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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. CZAR’S SON LIFE CRIPPLE. 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. ON I V 9 DAYS more in HL I Z WHICH TO GET Special Terms For June , j. 3 ”1 h $1 CASH, $1 WEEKLY OrWU / lyjSvl'iW ''imch The Sel,ers Kitchen Cab - 14' inet is the last word in — !| M this most modern of all F i X y;''! modern household conven- I iences. Ant proof, rust 1 j'j proof, dust proof, bug ’'/Zf - proof, damp proof; the 1 I n >|i & 1 I iTHhiHw best, the latest and most ■M 7 lit SIIWU reasonably priced of all hB/J I'f'M/ (- -- "J *he good Cabinets. We ISSiBb IMI k. tOrI have sold six carloads \iip ji ' \ since September 1, and -""T| J | ~ want to add your name XpnKrnKy . . J_-l I f' '! * to the list.-. That's one rea- I cßfl ir son we offer the special 1 ■ terms of y- |sl CASH, $1 WEEKLY I nr» I"’ Z"’ »a f -T” F- r» »4 r* During June we offer these spe- SPECIAL TERMS . Q h o d®S)fWo o cL \furniture/ \companyJp I at*! Ikl if ß ! tfsl! 103-5-7-9-11 Whitehall Street 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. 3