Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1912 — WILL NOMINATE FIRST; THEN MAKE PLATFORM. [ARTICLE]

WILL NOMINATE FIRST; THEN MAKE PLATFORM.

Even if Reactionary is Chosen It is Quite Certain Democratic Platform Will Be Progressive. —■

Special to Republican. Baltimore, M(L, Jane 26—The rules committee was ready to report to the convention at 2 o’clock this afternoon but the convention did not wait for the report but adjourned until 8 o’clock this evening. The decision to take a recess of six hours was occasioned when It was learned that William Jennings Bryan had dominated the work of the committee and secured a rule providing that the platform should not be adopted until after the nomination was made. This would make It possible to adopt a progressive platform even though a reactionary candidate was nominated. It Indicates that there is apt to be a big lot of trouble yet in harmonizing the factions within the party. Senator Gore, the blind senator from Oklahoma, addressed the convention at length, urging the adoption of a progressive platform and the naming of a progressive candidate. There was io demonstration of any kind today.

The fight to prevent the seating of , Alton B. Parker as temporary chairman was carried by Bryan and the • progressives into the convention Tuesday and again Bryan lost out to the reactionaries and by a vote of 579 to 510 Parker again was made temporary chairman. Boss Murphy was in command and the steam roller worked perfectly. The solid Ohio delegation voted for Parker and this is Interpreted to mean that a mighty effort will be made to nominate TJovernor Harmon. Every effort is being made to create 1 Harmony and Parker wants Bryan to h ead the platform committee. Parker used all the irony he could command in roasting the Chicago contention. He said they wanted no such terms as “liar,” “thief,” “corruptionist,” and “traitor” in their convention. Parker was 'very complimentary throughout his talk and urged that the convention stand by Bryan and make him chairman of the resolutions committee. \ If the reactionaries should happen to name either Harmon or Underwood and the effort to enact a progressive platform should fail, there is reason to believe that Roosevelt and Bryan might combine on a progressive basis and inaugurate a third party.