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2 WHAT CARTOONIST TAD SAW AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AT BALTIMORE t** /- " -C"\ J ) 1 -.a, ft N '■jSgSir? —LeV i / r-C? />! r~ ct- ® vz//\ T** i hact a poirts | J , jgmrn. noi*6 > I ’ k Tpg BUCK/* 0 - MURPHV MAKES H ON BRYAN Taggart and Sullivan Join Tammany in Fighting Com moner to Finish. Continued From Page One. Illinois, 58 ('lark. Indiana, 30 Marshall; lowa, 26 ('lark; Kansas, 20 Clark; Ken tucky, 26 Clark; New York, 90 unin structed; North Dakota, 10 Burke; Louisiana, 11 Clark, 9 Wilson; Maine, 12 uninstructed; Maryland, 16 Clark; Massachusetts, 36 Clark; Michigan. 6 Clark, 1- Wilson. 11 Harmon. 1 Mar shtill; Minnesota. 24 Wilson; Missis sippi, 20 Wilson; Missouri, 26 Clark; Montana. 8 Clark; Nebraska. 12 Clark; Nevada. 6 Clark; New Hampshire, 8 Clark; New Jersey, 4 Clark, 24 Wilson; New Mexico, 8 Clark; North Carolina, 24 uninstructed; Ohio, 19 Wilson, 29 Harmon; Oklahoma, 10 Clark. 10 Wil son; Oregon, 10 Clark; Pennsylvania, 71 Wilson, 5 Harmon; Rhode Island. 10 Clark; South Carolina, 18 Harmon: South Dakota. 10 Clark; Tennessee, 24 unlnstructed; Texas. 40 Wilson; Utah, 8 uninstructed; Vermont, 8 unlnstruct ed; Virginia, 2 Clark. 9 Wilson. 13 Un derwood; Washington. 14 Clark; Wis consin. 6 Clark. 20 Wilson; Wyoming, 6 Clark; Alaska, 6 Clark. District of Columbia. 6 Clark; Hawaii, 6 unin structed; Philippines, 6 uninstructed; Porto Rico, 2 1-2 Clark, 3 Wilson, 1-2 Underwood. Bryan Strength Prominent Factor. It is perfectly apparent that for any candidate to get the nomination he must get strength from his neighbor. Looking about the neighborhood for the possibilities, the first prominent sign is the Bryan vote. His voting strength in the convention has ranged, on two crucial tests, from 510 to 565 1-2 votes. That was upon a question of party principle in each case. How many of these will stay by his advice is the question of the man re mains to be seen. It is definitely and thoroughly understood that if Mr. Bry an ca nhelp it none of his vote will go to either Judson Harmon, of Ohio, or Champ Clark, of Missouri. The Har mon feud is of long standing and has carried Mr. Bryan Ohio ward upon di vers occasions trying to wean the citi zens of the Democratic party of that state from their inclination to elect the governor to high office. It rests upon the Bryatiesque asser tion. repeatedly made, that Governor Harmon is a reactionary in spirit. The Clark loss of Nebraska favor Is of later date. Making a wager on the situation, the coldly ealculative would favor the Clark chance, but the chances are that an anchor would be thrown out against the ever-turning influence of the Bryan tide. Plainly Clark has the nomination In sured, unless Bryan can, by personal force, keep him out of It. The real sit uation. therefore, is that of a new alignment of the party on the conserva tive and radical lines, with the require, .ment of a two-thirds vote to decide the issue where a bare majority did the trick at the last intaking of the Bryan tower. Bryan Building Progressive Platform BALTIMORE. June 27.—Members of the resolutions committee of the Demo cratic nationa' convention who would consent to talk declared today that the platform adopted will be progressive. A conflict Is expected, however, over seven planks drawn up by William ,1 Bryan. His friends are confident and declare the platform will be built along lines in keeping with progress and in accordance with advanced ideas from Mr. Bryan. He has met little oppnsl tion to date in dominating the resolu tions committee and the sub-commit tee of eleven, which is actually drawing the platform. Here are some of the Bryan planks Legislation for supervision and con trol of banks which will absolutely as sure s he people when they deposit money they can get it back Legislation for the protection of the laboring man against injustice under CLARK SECOND CHOICE OF GEORGIA DELEGATES; WILSON MEN SPURNED By JAMES B. NEVIN. BALTIMORE, June 27.—Every little delegate has an opinion all his own in this town today, so far as the probable nominee of the party Is concerned, but the great majority of 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. Slong with enough dele gates to Insure Clark’s nomination. Last night's session of the conven tion was an extremely noisy one. The crowds, not the delegates, made th# noise. So far as the Georgia delega tion Is concerned, last night’s session spelled nothing In particular. It came out entertaining the same ideas about things that it entertained when it went in. Georgia Delegation Model of Harmony. It Is one of the most harmonious, compact and aggressive delegations In the entire convention. It will vote sol idly on whatever Tt votes upon. There are no disputes or aggravated differ ences of opinion inside the Georgia del egation. The Woodrow Wilson people have reached the climax of their campaign here Every influence possible, wheth 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 to frantically, lovingly, dictatorially and humbly. It has remained as the rock of Gibraltar against Wilson. Wherever it goes and whatever it does, it will ■cast no Wilson votes. Efforts have been made to have it appear that Geor gia. favored, if not Wilson as second choice, then Gaynor. Georgia's per sistent reply hfts 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 nomination goes forward with the clocklike precision which marks the Clark campaign. It is not depending upon noise or fuss or feathers. The speaker is well liked by practically all classes of delegates. It will surprise few people if Clark w ins on the second or third ballot. Pendleton Didn't Oppose Hudson. The story sent to some Georgia Wil injunctions; trial by jury in contempt cases. A real anti-trust law enforcement. Legislation to protect the laboring man against the Sherman anti-trust law. Revision of the tariff for revenue only. Absolute opposition to the Aldrich banking and currency bill. Direct election of United States sena tors by the people. When the platform sub-comnuttee of eleven went to work again today It was expected that the platform would be pretty well under way by the late aft ernoon and completed by night so that it can be reported to the convention im mediately upon the nomination of a presidential and vice presidential candi date. Convention Approve* Bryan Plan. Mr Bryan's move to build a plat form for the party and not for the can didate met with approval at the hands <>f the delegates at last nights ses sion. The report of the rules commit tee recommended the unprecedented change and by viva voce vote it was tdopted. in all the throng of delegates but one voice was heard in dissent. At the reconvening of the sub-com mittee today it was found that most of the chaff had been cleared away tn the long night’s session of last evening When Chairman John W. Kern called the committee to order the actual work of selecting the planks was begun. In addition to the great pile of planks from outsiders almost every member of the sub-committee had planks to offei Senator James A O'Gorman, of New THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 27. 1912. 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. i Watson, who Is not here, was incorrect and entirely unjustified. Colonel Pen- I dleton did nothing of the kind, and had no Idea of doing anything of the kind, i had the Hudson suggestion been pushed i 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 the delegation reached Baltimore. He was not partic- • ularly Interested in it, but he would not t have opposed it had it come to a vote. • He realized that It was only "a move- ■ ment to show Hudson a pretty courte i sy, and as he esteems Hudson highly, s personally and otherwise, he would not t have fought the election. t Word came to the delegation after it reached Baltimore that Watson likely would come on and take his place on the delegation, and for that reason the Hudson suggestion was dropped. Clark Second ? Choice of Georgians. e A number of Underwood delegates tn - Balttpiore are beginning to figure . things this way: If it be found that Underwood can • not be ntniinated after exhaustive and i sincere efforts, Clark should fall heir . to the Underwood strength, for two 1 reasons. First, because is the > strongest man before the convention - and likely would make a winning fight, > thus attaching Georgia to a winner. 1 and second, because Clark’s promotion c to the presidency would mean Under r wood's promotion to the national I speakership. > This would leave Underwood in a . commanding position inside the party, 1 in fine strategetical shape for the noin . ination next time, and in a place where j he might increase his already superb , reputation as a leader, making him i finally a stout-hearted and staunch lieutenant and administration light r bower to help President Clark put through those reforms called for In the 1 platform t » be adopted by this conven . tion. > Failing to pluck the presidential t plum for Underwood, his real well -3 wishers and friends are asking them- I selves why not get the next best plum. > the speakership, for him. particularly I when it may be plucked through such a man as Clark. It looks more and more as if the Underwood break-away, if It comes, will surely be to Champ Clark. The speaker is an easy favorite over the field In the betting here. York, had a complete platform, which is at least semi-progressive. There were ideas in this not supported by Mr. , Bryan. One of these was the recom ' mendation for "flexible banking legis lation." Mr. Bryan’s ideas foi* bank ing legislation look far into the future ’ for the protection of the depositor. Former Congressman Fithian, of 1111- ' nois, had a plank looking toward a deep waterway from the lakes to the gulf. Senator Rayner, of Maryland. , had a complete platform from tariff reform and strong trust planks down ‘ to a recommendation against a presi dent serving more than one term. A plank may be inserted calling for a con stitutional amendment making a presi dent ineligible for re-election. 1 The California delegation has insist ed and they may succeed in getting the Democratic convention to Indorse the designation of San Francisco as the most suitable place for the Panama ex hibition. > - ■ WHITE BLACKBIRD IS SEEN IN PARIS GARDEN ’ PARIS, June 27.—An ornithological curiosity has been discovered in the t Luxemburg garden. It Is a rare bird 1 a white blackbird. It was found a . short time ago in the bushes behind the i residence of the president of the sen . ate. The gardeners show great tolera i tion toward it. permitting It to roam J freely among the seeds and the young r shoots. The bird is watched night and ■> day. lest an unscrupulous "Barnum" should capture it. Like other black- > birds, it sings melodiously. CHUK PICKED TO WIN,DECLARES BRISBANE Nine-Tenths of Those at Balti more Believe Speaker Will Be Nominated. By ARTHUR BRISBANE. BALTIMORE, June 27.—The United States is watching the second T>art 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 that on the roll call Bryan was defeated by only 69 votes out of more than 1.000, which shows that he 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 are popular as candidates or well known because they have spent their own or some one rise’s money in ad vertising—are Clark, Gaynor. Under wood. Wilson and Bryan, candidate ex officio and by established custom, al though not yet announced as a candi date by himself. The men who make political pic 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 Democratic donkey, the Missouri "houn' daw g” and the Tammany tiger. This is the Democratic zoological equipment which will soon, together or separately, oppose the regular Republi can elephant and the Irregular Roose -1 velt bull moose. 1 Nine out of ten among those here be lieve that Clark will be nominated. They predict that he will have the sup port not only of the progressives and radicals in whose ranks he is included, but also the support of many that are praying for a tory reactionary candi date. but realize that such a candidate can not win. Politics in this country, figuratively speaking, will cause many cases of "cross-eyed vision." Look Cross-Eyed at Roosevelt. The corporations look at their pet re actionary and they love him, but they are tjlso looking cross-eyed at Roose velt and wondering if their choice can beat him. Men that have the money .are here well organized and determined. If they CAN do it, and If on talk ing over the possibilities with those that understand the temper of the country they DARE do it, they will nominate an absolute reactionary and hope to elect him by spending money energetically concentrating the reac 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 the reasons they are rich. And they have .i well developed dread of Roosevelt, knowing what he will probably do to those that habitually hire Elihu Root if he—Roosevelt—is elected. Clark Most Probable. Champ Clark, as matters stand, is the most probable nominee. The great stone armory is admirably suited to the holding of the convention. Each day it is packed to its full capaci ty long before the convention actually opens. There is music by the band, as usual, and a great deal of disorder. It must be said in passing that the Democrats do not manage a convention as well as the Republicans—that is to say, they do not control it as well. There has been very little order throughout the sessions. Three pictures and three mottoes or quotations decorate the gieat hall. Above the speakers' stand is the pic ture of Thomas Jefferson with this quotation from that democratic pa triot : ‘‘May the infinite power which rules 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 beside a frowning picture of old An drew Jackson are written the words; "Who never sold the truth to serve the hour.” At the opposite end of the hall to the left of the speakers' stand is a picture of George Washington and this quota tion : "May the virtue and happiness of the people be preserved and the govern ment which they have instituted for the protection of their liberties be per petual.” An old lady, w ho had come to look on, to criticise rather than praise, asked indignantly bow long it was sinct George Washington had become a Democrat and how they dated put his picture In that hall. T.'Sl Jv a pe* l OcrweG left UCNJ <xn»«r ''gtSESESmP / j THREE OF THE MANY REAL BEAUTIES AT THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION IX / J 1 \ z & W J ® / i ~ 1 ’ fell* ‘' r ■ z \ 'W If 11 ’ W y II a ,_r - Zr i I I V’’ - « \< " .i MF / 1 ‘ I w »/ J'. ■ F/ X • '' * iW' * w / \j. j ; r jHMb u I v. a ' ' I IT. • ' B p<CTWfiir ■ I ' lluL f - ' it W 14\ ; From left to right, Miss Norma Mack, Miss Ruby Tucker and Miss Harriet Mack. All of them are from New York. 1 .. GOVERNOR'S LIST AGITATES SENATE Continued From Page One. return the appointments if he has them only as a matter of courtesy. When the senate refused to confirm Hoke Smith's regular appointments during the last session because the governor, then senator-elect, refused to proceed to Washington and relin quish his gubernatorial office, Senator Sheppard on the last night of the ses sion asked that the appointments be returned to Hoke Smith. This was done. On August 17 Governor Smith issued commissions to his appointees as ad Interim appointments. This means even if these appointments were good that the appointees could hold office only until the legislature met. The supreme court in deciding the West-Shackleford controversy over the Judgeship of the city court of Athens, held that a governor could make only vacancy appointments without a con firmation by the state senate. Shackle ford, Smith's appointee, lost bis case and the court's ruling applied to all the Smith appointments not made to fill actual vacancies. FIGHTING CATTLE TICK. DALTON. GA., .lune 27.—The work of ridding Whitfield county of the cattle tick is now well under way. Three paid in spectors. tC. P Moore. B Wilson and C A Connally, are at work. There are eight dipping vats in different parts of the count.- After July 1 the state quar- ' amine laws will be rigidly enforced. 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 Carolina. Mr. Daniels had 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 w< < kites 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 mils' be a genius, such as the man who be comes a successful politician." said Michael Kenna (Hinkey Dink), of Chi cago. "The latest returns from the cases in this town." interposed a Tam many statesman, "show pretty well that there are few geniuses here." f Lacking Avne inch of seven feet, ■ George F. Caldwell, assistant sergeant- - at-arms of the Michigan delegation, is t the tallest man attending the Balti- > more convention. Mr. Caldwell has not indicated what presidential canfii- ■ date he is “long on" as yet, but he > threatens to cast a shadow on the pro-1 ceedings of the convention by arising ; in his seat to protest if the right man - is not named I "Clark’s Hearst connections are go i ing t»> prevent his nomination,” con t tributed an Underwood delegate. I "What would you advise Clark to ■ do?” inquired « supporter of the speak i er. 1 "Why. have him ’can' Hearst, just . the way Wilson did Colonel George f Harvey.” The Missouri delegation was short tickets for the convention. One of the number saw Josephus Daniels, who ex. > plained he sent the state’s allotment I of 150 to Champ Clark's 20-year-old . son. Young Clark was asked what he had done with the tickets. He ex plained: "Why. I thought they were in. tended for my personal use, so I dis . tributed them among my college friends In Baltimore." Hence the report that Missouri may bolt Clark. A bunch of thirsty delegates whose pocketbooks have become depleted by the altitudlnous prices prevailing for convention week were sounding in song I the praises of thi ir respective candi dates in one of Baltimore'- largest . cases. "Sing l,s s and buy more,” shouted the man behind the cash register. “You fellows must think this Is a revival meeting, not a convention."