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2 Tammany Men, Decided to Support the Will of the People This Year, Fall in Behind the Speaker ALL POSSIBLE DOUBT OF CHAMP CLARK’S VICTORY GONE, SAYS GRAVES WES TALKS TO DEMOCRATS •Message One of Hope and Courage at Parting of the Ways.” He Says. Continued From Page One. combinations of great wealth in our country. Ts they accomplish any good whatever I should be in favor of with drawing opposition to them. If they lowered prices nr raised prices I would k* in favor of supporting them "Fut they do not one of these things They rats- price*. they lower wages and for profit and for power they de stroy earnings and send their ravag ing hand into every house in the conn "We must protect the rights of th-' states against the invasion of Federal power. I am a state's right Demo- < rat." "Hurrah for the defender of Ad miral Schley!" shouted a delegate. "We must see that no presiden' of the United States shall in future days Invade the precincts of legislation. “We must declare in favor of the election of United States senators by the people. If the people have not enough influence to name their sena tors, then freedom is a dream in this republic. “We must declare in favor of pri mary elections by the people. I know it is said In some quarters that this would put incompetent men in office. Mr. Chairman. I am not afraid to trust the people. The Democratic ship of state is safe, and we will survive the tumult of the storm.” Representative Henry D. Clayton, of Alabama, was next introduced. He made the first appeal for the vote of women that was ever made In a Demo. < ratic national convention, Clayton Talks For Woman Suffrage "I believe.” he said, "that every wo man in the land who has a vote will cast- it for our ticket and I am here to predict that every good woman in the United States who has the misfortune to he married will compel her husband to vote the Democratic ticket at the next election. I am for woman suf frage. If she can vote let her vote the Democratic ticket. If she can’t vote let her make her husband and het son vote the Democratic ticket." He declared the Republican party Is an association for ths protection of predatory wealth and that the voters who wished to get relief from ft must go back to the Democratic party. clayton's speech was made the ex cuse for a demonstration for Under wood. Delegates favoring the Alabama candidate started the cheering and the friends of all of the other candidates took a hand and a voice in the pro ceedings. Mingled shouts of "Underwood." Bryan." "Clark.” "Marshall." "Wilson," and all of the other candidates came in one long continuous howl. The dele gates stood in chairs. The Woodrow Wilson song was started by the New Jersey delegation to the tune of "Mis ter Dooley." It was perfectly evident from watch ing the band that it was playing, hut » deaf mute could have guessed the tune as well as the rest A New Jersey man was tugging at the standard. Sergeant at-arms Mar fin leaned forward. "Don’t touch that standard,” he shouted. The delegate gave another tug. "Don't take up the standard." Mar tin shouted above the confusion. Then he pointed to a policeman In the front row. Bluecoat Guards State Standards. “Don't le; him take up that stand ard.” Martin commanded The policeman nodded and mover over to it. Finally the band got a hearing It played "Maryland. My Maryland." and the delegates sent up a mighty cheet Thon "Old Kentucky Home" came Into the air and Kentucky folks from the land of pretty women and fa-t horses started a whoop. "Suwanee River" took the boy a back to the cotton land and the Southern outfit sent the rebel yell across. Thin came "Dixie" tn get cheer aft er cheer from the noisy demonstri tive crowd. A policeman and a delegate struggle.| to get possession of the Missouri stand, ard The policeman managed In push the man back into hi- ' hair Sergeant-at - Arm* Martin ; umm-.-d desperately with his tiny g.ixel ,<o . spouted above the gem ra l roar "Don't let 'em get it . don't let "cm get it." Herbert Fisher, otic, tin -ta' ■ nti rush of the Princeton team, left tm Tennessee delegation to lead th- Wi'- son singing. • Will you give us five minutes > ■ our attention'.”’ pleaded Mat tin "Sure, an' if yez. don't the pleecemen an’ meself will be after making yez.' called a deep voice from the stand "Oy ole." yr lied the masked dele gates, . Mr, Clayton, waiting like a man sit ting at the top of a chimney waiting for the smoke to blow away, got enough of an opening to say tliat the part; would name the next president. W' will gr I a Democratic house of nf. -entatixes,'' he said, and whoever POOR OLD MAN—BY T. E. POWERS I C You Know I FETL. i bOW FOR. _x r fS ■ ; l Y 18. Mil ( o||l % 'G;. I shall be the nominee of this conven tion——” Every man in the house tried to sup ply the name at one and the same time. "I know the man who " started the speaker. "I l ave you. Woodrow," shrieked a man from Hoboken Again the stormy sea of delegates tossed up Its waves of favorite sons. Mr. Clayton joined tlie game long enough to say a. good word for Oscar Underwood and then h< got out of the way for Mr Riley, of Massachusetts. Fight Between Dollar And People's Rights. Mr. Riley was of the opinion ilia* every fight tn polities was a figut be tween the dollar on the one side and the rights of the voter on the other. Ho told the convention what the 4 Wa J A -SOM Th Democrats of Mcs.-a.chusetts had Jone in politics and said tliat his people wanted men as well as measures, and then added: "We came down here from Massa chusetts looking for men. We could only find one man who had stood all of the tests and that was old Champ Clark, of Missouri." There was a Clark demonstration lasting half a minute, when Senator Gore, the blind tenatoi of Oklahoma, was called tn the stand. • 'hairman Parker introduced him a ■ "One of the most useful Democrats in lite United States." and the blind ora tor got on ovation Tlits convention." lie said, “has as sembled for no other purpose than to nominate tlie president of the United St ates. Just as the coniention at t'hicago was the forerunner of disaster, this convention Is the augury of success. My fellow Democrats, let us have peace at any sacrifice. Let us have l>e.o c it any prict Let us have peace ful sacrifice." Tlieri was n deadly silence. "Except at ;h> pt iee of honor." he added, and got a cheer. "Let iis have and now put everv Dernoi rat under bond to keep the peace lx 5 ! us adopt a prohibitive tar iff upmi the apple of discord. "Wlille Republicans divide let the Denioi rats unite and multiply and con quer " \ hou-e divided against itself can not stand. Ti:e Republican party van not stand half slave and half free; half Ci ’gressiw and half reactloiia: y . lift! 1 ' I ins and naif dead. N hl u; Utile > tv.- Di mi ra ' lik< ■ i sho n an<i blinded to Samson should i l‘ down the temple upon the altar of Its own faith. “Theodor- Roosevelt undertook to b'eatbi the breathfof life, undertook to put the spirit of modern tnogre*- into the mummified R< publican patty, but the mummy would not stir Its heart beat v i-- stilled. Tlie heart beat of hu man sympathy was still. let Mr Roosevelt learn, let thi- , 'nvemiim tea' ll end tea> it tin republic that it THE ATLANTA GEORG (AN ANT) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. .11 NE 26, 1912. is the Democratic party that believes in the equality of man. “Less Tariff, More Trade, No Grade, No Taft.” Senator Gore advocated the purchase by the government of the home pf Thomas Jefferson, to be made into a national shrine where the people,might renew their political faith. He com mended the work of Mrs. Martin W Littleton, of New York, in trying to get the government to take this step. He stated his creed thus: "Less tariff, more trade. "No trusts, no graft and no Taft."" “The people will no longer miss the jeweled hand that smites them; they have already been smitten on both cheeks.” He pleaded for harmony and the dele gates to go from the convention ready to accept for the full fight whatever man was named." John Temple Graves, editor of Tlie New Yorle American, followed Senator • lore. "In the five minutes that I shall con sumo," he said, "1 shall mention the name of no man and cry the shibbo leth of no candidate. From the ranks there can be but one message, the mes sage of unfaltering courage and trium phant hope. Never in the last 50 year? lias there assembled a convention full of so much hope. "I believe that at least we have come to the parting of the ways." Confusion was so great that Graves was forced to discontinue for a mo ment while the house was quieted. Colonel Graves predicted Democratic victory in November and said that Theodore Roosevelt was a political John Hu Baptist, preaching tlie doctrine of the Democratic victory that was to come after. "I believe that all things are work ing together foi the good of those who love the Lord and follow the teachings of Thomas Jefferson." Republican Party Divided in Itself. Mayor James H, Preston, of Balti more. was nevt Introduced to "speak a word of welcome." "I want to convey to you the greet ing and the welcome of the people of Baltimore and Maryland to the great avalanche of the Democracy," he said. "We have met you. and we love you. We greet you in our city. We hope y ou. stay in our city has been and w ill continue to be pleasant. "A Democratic convention is a great crucible into which are brought the great Ideas from .ti” East and’from the West: from the North and from South, and those ideas are fused into a plat form and on tb«: t platform a candidate is nominated. One thing, my friends, is most impor’ant and that Is that we should have a united front. "I renew my welcome to you. niy friends We are delighted to see you and In behalf of this municipality 1 bid you welcome." Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio, was next introduced "Ohio, which has given six Republi can presidents to the nation." he sail, "is sitting right there now, next to Texas, and she Is marching side by side with Texas as a Democratic state "In 1860 the Democratic party bad been governing the country for 60 years But it split and lost the elec tion and went ou# of power. Strce that time tlie party that has almost continuously governed the country has split. Word of Welcome From Baltimore's Mayor ■The Taft wing is a disorganized body composed of the camp followers. "The othe- wing is led by an egotist, whose sanity and probity have both been questioned, a man who dedicated the monument on the field of Antietam and never mentioned General Mc' lel lan. the only president who ever had tlie gall to go to Gettyslm g and nake a speech on the spot where Lincoln made his Immortal utterance Let them go. and the Demoiiatic party will • ome into anothei 6'i years of power," Dc'cgetc Roberts, of A kam-a. moved to adjourn until 2 o'clock tomor row. The point of order was made by A. Mitchell Palmer that the convention had already passed a resolution that when the convention adjourned it would be till 8 o'clock tonight. The chair sustained Palmer. who then moved that tlve convention adjourn. It carried, and the convention was de nial ed adjourned till 8 o’clock p. tn. Coatless Delegates In Hot Hall. Th lure of the race for the chief of the Democratic national con vention kept many delegates and workers late at their hotels this morn ing. It was long past the usual hour for opening the scenic part of tlie con vention when the Fifth regiment ar mory began slowly to fill. The band, patiently in place from the time the doors were opened, found it self "all alone, ail alone,” and said so 'WTW HAPPY ' in sad and dulcet notes. By 11:30 o'clock tlie seats reserved for dele gates began to fill. A thin line was -forming In the first rows of the gal leries. And this little crust for the pie of humanity that was to come indus triously plied palm leaf fans. It was hot -Intensely hot -in the big fireloss cooker in which the convention was hold. For the benefit of those who follow tlie fashions in men's wear, the modish Democratic delegate "shucks ills coat." (t is tlie correct tiling to unlimber tlie front of the collar and to put a hand kerchief around the remaining portion of a half-wilted collar. The fashion was duly observed today Oklahoma, leader in constitutions and apparel, started tlie fashion. It spread rapidly. The galleries took it up and th. i tlie patient, du'iful drudges tn tire incss stand followed suit. It was a coatless, vestless multitude tliat faced the chairman at tlie opening of the session and a thousand fans beat time with the band in a vain effort to coax an errant breeze into the councils of Democracy Among the first comets was Mrs. Nellie H. VanSlingerland. organizer of the Joan of Arc society of New Yotk. She came to tile delegates' section and made a plea for the im oi (.oration of a suffrage plan in Hie platform. Mrs. VanSiingerlanil had heart-to-heart talks with many of tlie delegates before the convention was e.tiled to order. Exactly at noon Judge Parker, being a man of punctual habits, ascended the stand. Three interesting angles showed themselves when the Democrats start ed a new day full of memories of the exciting contest tliat had tlie day be fore reached a milestone in political They were: The prospect, of an earnest fight over the platform to be presented, with par ticular reference to the tariff plank. The many -sided flglit for the presi dential nomination with field running against Clark and with the present odds favoring the Mi-souri champion. The reported x i it of 4 ran. is J H»- nev and Charles R 1 rane emlssari”? from the Roosevelt Progressive party, to William J. Bryan with the conse quent rumors that they were seeking to lead Mr. Bryan into the newly form ed third party. The attempt to win Bryan so the Roosevelt cause was the sensation of the lobbies, yvhere the Bryanites con gregated. An early t eport had. it that Heney. the fire-brand representative who goaded the steam roller party- at Chicago until it hooted him and who rankled Root until the chairman let fly a covert threat to restrain his speech, rushed down during the night. With him came Charles R. Crane, of Chi cago. who is an ardent Roosevelt sup porter and one of the main financial contributors to the Roosevelt fund. Frankly these elders from the but! moose faitii wer» here to proselyte, and the air was filled with reports that they had come with authority to talk for the party of their making and that they were dickering for a recruiting station in the Bryan army. Mr. Bryan admit ted he had seen Heney. but refused to discuss what.was said between them. The presidential situation is best ex pressed by Delegate John Fletcher, of Tennessee, who said: Speaker Clark Is High Man. "While all of this racket Is going on the friends of all of the candidates-are busy trying to lane? their men. The • ’lark movement’stands out most prom inently. which is both an evidence of its strength and of its weakness. On the one hand it shows the Missouri man as the strongest man in the field— now . On the other hand, it places him !ik“ (h e high man in a seven-up game where all of the other players throw the game to the low man In order to keep the high man from going out. That is the best possible explanation of th’ Clark status.” The complex situation has resulted it; the naming of many dark horsey. Among those named in the hotel cor ridor gossip are Governor Eugene Foss, of Massachusetts; William Randolph Hearst. William J. Gaynor, of New York; Representative A. Mitchel Pal mec of Pennsylvania; Joseph W. Folk of Missouri; Senator Claude A. Swan son. of Virginia: Mayor Carter H. Har rison. of Chicago. The Tammany slew of the nomina tion with its 90 votes, and the alliances that go with it,, is expressed in these words by Pat E. McCabe, after having had a talk with Charles F. Murphy: “The likeliest choice of this conven tion is Speaker Clark. I say this mere ly as a cold blooded political proposi tion. based upon the situation as it is. Surely Wilson w&s hurt and <'lark's chances enhanced by the defeat of Bryan for the temporary chairmanship. The Wilson mm staked all on Bryan ajnd lost. I look for a nttmber of bal lots. If the speaker can hold bis pledg ed vote and draw out others as he goes for two or three ballots he will be named." Senator James O'Gorman, of New York, today declined to permit his name to be used as candidate for vice presi dent. The Massachusetts delegation in cau- I cits decided to support Champ dark for president. Bryan Declines To Be Platform Chairman BALTIMORE. June 26.—Senator John W. Kern of Indiana was today elected chairman of the resolutions committee of the Democratic national convention, after W. J. Bryan had de elined to accept that post. When the sub-committee offered the chairmanship to Mr. Bryan he ad dressed tlie committee declining to ac cept the post. "1 do not wislt to bind myself to this committee in this wav,” he said. “It may be that I will desire to present a minority report. In that case I should wish to be free to do so. I thank you, gentlemen, who wish me to take th? place, but I feel that I should decline. "I place before you the name of John W. Kern and place him in nomination for chairman." Kern Made Chairman. Mr Kern had preceded tlie Nebras kan to tlie room. The nomination of Senator Kern was accepted by the res olutions committee and he was chosen chairman. Shortly after the committee con vened Senator Tillman, of South Caro lina. was taken ill. He has been ill for some time, but it was believed his condition was not so serious as to bar him from taking part in the shaping-of the party's platform. The doors of the meeting room were thrown open to al low the circulation of fresh air and guards were placed outside to keep pet sons at a distance from the door. Tite room in the armory filled up not • ily with members, but with men anx i' is tn get planks Into the platform, lll.nois furnished a number. One of the most important from that state came from Edward T. Hill, a Chicago lawyer, w'to presented a resolution recommending tliat tlie Deniocrath patty declare for the people and com merce on the Mississippi valley. Let tile United States take from the Panama canal Its great plant there and use It in making a river out of the Mis sissippi." -aid Attorney Cahill. Twenty-eight men. many of them employees of the Federal government, were on hand with a civil service plank. Hee is their recommendation: "We favor a reconstruction of the civil service with adequate compensa tion. commensurate with the class of work performed, for alt officers and ern. ployees: the enactment of an equitable retirement law for superannuated and disabled persons in the civil service; continuous service during good beha vior and efficiency : an extension to all classes of civil s<* vi< <■ -nqilovees (| lf , benefits of the provisions of the llabill t\ 1-rtmrensation act. and the rfp-hf of /'N. / j SajeG ( 4 CRaza I \ A. WAS Act. r \ y%»J >CL '-ET> direct petition to congress by the em ployees for redress of grievances." Rayner For Bold Tariff Plank. A bold plan on the tariff will be incorporated in the platform, if Sen ator Isidor Rayner's wishes are carried out. The Marylander is determined to have a clearcut announcement on the tariff, which will call for a tariff for revenue only. He will also urge a plank against trusts: that the, Sher man law be so amended as to fully comply with the rulings of the supreme court in such instances. T. J. Walsh, of Montana, was made secretary. After the selection of the officers of the committee, Mr. Bryan moved that the committee change its method of procedure by not adopting a platform until after the convention had named its nominee. This was a revo lutionary move unexpected by the Bry an opponents. "By tills method." said Mr. Bryan, "we could have a progressive platform and whoever is nominated would have to stand upon it." Mr. Bryan's efforts were vigorously supported by Committeeman Rayner, of Maryland. Committeeman Clark-, of Arkansas, opposed it. Some declared it was irregular and not according to precedent and would be too radical for adoption. The committeen then engaged in a warm discussion over the new feature. Then, by a vote of 41 to 11, the com mittee decided to present, the platform after nominations. The decision will now go to the convention. "I believe it Is the best thing we can do." said Senator Rayner. "I want you to know that I think Mr. Bryan is all right, and I am for his motion very much. I want it to go through; then we will have a progressive platform and our nominee will have to stand upon and for it." The session of the committee was ex ecutive. hut because of the extreme heat tlie doors and windows were kept open. The busy sergeant-at-arms pre vented the public from using that end of tlie building, thus creating no end of commotion. Rayner Aids Bryan. There was considerable debate on the Bryan motion, the opposition coming chiefly from Senator Clark of Arkan sas. Senator Rayner aided Mr. Bryan in pressing the point. It was declared that the move was unprecedented. Mr. Bryan had a ready answer. He de clared that it was then a good time to establish a precedent. The roll was then called and Mr. Bryan received 41 votes. Only 11 op posed him. He was pleased. The next move was the offering of a resolution by C. H. Culberson, of Texas, calling upon tlie chairman to appoint a sub-committee of four to begin work on a draft of the platform. A motion to adjourn was put and carried. This was done to give time for a presentation of a report to the committee on rules. “Isn't this revolutionary?” Mr. Bryan was asked. “Perhaps so; I do not remember that it was ever done before. It means that we can draw up a platform for the par ly and not for the nominee. Under this rule we would not have to change the platform to suit the nominee.* "There have been times in national conventions when the platform has been drawn up before the nominee was named and then, had to be changed to suit the nominee. That happened one year w hen 1 was not running.” A Chance to Get Together. "Did you ever hear of this being done before?" "I did not.” "Who suggested it ." "The thought came to me last night. I thought by making this move we might be able to get a lot of gentlemen together who arc not in accord on plat form propositions." "Are you going to draw up the plat form yourself?" "I expect to help. 1 expect to be. one of the members of the sub-committee. Mr. Kern will also be a member. We can. of course, begin work on it, but my idea is that it should not become public until this convention nominates." Immediately upon adjournment of the resolutions committee Governor J. K. Vardaman of Mississippi went to the room where the rules committee was In session prepared to present the findings of the resolutions committee at once. The following sub-committee was appointed by Chairman John W. Kern, of the resolutions committee, this aft ernoon to draw up the Democratic plat form for submission to the convention: W. J Bryan. Nebraska; C. A. Cul berson. Texas. .1 A. O'Gorman. New Yotk Isidor Rayner, Maryland: A H Dockery. Missouri: D. J. Walsh, Massa, ehusetts; Atless Pomerene, Ohio, ami Thomas S. .Martin. Virginia. R F. Broussard. Louisiana. George \V. ' ithiun, Illinois, g, W. Belford, Nc. . role * Indiana for Missourian on Second Ballot and Others Are Flocking Into the Houn’ Dawg Band Wagon. By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. BALTIMORE, June 26.—1 f there was any doubt of Champ Clark’s nomina tion for the presidency yesterday, that doubt has al- jot YT en. Even the stoutest of the "Wilson, Underwood or Harmon men are free to say that if Clark can hold his vote to gether through the second ballot he is sure to win. Clark can hold his delegates through a dozen ballots and increase their num bers every ballot up to the last and triumphant one. Georgia's ballot, instructed for Un derwood, will go to Clark after the sec ond ballot. South Carolina's delegation, unin structed but credited to Wilson on the first ballot, will go to Clark after the second. There will be a stampede to hint after the third ballot. New York's Vote All For Clark. Three thjngs have occurred which almost insure Champ Clark's nomina tion. New York's 90 delegates, under the unit rule, will go for Clark! Never before in any national conven tion Utave Mr. Murphy and his Tam many men mingled so freely with the delegates and the people. It is the subject of universal comment. They have been genial, approachable and friendly with everybody. It is evident that the Wigwam and Its chief have made up their minds in this conven tion to ascertain the, people’s will and to do It. There Is absent any indication that they are here to trade and barter, and present everywhere the spirit that in dicates a wholesome, change in Tam many tactics, and a closer and loyal study of the people's will. Murphy's Quiet Canvass. .The story is told here upon absolute authority that Mr. Murphy two weeks ago. in conference with his lieutenants, determined to find out the popular man among his followers and friends Through bls agents he set on foot an investigation in New York, whose re sults astonished him. Nobody was so licited. nobody was commanded, but ail the Tammany clientele were impartial ly interrogated. The result was astonishing In it’ revelation of Champ Clark’s popularity. Every factory visited was discovered full of Clark men. Clark's rugged his tory, his rise from the common people his hard life, the fact that he had been one of them, seemed to take hold o' these people, and Murphy discovered in New York what the presidential pri maries have told him and w'hat he has confessed in Baltimore —that the peo ple—the plain pec pie everywhere—are enamored of the g-eat Commoner of Missouri. Murphy and Tammany have a state election next year and they wish to win in November to make sure of it. Murphy and Tammany have found in Champ Clark a winner in November. Clear Majority On First Ballott. Therefore, Murphy and Tammany have run up the Clark flag above the wigwam—and word has been passed along the line by Cohalan and Cram and the rest, and New York’s 90 votes added to Champ Clark's 460 votes, will give the speaker 550 votes on the first ballot—a clear majority of the whole convention. To add to this magnificent reinforce ment qf members comes Roger Sullivan from Illinois, saying that Illinois' mag nificent majority of 146,000 for Champ Clark would not permit him. If he wished, to be less than absolutely loyal to Champ Clark to the end. and sitting at rest the rumor that the Sullivan men. would bolt Clark on the first op portunity. Indiana's Second Choice. It is said here upon high authority that Tom Taggart has declared that Indiana holds Clark next to Governor Marshall, who has not developed strength, and that after a ballot for Indiana's favorite son, Indiana will go solidly for Clark. These three things have practically settled the presidential nomination. The Clark men are jubilant on every avenue, and recruits are climbing on to the Missouri band wagon in every direction. Baltimore is a Champ Clark town, although it has been conspicuously fair in every particular to all the candi dates. and the courtesy and hospitality of the people of Baltimore to the con vention guests have been almost with out a parallel. Baltimore has really won the heart of the national Democracy at this con vention. and those who remember the week will always hear with grateful consideration any future bid which Baltimore may make for a national Democratic convention. Mayor Pres ton. the city's cblvalric and hospitable executive, has won golden opinions by his untiring and effective considera tion. and there arc scores of delegate* who are holding him In their hearts most thoughtfully ind gratefully fm Hie vice pre: idemlal honor whkb they have to bestow. most disappear ed today. There is not a. break In the Clark line from Massachusetts to California. They entered the convention a phalanx and will remain unbrok-