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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
AU 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, June 27.—Every ses
sion of the Democratic national con
vention makes more definite and 'dear
rhe 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 ie not likely
that Mr. Bryan would receive enough
votes as a candidate for president be
fore that body to give him a majority,
much less the two-thlrds which he
would require.
The ballot Tuesday also practically
eliminated Governor Wilson as astrong
possibility in this convention. The
Wllsop 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,ln the last moment the vote
of two-thirds of the national Democrat
ic convention.
It 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 upon the se
rious-minded men of the Democratic
partv and of the country.
It'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 wise
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 ail 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 come 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 iw 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 now 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
his party has placed in him, and that
he has come to take himself altogether
too seriously as the indispensable coun
sellor if not the dictator of Democratic
counsels. He has become in recent
years something of a "schoolmastei
tn the majesterial authority which he
feels 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 that the. De
mocracy owed to itself the duty of vin
dicating its own right to independent
action and of informing Mr. Bryan that
it had 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
hrice made him the nominee 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. June 27.—Thomas W.
Hardwick likely will leave Baltimore
nlrectly after the adjournment of the
convention for Georgia, to look into th<f
gubernatorial situation.
So thoroughly has he been impressed
with what he considers a wide appeal
to 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 con
gressional delegation is in Baltimore
today, and it is the opinion of practi
cally all that Hardwick has every in
tention of running for governor and
that his formal announcement may be
expected within the next week or ten
CLARK PICKED TO
WIN, DECIARES
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 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 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 Candidate*.
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 else’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’
dawg” 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
velt bull moose.
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 also 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.
1 And they have a well developed dread
of Roosevelt, knowing what he will
probably do to those that habitually
1 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
-1 ty long before the convention actually
opens.
i 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
1 quotations decorate the great hall.
Above the speakers' stand is the pic
ture of Thomas Jefferson with this
quotation from that democratic pa
' trlot:
"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.”
i To the right of the speakers’ stand
' beside a frowning picture of old An
-1 drew Jackson are written the words:
; “Who never sold the truth to serve the
hour.”
1 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.”
i An old lady, who had come to look on,
‘ to criticise rather than praise, asktd
! indignantly how long it was since
George Washington had become a
I Democrat and how they dared put his
I picture in that hall.
i
1 JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
GETTING ECONOMICAL
>
COLUMBUS, OHJO, June 27.—John
. D. Rockefeller has cut down the num
. ber of his automobiles since the gov
. emment ordered the dissolution of the
Standard Oil Company. Before then
I he had five. Today the state depart
■ ment received a request from Mr.
i Rockefeller for licenses and tags for
four machines.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 27. 1912.
HONOR MAID ELOPES;
“KIDNAPS’JfIINISTER
After weeks of preparation and pre
nuptial parties had centered the inter
est of Newnan society folk on the mar.
riage of Miss Katie Sue Brewster to
Professor A. M. Proctor, principal of
the Newnan High school, the assembled
wedding guests almost forgot to con
gratulate the bride in the excitement
produced by the unexpected elopement
—if it may be called that—and mar
riage of her maid of honor, Miss Ruby
Lovejoy, and Mr Joseph Parks, a prom
inent young Newnan merchant, and
they were still talking about it today.
The same minister married both cou
ples and the two ceremonies were per
formed within an hour, yet neither Miss
Brewster, Professor Proctor nor the
guests assembled for their wedding
knew that the ceremony was being de
layed in order that Miss Lovejoy and
Mr. Parks could first be united.
Bride and Groom
Kept Waiting.
At 7:45 o'clock last night an auto
mobile was sent to the Lovejoy home to
take the maid of honor to the home of
Miss Brewster’s sister, Mrs. Robert
Barnett, while the Brewster-Proctor
nuptials were to take place. But Miss
Lovejoy was not there, and the auto
waited, the chauffeur being informed
that she had gone to the home of her
grandfather nearby and would soon re
turn. Another auto was sent to the
home of Rev. Dr. Cotter, the minister
chosen to perform the ceremony.
Eight o’clock and still no maid of
honor or minister. ,
The minutes slipped by until it was
almost 8:30, the hour set for the wed
ding. and still no attendant or preacher
for the waiting and bridegroom.
Miss Brewster beOame nervous. Pro
fessor Proctor became nervous. The
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, along wdth 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 the
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 it 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, dictatorlally 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 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
nomination goes forward with the
clockllke 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 wins on the second
or third ballot.
The story sent to some Georgia Wil
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 the delegation
reached Baltimore. He was not partic
ularly Interested in it, but he would not
have opposed It had It come to a vote.
He realized that it was only a move
ment to show Hudson a pretty courte-
guests became nervous.
“What has happened? Why doesn’t
Ruby come? What’s delayed Dr. Cot
ter?” were questions that passed back
and forth. The bridegroom became des
perate.
"I will go and get them,” he said,
and, securing another auto, he sped to
the Lovejoy residence. There he found
the first car waiting and learned that
Miss Lovejoy had gone to her grand
father’s home. He jumped in his ma
chine and sped over there. He rang the
bell and when it was answered was in
formed that Miss Lovejoy would be
ready in just a few minutes and for
him not to wait. He hurried back to
his bride-to-be with this message.
The wedding party at the Barnett
home waited. They heard an auto drive
up. And in walked minister, maid of
honor and a MAN. The minister, Dr.
Cotter, grandfather of Miss Lovejoy,
announced that he had been delayed
because he had to stop to marry Miss
Lovejoy and Mr.' Parks. The excite
ment of this .announcement was such
that for a few minutes the waiting
bride and bridegroom were forgotten
while the guests crowded around Mr.
and Mrs. Parks to extend congratula
tions and express surprise*
When the excitement had subsided
sufficiently, Dr. Cotter proceeded with
the Brewster-Proctor ceremony, and
Mrs. Parks took her place as matron
instead of maid of honor.
The two couples boarded the train
for Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Parks going
to the Piedmont hotel and Mr. and Mrs.
Brewster to the Georgian Terrace upon
their arrival here. Today they left for
their honeymoon trips, the Brewsters
going to Monteagle, Tenn., and the
Parks —well, it’s a secret where they
went.
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 come 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 in
Baltimore are beginning to figure
things this way:
If it be found that Underwood can
not be ncminated after exhaustive and
sincere efforts, Clark should fall heir
to the Underwood strength, for two
reasons. First, because Clark Is the
strongest man before the convention
and likely would make a winning fight,
thus attaching Georgia to a winner,
and second, because Clark’s promotion
to the presidency would mean Under
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, making him
finally a stout-hearted and staunch
lieutenant and administration right
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 are asking them
selves why not get the, next best plum,
the speakership, for Him, particularly
when it may be plucked through such
a man as Clark. Il 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,
STATE DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE CALLED
TO FIX FOR PRIMARY
W. C. Wright, chairman of the state
Democratic executive committee, is
sued this call today:
The members of the state Demo
cratic executive committee are re
quested to meet in the senate
chamber, in the capitol, in Atlanta,
on the 6th day of July, 1912, at 12
o’clock m. for the purpose of nam
ing a date and prescribing rules for
holding a Democratic atate primary
election for the nomination of a
Democratic candidate for governo. -
to succeed Hon. Joseph M. Brown;
the nomination of a Democratic
candidate for United States sena
tor to succeed Hon. A. O. Bacon;
the nomination of Democratic can
didates for congress; the nomina
tion of Democratic candidates for
state house officials; the nomina
tion of Democratic candidates for
the various other offices to be filled
in the next general state election
and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly
come before the committee.
POPE RATIFIES M’CORT AS BISHOP.
HOME, June 27—Pope Pius today rati
fied the appointment of the Right Rev.
John J. McCort, now vicar general of
Philadelphia, to be an auxiliary bishop of
the same archdiocese, lie will take the
title of Blshon of Asotus.
"DIXIE FLYER" IS
WRECKED;I DIES
Locomotive Turns Completely
Over and Six Pullman Cars
Jump From Tracks.
CHICAGO, June 27.—One man was
killed and a number of others reported
•injured when the Dixie Flyer, on the
•Chicago and Eastern Illinois, which left
■here at 9:30 last night, bound for Fior
•ida, went off the rails at Martinton, 111.,
’6B miles from here, at midnight.
’ J. W. Kendricks, of Danville, 111.,
•the engineer, was killed, and the fire
•man was Injured, escaping death by
•jumping.
All the curs, including six Pullmans,
•were derailed. The passengers were
•hurled from their berths. The locomo
tive turned completelv over.
GRAOY HOSPITAL
ISSUES DEFENSE
Following action by the board of trus
tees and medical board of Grady hospital,
Dr. W. B. Summerall, the superintendent,
today prepared a statement regarding
conditions in the hospital, showing the
evidence and facts on which the two
boards based their exoneration of the
hospital system, and showing that the
criticism of the food and charge of
“overwork” were unwarranted. It was
criticism that the Internes were "under
fed” and "overworked” which led to the
recent investigation and the complete vin
dication of the hospital and its methods.
As to the criticism that nurses are
‘ compelled to pay for instruments they
break, it is shown that this plan is in
effect In all big hospitals, and that dur
ing a period of three years and three
months the total amount paid for such
breakage was only $45.30.
"Nothing to Hide.”
The statement goes into detail, the su
perintendent explaining that the hos
pital has -nothing to hide and that its
affairs are always open to the public.
The statement Is signed by a committee
of trustees, President Joseph Hlrsch,
Charles S. Northen, F. J. Spratling and
Wade P. Harding It concludes as fol
lows:
"The institution «s doing great good.
The work is enormous and continuous.
Publicity as to what we are doing and
as to true conditions will help us. Un
warranted and gratuitous defamation may
retard the good work, but it will not
i stop it."
, The identity of the person who gave
out the false information concerning the
hospital still is a mystery, despite ef
forts of the officials to disclose it.
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VIENNA, June 27.—The czarevitch.
1 who is eight years old, is suffering from
; tuberculosis of the 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
■ T<rr
over the tem
porary chair
manship, but
the great ma
jority of the
delegates were
not. When it
came to vot
ing on the
question t h e
delegates made
up their own
minds as to the merits of the case and
then voted according—to the boss’ or
ders.
But 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 svenes in Chi
cago, it’s a joy to 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 to face
with a Wilson delegate in the jam in
one of the hotel corridors.
“Ex'cuse me for pushing you, but I
can’t help 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 the Wilson man speaking. But the
Clark man slaps him on the shoulder
and says:
“They tell me Wilson is a fine man.”
And then an Underwood man tells
one of them:
i “Excuse me, suh; but you’ shoe laces
are deranged.”
1 No one, you see, Is taking any chances
• of possibly incurring the resentment of
1 any one else. The elevator service of
the Hotel Emerson, for instance, is en
tirely inadequate to handle the crowds
i 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 many in the car," says the boy.
“Two or three gentlemen will have to
, step out.”
1 That is about the best time to see
I men with Clark badges and Wilson
badges and Harmon badges and Under
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 hqw long it will
last, but it’s beautiful to behold while it
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 tile Un
derwood headquarters are?” he asked.
One of the Clark delegates rushed at
him.
“Come along with me, old man,” he
cried. 'Tn show you where they are.”
There is a poem beginning, “Har
mony! Oh, heavenly harmony!”
That’s all I remember of it, but the
scenes in 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
breaking their necks to make the New
York delegates happy.
They won’t even let a man with a
New York badge carry his own satchel.
I’ve been trying to get a New York
delegate’s badge.
And if any delegate doesn’t happen
to know where you’re from, he takes no
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 the game.
“Well! Weil!” I cried. “If it isn’t
Governor Vardaman 1 :"
He looked at me from under his
bushy eyebrows and with a delightful
smile stretched out both arms!
“My boy,” he said, 'fit’s a real pleas
ure to see you! When did you get
here? And how are all*the folks?" I
had never seen Governor Vardaman
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 oqt. You’re looking fine!
Taking good care of yourself, I’ll bet!
Are they treating you all right? Let
mo know if I can do anything for
you?”
Can you beat that for politeness? i
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
ever laid eyes upon me before troubled
their consciences in the slightest de
gree their countenances did not betray
it. Taken all in all, they were the nic
est, politest and most genial crowd T
had ever seen.
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