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Woodrow Wilson and Bryan Virtually Eliminated From the Race for Democratic Candidacy
CHAMP CLARK ONLY ONE WHO CAN WIN NOMINATION, SAYS GRAVES
Al! Factions Concede
Speaker Can Be Re
lied Upon to Beat
Roosevelt and Taft.
Missourian’s Attitude
Wins Friends for Him.
By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
BALTIMORE. Tune 27. —Every ses
sion of the Democratic national con
vention makes more definite and clear
the certain nomination of Champ Clark
for president of the United States.
Mr. Bryan has been effectively elimi
nated as a possibility. If Mr. Bryan
could be beaten in a progressive con
vention by 69 votes for the office of
temporary chairman, it is not likely
that Mr. Bryan would receive enough
votes a« a candidate for president be
fore that body to give him a majority,
much less the two-thirds which he
would- require.
The ballot Tuesday also practically
eliminated Governor Wilson as a strong
possibility in this convention. The
Wilson vote was joined solidly to the
Bryan vote, and the Wilson and the
Bryan vote combined was short 69 bal
lots even of a majority of the conven
tion. Those who know politics declare
this is convincing proof that Governor
Wilson, with Bryan's Support, could not
receive a majority of the convention’s
vote. and. therefore, certainly not a
two-thirds majority.
On the other hand, there were num
bers of Mr. Clark's supporters who sup
ported Mr. Bryan for temporary chair
man because of their personal regard
for the man and because of the tradi
tions of his past leadership and his
wide acquaintance in the party.
Clark Only One Who Can Win.
It is now evident to all factions that
Champ Clark is the only man who'can
command in the last moment the vote
of two-thirds of the national Democrat
ic convention.
Tt also is evident to the thinking men
of all factions that Champ Clark is now
the only man who can be safely relied
upon to poll enough votes to beat The
odore Roosevelt and President Taft.
It is really astonishing how great an
effect the wise, prudent and conserva
tive attitude which Champ Clark has
taken In this preliminary mangle in
the convention has had ixpon the se
rious-minded men of the Democratic
party and of the country.
Tt has stamped him above all things
as a man of discretion, a man of excel
lent temper, of sound judgment and a
man who can be trusted to do the .tyise
and proper thing in emergencies for the
party and the country. Upon the great
vote of the uninstructed delegates in
this convention this discretion and self
control has had an especial effect.
Since it has been done, the action of
the convention now impresses all par
ties as the one wise thing that ought to
have been done. It has held together
the Democratic party; it has made easy
for the two-fifths conservative vote of
the Democratic party to conre in with
good grace and support the party at the
polls, and it is universally remarked
that it was Champ Clark’s judgment
and discretion which has held the Dem
ocratic, delegates together In this con
vention. just as he has held the minor
ity which he so ably led in congress
and the majority over which he has
presided for the past year.
Clark Now Great Favorite.
The betting in Baltimore row ranges
from 2 to 1 to 4 to 1 on Champ Clark.
As to Mr. Bryan and his action in the
convention Tuesday, nothing disagree
able need be said. It is better to con
cede that Mr. Bryan was honest, but
mistaken; it is the mature judgment of
long-time political observers of the
Nebraskan’s career that Mr. Bryan has
been more or less spoiled with the suc
cessive expressions of confidence which
bis party has placed in him. and that
he has come to take himself altogether
>oo seriouslv ?s the indispensable coun
sellor if not the dictator of Democratic
-counsels. He has become in recent
reais something of a "schoolmaster”
in the majesterial authority which he
f.els and which he has attempted to
exercise. Conceding that Mr. Bryan’s
convictions have been behind his posi
tion on public questions, it is neither
unkind nor unfair to say tnal the De
moc acy owed to itself the dut? of vin
dicating Its own right to Independent
action and of informing Mr. Bryan that
I, nad other faithful adherents and
other faithful leaders.
It Is absolutely certain that the thrill
ing eloquence which swept the Chicago
convention Into a storm, and which has
thrice made him the norrjjnee of his
party for the highest office in the land,
has lost much of the fervor and thrill of
the power and force which made him
irresistible in past days.
HARDWICK TO HURRY
HOME AND PREPARE
FOR GOVERNOR RACE
Baltimore .lune 27. rhomas w
Hardwick likely will leave Baltimore
directly after the adjournment of the
convention for Georgia. to look Into th
gubernatorial situation.
So thoroughly has he been impressed
with what he considers a wide appeal
tn him to run for governor that he has
determined, to get in close personal
touch with his Georgia friends at once.
He perhaps will come home with the
delegation, not even going back to
Washington after the convention.
Every member of the Georgia ton
jressional delegation i« in Baltimore
today, and H is the opinion of practi
cally all that Hartwick has every in
tention of tunning for governor and
that hi formal announcement mat be
»xpected within th> next week m n
days.
CLARK PICKED ID
WIN,DECLARES
BRISBANE
Nine-Tenths of Those at Balti
more Beiieve Speaker Will
Be Nominated.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
BALTIMORE. June 27.—The United
States is watching the second part in
, the Democratic half of a presidential
nomination.
Bryan tried and failed to prevent the
nomination of Parker as temporary
chairman.
Equally important is the fact tiiat on
the roll call Bryan was defeated uy
■ only 69 votes out of more than 1.000,
’ which shows that lie must be consid
ered. and that steam roller methods
must be worked here. If at all. with
caution extreme.
The Five Candidates.
The five candidates whose names are
mentioned —that is to say. the five who
ate popular as candidates or well
’ known because they have spent their
1 own or some one else’s money in ad
vertising—are t'lark. Gaynor. Under
wood. Wilson and Bryan, candidate ex.
officio and by established custom, al
though not yet announced ae a candi
-1 date by himself.
The men who make political pit
-5 tures and do more to form opinion and
create lasting impressions than those
who write show us Miss Democracy
* accompanied with her three pets—the
1 Democratic donkey, the Missouri "hour'
’ dawg” and the Tammany tiger.
This is the Democratic zoological
equipment which will soon, together or
i separately, oppose the regular Republi-
- can elephant and the Irregular Roose
' velt bull moose.
Nine out of ten among those here be
lieve that dark will be nominated.
1 They predict that he will have the sup-
■ port not only of the progressives and
3 radicals in whose ranks he is included,
i but also the support of many that ar-
■ praying for a tory reactionary candi
' date, but realize that such a candidate
can not win.
s Politics in this country, figuratively
- speaking, will cause many cases of
i “cross-eyed vision.”
e Look Cross-Eyed at Roosevelt.
° The’corpora.tions look at their pet re
t actionary and they love him, but they
a are also looking cross-eyed at Roose-
- velt and wondering if their choice can
beat him.
f Men that have the money are here
• well organized and determined.
3 If they CAN do it. and if on talk
-1 ing over the possibilities .with those
p the temper of the
f country they DARE do it. they will
3 nominate an absolute reactionary and
e hope to elect him by spending mone>
3 energetically concentrating the reac
-1 tionary vote in his favor and fomenting
■ the quarrel among the Republicans.
Rich and powerful Wall Street men.
- however, are Intelligent—that Is one of
15 the reasons they are rich.
s And they have a well developed drear}
of Roosevelt, knowing what he will
probably do tn those that habitually*
s hire Elihu Root If he—Roosevelt—ls
elected.
e Clark Most Probable.
champ Clark. as matters stand, is
‘ the most probable nominee.
I q'ftp great stone armory is admirably
r suited to the holding of the convention.
e Each day it is packed to its full capaci
-3 ty long before the convention actually
opens.
There Is music by the band, as usual,
f and a great deal of disorder. It must be
’ said in passing ihat the Democrats do
" not manage a convention as well as
c the Republicans—that is to say. they do
’ nor control it as well.
There has been very little order
e throughout the sessions.
n Three pictures and three mottoes or
s quotations decorate the great hall.
Above the speakers’ stand is the pie
’’ ture of Thomas Jefferson with this
’ quotation from that democratic pa
' trlot:
“May the infinite power which rules
I the destinies of the universe lead our
councils to what is best and give them
a favorable issue for your peace and
‘ prosperity.”
" To the right of the speakers’ stand
s beside a frowning picture of old An
-3 drew Jackson are written the words:
II “Mho never sold the truth to serve the
hour."
11 At the opposite end of the hall to the
left of the speakers’ stand Is a picture
of Georg- Washington and this quota
tion ;
. "May the virtue and happiness of the
, people be preserved and the govern
-1 ment which they have Instituted for
the protection of their liberties be per
’ petual."
e An old lady, who bad come to look.on.
e to criticise rather than praise, asked
e indignantly how long it was since
George Washington had become a
d Democrat and how they dared put his
il picture in that hall.
s ”
? JOHN 0. ROCKEFELLER
GETTING ECONOMICAL
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CtILUMBqS, OHIO. June 27.—John
. D. Rockefeller has cut down the num
e ber of his automobiles since the gov
. eminent ordered the dissolution of the
- Standard Oil Company. Before then
d lie had five. Today the state depart
e ment received a request from Mr
n Rockerellei fm_ licenses and tags fo>
tour machines.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. JUNE 27. 1912.
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CLARK SECOND CHOICE
OF GEORGIA DELEGATES;
WILSON MEN SPURNED
' BALTIMORE. Jun? 27.-Every Tittle
delegate has an opinion all his own in
this town today, so far as the probable
nominee of the party is concerned, hut
, the great majority o.f them 'believe he
will be Champ Clark, of Missouri.
The Georgia delegation is still firm in
its determination to stick to Under
wood, so long as there is an Underwood
candidacy to stick to. but the Geor
gians realize that there may come a
time when Underwood’s name will be
withdrawn, or through force of cir
cumstances necessarily abandoned.
When that time comes the Georgia del-
■ egation will Swing into line for the
' Missouri man, along with enough dele
-1 gates to insure Clark’s nomination.
1 Last night’s session of the conven-
1 tion was an extremely noisy one. The
crowds, not the delegates, made the
noise. So far as the Georgia delega
tion is concerned, last night's sessloti
spelled nothing In particular, it came
out entertaining the same Ideas about
things that it entertained wdien it
1 went in.
Georgia Delegation
Model of Harmony.
Il is on? of the most harmonious.
• compact and aggressive delegations in
i the entire convention. It will vote sol
idly on whatever it votes upon. There
'• are no disputes o- aggravated dlfljer-
■ ences of opinion inside th? Georgia. del
egation.
> The Woodrow Wilson people have
reached the climax of their campaign
• here Every influence possible, whet’n-
> er on the quiet and In secret, or open
• and loud of mouth, has been brought to
bear to waver or make afraid the Geor
gia delegation. It has been appealed io
frantically, lovingly, dictatorially and
r humbly. It has remained as the rock
of Gibraltar against Wilson. Wherever
it goes and whatever H doi*s, it will
cast no Wilson votes. Efforts have
i been made to have it appear that Geor
gia favored, if not Wilson as second
i choice, then Gaynor* Georgia’s per
il sistent reply has been that she favored
Underwood. Circumstances have so
combined that Georgia has considered
a second choice, and It is Champ Clark.
It never will be the New Jerseyite nor
, Gaynor.
No other battle for the presidential
1 nomination goes forward with the
■ clocklike precision which marks the
Clark campaign. It Is not depending
? upon noise or fuss or feathers. The
t speaker is well liked by practically all
■ classes of delegates. It will surprise
few people if Clark wins <>n th* second
1 or third ballot
The story sent to some Georgia .Wil-
By JAMES B. NEVIN
son papers, to the effect that Chairman
Charles R. Pendleton vetoed the sug
gestion made early after the arrival
of the Georgia delegation in Balti
more that Thomas G. Hudson be elect
ed a delegate in place of Thomas E.
Watson? who is not here, was incorrect
and entirely unjustified. Colonel Pen
dleton did nothing of the kind, and had
no idea of doing anything of the kind,
had the Hudson suggestion been pushed
to a vote.
As a matter of fact, Colonel Pendle
ton had nothing whatever to do with
the affair, as it originated entirely with
other people and was called to his at
tention just before tile delegation
reached Baltimore. Ho was not partic
ularly interested 1h it, but he would not
opposed It had it come to a vote.
He realized that it was only a move
ment to show Hudson a pretty courte
sy. and as he esteems Hudson highly,
personally and otherwise, he would not
have fought the election.
Word came to the delegation after it
reached Baltimore that Watson likely
would tome on and take his place on
the delegation, and for that reason the
Hudson suggestion was dropped.
Clark Second
Choice of Georgians.
A number of Underwood delegates 'it
Baltimore are beginning to figure
things this way.
If it be found that Underwood ran
not be n< minuted after exhaustive and
sin* ere efforts, Clark should fall heir
to the Underwood strength, for two
reasons. First, because Clark i» th?
strongest man before the convention
and likely would make a winning fight,
thus atta* hirfg Georgia to a winner,
and second, because Clark’s pronfotion
to the presidency would mean I ndm ■
wood’s promotion to the national
speakership.
This would leave Underwood in a
commanding position Inside the party.
In fine strategetical shape for the nom
ination next time, and in a place where
he might increase his already superb
reputation as a leader, raaking him
finally a stout-hearted and staunch
lieutenant and administration light
bower to help President Clark put
through those reforms called for in the
platform t > be adopted by this conven
tion.
Failing to pluck the presidential
plum for Underwood, his real well
wishers and friends aie asking'them
selves why not get the next best pltun.
the speakership, for him. particularly
when it may be plucked through such
a man as Clark. If rooks more and
more as If the Underwood break-away,
If It i rimes, will surely be Io Champ
Clark The speaker is an easy favorite
over th* field in the betting here.
CZAR’S SON LIFE CRIPPLE.
VIENNA. June 27.—The' czarevitch.
wJio is eight years old. is suffering from
ttrbereul»sis of Hie right knee and will
never be, able to walk again, according
to advices received here through court
circles. The czar and czarina are deep
ly distressed, according to the advices
from St. Petersburg.
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ALPHONSE AND GASTON
SPIRIT AT BALTIMORE;
HARMONY EVERYWHERE
By BRUNO LESSING.
BALTIMORE. June 27.—1 suppose
Judge Parker and a few more were
intensely interested in the squabble
over the tem-
-Toy Ps=>-'
Jr
porary chair
manship, but
the great ma
jority of the
delegates were
not. When It
camo to vot
ing on the
question the
delegates made
tip their own
minds as to the merits of the case and
[then voted according—to the boss’ or
ders.
Hut what Interested the delegates
most is the conversation of harmony.
Each delegate feels that his candidate
Is sure to win on the fourth or fifth
ballot with the aid of the delegates won
from other candidates, and. therefore,
each delegate is doing all he can to be
nice to every other delegate.
After the acrimonious scenes in f'hl
cago. it s a joy tn see so many Al
phonses and Gastons. Perhaps the sur
roundings have something to do with it,
for all the Baltimoreans display typical
Southern courtesy. •
The facilities of the city are entirely
inadequate to handle the crowd that,
has gathered. The discomfort of the
perspiring throng makes this politeness
all the more conspicuous.
It’s In the Very Air.
A Clark delegate comes face tn face
with a Wilson delegate in the jam in
one of the. hotel corridors.
“Excuse me for pushing you, but I
can’t nelp It!” says one.
"Don’t mention it. old man; I was
just about to apologize myself. Your
man Clark is all right, all right!” This
is tlie Wilson man speaking Rut the
Clark man slaps him on the shoulder
and says:
| "They tell me Wilson is a fine man.”
And then an Underwood man tells
I one of them:
"Excuse me. suh; but you’ shoe laces
|ar< deranged.”
No one, you see. Is taking any chances
of possibly incurring the resentment of
any one else. The elevator service of
the Hotel Emerson, for Instance, Is en
tirely inadequate to handle the crowds
coming from and going to the various
headquarters. As soon as an elevator
opens its door at least fifteen men are
jammed Into it by the crowd pressing
behind. When the boy starts it, the
elevator usually sinks to the basement
instead of going up.
"Too mapy In the car," says the boy.
"Two or three gentlemen will have to
'step out.”
That is aboul the best time to see
men with Clark badges and Wilson
badges and Harmon badges and Tinder
wood badges and Gaynor badges good
naturedly fighting to outdo one another
in politeness. Each vociferously in
sists upon getting out and walking up
fifteen flights to let the other gentle
men ride. I don't know how long It will
last, but ft's beautiful to behold while it
lasts.
Harmony With a Big H.
This morning a man with an Under,
wood badge got Into the Clark head
quarters by mistake.
"Can any one tell me where the Un
derwood headquarters are?” he asked.
Ono of the Clark delegates rushed at
him.
"Come along with me, old man,” he
cried. "TH sitinw you where they am.”
There is a poem beginning, "Har
mony! Oh, heavenly harmony!"
That's all I remember of ft. but the
scenes tn Baltimore would have given
the author a. lot of ideas.
As New’ York Is one of the big doubt
ful factors In the problem, the New
York delegates get a wee bit more of
this outpouring of politeness than any
of the others. The Clark, Wilson, Un
derwood and Harmon people are fairly
btcaking their necks to make the New
York delegates happy.
They won't even let a man with a
Nev| York badge carry his own satchel, i
I've been trying to got a New York!
delegate’s badge
And if any delegate doesn’t happen;
to know where you’re from, he takes n®
chances.
Learning the Finer Points.
Powers then wanted to sketch Gov- |
ernor Vardaman, but wasn’t sure that
he knew him by sight. I gave a bell
boy a dime to point out this distin
guished' Southerner to us. By this time
I had learned the knack of tfhe game
"Well! Well!” I cried. "If it isft'ti
Governor Vardaman'r”
He looked at me from under his
bushy eyebrows and with a delightful
smile stretched out both arms!
"My boy," he said. “It's a real pleas
ure to see you! When did you get
here? And how are all the folks?" I
had never seen Governor A r ardaman
before In my life. I said cordially;
"I arrived Sunday and the folks are
all well. How are all your friends?”
"Everybody is well and all is har
mony." he said. "Harmony! That’s the
spirit of the day. There may be a lit
tle ruction, but Everything will be
smoothed out. You’re looking fine!
Taking good pare.of yourself, I'll bet!
Are they treating you all right? Let
me know if 1 can do anything for
■ you?"
■ Can you beat that for politeness? <
When Powers was finished we looked
up half a dozen others. They all were
glad to see me; they all inquired after
the folks, and they all were anxious to
know if I was being treated all right.
If the fact that not one of them had
e.ver laid eyes upon me before troubled
their consciences in slightest de
gree their countenances did not. betray
it. Taken all in all, they were the nic
est, politest and most genial crowd I
had ever seen.
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