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Show ANOTHER FIGHT TO THE FINISH Baltimore, June 24. Mr. Bryan ordered a poll of arriving delegates dele-gates to ascertain how they stood upon the Issue of "progresslv-Ism "progresslv-Ism as against conservatism " Charles Bryan, his brother, and Jerry Jer-ry Sullivan had the poll in charge and hoped by tonight to get a line on the situation. Gov. John Burke of North Dakota was closeted with Mr. Bryan and later made reply to Mr. Bryan's note asking him to Join in the fight against Parker. The reply read: "I will do all I can to elect a progressive." pro-gressive." Former Governor Glenn of North Carolina, former Governor Bnckham of Kentucky and Senator Kern of Indiana In-diana talked over the situation with Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan, true to his announcement announce-ment earlier in the day, did not appear ap-pear before the committeo to oppose the selection of Mr Parker aB temporary tempo-rary chairman. The news that Mr Bryan had declared he would personally person-ally go before the convention as a candidate against Mr. Parker caused much excitement when the national members assembled. "Mr Parker will be endorsed for temporary chairman by at least forty members of the national committee," said Roger C. Sullivan of Illinois, as he entered the meeting room with Thomas Taggart of Indiana Judge Parker will be the temporary chairman. chair-man. It makes no difference who opposes op-poses him." Mr. Bryan's refusal to fight tho Parker Par-ker selection before the committee followed a conference with progressive progres-sive leaders. The Nebraskan was emphatic em-phatic in proclaiming the approaching fight in the convention. When he declared that he would ba a candidate for temporary chairman himself, If the progressives could agree on no one else, ho mnde tho assertion with positlveness. Will Fight to Finish. "I will be in the fight when the time coses," Mr. Bryan assorted, "and in it to a finish. I am trying to find a man to be temporary chairman who will be satisfactory to all the progressives." progres-sives." "Have you found anyone yet?" he was asked. so later. Whether I find one or not, this fight will be made." Following ex-Governor Adams, Committeeman Williams of Mississippi Mississip-pi took the floor to oppose Mr. Parker, after which Senator Newland3 of Nevada, Ne-vada, holding a proxy for Committeeman Committee-man John Sunderland, spoke in opposition oppo-sition to Mr. Parker. He was followed by Mr Browne of Vermont, who favored fa-vored the choice of the sub-committee. Meanwhile members of contesting delegations who crowded around the committee room were told the committee com-mittee would probably be unable to hear contests before night With the arrival of tho Louisiana delegation, the committee was informed inform-ed that rival factions desired tn h heard as to tho alternate who should take the seat of the lato Representative Representa-tive Wyckliffe. Norman E. Mack, chairman of the committee, was among those who steadfastly maintained that the election elec-tion of Mr. Parker by the sub-committee would be ratified by the full committee and that Mr, Parker would be chosen by the convention oven if a fight Bbould be made by the Bryan forces. Martin J. Wade, national committeeman commit-teeman from Iowa, left the meotlng for a few minutes to confer with constituent con-stituent delegates and before returning return-ing remarked that it looked "like a fight." He said, liowever, that friends of Mr. Bryan and the progressive cause were counselling harmony for the good of the party. The situation presented bofore the committee promised to assure a long session and a vote on the te-mporary chairmanship was not expected until late in the day. The headquarters of "W. J. Bryan swarmed all day with visitors and friends who came to discuss the situation. situa-tion. Several Ohio delegates, led by William H. Bheinhart of Sanducky, visited Mr. Bryan. "I don't want to embarrass you, Mr. Bryan." said Sir. Rheinhart, "but wo want you for president." "I have something more important right now," replied Mr. Bryan, "I want jou for tho first round for temporary chairman I am not talknlg about anything else " Mr. Rheinhart said he was olocted as an independent progressive delegate. dele-gate. Several delegates from Alabamfi. called on Mr Bryan and said that, while they were bound by the unit rule to vote for Oscar Underwood for president, they would be against Mr. Parker for temporary chairman. Mr. Bryan replied he hoped the national na-tional committee would settlo the matter without a fight Regarding the report that he had been visited by W R. Hoarst, Mr. Bryan said he would not give out a list of his callers. no |