov Wilson, Gov.
| Foss. Gov. Baldwin and Mayor Gay
| nor-asking them to join him in oppo-
sition 10 the selection of Judge Alton
b. Parker of New York as temporary
| chairman of the Democratic National
convention on the ground that he was
| a conservative, dissipated. tonight, the
| faint hope of some of the leaders here
that fight at the opening of the con-
vention might still be avoided.
The selection of Judge Parker,
yesterday. sounded call to arms
| and. today Mr.. Bryan's note caused
| a general aligning of forces. Tonight.
| the National committeeman were
eagerly awaiting to hear what the re-
ply of the five candidates would be
to the Bryan inquiry before making
any further move.
Charles f. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, with other Tammany
chieftains came over from New York.
tonight, and was quickly in confer
enees with those National committee
men who had voted for Judge Parker
No denial that the leaders for the
movement for Speaker Clarks nomi-
nation had joined with the Parker
forces was forthcoming during the day
and it was generally accepted as a
fact. This alliance, it was reported
would result in New YorS's 80 votes
being cast for Clark for the nominal
ton.
National committeeman standing by
Parker openly declared that Bryan
would be defeated in the National
committee. even though he accepted
proxy from some committeeman and
appeared in opposition to Judge Par
ker.
Represen tative r. L. Henry of Texas.
who was regarded as the Wilson can
didate for temporary chairman, to-
night, came out with the following
declaration:
This is not a personal fight of mine,
but a contest for Progressive Demo-
cratic principles. The Progressives
cannot and will not agree to the Sc
lection of Judge Parker. known re-
dictionary, for temporary chairman to
preside over a convention in which a
very large majority of the delegates
are genuinely Progressive Progress
sives have won their fight in the
Democratic party and must control
the organization and the convention.
we will not support Judge Parker,
but fight his selection before the full
committee and If necessary, carry the
contest into the convention.
1t may he stated to a certainty that
the Keynote speech after he and those
agreeing with him have lost in the
primaries and the conventions.
Mr.. Bryan is right and l shall be
found fighting in the front with him."
There were no end of conferences.
today, between the various National
committeeman to discuss the situation
and prepare the plans for a fight. For
mer National Chairman Thomas Tag
CART of Indiana declared for harmony
and hoped that everything could be
settled satisfactorily. To his friends
he said:
I'VE voted for Judge Parker with
no intent to affront Mr.. Bryan or any
man. Mr.. Parker is good Democrat.
a former nominee of the party and
has always been loyal He stumped
the country for Mr. Bryan from Maine
to California four years ago and paid
his own expenses. We had hoped that
the present party harmony would be
maintained and no one would disturb
it.
MIR. Bryan could have been named
temporary chairman but he said he did
not want it. He can be named perma-
nent chairman, or head of the resolutions
committee if he desires, for Mr.. Bryan
can have anything he wishes, for he is
a great Democrat
John T. McGraw, national committee
man from Virginia, said that the putting
of the temporary craftsmanship up to the
candidates was not fair.
Judge Hudspeth national committee
man from New Jersey, said Gov. Wilson
had no candidate and that any fair
minded man was agreeable to him. Judge
Hudspeth said he had hoped that the
convention would decide on a progressive
man to represent the spirit of the coun-
| try.
National committeeman Wood of Mich
| igan. Woodson of Kentucky, Wade OF
| Iowa and Ewing of Louisiana had moth
| ing to say regarding Mr.. Bryan's note
| Judge Parker's friends kept in close