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Atlanta Semi-Weekly JOurnal
VOL. XL
WILSON MEN BEAT CLARK MEN IN TEST VOTE
SOUTH DAKOTA'S 10
DELEGATESWONBY
WILSON, 834 TO 437
New York’s 90 Votes Swing
to Progressive Side in What
Is Regarded As Test Vote
Thursday
ißy Associated Press.'
BALTIMORE. June 27.—The Bryan-
Wilson progressives won another vic
tory in the Democratic convention today
when the delegates overturned the re-j
port of the credentials committee and
seated ten Wilson delegates from South
Dakota.
The Wilson supporters claimed that
the vote made the nomination of Wood
row Wilson a practical certainty.
New York’s 9® votes, which yester
day went to the Clark-Hannon combi
nation. were today cast in a block for
the Wilson delegates. The announce
ment of New Yrrk’s vote was hailed
with cheers from the Wilson delegates.
STORY OF FIGHT
(By Associated Press.)
BALTIMORE. June 37 —The third day
of the Democratic national convention
opened at 15;45, amid acenes of great
animation. The floor and galleries of the
vast hall were filled to their utmost ca
pacity. Eager expectancy was manifest
ed on all hands at the' near approach of
the struggle for the nomination. Mrs.
Taft, 'wife of the president, occupied
one of the front hoses, the guest of Mrs.
Mack, wife of the Democratic national
chairman
The vast multitude present, jamming
aisles, lining window ledges and flanking
the delegates with a solid mast of hu
manity. led to reports that door-keepers
were selling tickets and packing the
halt
Ro’and 8. Morris, delegate from Phil
adelphia. presented a minority report
frcrr. the committee on credentials.
Ea-Pov. William A. McCorckle, of
West Virginia, defended the majority re
port on credentials.
Frequent cheers greeted the name of
Champ Clark during the discussion of
the South Dakota credentials.
Delegate Crane, of Taxa*, spoke for
the minority report: ex-Governor Blan
chard, of Louisiana, for the majority
report on the South Dakota case.
Ollie James, of Kentucky, selected for
permanent chairman, came into the
hall for the first time today and held
whispered talks with groups of dele
gates.
Debate on the South Dakota case in
dicated a line-up and possible test vote
between the Clark and Wilson forces.
“VOTE! VOTE!"
Shouts of “Vote! Vote!” came from
the delegates, wearier with long debate
on the South Dakota case.
A lively controversy arose as Theo
dore Bell, of California, championed the
Clark delegates in the South Dakota
case, delegates challenging his state
ments from the floor, while shouts for
Wilson gradually brought on a tumult
uous demonstration.
. BROKE LOOSE AGAIN.
Great waves of cheering swept the
hell as the demonstration Increased to
a storm. Banners were borne through
the aisles, delegates standing on chairs
and madly waving hats, umbrellas and I
flags. New Jersey. Pennsylvania and
Texas swung Wilson banners; Clark
transparency gained the point of van
tage immediately in front of the plat
form. Underwood streamers were
further back, and Massachusetts un
furled a Foss banner half across the
hall.
The uproar was in full owing after
20 minutes, delegations parading witn
banners, floor and galleries yelling
madly in a confused din for Wilson.
Clark, Underwood, while frequently
flashlight explosions punctuated the
bedlam of sound.
A young woman mounted the seats of
the Missouri delegation. swinging k
Clark banner, and stirring the crowd to
new frenzy.
The demonstration lasted 22 minutes
and gradually died out before urgent ’
demands for order.
VOTE BEGINS.
At 2:10 the motion to adopt the mi
nority report was put to a vote.
A LINE-UP VOTE.
The vote was taken as a line-up of
the Wilson and Clark forces, the mi
nority report on the South Dakoto con
test ease favoring the Wilson dele
gates and the majority report favoring
the Clark delegates.
Senator Williams, of Mississippi, made
a poin tof order against the vote of the
Philippine islands on grounds supreme
court has ruled the islands not a part of
the United States.
Report of credentials '’ommittee was
confirmed by viva voce vote, question of
Philippine delegates being reserved for
separate vote.
The Philippine delegates were excluded
on a viva voce vote. x
Chairman James was escorted to the
platform amid rapturous applause and
began his speech as permanent cljrmtn.
DETAILS OF THE DAY.
Delegates to the Democratic national
convention filed into the convention hall i
today prepared for a long and excited :
session. It was expected to be the clj- i
mactic day. the end of the long campaign
waged by the presidential' aspirants.
But as they came into the hall these |
delegates apparently were as much ati
sea as ever as to who would be the
nominee. Boomers of the various can-'
didatea were ready to start demontara
tions and counter demonstrations, and
it seemed certain that the delays would
be such as to throw the actual ballot
ing late into the evening.
* ALL SORTS OF RUMORS.
All sorts of rumors were afloat as
to deals and combinations during the
forenoon, but not one of these seemed
to have a trustworthy foundation. The
supporters of Woodrow Wilson, heart
ened by the so-called "Wilson-Bryan”
victory last night in their fijht for abro
gation of the unit rule that would have
bound all the members of a state dele-
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN 'SESSION IN BALTIMORE
ABIOW POINTS TO SXIONGXA DELEGATION.
gation to the views of a major’ty, were
claiming that the New Jersey governor
would sweep the convention today and
secure the nomination. They expressed
the hope that Mr. Bryan might be in
duced to come out squarely for Wilson,
and felt that if this could be brought
about, ultimate victory was certain.
There was renewec talk of Mr. Bryan
himself as the nominee today, some of
the so-called conservatives being quoted
as saying that so long as the naming
of a progressive seemed inevitable it
might be just as well to have Mr. Bry
an lead the fight for a fourth time.
Some of Mr. Bryan’s friends Indicat
ed that the Nebraskan apparently was
content with the position he now occu-.
pies in the convention, the right to name
the candidate being all but conceded to
him.
Supporters of Champ Clark were
t claiming the nomination with as much
outward confidence as ever as they gath
ered for the day’s session.
DARK HORSES DYING.
••There has been and will be no defec
tion from the Clark strength." read a
I statement put out from the speaker’s
' headquarters.
"Dark horse" talk died away, a little
today, and while many candidates were
mentioned there appeared to be a con
sensus of opinion that the fight lay
among the supporters of Wilson, Clark
and Bryan. Mr. Bryan had not commit
ted himself on the question of the pres
idency in any way up to the time the
i convention met.
Mrs. William H. Taft, wife Os the
president, was a visitor at the conven
tion today, having a prominent place
In the guest gallery. She was enter
tained by Mrs. Hugh Wallace, wife of a
delegate from the state of Washington.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The order of business as the con
vention met was further consideration
of the report of the committee on cre
dentials. The majority report was
presented last night, *the minority find
ings being delayed until today. The
majority had unseated ten Wilson dele
gates In South Dakota and given their
places to Clark men, and this was ex
pected to precipitate a lively fight. The
credentials committee also dealt with
factional troubles In several states, in
cluding Illinois, and it was predicted
that two or three hours might be con
sumed in disposing of the credentials
matter.
Then the report of the co-nmtitee on
permanent organizaticn was scheduled
to be taken up. with the convention
ready to ratify by acclamation the
* choice of Senator-elect Ollie M. James,
of Kentucky, as permanent chairman.
These things disposed of, the delegates
looked forward to the long series of
nominating and seconding speeches, and
finally to the balloting on the presiden
tial candidates.
No one anticipated a choice on the
first ballot, but the lineup on the initial
vote was awaited with keenest interest.
At 12 o'clock Chairman Parker had
not taken hi« place on the platform. A
big squad of police filed in, and the
> sergeant-at-arms stationed policemen
i ten feet apart in every aisle. A dou
ble row of police was placed in front
-of the press stand where the scuffle
of last night occurred. Despite these
added forces, the sergeant-at-arms was
. unable to prevent crowding in the
i aisles.
Chairman Parker reached the plat
form at 12:10 and conferred with Par
liamentarian Crisp and Senator John
Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, leader
of the Bryan-Wilson forces.
FIGHT ON DAKOTA.
Before the convention was called to
order there was an excited conference
in the Missouri delegation.
Senator Luke Lea. leader of the Bry
an forces, former Senator dußois, Sen
ator Stone and former Governor David
Francis were gathered In a group dis
cussing what Senator Lea termed “the
South Dakota steal.’’ Lea, in no un-
certain terms, took the Clark Missou
rians to task for their attitude toward
the South Dakota contest where the
Wilson d,egates were displaced by
Clark men, by the majority report oi
the credentials committee.
.. When the group broke up Senator Lea
hurried to the platform to plan the
fight on the credentials majority re
port.
The South Dakota case was being
discussed in eevry delegation.
The ten Wilson delegates had been
unseated by the credentials committee
and the Clark delegation substituted aft
er the national committtee had put its
seal of approval on the Wilson dele
gates.
The credentials committee based its
action upon the claim that two Clark
tickets had together polled more votes
than the Wilson ticket. The Clark del
egation seated by the credentials com
mittee appeared on the South Dakota
ballot under »ue head "Wilson-Clark
bryan Democracy.” Ai secured about
400 less votes than the Wilson ticket.
A straight ticket headed “Clark for
president” polled about 2,000 Jess votes
than either of the others.
The credentials committee turned out
the Wilson delegates by a narrow vote,
28 to 22. and Wilson men on the commit
tee announced at once their intention to
carry the fight to the floor of the con
vention.
’ NOISE AND CONFUSION.
There was much noise and confusion
in the convention hall during the wait
for the proceedings to begin. The band
kept up a lively racket. "Dixie” was
played many times and always brought
out a cheer. Then for the first time dur
ing the convention the band struck up
“Tammany.” It was greeted with hisses
as well as chetrs.
For the first time since the conven
tion opened on Tuesday every seat on
the floor and in the galleries was filled.
The big galleries at each end of the
hall w<ye masses of fluttering fans. The
heat was oppressive and again today the
coat, as a garment, was thoroughly dis
credited.
Half an hour after the time set for
convening, the aisles were crowded with
delegates and the leaders were still con
ferring on the platform.
Galleries and floor rose and stood as
the band played "The Star Spangled Ban
ner.” %
HEAT WAS INTENSE.
The heat grew more intense and the
delegates grew restless.
The opening had alieady been delayed
40 minutes and rfie leaders were still
calking togther. Representative Henry,
of Texas, ha<l joined the group.
The crowd had steadily grown and
every aisle in the- galleries was filled. Un
der the gallereis solid banks of specta
tors stood. Many climbed into the lower
girders of the steel framework supporting
the gaelleries.
The police, worried by the size of the
crowd, tightened up their lines. Long
before the presiding officer made any
effort to call 'fhe convention to order,
Robert F. Crain, chairman of the Balti
more contention committee, reported at
the platform that doors were being
rushed, ushers and doorkeepers were
helpless reason of lack of oragniza
thon. and that the situation was dan
gerous.
POLICE HELPLESS.
The police were unable to cope with
the situation because the convention au
thorities would not consent to the clos
ing of any entrances.
Mr. Ciain estimated that thousands
crowded into the hall who were not en
titled to admission. Ticket holders who
had not arrived at the hall early found
their seats occupied.
There appeared little hope that the
session could be conducted with any
semblance of decorum from the moment
demonstrations were started.
A Missouri delegate with a bundle of
Champ Clark lithographs went around
the floor tacking thu pictures to state
ATLANTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1912.
THEjVOTE
(By A»*oci*ted Press.)
BALTIMORE. June 27.—The vote to
adopt the minority report of the creden
tials committee, seating the contested
Wilson delegates from South Dakota,
follows:
Alabama, yeas, 14; nays, 10.
Arizona, yeas, 0; nays, 6.
Arkansas, yeas, 0; nays, 18.
California, ayes, 26.
Colorado, yeas, 1; nays, 11.
Connecticut, yeas, 1; nays 13.
Delaware, yeas, 6.
Florida yeas, 2; nays, 10.
Georgia, nays, 28.
Idaho, yeas, 8.
A poll of delegation demanded.
Idaho, yeas, 8.
lllinous, yeas, 68; nays v.
Indiana, yeas, 11; nays, 19.
lowa, yeas, 14 1-2; nays -4.1-2.
Kansas yeas, 20.
Kentucky, nays, 26. /
Louisiana, yeas, 13; Nays, 7.
Maine, yeas, H; nays, s l.
Maryland, yeas. 1-2; nays, 151-2.
Massachusetts, passed for the present.
Michigan, passed for the present
Minnesota, yeas, 24.
Mississippi, nays, 20.
Missouri, nays, 36.
Montana, yeas, 8.
Nebraska, yeas, 14; nays, 2.
Nevada passed for present.
Ne* Hampshire, yeas, 6; nays, 2.
New Jersey, yeas, 24; nays, 4.
New Mexico, nays, 7; not voting, 1.
New York, yeas, 90.
North Carolina, years. 20; nays, 4.
North Dakota, yeas, 10,
Ohio, yeas, 18; nays, 28; two not voting.
Oklahoma, yeas, 10; nays, 10.
Oregon, yeas, 10.
Pennsylvania, yeas, 71; nays, 5.
Rhode Island, nays, 10.
South Carolina, yeas, 18.
South Dakota, hot voting.
Tennessee, yeas, 10; nays, 14.
Texas, yeas, 40.
Utah, yeas, 8.
Vermont, yeas, 8.
Virginia, yeas. 21.
Washington, nays, 14.
West Virginia, yeas, 3 1-2; nays 10.
2 1-2 not voting.
Wisconsin yeas 19; nays 6, one not
voting.
Wyoming yeas 3; nays 3.
Alaska years 2; nays 4.
District of Columbia years 6.
Hawaii years 6.
Philippines years 6.
Porto Rico years 4; nays 2.
Massachusetts years 7; nays 29.
Michigan yeas 11; nays 19.
Nevada years 2; nays 3; not voting, 1.
Total: Years 639 1-2; nays 437.
•Not voting, 5 1-2; absent 2.
standards. He placarded California, Colo
rado, Wyoming and Arkansas. When he
reached this point a shout of “Tear it
down; take it away,” broke from rows of
th< delegates. In a flash the pictures
had been stripped from the Wyoming and
Arkansas atindards.
The anti-Clark forces raised a yell of
triumph.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Temporary Chairman Parker began
pounding for order i t 12:45 p. m. Five
minutes later the delegates were listen
ing attentively to the chaplain's prayer.
MINORITY REPORT.
The prayer ended, the convention
plunged into the South Dakota
R. S. Morris, of Pennsylvania; submit
ting the minority report favoring the
Wilson delegates.
When he began to discuss the report,
Mr. Morris made a plea to the delegates
to hear him out in silence and not to
Start any demonstration when he men
tioned the names of the leading candi
dates. As he proceeded to explain the
WILL WILSON GET GEORGIA
VOTES ON SECOND BALLOT?
Rumor Grows Stronger That
New Jersey Man Has Cap
tured 18 Georgia Delegates.
Can Bosses Put Clark Over.?
BY BALFH SMITH.
CONVENTION HALL, Baltimore,
June 27. —A series of conflicting and
contradictory statements and claims,
added to the confusion and uncertainty
of the situation as the convention as
sembled today. One could hear any
thing and confirm nothing. It wafl
reported that 18 members of the Geor
gia delegation had decided to support
Wilson after the second ballot. Mem
bers of the delegation denied the accu
racy of this report, but admitted that
Wilson had developed a surprising lot
of strength with Georgians. They
said that his alleged alliance with Bry
an was a stumbling block, as Georgia
was opposed to “Bryanism’’ in every
form.
Another report Had it that “Boss’
Murphy had decided definitely not to
given New York’s support to Gaynor.
No one attemped to say who would get
this vote on the first ballot Repre
sentative John J. Fitz Gerald, of New
York, a Tammany .delegate, said that
no member of the delegation knew who
would get Tammany’s support.
CAN BOSSES DO IT?
“The matter has been decided,” said
Fitz Gerald. “The dtfegation will confer
today and reach a decision.” Cark
people are still confident that the alli
ance of the “Big Three” will succeed
in nominating him. They believe that
Murphy, Taggart and Sullivan hold the
balance of power and can actually com
pel a nomination.
It is confidence in the sagacity in
these politicians, rather than the votes
they actually control, that keeps the
Clark candidacy alive and acuses Clark
to be seriously considered.
Bryan’s name loomed up again as a
possible candidate today. The Bryan
boomers claim the convention will soon
be voiced to the realization that neither
Clark nor Wilson can be nominated and
that the progressives will unite on
Bryan. It is unquestionably true that
many of the Clark delegates are at
heart for Bryan.
The Kern boom does not look as for
midable as It did yesterday. /
The Indiana delegation is said to be
situation his plea for attention seemed
to have had an effect although some gal
lery spectators threatened disorder.
Mr. Morris said he was sure the com
mittee on credentials had misapprehended
the facts in the case. He said it was ri
diculous that the committee should take
the votes of two entirely separate sets
of so-called Clark delegates add them to
gether and thus claim a majority for one
set of the Clark delegates over the Wil
son delegates. The national committee,
he said, had thrown out the Clark claims
with scant and he hoped
the convention would do likewise.
MRS. TAFT SNAPPED.
A nervous thrill went through the
crowded armory' as an audacious pho
tographer set off a flashlight directly un
der the gallery where Mrs. Taft was
seated. The president’s wife seemed much
annoyed.
Those in charge of the convention were
fearful of anything that might start
a panic, and orders against flashlights
were given to the police.
William A. McCorkle, of West Vir
(Continued on Page a, CoL 1.)
Bryan and O’Gorman
Are Writing Platform
On Progressive Lines
BALTIMORE, June 27.—1 n order to
facilitate the work of the resolutions
committee, It was decided today that W.
J. Bryan and Senator O’Gorman, of New
York, should write the platform of the
Democratic Convention.
Mr. Bryan and Senator O’Gorman im
mediately got to work, and they hope
to have a fairly complete draft of
the platform in shape by 7 o'clock to
night.
Before setting to work, Mr. Bryan told
some of his friends that the platform
wonN be “an essentially progressive doc
ument.” Especial stress would be laid
upon the tariff plank, which will declare
for a tariff for revenue only.
The Democratic house of representa
tives will be commended for Its work in
the downward revision of the tariff sched
ules. and the party will be pledged to
continue these labors. The attitude of the
president will be condemned, and the
Republican party charged with breach
of faith in failing to perform its prom
ises of our years ago.
A strong plank in support of Missis
sippi river improvement Is promised.
Senator-elect Vardaman and Senator
elect Broussard, of Louisiana, have been
delegated to prepare it.
Referendum and recall will be inferen
ttally indorsed as progressive measures,
but the carrying out of these plans of
government will be delegated to states.
Planks strongly indorsing an income tax,
the direct election of senators, and pri
mary elections, are confidently expected.
Gen. Floyd King, an ex-member of con
gress from Louisiana, was granted an
especial hearing today In the Interest
of an International system of highways.
General King Is the author of the Cul
lom bill now pending In congress.
divided on Kern, and without the enthu
siastic support of his own state it is
not likely that he will succeed. Kern’s
speech before the convention was not
very Impressive. He would have been
stronger had not the delegates heard
him.
Mrs. Taft Present
In Convention Box
(By Associated Press.)
BALTIMORE, June 27.—Mrs. Taft,
wife of the president, accompanied by
a party of ladies, took a front seat in
one of the boxes immediately flanking
the platform.
COLQUITT GETS MAIL
BY AUTO DELIVERY
! < Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MOULTRIE. Ga., June 27.—Colquitt
county comes to the front with a rural
mail carrier that is distinctly up-to-date,
a man who uses an auto for the delivery
of mail in the rural districts. He is
j Henry Cannady and is a carrier on route
! No. 3, which runs out from Coolidge,
and he makes a great deal better time
getting around to the residents of his
route than any other carrier in the serv
ice there.
IF WILSON BUNS
ROOSEVELT WILL
DROP OUT OF MCE
—Washington Poet.
Post Correspondent Declares
That if Wilson Is Nominated
in Baltimore There Will Be
No Third Party
BY JOHN PASCHALL.
BALTIMORE, Md., June 27.—The
Washington Post carries a story this
moring under big headlines from its staff
correspondent at the convention, saying
that if Wilson is nominated by the
Democrats, there will be no third party
ticket, headed by Theodore
Should Wilson secure the nomination,
says the Post, the convention decided
upon at Chicago last week, when ft
meets, will not name Roosevelt, but Wil
son.
According to the Washington paper,
this message was delivered to Bryan
here by Francis J. Heney, of California,
and Charles R. Crane, of Illinois. < df
Its ostensible purpose is clear—to unite
advanced progressives ot. both parties
and insure beyond douln the defeat of ka
President William Howard Taft.
W’hen the bolting convention adjourned
in Chicago, it was announced that there
was a desire to await the action of the
assembly here, the explanation being giv
en that perhaps there would something M
occur that would obviate the necessity
for the August meeting.
“Apparently,” says the Post, “the pos
sible success of Governor Wilson or an
other radical was the thing which the
projectors and promoters of the Chicago
affair ha J in mind.
“As far as can be ascertained. Mr.
Bryan has not yet made up of this
remarkable proposition, the intelligence
concerning which has been carefully
guarded as the treasure of a Jting.
“The fact la, the thing is as dangerous
as it is tempting.
“Roosevelt’s self effacement can only
be taken to mean the gratification of his
consequent power to defeat hie sue- .
cessor in the White House and there
by clear the way for his own return
to power in 1916. The proclaimed purpose
of every Democratic leader in this as
semblage is to rid American poliltics of
both Taft and Roosevelt. The question
then presents itself to the party whether
It shall harken to the defeated candidate
of the Chicago convention and shape
its policies and its nomination so as* to
secure his support.”
We Want Wilson
Shout the Delegates
BY JOHN .FAEGNALL.
CONVENTION HALL, Baltimore,
June 27.—Wilson was the magie name,
unwittingly uttered by Theodore Bell,
wno was speaking against tse seating
of Wilson delegates from South Dakota
that provoked the first big demonstra
tion of the convention this afternoon
shortly after 2 o’clock. The name Whr
taken up by a thousand Wilson rooterw
in one of' the galleries and hurleo
across the great hall in a quick, tre
mendous shout.
Instantly W—son's picture flashed out
on a hundred banners and Wilson cam
paign slogans waived from every sec
tion of the building. For more than
20 minutes the Wilson storm raged.
The entire galleries rose and partici
pated in the demonstration. While
followers of other candidates fought to
turn this demonstration to their ad
vantage by displaying banners, tEey
were unsuccessful. From first to last
above the deafening storm could be
heard the chant “We Want WilgtMM**"?
Enthusiasm Lacking'
In Champ Clark Camp
BY RALPH SMITH.
CONVENTION HALL, BALTIMORE.
June 27.—Although Champ Clark has
more, instructed delegates in the con
vention than any other candidates,
there is absolutely no enthusiasm lor
him. He is no more popular with the
delegates and galleries than was Taft
at Chicago. The absence of Clark en
thusiasm was one of the most notable
features of today’s session. Sever®!
speakers attempted to work up a dem
onstration for Clark, but their efforts
met with failure. Ex-Governor Mc-
Corkle. of West Virginia, a Clark boom
er, addressed the convention. As if
by pre-arrangement, he sounded a note
of praise for the speaker which was ex
pected to cause a demonstration. There
were a few scattered cheers in the hail,
and McCorkle had to proceed.
Randolph Anderson
. Is Georgia’s Orator
BY JOHN PASCHALL.
CONVENTIONN HALL, Baltimore,
June 27. —J. Randolph Anderson wIW
second the nomination of Underwood for
Georgia. Both he and Thomas B. Felde», * k
of Atlanta, have prepared speeches btft \
Mr. Felder stated this morning that he
could not deliver his. A letter from Mr. 1
Underwood to Mr. Anderson, expressing «
the hope that the Chatham man would ' ■
second his nomination, settled the mat
ter without a formal vote by the Geor- |
gia delegates.
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
GRAND FRATERNITY
Atlanta branch ,229 of the Grand
Fraternity, held their semi-annual elec
tion of officers in the hall in the Mc-
Kenzie building, Wednesday night, as
follows: M. D. Gleason, commander; ’•
Dr. J. L. E. Brantlay, vice commond
er; Mrs. W. D. Cox, regent: Miss Lona
V. Chambers, recorder: Bertrand Cog,
treasurer; Mrs. Annie Overby, guide;
Arthur W. Newton, guard.
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