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Up until midnight last night, Hearst was going to fight ParkJ er's election. ' It is current rumor that Hearst had stinging editorial written lambasting the life out of Boss Murphy, and for insertion in Hearst's morning papers today. But the editorial was killed after a mutual friend of Hearst and Parker paid a midnight visit to Hearst. The mutual friend asked Hearst what he was going to get out of lining up with Bryan and fight ing Parker. There's a good deal of talk, too, to the effect that the mutual friend pointed out to Hearst just how much he could get out of lin ing up with Parker, Boss Mur phy and the reactionaries. That part of the talk had to do with the candidates for the state ticket of New, York next fall, a J question which is in he hands "of . Boss Murphy.- So the editorial- lambasting Murphy was killed, and Hearst turned coat, deserted Bryan, and -s witched over to Parker and the bosses. The rest of .the smoking out is centerings around Champ Gl&rk. The smoking out of Champ. Clark began when Bryan sent him a telegram demanding that' Clark, as a progressive, fight the Selection of Parker as temporary chairman. Clark answered that telegram by an evasive talk about how nice it would be to have peace in the convention. " Now Roger Sullivan,, of Eli.- nois, Tom Taggart, of Indiana, and all the other Parker men are openly claiming Clark's full sup port. They say that with Clark's help, they can put Parker over, even if Bryan fights him from the floor of the convention. Bryan says they cannot put Parker over' even with Clark's help. Bryan says that no matter what side of the fence Clark himself may fall on, most of Bryan's dele gates are truly progressive arid will vote against Parker. All this forenoon, Bryan was in session with the progressive ' candidates and their lieutenants, trying to reach some agreement on a progressive candidate for the temporary chairmanship. They couldn t reach such an agreement, and, at noon, Bryan, plainly angry, announced that he himself would be a. candidate for the temporary chajrmansliip. "I don't want to be temporary chairman," he said "But if th,e progressive 'Democrats cannot get together on any other man, I will become a candidate." Rep. Ollie James, of Ky., came out in support of Bryan in his figlit against Parker. James was" the original Clark . 'candidate for the temporary chairmanship. Robert.S. Hudspetht .national committeeman from "N-. J., said he would put Ollie James' name before the committee. Hudspeth plainly said he pre ferred Bryan, but that,-speakin,g; for the Wilson menhe wished to