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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. NO. 81.
