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2 WHAT CARTOONIST TAD SAW AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AT BALTIMORE [ L_.——,„ , ( T- — 7”) 1 •< > I'T 1? JSrKk ® '■‘""l vL>-< 3 K str**’’ W-i 1- i / ■ I i > ?*■ ' ’■MEW '1 U4uF A poirts jb U - / 6e' rr t~ r <. storfF i i 7rJ>p MURPHY MMES Win ON BRYAN Taggart and Sullivan Join Tammany in Fighting Ne braskan to Finish. Continued From Page One. been seated. The report set forth that the Wilson men were elected. There were three tickets In the flcld according to a statement by Morris which followed the reading of the re port. The Wilson and Bryan progres sive ticket was first in the field. The other tickets were the Clark progres sive ticket and the Clark-for-president ticket. The committee seated the Clark men because the total for the two tick ets on which Clark’s name appeared greater than the vote for the Wil son ticket. Morrla pointed out that thv two sets of Clark delegates were sepa rate and distinct In finding for the Clark men. Mor ria said, the delegations were not di vided but the total war, given to the delegates on the Clark-for-president ticket. •‘lf we should sustain any such un usual ruling of the credentials com mittee. we would override the primary law of South Dakota," the speaker de clared. He asked that no demonstra tion he started when the name of any candidate he mentioned When he spoke of the “Clark-for president" ticket, there was brief cheer ing. but It soon died down Governor William A. McCorkle, of West Virginia, asked the right "to pre sent the right of a sovereign state tn a vote on the floor." He said that he did not represent any faction. Abut merely spoke at) the representative of the majority of the credentials com mittee. Photographer's Flash Alarms Mrs. Taft. As McCorkle started his speech a photographer shot a flash lamp in front of Mrs Taft's seat. A puff of smoke arose and the first lady of the land, much alarmed, leaned forward with compressed lips to see what had hap peped. Clark s name In McCorkle's remarks brought forth a scattered hurst of ap plause. After he had stated the case for several minutes Senator T.uke Lea jumped to the front. "Will the gentleman give time for a question?" he asked "My question is: 'The day after the chairman of the executive committee certified to the election he received a letter from the secretary of state sav ing that he had returns from only about sixteen counties Now. can the com mittee have this certificate In the face o! tb<« letter"' I will answer tha. question by a question." replied ti e governor. 'How does hr stand upon a certlfi -a; p issued upon the same day saying tne same returns were in by a Repub lican canvassing board?" "I'll answer." said Senator Lea •Take vour time." replied the gov ernor. going on with his speech Mr. Lea replied when the governor finished that the certificate lie had was bssn.l on the figures. M. M Crane, of Texas, spoke next so ■ the tninoritx Me said that the former national committee lad seated the Wilson dele gation and asked that the convention be as fai" with the Wilson delegates as the national eommitiee had been He said that tin contention of the ir.ajoritx that* the Repub.lean officials should not be believed was not morally right. He contended that no man should assume that a man had told an unofficial untruth because that official v as a Republican Governor Blanchard Speaks For Committee Former Governor R anc. .. ■ ~i Louisiana, spoke for the I'nnltstf's “This ease ought to be decided upon its merits. Irrespective of the claims of tint aspirant to the presidency." lie began. “On its merits there is only one s.de ■ n this case. The national committee seated those delegates known as the ontestecs Thr majority of the cot • mlttoe on credential* ••rxerseri thei deeifeiun . Mian'. t.iieri recited th* facer a: he saw them. Throughout the apeaking the vast ciowd packed Into the building was restive. There was confusion and an under-hum of talking that made the task of the speakers difficult. Neither delegates nor spectators dis played interest In the contests and it was only when the speaker mentioned the name qf some candidate that they paid any attention. I The hall was plentifully supplied with noise-making instruments. Horns and whistles had found their way into hall and at the slightest opportunity added to the confusion. Ollie James, the permanent chairman cho'en for the convention, came In while Governor Blanchard was speak ing He got the polite hand-clapping as he walked down the center aisle to his seat. Big Hall in Great Confusion. Governor Blanchard went Into the le gal phases of the case at great length. While he was talking the confusion Increased so that It was difficult to lie*r what he had to aay. The confusion came as much from the seats where the delegates were seated as from the crowded gallery. When he finished and it was seen an other speaker was to follow there were cries of ‘.'vote, vote." chairman Joseph E. Bell, of Indiana, said that the letter of the South Dakota state chairman reported that Champ 1 Clark had received 65 per cent of the vote of the state. He proceeded to read the much quoted latter In favor of the seating of Lee delegates, who are for Clark. "Only sixteen counties." called the delegates from New Jersey. Mr. Bell added that there was a scheme In the Dakota election to split the Clark vote for the benefit of Wil son. and that In spite of the split Clark got 7,000 votes to 4,200 for Mr. Wilson. Then Mr. Bell asked the convention to vole for the majority report. ' T. J. Knox, of Minnesota, followed 1 Bell. Before' he had taken his place there were more cries of “vote, vote." ’ He started at once to tell all over again the story of the three ticket* and the plurality. When he coupled Wilson's and Clark's names In a sentence there was so much noise from the two factions that he was forced Io suspend entire ly, while the sergeant-at-arms ham . mered Industriously for order Knox closed with the house in dis i order while the delegates and the gal leries took up the cry "vote, vote." Theodore A. Bell of California, took ' the place of his namesake to close the argument. ' More Disorder As Speaking Continues. 1 "Vote, vote." "Question, question, question The double series of calls came from the delegates, thoroughly tired of the debate. "When people of a state express their choice for a man for president.' said Bell, "the delegates of this convention must vote to let them ogpress their will" He 'barged that a Wilson trick to cheat Clark out of the vote so the state had been prepared. He charged that ’ T.ono Democrats in South Dakota had voted for Clark "And Wilson." chorused the Wilson men. "Be honest." Karl Brewer, of Mississippi, came . into the debate from the floor and started a rip-roaring demonstration. "Did the people of South Dakota have a primary election?" he asked. They did." replied Mr. Bell. , \x ho got the majority of the votes?" , “Champ Clark." X,,. ( i.0." came the long roll of pro test . Tl>>- Wilson delegates were all on thefi feet crying for their man. Gov ernor Blanchard came to ask a ques , tion , "The question I was asking the gen j tieman from California is this: Two of those tickets He got no further Some one in the gallery cried: "Three cheers for Wil son." A united demonstration began. 1 Twenty pictures of Wilson were flashed Into sight. Banners were waved over 1 the heads of the shouting, screaming f and cheering delegates, who stood tn chairs and shouted themselvet hoarse. Give us Wilson, we'll give you Mln r nesota," was the legend e The ball was now on fire with en c thusiasm, and fanned every moment b.x some new addition to the stirring m, tiling masr on the floor. Thr Pennsylvania delegation jumped : Into th* tumult with a banne saying r THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. -TUNE 27. 1912. "Give us Wilson, we will give you Pennsylvania." The news came that the action of the police in closing the doors and refusing to allow any more people to enter had been taken on the order of the fire marshal, who feared the danger of a holocaust or a serious accident from the packing of the crowd. Mrs. Taft stood up and gazed In won der at the strange sight of the men who marched, shouted and sang for the men they most desired. She soon took her seat again, but scanned the hall with the opera glasses. "Bang!" A salute came from a big flashlight battery of a photographer recording the turbulent scene- A big orange and black banner hear ing the legepd, "Staunton. Wilson's birthplace," was unfolded by the Vir ginis delegates, and was greeted with a cheer. Murphy Declares War on Bryan BALTIMORE, June 27.—Charles F Murphy, of New York; Thomas T. Taggart, of Indiana, and Roger C. Sul livan. of Iljlnols. the actual, steering committee of the Democratic national convention, today decided to flght the Bryan forces to a finish. They will make no compromise with Bryan. They want harmony, but they will not go so far as to Join with the Ne braskan in electing a president unless ■he Is willing to accept their candidate. The three leaders will not support Wilson, but are willing to unite on an other candidate championed by •Bryan. That wax the situation when the ■third day s session was called to order at noon by Chairman Parker. The trio today outlined the future, ■conduct of the convention as follows: This afternoon Action on majority and minority reports of the committee on credentials; selection of Ollie James, of Kentucky, as permanent chairman, and address by him. This evening: Hearing of speeches in nomination and seconding of candi dates for the presidential nomination; balloting upon presidential candidates with the possibility that three ballots will be taken and that that will be enough to settle the matter. Friday afternoon: Presentation of the report of the committee on resolu tions and action on the platform. Friday evening .Nomination of a candidate foi vice president 'and final adjournment of the convention. This program will not vary very much, in the opinion of Taggart. Mur phy and Sullivan. Even though more ballots may be necessary for the presi dential nomination than they now fig ure upon, they insist that the work of the convention will nevertheless be completed some time Fridax night Mrs. Taft Sees Convention in Session. The Democratic national convention was watched today by the "first lady of the land." Mrs. Taft, wife rs the president, ramc over from Washington and was an early arrival in the gal lery near the speaker's platform. Bhe saw an animated scene, for. spurred by the promise of lively action, the early crowd took a good start with the re sult that a lively Interest from the throng was on hand an hour sooner than had been the case yesterday. Fo l ' them the first center of attraction was Mrs. Taft She arrived with Mrs. Nor man E. Mack three-quatrers of an hour before the convention met. Her scat was In the front row of the guests' gallery to the left of the chair man's stand and Immediately overlook ing the west section of the press gal lery . Today was the first time In the his tory of the country, so far as the old est convention fans could recall, that the wife of a president hud attended a convention which was to nominate the man who would oppose her husband for re-election Mrs. Taft was dressed in purple, trimmed with white, with purple hat trimmed with black velvet. With Mrs Taft were, besides Mrs Mack, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace. Mrs. Francis of Washington. Miss Au brey. secretary to Mrs. Taft, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Wend ling, of Illinois, was assigned to take charge of the party, and he remained constantly near the little group that soon be.ame the center of attraction. Mrs. Taft arrived oxer the Pennsylva nia road at 11:10 o'clock. She was accompanied by Mrs Wallt.ee on the train. A large irowd had gathered at the sta'.'.on to greet her. She was escorted — Harmon in Race to Stay COLUMBUS, OHIO. June 27.- "I positively have not withdrawn and xvit! not withdraw from the presidential race. My name will be presented at Baltimore " This was the governor's answer to reports that E. M. Moot“ was attemnt ing to bring about the withdrawal of the presentation of his name at Balti more. "I am in the presidential race to the finish and have no intention of with drawing." added Mt. Harmon. through the Charles street entrance of the station without being recognized. She entered a waiting automobile and cante direct to the convention hall. Mrs. Taft scanned the hall with a pair of opera glasses and occasionally • ceased her survey to make a smiling comment to Mrs. Mack. The crowd assembled slowly. As they came in those already there pointed out the party of the first lady of the land, and Mrs. Taft was the center of attraction. The delegatee were slow in getting in. Five minutes before the time set for re convening the seats reserved for dele gates were half empty. In spite of the prospect for lively action, the galleries were also slow In filling up. It was another coatlesa, red-hot day. xvith the humidity oppressive and pro vocative of trouble. There was a re port as the delegates came together that Charles F. Murphy and Roger Sullivan had split. It came from Bryan bead quarters. and when Mr. Sullivan 'xvas asked about it he said: "Mr. Murphy and myself do not al ways agree." Then he added: "It is very clear, isn't it, that xve have different opinions on matters that arise In this convention? I don't know for xvhom his delegation will vote. I do know for whom mine will vote." The band which had done manful ! duty on the lean days of attendance caught the spirit that pervaded the at mosphere. it loafed along through "Old Black Joe," and then played "Maryland, My Maryland," “My Old Kentucky Home" and "Virginia" in a dreamy fashion. "Dixie” Brings House to Its Feet. Then the musicians woke up in a hurry and brought the convention to Its feet with "Dixie." While the delegates waited for the gavel to fall, Senator Luke Lea of Ten nessee held a conference with Chair man Parker. The secretary called Sen. ator Smith to join them. The tune changed to "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.” Mrs. Mack told Mrs. Taft what the tune was and she laughed heartily. As a sequel to the lively session of last night, It was learned that Marshal Farnham had ordered out an additional detail of 150 police to gmtra tne con vention entrances. The marshal said he did not expect trouble, but wanted sufficient men on hand. Before the session began there came a charge that the hall was being packed far beyond the danger point and that the authority to control the situation had been taken from Chairman Crane of the local committee. The charge was soon supported by the protest of Mr. Crane and the throw ing open of the doors to a mob that swarmed in at all doors. It packed the entire space behind tHe delegates’ rows of seats to what Mr. ' t'rane earnestly declared to be a point far beyond the limit us safety. Row after roxx slanders was permitted to bank along the rear of the hall. Far upon the window sills In the rear of the gallery the early admitted spec tators festooned themselves. There xvas not an Inch of space in the ’ armory upon which one person could have been placed when the first cheet came, it came when a delegate tatked a large picture of Citamp ('lark to the Arkansas standard. Missouri followed suit at once and California was next to put the sign in place. With the preliminaries out of th' way this afternoon, the convention will proceed to nominating for pre iden? to night. The convention last night voted to abrogate the unit rule of voting by states, except In those eases xvhere state laws impose the unit rule on the delegations. This action w.i* consid ered a victory for the Wilson forces. Here Is the Way The Vote Is Split. The most enthusiastic boomer in Baltimore does not anticipate a nomi nation on the first ballot. Aside from William .1 Bryan and William J. Gaynor, who have no in structed vote, the total runs this way: Clark. 449 1-2: Wilson. 261; Harmon, 67; Underwood. 77 1-2; Marshall, 31: Baldxxin. 14. and Burke, 10. The unlnstrueted total is IS4. but one must subtract from that the 90 votes of Nexv York, which are to go to the i Gaynor standard on the first ballot, so that the head man is short 2tl votes, with but a scant 94 from which to re ceive his first ballot strength. Here Is tb( situation in flguicx Dy I states; A; .... ’ ' r / • I — -J' .> REFERENDUM IN SMB BILL Senate Demands Probe of the State Board of Health—New Insurance Measure. Continued From Page One. fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge R. G. Lawson, a Smith appoin tee. Smith loaders in the senate admitted today that there was little chance for the Sheppard resolution to pass. This viexv of the situation was advanced on every side by Senator Smith's strong est henchmen. When Senator Sheppard, on the last night of the last summer's session, ob tained a return of these appointments, the Smith men noxv believe he blun dered. Had the appointments remain ed with the senate they xvould noxv come up as unfinished business and the cause -for their former rejection hav ing been removed, would stand an ex cellent chance for confirmation HALL'S STATE AUDITOR BILL UP FOR PASSAGE. Mr. Hall, of Bibb, had the first bill to come up for passage in the house, a measure providing for a state audi tor. be appointed by the governor A similar bill was veteod by Governor Hoke Smith last year. It provides a salary of $2,000 a year. It was recom mitted, upon Mr. Hall's motion, for amendments. Mr Alexander, of DeKalb, offered a resolution calling upon the governor to submit to the legislature any memo randa his predecessor may have left re garding this bill. The department of insurance bill, by Gower. Hardeman and Chandler, was Introduced in the house. It provides for the establishment of a department to relieve the comptroller general of insurance work. Its chief officer shall be known ax "insurance commission er." with a deputy, a clerk and a fire inspector. It gives the commissioner great power to investigate and regu late all insurance companies and to en force insurance laws. The bill was referred to the insurance committee. Mr. Dteese offered a bill to prohibit the spread of hog cholera. Mr. Lott, of <'offee ( that’s his name, not his breakfasti, offered a local bill to create a board of road commission ers in his home county. MORE PAY WANTED FOR GOVERNOR'S CLERKS. Mr. Hall, of Bibb, offered a constitu tional amendment to give $8,090 a year Instead of $6,000 to pay secretaries and clerical force in the governor's office. Mr. Merritt, of Greene, introduced a fish bill, providing that no seines with meshes of less than two Inches be used in Georgia streams. Mr. Tippins, of Appling, and others offered a bill to appropriate $25,000 to erect and equip a new building at the North Georgia Agriculturst college at Dahlonega. Mr. Stovirll, of Elbert, offered a new Income tax bill. It provides a tax of one per cent on the excess of all net incomes over $5,000 a year. Mr. Stovall also offered a bill to ap proprite $6,000 to pay 98 Confederate pensions left unpaid tn 1912 after the first appropriation xvas cx.iausicfl. Mr. Vinson, of Baldxx in. offered a bill providing for permanent registration. It applies to all state primaries and elections. Mr. Ault's bills to improve the agri cultual department were increased bx four today in the bouse. TIPPINS BILL COMES UP NEXT MONDAY. The Tippins anti-near-beer bill was called up at 11 o'clock in its regular pla,ce on the calendar . Hooper Alexan der. of DeKalb, the leading advocate of tire bill, requested that it be set as a special order for July 1. with a limit of two hours for debate for each side, and the previous question be called at 10:30 o'clock on the next flay. July 2. the house to contlnui in session until the bill Is disposed "f. Mr. Hail insisted that tire nuittor be referred to the committee on rule*. AN EXCELLENT NIGHTCAP Horstord'» Acid Phosphste Half a teaspoontul of Horsford's Acid Phosphate in bulf a gins* of water on re I tiring induces restful sleep ••• 1 SOME THINGS SEEN AND HEARD AT BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, June 27.—Friends of Governor Foss, of Massachusetts, "pa pered" the Baltimore armory this morn ing before the hour for the assembling of the convention with an appeal to the Democrats to nominate the Massa chusetts man for the presidency. Thou sands of copies of a pamphlet, giving Governor Foss’ record and a circular headed "Foss, the only Democrat that can win," were distributed to the dele gates as they arrived. A lot of people who have heard the "Backbone of Democracy" talked about and don't know what It means should hearken to Josephus Daniels, Demo cratic national committeeman from North ("arolina. Mr. Daniels hKd charge of the distribution of press seats for the convention. A thousand of them were placed in his hands. A New- York newspaper man. who was with out a seat, appealed to Mr. Daniels. “Sorry." said Daniels, "but all the tickets are gone. Anyway. I allotted 500 of them to the rural newspaper writers. I said to myself, ‘the country weeklies are the backbone of Democ racy. and I'll take care of them first. I did. By the way, what did your met ropolitan Journal ever do for the Dem ocracy? Get me?” "A man to.be a saloon keeper must be a genhjs v |such as the'man who be comes a successful p<ilitlclan.'” said Michael Kenna (Hinkey Dink), of Chi cago. “The latest returns from the though he said he was ready to t,o.te for Mr. Alexander’s request. Mr. Alexander showed that Mr. An derson, of Chatham, was absent at Bal timore. and as Ms. Anderson is the leader of the opponents of the bill he did not desire to take an advantage of his opponent’s absence by taking up the bill at this time. Mr. Hall withdrew his objection, and the bill was set for a special order on July 1, next Monday. Mr. Tarver, of Whitfield, had the honor of the first bill to repeal.' the Georgia dog tax law. Mr. Tarver also offered a bill to ap point a commission to Investigate the necessity of a sanitarium for "dope" fiends and inebriates. Dr. George Brown, of Fulton, of fered a bill to provide a printing ex pert to assist the state printing com mlssloh. It follows ' recent charges against the state printing contractor and provides expert supervision of work and accounts. His salary is fixed at $2,509 a year. It required a half hour of the house's time and a roll call to appropriate $250 to buy a nexx’ book case for the pension commissioner. A resolution appropriating S2OO for a painting of the late General Clement A. Evans, prison commissioner and commander-ln-chief of the United Con- WHY Don’t YOU Get a KODAK 7 • Surely not on account of the price. For one dollar you can get a Brownie that takes splen did little pictures. For five dol lars a folding machine, and on up to the specially equipped Kodaks. Just any pi ice to suit your purse. We do A-1 finish ing and handle complete line amateur supplies. Send for cat alog and price list. A. K. Hawkes Co. KODAK DEPT. 14 WHITEHALL cases in this town." interposed a Tam many statesman, “show pretty well that there are few geniuses here.” Lacking one inch of sever! feet, George F. Caldwell, assistant sergeant at-arms of the Michigan delegation, is the tallest man attending tlie Balti more convention. Mr. Caldwell has not indicated what presidential candi date he is "long on" as yet. but he threatens to east a shadow on the pro ceedings of the convention by arising in his seat to protest if the right man is not named. Tits Missouri delegation was short tickets for the convention. One of the number saw Josephus Daniels, who ex plained he sent the state's allotment of 150 to Champ darks 20-year-old . son. Young Clark was asked what he had done with the tickets. He ex plained: '.'Why, 1 thought they were in tended for my personal use, so J dis , tributed them among m.v college. Friend* in Baltimore.” Hence the report that . Missouri may bolt dark. A bunch of thirsty delegates'w hose pocketbooks have become' depleted by the altitudinous prices prevailing for convention week were sounding in song the praises of their respective candi dates in ofte of BaltimorA'l-- 'largest cases. "Sing less and buy more?’ shohted the man behind the cash register. “You fellows must think this Is a re'vival meeting, not a convention." federate Veterans, was adopted unani mously. ; . At 12 o'clock a motion by Mr. Vinson to adjourn was defeated. Mr. Hall in sisting that there was work ahead. Mr. Alexander's child labor bill was set for a special order on July 9 Savannah Asks for Passage of Charter savannah. GA.. June 27. - Without committing itself either for or against the plan, city council has agreed to sub mit the revised draft of the proposed commission form of government bill to the legislature. Accordingly the pro posed charter will he forwarded to Chat ham county representatives in the legis lature with the request that they intro duce the bill at the present session and use their best efforts to secure Its pass age. Cash Grocery Go.'s ! LARD SALE SNOWDRIFT or scooo WKm 10 Pound Pail 199 c 5-lb. pail 49 C 4- pail 39 C 5- nail White Rose Pure Hog Lard 64c Best Creamery Butter, strict- ly fresh, lb 30 c Good Creamery Butter for cooking, lb 15 C Guaranteed Fresh Country Eggs tn EVERY EGG GUARANTEED. Good Butterine, lb 14c Cash Grocery Co. 118-120 Whitehall