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THE MORNIXG OREGtOXIAX, WEDNESDAY. JPXE 26, 1913. 9 PARKER FORGIVES BRYAN FOB FIGHT Nebraskan Recommended for Chairman of Committee on Resolutions. TARIFF THEME OF SPEECH Democratic Chairman Declares T. R. Dangerous, Attacks His Third Term Aspirations and Calls on Ail in Party to Act as One. BALTIMORE. June Jo. The address of Alton B. Parker as chairman of the National Democratic convention today was as follows: , "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention: Last week in. Chicago there met a great party, the purpose of which waa to save the party from de struction: here in this city the Demo cratic party meets for the purpose of helping the country. In that convene tion'. Inside of it and outside of It. there were heard the words of "liar thief.' robber.' 'corruptlonist.' 'briber,' but no such words will be uttered in this Democratic convention. Bryan's Power Recogalsed. "We have had a little difference here today, a question of men, but. my fel low citizens, there was not rung saia on that occasion by any of the princi pal debaters that was at all severe or Intended to be unkind. 11. for a mo- . ment I thought that the chief speaker waa a little bit harsh I remembered on the other hand those three magnificent struggles that he had made for the Democratic party in this country; I realize that this meant much to him and that if he were mistaken with reference to mv Dosltlon. as I believe he was, that It was my duty to forgive and to stand with him in this convention. "My fellow Democrats, there is only one place In this convention that he is wanted, one place where he Is ca pable of rendering great service, service unsurpassed by anyone, and that is the chairman of the resolutions committee and I hope and believe that every mem ber of the resolutions committee win honor himself by casting his vote for that great leader for chairman of the committee. Democrats All Progressive. "My fellow citizens, there are no re actionarles. whatever they may have been once, there are none now. The Democrats are progressive. iuw, u may possibly be true that here in this great convention, with all these able men coming from every section' of the country. I say It may be true mat an of you will not be able to agree at once that a single highway constitutes the only road to progress, but you win agree upon this one proposition, that the voice of the majority or tnis con vention. sneaklna through its commit tee on resolutions, and by the adoption of the committee's teport by the con vention, shall speak the will of every Democrat In this land. "The causa of government by the people the world over has been ma terially checked by the disgraceful brawl which, terminated in the bedlam of Chicago. Every good citizen has been put to shame by the brutality and the abuse which -characterized this wrangle between a President and an ex-President- Gratitude, friendship, party loyalty, patriotism, and common decency were forgotten in the tussle. Plea Agaiaat Third Term Ma dev. "The assault upon the unwritten pro hibition against a third term made in the wild scramble for the Republican nomination, warns us of the vital ne cessity of incorporating In our Consti tution safeguards against repeated terms. "In the very beginning of our constitution-making It was urged by dele- gates participating that safety required a constitutional limitation of the period of years one man might hold the of fice of President. History warned them of the coming of a man whose Insati able lust of power would be as con suming as Caesar's, towering high above his love of country. The dan ger seemed, even to the pessimists, to have passed with the establishment of a precedent by Washington," Jefferson, and their successors. Indeed, where lives the man who has not either heard or said, that an unwritten law forbids more than two terms? And if anyone could be so foolhardy as to seek fur ther, he would be crushed by the wrath of a patriotic and intelligent people. The man who split his party at Chicago once recognized the third term tradition and acknowledged Its appli cation to his situation. On the eve of his triumph In 1804. he said: The wise custom which limits the President to two terms regards the substance and not the form, and under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or accept another nomination.' Last Kaowa Xa Limitation. "Wrong In this year of grace, he was right In that. Peradventure he was honest with his soul, and he may have confessed to it that even a President may be tempted to resort to sordid de vices and shameless importunities to gain bis ambition. If so.. he was In mental condition to realize to the full, the danger to the republic involved in setting aside a custom constituting the only bulwark against the assaults of men whose ambitions choke their pat riotism and whose selfish desire for personal victory and power throttles those moral scruples with which they may once have been endowed. "Would the man who 'threw his hat in the ring" and sought to 'slug his opponent over the ropes' In his fight for a third term rest satisfied with his achievement? Clearly his lust of power would have brooked no such limitation. A third term would but have whetted hla desire for more, and as the terms slipped away each renewal would dis cover greater Injury to our Constitu tion, to the form of government estab lished under it and to every legal curb on his Imperious will. This la the man who menaced us with an increase of Federal power by usurpation of state's rights and with out authority of Constitutional amend ments. Power ( Ceacreaa T'aurped. The man who took the Isthmus of Panama, 'and let Congress debate about It afterwards-' The man who. having enough money to send the fleet on its famous cruise to the Pacific, sent it without sanction of Congress, leaving It to appropriate the money for the re turn when Congress deemed that neces sary This Is the man who advocated Federal incorporation for the Increase of power at Washington and the light ening of legal burdens on the corpora.-- tlons; tne man wuo autnonxea uio Ab sorption of the Tennessee Coal tc Iron Company by the steel trust; the man who, by many such drastic acts and by unnumbered words, has sought to bat ter down our statutory and constitu tional aafeguarda -He who runa may read the danger that threatens' the country ruled by such a man. The way to prevent a life series of terms is to prevent the present attempt to capture the office for a third term. One of our opportunities in this cam paign is to lead the fight against, the third term. That opportunity should appeal to every drop of patriotic blood in our veins. "In this great country, which boasts of a wealth, of one hundred and thirty billions, as against eighty billions for Great Britain and Ireland, sixty-five billions for France, and sixty billions for Germany, all are conscious that too large a part of our wealth has been secured by a small percentage of our population, and that the cost or living rises faster than the average income. Tariff aad Trusts Blamed. -The principal cause of all this is to be found in the tariff statutes and in the combinations restraining trade and competition created for the purpose of wringing from the nubile every dol lar which the tariff statutes make pos sible. The average of duties under the tar iff of 1789 was 8Vi per cent.. Now the average is SO per cent. In 1842 the average was 82 per cent. ' In 1846 it was reduced to 25 per cent, which worked so well that a reduction to an average of 20 per cent followed in 1857. "Probably it would never again have been Increased, but for the war, for the census of I860 disclosed a higher percentage of Increase of the National wealth during the preceding ten years than for any other decade before or since, and the percentage of increase In capital Invested in manufacturing was greater than during any similar period in our Tilstory. "Protected interests benefited by two increases during the war, the first to an average of 37 H per cent, the second to 47' per cent. That high average, then, excused only by the exigencies of the war. Is exceeded now, as tho average is nearly 50 per cent. The Republican party thus has gathered the machinery of Government to enrich the few at the expense of the many. That expense of SO per cent on the average has taken thousands of millions from the general public and devoted It to the creation of swollen fortunes. Pledge Declined lafnlfllled. "In vain did the people demand of Congress the fulfillment., of the Re publican pledge, for . the masters of that party protected interests in sisted upon the pound of flesh nomi nated in the bond. And it was yield ed. Congress passed and the President signed the Payne-Aldrlch bill. "We are indebted to the President for the evidence that his predecessor, hav ing first enjoyed an interview with George W. Perkins, restrained his Attorney-General - from bringing suit sgainst the Harvester combination. For the Steel Corporation he went fur ther, for ho wrote hlB Attorney-General in advance of Its absorption of the Tennessee, Coal & Iron Company, that he had decided to interpose no objec tion. Indeed, apparently he stood ready to perform similar kindly offices for all corporations. " for he advocated the passage of a statute, permitting volun tary submission of all engaged in in terstate commerce to Federal author ity, with the advantage to them of Im munity from prosecution because of contracts mads if stamped in advance with executive approval as reasonable. "Whatever excuse may be offered, the ugly truth is that the Republican National machine has received the moneys of the corporate and individ ual beneficiaries of the tariff and com binations and in return has compelled Congress to keep high the tariff rates and their Attorney-Generals to close their eyes to violations of law. Need we seek further evidence than the ad mission of President Taft? ' "Harrlman Letter" Quoted. "It is necessary that laws should be passed to prohibit the use of corporate funds directly or indirectly for political purposes; it Is still more necessary that such laws be thoroughly enforced. "On an occasion even a President of the United States has been known to solicit the financial assistance of a great railroad leader, over whose rail road an executive department might hold either a stern or a mild and gentle sway. The Presidential attitude was gentle and polite, but Arm and, insist ent. Several letters falling to produce the sheep for the shearing, another was addressed to 'My dear Mr. Harrl man.' " 'Now, my dear sir. you and I are practical men .and you are on the ground and know the conditions better than I do. If you think there Is any danger of your visit to me causing trouble, or If you think there Is noth ing special I need to be informed about, or no matter on which I could give aid, why, of course, give up the visit for the time being and then a few weeks hence, before I ' write my message. I shall get you to come down to discuss certain Government matters not con nected with the campaign.' ' "For their crimes against American citizenship the present leaders of the Republican party should be destroyed. "For making and keeping the bar gain to take care of the tariff-protected Interests in consideration of campaign funds, tbey should be destroyed. Waste of Public Funds Charged. "For encouraging the creation of combination to restrain trade and re fusing to enforce the law. for a like consideration, they should be destroyed. "For the lavish waste of public funds, for the fraudulent disposition of "the people's domain, and for their contribution toward the division of the people into classes, they should be de stroyed. "For the efforts to seize for the exec utive department of the Federal Gov ernment powers rightfully belonging to the states, they should be destroyed. "All destruction will be theirs this very year, if we but do our duty. "What is our duty? To think alike as to men and measures? Impossible! F.ven for our great party. There Is not a reactionary among us all. All Democrats are progressives. But It is inevitably human that we shall not all agree that in a' single highway is found the only road to progress, or each make the same man.of all our worthy candidates, his first choice. "It is possible, however, and it is our duty, to put aside all selfishness, to consent cheerfully that the majority shall sneak for each of us and to marcn out of this convention shoulder to ahoifirier. Intoning the praises ot our chosen leader and that will be his due. whichever the honorable and able men now claiming our attention be chosen." JACKSON SOCIALISTS BUSY Largest Ticket Ever Put In Field Is Xamed at Medford. MEmrnnn. Or Jnne IS. (Special.) The Socialist party at a mass con vention Saturday nominated a complete county ticket as follows: Ranrasentatlvas. R G. SatChWell and D. C White, of Medford; County Judge, W. H. Breese, or Talent; uoumj um i. v. a. H Millar. U-,i,a. fmi t..ar.t HtTVCT Rlch- ardson. Agate: School Superintendent. Amanaus cuicaer, jieuniu. vwuuw Clerk, C. F. Bowman. Gold Hill; Re corder, John Peter, Medford; Assessor, E. J. Udell. Agate; ftnemi. r. x. c- i w ni-n T..I.HI., J A Smith. u , -.".-"i . ' Medford; Surveyor. E. W. Cooper, Sams Valley; Coroner, Dr. E. Davis, Central DAi.f Tnin P.nr...rtll Mv. DonSlaS and Jackson Counties, C. A. Strickland. Ashland; Justices ot tne feace, x. . Thomas, Medford; C. F. Bowman, Gold till! r W Sharmin Pentral Point: W. R. Sparks. Jacksonville: Constable, George Dayton, uoia niu; v. uunu. Central Point;, Joseph Applebaker. Jacksonville. The meeting was . well attended and much enthusiasm prevailed. This is the largest ticket the Socialist party has ever put in the field In Jackson County, TALK FOR BRYAN IS GROWING LESS Northwest Delegates JMot So Sure They Will Join Any Possible Stampede. DEFEAT ACTS AS DAMPER Washington and Idaho Men Hesitate About Going Over to Nebraskan In Face of Victory by Parker. - " All ."Progressive." BT HARRY J- BROWN. ' . t m th tj tt" T.. - OR KnAeial.l .i t3 .uA.A,.. frflm the North west attending this convention under instructions from Clark, but who last .i.h. inutiif a.iiQfmMl their intention 11 P. 1' L to swing to Bryan alter tne uri lot, have paused ior renecnuiu xmm TOTE BT WHICH AlTOJt B. PAB- . gB DEFEATED WILLIAM 1. BRYAN FOB TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Par Bryan, ker. Alabama 1 5JH Arizona ................. 4 3 Arkansas J California 7 18 Colorado ................ Connecticut J 12 Delaware Florida 1 1J Georgia ........... .... -8 Idaho 8 Illinois SJ Indiana -J Iowa 13 13 Kansas 20 .... Kentucky T Louisiana 10 J J Main 1 1J Maryland 154 JJtt Massachusetts ........... 18 lj Michigan ., 21 Minnesota ............- 24 . ... Mississippi .............. 7? - Missouri 1 Montana Nebraska . 3 Nevada New Hampshire ' New Jersey 24 4 New Mexico 8 - - New York ? North Carolina IS North Dakota 10 Ohio 1 2 Oklahoma 20 Oregon , Pennsylvania 7 f Rhode Island 10 South Carolina 18 6outh Dakota 1J .... Tennessee 7 17 Texas 40 .... tTtah 4 4 Vermont f Verginla 1 Washington 14 .... West Virginia tt Wisconsin ............... 26 .... Wyoming 8,. -... Alaska 2 District of Columbia ..... ,. 0- Hawaii J ' . Philippines 2 4 Porto Rleo . " Total ' t7 California cast one vote for Kern and Massachusetts three votes for O'Oorman. There was one not voting - in Indians. . ' ' . ing Bryan's decisive defeat today for the temporary chairmanship. It" is rmaMA that Brvan In this convention is relatively only as strong as was Kooseveit ai tnicaju wucu a a. . MamA' an A hftr. B.m in Chicago, the candidate who is defying the National committee seems to have shown hla full strengtn. . Instructed Clark delegates from Washington and Idaho, who last night were ready to disregard instructions after the first' ballot and go over to Bryan, are talking along different lines tonight. They now propose, they say, to continue to support a "progressive" campaign In the convention, but to . . . ... (n.lni.Hniia whan h 1- auiue uy lucu " r ' Ictintr begins on the nomination of the Presidential candidate, ana, luriner roore, they are frank to say they will continue to support Clark. Those of thenl Instructed for Clark will vote for the Speaker as long as there appears a chance of nominating 1.1 - i in Avmt hla nomination 111 Ul- umj " ' w seems impossible will they go to Bryan and they may do sparea c.eu. mi i AtViA. finmnromlsA "looms up good and strong In case the Wilson and Clark forces become hopelessly deadlocKea. - In the convention today, under the unit rule adopted last night, all 14 votes from Washington were cast for Bryan for temporary chairman. . . i .i.u, niAcratAK Alan ln- luiiiiu o " --- structed for Clark, were cast solidly for Bryan, out tne uregon ueicgauuu, instructed for Wilson, disclosed a split, . it i rt rf TnvtlATiH. votlnsr r red " . - 7 for Parker, while his nine colleagues. all of radical persuasion, bu " t port to Bryan. m-i 1 - 1 . V. Orairnn riAlAflratlnn Is likely to occur again over the adop- .. . . tm a V. . n tlon or tne piairorm, 11. n. ucbio be a radical declaration of principles, nwthflhU. inr radical SS III, W Hc.i'. . - platform, however, will be supported lustily by the delegates from lOregon and the Bolld delegation from Washing ton ana ldano. TIDE TURNING TO CLARKE (Continued From First Page. this Mr. James received the second largest vote In the National committee on the selection of a temporory chair man and this ordinarily would entitle him to favorable consideration for per manent presiding officer. His choice would also be further evidence of the Clark strength In the convention. Rryaa May Not Be Heard Again. Those who argue against the possi bility that Mr. Bryan will be named assert that he had his say In the con vention today and failed to stampede 1U Mr. Brya- was frequently inter rupted In bis remarka and it was re garded as doubtful tonight whether he would get another hearing on any is sue involving himself. Mr. Bryan claimed the right to speak today on the ground . that In three Presidential campaigns he had borne aloft the banner of Democracy as its Presidential nominee. . Now that the fruits of victory were at hand, he said, he should sot be denied an opportunity to rejoice with his party. The Demo cratic party, "a pillar of Are by night for the plain people," now that the dawn had come, be declared, should be made a "pillar of cloud by day." Mr. Bryan made another point which elicit ed unbounded enthusiasm from his hearers. He declared that the sinis ter Influences which bad been at work in the Republican National convention In Chicago were operating even more brasenly at Baltimore. But, he added, the Democratic party could not be run by the Byans or bought by the Belmonts. . Nebraskaa Strum la Plata. Mr. Bryan plainly was under stress as he made his plea to the convention to turn down the Wall street Inter ests, which he declared were represent ed In tne selection of Parker as tem porary cnairman. -no auvucaieu. ou-a atuf'-RarD, of Indiana, ' aa chaiimuiQ Kern, fating the floor from the Ne braskan, dramatically called upon Par ker to withdraw from the fight and in the interest of harmony to throw his support to any of a half dozen "pro gressives" named by the Bryan sym pathizers. Ttere was no immediate response to the open challenge In the convention and Mr. Kern then declared that as It was a fight to the death be tween the interests and the people. Mr. Bryan was the only person fitted to bear the brunt for the people. In behalf of Judge Parker, it was said later .that, as he had not sought the office at the hands of the Na tional committee and had taken no part In the fight he felt he had no right to withdraw. Nothing to Add, Says Coaamoaer. Mr. Bryan left the convention hall by a rear entrance soon after the vote on the temporary chairmanship was announced and resumed conferences in his rooms. Tonight, he said: j "The vote in the convention shows the attitude of the convention and nit speech shows my view on the subject. I have no statement to make. I await developments . without impatience. I do not know of anything that needs to be added." The Nebraskan did not attend the night session of the convention to hear Parker's speech, but remained In. his rooms to attend correspondence and confer with his friends. Later, Mr. Bryan purposed joining' in the delib erations of the platform committee. Mr. Bryan was apparently in a cheer ful humor notwithstanding his defeat. He carefully refrained from giving any suggestion as to his future course of action in the convention. The first session of the convention which marked the defeat of Mr. Bryan was a noisy and disorderly one: It be a-an with everv one apparently in tne best of good humor, but soon after the opening prayer by uarainai tiiD bons the lines between Bryan and anti Bryan forces tightened almost to the breaking point. . - '' Audleace Not Courteous. Mr. Bryan received an enthusiastic greeting both from the floor ana gaf lerles when he made his first appear ance and began his speech of protest against Parker. He had not proceeded far, however, before interruptions do can to be -Tiurled at him. This was a signal tor turtner aiuyiuor. dcho.i.i Kern was treated even less cour teouslv. k Thenceforward no man who faced the convention was safe from catcalls, hisses and noisemaking. The hubbub grew to such an extent that when Parker had been elected and escorted to the platform to make his Key note" speech, the disorder was so great that a recess was taken until 8 o'clock tonieht. . when he resumed nis oiscus sion of party principles and his denun ciation of the Chicago Republican con vention as one of the most disgraceful exhibitions in the politcal history of the eountrv. Mayor Gaynor, of New York, was also talked of late tonight as a pos sible running mate for Champ Clark in the event of Clark's nomination. For the permanent cnairmansnip Senator Culberson, of Texas, and Sena tor Kern, of Indiana, were dlscussea, in addition to Mr. James, but opinion generally seemed to center on James. It was said the conservatives were ready to throw their support to any mail the "progressives , migm oetiuo upon. PliATFORM MAKERS WAIT Bryan Is Not Present, So Committee Postpones Actiqn. 1 t mTi,ni7 ii'm. R Af tAr hein&r Drtlil uio - - of the convention the various com mittees took matters in tneir owu uauuo soon after meeting and decided not to continue through the night. .1,11 t i n Q.vin tha nmh. William iibuiiiiibd j . - , able selection for the chairmanship of .... 1 . . . 1 A n nnmmlttAA WAR flat tne reouiuuuuo -- . present to assist in the organization ana tne piauurui mv. a Until 111 O ClOCK tumuiivw. mi nrvanhiaHnn COm Xne uuimiiiicu. - n 1.. .tn...naH until. 1n30 A. M. tO- nuiico aujumw - ' - morrow. mere was h-j ui.wi the probable choice to' succeed 1 . v. .k.i- hut ft la well understood a "progressive" will be nameo. rain Li for Cbainnansnip. n . t. - TnH lo n a - Rpnntor- eeattiur a.ciu, w , -- elect James, of Jtentucay; cenaiur Culberson, or rexaa, u,tl Rurke. . of North Dakota, are - being considered. . The rules committee - oeciiei mi ,,11 Va aprnmnllRhed bv POSt- 1UU 1 U WWU.U " - - poning Its session until tomorrow morning. ' , , The credentials committee organized .4.....i4 until q -30 A. M. - to- morrow. Contests from nine states and territories, involving the? seats of 77 delegates will be heard. Joseph F. Bell, of Indiana, will be elected chair man, and Frank J. Donahue, of Mas sachusetts, secretary. . ,innt the flndinsrs of the National Committee on all contests was ruled out 01 oroer oy luiuuisu mi.. ..n .nmmfttiiA will consider each case, and all evidence bearing upon the contests will be admitted. Early Decisions Expected. . 1 - ,tH thAv will be com- xt is jAuwi. - a nle ted and decisions reached before 1 . . . . nnAn A Moll the convention m-ew - v-v-of the states showed tonight the fol lowing "contests: " Illinois First to Tenth districts. Twentieth district, one delegate in Seventeenth district and eight dele- gates-at-large. QOUtn All " - gates. , . . ... ,- Rhode lsiano. ah i" -e- Missouri Ninth district. Pennsylvania Seventh and Ninth districts. V Texas Beventn aiatrici. xi. .ka niaitrlet of Columbia and Philippines, six delegates each. CITY'S BOOKS POORLY KEPT White Salmon's Assets Ijess Than $8000 Liabilities $10,856. OI.YMPIA, Wash., June 25. (Special.) -The town of White Salmon, In Klick itat County, has assets of less tnan 13000 and liabilities of 110,856, leaving : 1 itaHiiitfAA nf . 17590. accord ing to the report of the State Bureau . . .i.a . I nl.li IHn,. Of Inspection, men luwjr .... ney-General W. V. Tanner. Street Im provement assessments due amount to $511 while the case on hand totals .25a. The Donaea inueoMamcaa .mwiyi.. ! a'nnn n wArmnts OUtHt&ndin&T tO iqaa ox Th.ra in a total Of 11751 flUO from street Improvement assessments. this amount not being cuicumira u m- S8HIB, 1U1 lUw ,cwu , h. oniiActlbllltv of the (j u ir.o liuu . -v " amount, on account of certain promises which-tne -xown luuuwi m"w mi.. Mivara tha nerloH from the date of Incorporation of -the municipal ity. May, 1907, to June 8, 1918, and shows that the records have not been kept as they snouio. xne report nnaa :iu i.uii win, ." " ........ w. books, but all other books have been fault with tne license ana umiimui.ii neglected. Tne aiscrepancies mown represent warrants illegally drawn, and amount to $107.05- " Cement Replaces Board Walks. TTi-krtri UTTTTTTl Or .Tuna 2f C Sne- claL) But few of the old board walks remain In Hood Kiver. concrete naa replaced boards. The city will Issue 121.047 improvement bonds to continue paving work. v - A. ueriXlBUi iaum iv. -- slses adapted for use in the home, is ol Interest because it ana nut wivi , . SUlpQunc or u i in r uuibciuu. .. . may oe opcria wj uvi .j - etflcuic nuiui. me ' j " ' - producing from four to six pounds of Ice at eaeh operation. REBUKED POWERFUL STILL Samuel G.'Blythe Says, How , ever, That Nebraskan Will Not Be Nominated. - HIS SUPPORT YET COURTED Commoner Refuses to Recognize Any Iconoclastic Rights ot Others , and, With Fighting Clothes Donned, Paces Fray. Continued From First Page.) tation' and their nervousness and their fright while the roll call was In prog ress. They could have defeated him in a more decisive fashion, to be sure, but they did not think until the vote showed Parker was elected by about 60 majority,' a curious manifestation of political absence of mind. The Clark men came out of the con vention hall claiming the defeat of Bryan was also a sure Indication that Wilson cannot be nominated by this convention. So did the Harmon men and the Underwood men and various other brands of men. Hiddea Strength Fostered. They all claimed Wilson went down with Bryan, forgetting that Bryan has gone down many times before, but somehow has always managed to coins up again with a smile and a speech. Not -that I Intend to say Wilson can be nominated, but that it is reason ably certain Bryan Is stronger than his opponents think him to be, and con tinues a most valuable asset for any candidate for the nomination. So far as the nomination is con cerned, it still- remains an open ques tion and will so remain, until there has been opportunity for a conference between the anti-Bryan and the Bryan leaders. There are many elements to consider,- including the hope of the Wall Street contingent, captained by Thomas Fortune Ryan, that an emi nently safe and sane candidate can be secured, with preference- for Harmon or Underwood; the Murphy-Hearst com bination and numerous other features of a situation that, while clearer, Is not entirely clear. And In front and in the middle and behind every phase of the situation is Bryan, who is now fighting mad. and a fairly good fighter in his way. Conservative - Temper Absent. The only safe prediction is that this convention Is not in a temper to name a conservative candidate. The conserv ative interests have held tenaciously to the idea' of a conservative candidate for a long time, but they are afraid to work that end, for the work they must do and be surely detected, and there Is a haven of refuge for radical Democrats in the third party movement. The men who are trying to lead this convention are in a situation that de mands not only a good knowledge of the principles and practice of politics, but that requires a fair amount of con science and patriotism and party loy alty. . All they have to do to win, it seems certain, is to name a candidate who can hold the normal Democratic vote, but to hold that- vote they must name the right man, not a man wanted by a faction, or by an interest, or by their own selfish personal considerations. The stage was well set for Mr. Bryan this morning. There never has been a prettied lighter, airier, or more comfortable convention held than that provided by the people of Baltimore. The spectators were largely sympa thetic. The acoustics were good. The dramatic was not lacking. There was plenty of enthusiasm. The scene was gorgeous, and the occasion, it was claimed by almost all of the speakers, was historic What more could a peer less leader ask? Cardinal Gibbons Prays. - nwlnsr to the extreme caution of the door tenders that none but ticket hold-. ers should get In, tne nail was not Good breakfasts start the day right; and it's -the part of wisdom to select food for nourishment, that can be easily digested. A dish of . ' " ; ' - . : Grape Nit with some fruit, a slice of crisp toast and a cup of Postum, contains ample rroiirishment easily digested to carry one, well fed, through the morn ing's work. .... ' ' The exhilaration of bounding health is well .worth the trial of such a breakfast. . ' filled at noon, when Chairman Mack went on the raised platform. He waited half an hour before he. introduced Car dinal Gibbons, who, in his scarlet robes, bad been sitting on the platform. Everybody stood while the Cardinal prayed. Meantime. Mr. Bryan had been sit ting on the platform, very white, very stern and, unusual for him, palpably nervous. As soon as Chairman Mack told the delegates he had been In structed by the National committee to put the name of Alton B. Parker for temporary chairman, Mr. Bryan stepped forward, nodded to Mack, and held up both hands. They cheered him suffi ciently. Bryan's speech was devoted to him self in the first part; to John W. Kern In the second part and to himself In the third part. It was not so good a speech as Bryan has made on many occasions, but it was suitable to what he had in mind to do. Senator's Wblakers Waggle. SenatorKern gave a fair Imitation of a man utterly surprised when Bryan named him as the man best fitted to be temporary chairman. The Senator's celebrated paintbrush .-whiskers wag gled violently and he was observed to arise and make his- way to the plat form, torn, as it were, by the conflict ing emotions of love and duty, and keeping the corner of his eye. turned toward Tom Taggart, also of Indiana, who stood near Chairman Mack. Mr. Bryan gave Senator Kern a good recommendation, digressing now and then to call eloquent attention to the uplift movement now in progress in Turkey, Persia and China. However, as there was few, almost no Chinese, Turk or Persian delegates in the con vention, the refleetions passed unno ticed. Mr. Bryan made it clear he was fighting for a principle and to save the Democratic party from ltaelf not him self and concluded, amid applause, with a stirring appeal to all Democrats to get in behind him. and select Kern. Kera Pale Bnt Coaapoaed. Kern was next. He was pale but composed, when he cqnveyed the un necessary . information that he hails from Indiana. His beard proves that. He said this was all a surprise to him; that unaccustomed as he was to pub lic speaking and not expecting to be called upon, he would do the best he could -and the best he could lp was to say he did not know Mr. Bryan had him in mind when he began his eulogy of the perfect temporary chairman. Having heard, for the first lime, that he was the man, Senaton Kern saidk he ,dearly loved Mr. Parker, and in order to secure harmony, he would withdraw and begged Mr. Parker to do the same. - ... Mr. Parker, who sat on the aisle la the first row of the New York delega tion, smiled sweetly and said nothing, nor did he withdraw. Thereupon Mr. Kern strayed away and said some kind words of himself In case the conven tion might need a good adaptable can didate for President and quit. California tor Parker." ' Various speakers followed, including Ti.nnrA Rail nf California, who was the Bell that tolled the temporary chairman Keynote at uenver, mui years ago. with full permission and sanction ef Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bell is the Clark leader in California, and when he announced both he and California were for Parker, It was thought to o-Iva n indication of the feelings of the Clark supporters. However, this tnougnt aia not imiu good during the roll call, for under the able but non-partisan leadership of Senator Stone, of Missouri, the Clark forces managed to maintain a masterly position in the middle of the road on the question at issue; they straddled, to be exact. The spectators were' noisy and dem onstrative, but the delegates seemed to have themselves well In Jiandl It was only further proof of the ancient truth that, while It is easy to stampede the 1 1 -l - aX a KntinnOl fin VPT1 1 i DTI- it is difficult to "Stampede the delegates. The opportunity to get up on a. pini. form and talk to 14,000 or so people l..n,..J Weal nn vnrlnna anAllhinders 1 11 1 JJ l V. .... I. 11 .IBV... VU . ... - .- - i and they got up on the platform, en . . , . i ii tireiy in me intercut ui me uccuuui w speech, by the way, and talked not to, but at the 14,000.; mU 1 I AAA .vlaa wava nf ItR O WT1 to keep from hearing what was going! on. Aodtence Cries "Parker." rr nnaA all hl tlma tiiArA waa no convention.' The orators were speak ing to a mass-meeting, as no organiza tion naa Deen perxectea. oim n. lava-a .nlanM And tha frAAdnm Of speech must be maintained -at all haz- 1 1 A TNAmnAatiA nnniratillnn 'nt B1US 111 1. XWU.UWI BV.V wwu.wuwwu. ... ing the fact tnat the men who decorated the nail naa graooea on tjeorge wun lngton as the original Democrat, the nnini.rQ.w nf iot Am In An t nitisrin and of Thomas Jefferson was loudly ex- toiiea ana expiainea to tng caag m "There's a Reason 19 . Breakf Is Served Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, hand. All of the orators took warning at Mr. Bryan's slip. Mr. Bryan, pausing after an exceed ingly complimentary reference to Sen-4 ator Kern, asked: x "What better man can be named?" and was promptly answered by about 10.000 persons, who told him loudly and persistently that Parker was a better man, to Mr. Bryan's evident annoyance. Presently Mr. Bryan confided that ha had tried to get OUle James and Sen ator O'Oorman to stand for him in the fight before he lighted on Senator Kern and that both James and O'Oorman bad politely but firmly refused. Where fore. Inasmuch as Senator Kern seemed Insensible to the high honor which Mr. Bryan sought to confer on him. it be came thtft bounden duty of the sub scriber, ViVllllam Jennings Bryan, to take over the job himself, and be de clared himself the leader In the crisis, willing to lead until the crisis bad crisised. and not committing himself as to his actions after that. Antts Grow Frtghteaed. The anti-Bryan leaders grinned at this. They had Mr. Bryan where they wanted him and they were anxious to begin the roll call In order that he might be shown his proper jjlace, which in their estimation was an lnconsplcu- ous rear seat. The roll call started off with Parker in the lead. Presently Mr. Bryan began to come along, and he came along to such an extent that the anti-Bryan leaders, who had thought to do some lusty shattering of the Idol, wondered if the thing" would not work with the reverse English. They pulled through and Parker was declared the choice of the convention, for temporary chairman, while Mr. Bry. an remained on the platform wearing a stern and rockbound expression and exuded a few laments as to .the sad and ultimate fate of his pet Democracy. But they made Parker's selection unani mous, and the New Yorker came for ward to speak. Not many persons evinced a strong desire to hear him keynote the situation and nearly every body started to leave the hall. Think ing it useless to keynote to 14,000 peo ple who were crowding toward the door and wondering how they would g home in the rain without spoiling thel" clothes, a recess was taken until 8 o'clock, when. Parker keynoted to the entire satisfaction of all concerned, it was said. , . Elimination Process Worked. The night was one of seeking (of ways and means. It is apparent that, with the two-thirds rule, there must be a good deal . of elimination before a candidate can be selected. Numerous discordant elements must "be brought into harmonious relations. The ticket must be balanced skilfully throughout to hold the entire Democratic) vote. The big factors, which, although not Democratic, are powerful in Democratic: politics, must be consulted. The leaders have a hard job before them. Bryan is there, not eliminated not one quarter eliminated. He is powerful and: determined. So are his opponents. Defeat can as easily come out of this convention as victory. The Republican party has no monopoly on Internal dis sention. The Democratic party is as radical in its radical wing and as con servative In its conservative wing aa the Republican party. Harmony Is a fine theme, but it is a difficult attain ment. At this writing Clark and Wil son are the leading candidates for the nomination. Neither has enough votes. Back of them are numerous dark horses. It Is any man's convention as yet. . SALARY PAYMENT IS LATE Federal Fund for District Attorneys Is Exhausted. United States District Attorney Mw Court and United States Marshal Scott, with their, deputies, have no assurance as to when they will receive their June salaries. The same is true of all other officials of thlf class in the employ of the United States Government. This is the information contained in a cir cular letter sent out by Attorney-General Wickersham, and -received by Mr, McCourt early this week. The reason the June salaries are held up is that the appropriations by Con gress for salaries and expenses of Dis trict Attorneys in 1912 and for salaries and expenses of Marshals in 1912, hava been exhausted. The Senate voted to transact no business except routine from June 17 to June 29, inclusive, so the Government officials are without their money. "It is impossible, to tell with any degree of certainty when these salaries will be paid." said the Attorney-General, 'the matter depend ing entirely upon the action of Con gress in passing legislation providing for this deficiency." Mich . , .' ... . ; . . ,