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Vnderwood, Clark and Wilson Supporters Take Turns in Loud and Prolonged Demonstrations CONVENTION IN UPROAR AT NAMES OF FAVORITE MEN FOR PRESIDENT /Proceedings Delayed by Disorder, Despite Limiting in Time of Nominating and Sec onding Speeches. CONVENTION HALL, BALTIMORE. June 28.- Prolonged demonstrations for the leading candidates for the presi dency marked last night's session of the Democratic national convention, which met for the purpose of nominat ing. A demonstration for Champ Clark lasted an hour and five minutes. One for Woodrow Wilson lasted an equal length of time. The Underwood forces, aided largely by the Georgia delegation, made their presence known for a pro longed period. The hall filled erfttly last night. W. J. Bryan entered the convention hall shortly before 8 o’clock, and as he made his way to the rear of the plat form was cheered again and again. Mrs. Taft arrived soon after Mr. Bry an and wentfto the place reserved for her. The hand played "The Star Spangle I Banner.” At 8 o’clock all the doors of the ar mory were ordered closed by the police Admission to the galleries, which are temporary structures, was denied after that hour. Spectators were crowding all the aisles. Many ticket holders outside the armory clamored in valn%or admission. Senator LaFollette was present at the night session, sitting among the newspaper men. Chairman James called the conven tion to order at 8:15 p. m., and the Rev. J. Ross Stevenson, of Brown Memorial church, Baltimore, offered prayer. Bryan Starts Fight on Ryan. A fight by William Jennings Bryan ‘‘to rid the Democratic party of the Ryan-Belmont-Morgan interests" de layed the beginning of nominating speeches at the night session from 8 until nearly 11 o'clock.’ When Bryan’s resolution had been adopted. Chairman James announced the calling of the roll on the states for the nomination of candidates for presi dent. A motion was adopted limiting nominating speeches to 3o minutes and seconding speeches to five minutes. When Alabama, the first state on the roil, was called, the chairman of the delegation announced that William B. Bankhead, son of Senator Bankhead, would speak. He placed in nomination Oscar W Underwood. Bankhead concluded at 11:18 p. in. and the Alabama delegates leaped, cheering, to their seats. They wpu joined by the Georgians and other Un det wood delegates. Underwobd bonne: and Underwood pictures were h< Id f.'i aloft. The band played "Dixie.” While the Underwood demonstration was on a Georgia delegate. Thomas G. Brown, walked to the stage and re leased a white dove. The dove seemi d frightened by the lights and noise and fluttered down to one of the clerk's desks. Next, the Underwood forces started a parade through the aisles, two of them carrying little Miss Brew er, the fourteen -year-old daughter of Governor Brewer of Mississippi, at the ’head of the line. The Underwood enthusiasm contin ued for 28 minutes. Reed Nominates ■ Clark. The call of the states then was re sumed. Arizona yielded to Missouri, and James A. Reed, of that state, took the platform to nominate Speakei Champ Clark. He was applauded as he began As it drew past midnight, a slow exodus began and the shuffling of feet along the gallery aisles and stairs made it difficult to hear Senator Reed. Frequently he was interrupted by the gavel trying to restore order. Senator Reed concluded at 12:25. and a demon stration for Clark was immediately started. V half dozen disheveled women were mixed up in the crowd of delegates that surged through the aisles. ‘in front of the speakers’ platform was a tangled mass of banners, signs and standards, jammed in the narrow pas sageway. the bearers being unable to move because of the jam. The Clark marches invaded the chairman plat form with two huge American flagsand a Clark banner. One of the leaders stood on the table of the secretary o. the convention and led the excited crowd In a disorganized series of cheers. Practically all of the delegates had by this time climbed upon their chairs An enthusiastic t'la’k man climbed to the platform and moved that Clark be nominated by acclamation. He put the question himself and declared It carried The demonstration had then been under way half an hour and the din continued unaabated. The proces sion of standards climbed the steps to ‘the platform and the state insignia were raised high above the crowd The carriers were driven from the platform and were forced to content themselves with standing oh the stops. Speaker Clark’s daughter, Miss Gene vieve appeared on the platform. She was raised on a chair, a flag was draped about her. "I think this is just awful," she laughed to those about her. Call to the Hounds. While the tumult was at its height a big. elderly Southerner managed to reach the platform with an old-fash joned dog horn, and sounded the be witching call of "off hounds." At 1:17 the (hairman began to try for order, the demonstration then hav ing lasted 52 minutes. For >ome time the tumultuous throng refused to obey, an d Senator Stone endeavored, tn as sist the < hair. Tin ' irk men w ere not read? to quit, however ’’nd Senator Stone stood cn hi/ chair as the marchers tiled by East Lake Wins Over Mountains SOCIETY FOLK CAMPING wT-.- z -./I. / xwL \ / Lee \ jjMMsk w. //WW iHRA / a ' \ j ' ■Mm \ i SSI \\ w. ’ 1 \\ Wf/ TO. ?■ W Cuill Jf// t.i. It ‘ Xo. Miss Hattie Mae ilollatiti is not practicing a new golf stroke. She is sweeping out her tent at East Lake, one of the dozen canvas homes occupied by Atlanta society folk this season. and bade them sit down with voice and gestu re. Quiet was restored at 1:30. J. I'. Robinson, govt : nor-eleet of Atkansas. then took the platform to second the nomination of Clark. Robindin talked just 4 five minutes. California S“< onded the nomination of Clark. Colorado was passed. Then eamc <'onnec t lent, and Henry Wade Rogers, of New Haven, took th" platform tn nominate Governor Simeon E. Baldwin, of Connecticut. At the conclusion of Rogers' speech the Connectii'ut del-’gation began a demonstration for Baldwin. It lasted bn' a few minutes. A large numhei of newspaper correspondents, under the direction of a cheer leader, helped out the Baldwin enthusiasts. At 2:08 a. nt. the call of the states wa« resumed. Delaware yielded to New Jersey. John W. Wescott, of that state, went forward to nominate Governor Woodrow Wilson. The Wilson people did not wait for the speech to begin before beginning their demonstration. Ohio 19 For Wilson. Hats were thrown in the air, banners broke out and there was a noisy din. both on the floor and tn the galleries. One of the Wilson banners was hoisted in the Ohio delegation, and read: "Ohio gives nineteen votes for Wil son." From a side entrance a parade filed into the hail. Banners bearing th< names of twenty New York counties and tile words, "Wiison and Win." wen carried by the marchers. Wilson ban ners of every description fell into lin> . The New Jersey. Texas and Pennsyl vania standards swung into the pro cession. Many of the marchers were not dele gates, but outsiders and spectators. Half a dozen uniformed messenger boys went into the parade. Big Wilson banners were hung over the edge of the gallery when the dem onstration began. One of these an nounced Wilson as the “Yankee Doodle- Dixie" candidate. One 'if the marchers carried in a big rooster that was held on high by an enthusiast who climbed into the press stand. Meantime the crowd kept up a terrific din. whistling, cheering and blow ing horns. Some of the spectators tn the gal leries began throwing Improvised con fetti! among the delegates. Office 6 Interfered. An attempt was made to carry th* Wilson banners to the platform, fol lowing the example of the Clark ad herents. but the officers of the conven tion ordered them down and they con tinued their parade about the hail Meantime. Mr. Wescott stood waiting an opportunity to speak. tine of the Underwood delegates from Alabama, appu/ently resenting the intrtisu.i’.i of the Wilson marching clubs from outside the hall, addressed the chair with a megaphone; "Mr. t’halrmi'n." he said, "please no tify all these bellboys and waiters that we will need them at the hotel this morning for breakfast.” At 3:20 o'clock order had been more or less restored. Then some one brought an electric automobile horn in the ha 1 and pnnd' monli.ini broki loose again At •> ' ’ - I Mr. Wescott began hi 'nominating speech of Governor Wilson. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1912. Many Atlantans Prefer to Sum mer Near Bright Lights and Asphalt. What's the use of traveling a thou-_ sand miles to the mountains, clear be yond dreams of a trolley car. when you can move to the outskirts of Atlanta on the car line, put up your tent and be perfectly happy? That’s what a lot of Atlanta folk asked themselves this year, and they found the answer in the tent colony near East Lake. There are a dozen tents in the beautiful tract of land owned by Mrs. Mary Burt Meador, set up and occupied by Atlanta society folk who have grown tired of going to the seashore and who don't want .to go too far away from electric lights and asphalt. One of the tents is occupied by Mrs. Minnie Iverson Randolph. Another is occupied by Mrs. Frank Holland and Miss Hattie Mae Holland. J. Van Holt Nash has another. There is quite a village of white canvas. Among the list of dwellers in the canvas city are Mr. and Mrs. Howell Erwin and Miss Runa Erwin. Mrs. L. D T. Quimby and her daughters. Mar garet and Ellse; Mrs. Morris Holahan and her son. Mrs. Moultrie Hitt. Mrs. S. I Lilby. of Montgomery, Ala.. Mi'S opha Massey, J. K. Jordan and several others. ——— » RATE OF ILLITERACY IS GREATEST IN U. S. WASHINGTON. June 28.—The latest official reports indicate that only three persons out of 10,000 In Germany are unable to read or w'rlte, while the pro portion of illiteracy in Great Britain Is 15ii per 10,000, as against 770 per 10.000 in the United States. ‘ These figures are based on a com parison of illiteracy among some of the leading nations just issued by the United States bureau of education. The bureau has used the preliminary figures of the 1910 census for this country, and the latest official reports available for the others. COLUMBUS CONFERENCE ENDS. t'OLUMBUS, GA., June 28.—The Co lumbus district conference, which held Its annual session at Waverly Hall, has adjourned to meet next year at Wood land The membership of tjie .Meth odist churches composing th" district thowed an incicast of 3()0 since the last session SCHOOL HEALTH CONDITIONS BAD Expert Says 32.2 Per Cent of White Pupils in Atlanta Are Defective. That 32.2 per cent of all Atlanta's white children are defective and that 71.7 per cent of the negro school chil dren are similarly afflicted was the statement made by Dr. Robert G. Stephens, medical superintendent of city schools. The superintendent’s annual report urges immediate action by the board and appropriations by council to aid the doctors and nurses already engaged in examinations and treatment in the city's effort to remedy this situation. In effect, the report of the superin tendent shows that enlarged glands, de fective teeth, nasal and tonsil trouble were the chief ailments of the afflicted pupils. Peducolis. skin diseases, heart and lung trouble also are prevalent and a distressingly large number of chil dren suffer from malnutrition. 1 48.2 Per Cent Treated. Five thousand four hundred thirty seven white children were recommended for treatment In the past year, while 48.2 pr cent received treatment. Treat ment of colored children was discon tinued during the year owing to lack of funds. The report shows that glasses were fitted to 120 children during the year; that 120 more underwent operations upon their tonsils, and that 126 were treated for adenoids. The superintendent says that the method of reaching the defective chil dren with remedies constituted one of the most satisfactory results of his adminfstr/tion. Wherever examination showed the necessity of treatment the parents were notified and they either furnished the medical attention them selves or nurses and doctors from the board of education were sent to the lit tle ones’ aid. Free Treatment For Tuberculosis. The board announced one of the most important moves of the year's work in the adoption of Superintendent Sla ton's recommendation of the appoint ment of a teacher to the Battle Hill sanitarium for tubercular patients. Through this action pupils excluded from the city schools on account of tu bercular trouble will receive free in struction at the sanitarium Similar action is to be taken in aid of the deaf and dumb children of the city. The board instructed Superintendent Slaton to assume supervision over the Neighborhood Union's negro classes that are to be held hereafter in three of the negro schools on Tuesday, Wed nesday and Friday afternoons. The board elected A. C. Whitehead, of Lithonia, to the faculty of the Boys High school, and accepted the resigna tions of Misses Atelee Redus and Agnes Summer and J. W. Farmer. Examinations for positions as teach ers and superintendents will be held Ailgust 15 and 16. Georgia Seconds Underwood’s Name BALTIMORE, June 28.—1 n second . ing the nomination of Underwood, on behalf of the Georgia delegation, Jef ferson Randolph Anderson, of Savan nah, great-grandson of Thomas Jeffer son. founder of the Democratic party, paid this tribute to the Alabaman: The state of Georgia has given a large amount of territory to this Union out of which other states have subsequently been erected. Os this, one of the fairest portions, ly ing nearest to her heart, was that comprising the greater part of what is now the state of Alabama. It is with peculiar pride and pleasure, therefore, that Georgia sees her daughter state, now in the full bloom of her magnificent maturity, bring forward for the presidential nomination a man whom every Democrat can delight to honor, and in whose integrity wisdom, ability and courage every American can place the most implicit trust and confidence. Georgia has gladly given him her indorsement, and has instructed us. her delegates in this convention, to give him our united support until his nomination is se cured. We confidently look forward to the certainty of his nomination, and ask you to examine, as we have done, into his preeminent qualifica tions for this high office, in the serene conviction that w'hen you have done so you will agree with us that there is no other man to day to whom our party owes more than it does to him. and that there is no other whose nomination holds out greater promise for the com mon people of our country, or whom they will more readily sup port. It gives me the most heartfelt pleasure on nty own behalf and on behalf of the state of Georgia, and I trust also on behalf of our en tire party, to second the nomina tion of the Hon. Oscar W. Under wood. of Alabama, for president of these United States of America. WINDOW BOXES FILLED. ATLANTA FLORAL CO., Call Main 1130. BRYAN, BY ATTACK ON RYAN, RECORDS DEMS. AGAINST MONEY KINGS BALTIMORE, June 28.—The Demo cratic copvention by a two-thirds vote declared itself opposed to the nomina tion of any candidate for president who is under obligation to J. Pierpont Mor gan. Thomas F. Ryan. August Belmont or "any privilege-seeking class." Wil liam Jennings Bryan introduced the resolution In the face of Belmont and Ryan, who were on t/ie floor as dele gates. and led the debate for its pass age through one of the wildest scenes the convention has known. His de mand for the withdrawal of Ryan and Belmont was eliminated from the reso lution as finally passed, after a heated reply by Representative F’lood, of Vir ginia. who defended Ryan. Mr. Bryan sprang Ills resolution im mediately after the convention was called to order. He was on the plat form when he arose and addressed the chair. He was cheered, and then spiting a decided surprise by introducing a res olution and asking for Its immediate consideration. Demands Withdrawal. His resolution was: "Resolved. That in this crisis In our party's career and in our country's his tory. this convention sends greeting to the people of the United States, and as sures them that the party of Jefferson and of Jackson is still the champion of popular government and equality be fore the law. As proof of our fidelity to the people we hereby declare ourselves opposed to the nomination of any can didate for president who is the repre sentative of or undet any obligation to I. Pierpont Morgan. Thomas F. Ryan, August Belmont, or any other member of the privilege-hunting and favor seeking class. "Be 1* further resolved. That we de mand the withdrawal from this con vention of any delegate or delegates constituting or representing the above named.” "Objection having been made. I move to suspend the rule and consider the resolution at this time.” said Mr. Bryan. The convention was thrown Into an uproar. ChafiTnan James warned the specta tors to keep quiet Mr. Bryan then began his argument for the resolution. ’ “This Is an extraordinary session, but extraordinary conditions need ex traordinary remedies." said Mr. Bryan "We are now engaged in conducting a convention that will place before the country the Democratic nominee, and I assume that each delegate is here be cause he wants that nominee elected, ■and it is In order that we rnay advance the interests of our candidate. "There are questions upon which we may assume the American people are informed.” he continued. "And there is not a delegate in this convention who does not know that an effort is being made right now to sell the Democratic party into the bondage of the preda tory interests. "Most Brazen Attempt." "It Is a most brazen, impudnnt and insolent attempt to make the nominee of this convention the bond-slave of the men who explolt the people of this country.” He then denounced Ryan, Belmont and Morgan as. the men involved. The convention cheered the speaker to the echo. "Some one has suggested." said Mr. Bryan, “that we have no right to dis cuss the delegates here." "I said it,” interrupted Governor Gil christ, of Florida, who remained on the platform. “I say.” retorted Mr. Bryan, “that if these men are willing to insult 6,500,- 000 people, Democrats ought to speak out against them and let them know we resent the insult. "I. for one, am not willing that Ryan and Belmont should come here with their paid attorneys and seek secret conference with the managers of the party. No sense of politeness will keep me from protecting my party. Names Belmont and Ryan. "I’ll make you a proposition,” said Mr. Bryan, “one of the men—Mr Bel ment —sits with New York; the other —‘Mr. Ryan—with the Virginia delega tion If New York will take a poll of its vote, and If a majority—not Mi Murphy, but a majority of its dele gates. will protest against the with drawal of Mr. Belmont, and If Virginia on roll call will protest against the withdrawal of Mr. Ryan. I will with draw the last part of my resolution : equesting their withdrawal from the convention. But I will not withdraw the first part, which demands that our candidate shall be free from entangle ment with these men.” Again the con vention was In an uproar, and Mr Bry an found it difficult to proceed. While a dozen mon were trying from the platform to bring the convention to order. Senator-elect Vardaman, of Mis sissippi, came to the front of the plat form and made an appeal for order. “You can not settle anything by the use of your throats,” he shouted to the turbulent convention. Vardaman Pleads For Reason. "The time has come for reason, mod eration and thought. You can not af ford to throw away the opportunity now’ before the Democratic party." Mr. Vardaman declared the Bryan resolution contained "in part some merit." He approved the first part. He did not think the convention should touch upon the right of the states in the selection of delegates. “At the same time," added Vardaman, "I think the fewer we have of the class named by Mr. Bryan the better chance we will nave in November.” John W. Price, of Virginia, also asked time from Mr. Bryan to make a state ment. "On behalf of the state of Virginia, we protest as to the latter part of the resolution.” he said, “but no one will accede more heartily to the first part of It." "If there are undesirable men on the Virginia delegation,” he said. “Virginia will take the responsibility. Virginia can right her wrongs and demand her rights without outside interference.” Bryan Tones It Down. Mr Bryan, resuming his argument, said he would modify his resolution as to Virginia and the unseating of Mr. Ryan, as two men had spoken for that state objecting to the latter part of his resolution. "Does New York ask the withdrawal of the last part of the resolution?” questioned Mr. Bryan. "No. no," came from the floor. "Withdraw It yourself," shouted some one. "I prefer to hear from New York herself." The New York delegation sat in ab solute silence. "Then I yield the floor to the oppo sition. reserving the right to close the discussion," said Mr. Bryan. Representative Flood, of Virginia, made a vigorous attack on the Bryan resolution and defended Ryan. A cry went up for a vote, and Lewis Nixon, of New York, came forward. “The sovereign state of New York does not ask that any part of this res olution be withdrawn. We ask for a vote,” declared Mr. Nixon, Chairman James had the resolution read as modified by Mr. Bryan. It omitted all of the paragraph demand ing the withdrawal of delegates repre senting Ryan, Belmont or Morgan. Lewis Nixon and several other dele gates protested against Mr Bryan be ing allowed to withdraw any part of the resolution, demanding a vote on it as a whole. The question then was put on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. Out of the confusion it was revealed that it would require a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules and adopt the res olution Alabama finally voted 24 noes. Before the next state could be called, the floor was in complete confusion When some semblance of order was restored the chair ordered the ballot ing started again, and made it plain that a two-thirds vote was necessary to pass the resolution. The roll call was then begun again, only to again inspire confusion on the floor. "Let's adjourn for twenty minutes to ■fix this up." yelled a delegate. But things quieted down a bit and the cal! was resumed. On the new attempt to call the roll the states began to shift. Another wave of confusion swept the armory and the roll call proceeded in a tumult of shouts. ‘ protests and jeers that rose above the steady hum of ex cited conversation among delegates trying to arrange the votes of their states. It was almost impossible to follow the roll call. The vote which gave the resolution two-thirds of the votes In the conven tion was cast by Texas. That state voted 40 solid for the resolution. This gave the proposition 737 votes. 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If any one has a canine of uncertain species he would like to exchange for a nice, white, frizzly poodle of aristo cratic breed and temperament, he can do so by catching a Marietta trolley car, getting off at the end and Inquir ing for A. H. Horne. Mr. Horne passed through Atlanta this morning fresh from South Mc- Alister, Okla.; Houston, Texas, and Biloxi, Miss.—he insists on all three. With him he carried a string of poodle dogs that numbered upward from ten. They scrambled all over each other as they passed down the street, and when halted temporarily at the street car station they caused a small riot among the women and children. When asked what he was going to do with them Mr. Home said he wished to exchange them for dogs of low ori gin. Can Not Divulge Hie See-cret. When politely asked his reason for such an unusual procedure, he smiled and said that for policy's sake he could give no reason. This same answer was given when he was asked where he got the poodles. After Horne's departure, speculation was rife as to what was the significance of it all. Some one suggested that he probably was making hair mattresses and that the hides of poodles could not be used to advantage. . A policeman said he knew. Every body stopped and listened. He was a toxicologist, said the policeman. And then there liked to have been another riot. Toxicologist—and from a police man, Ana! We Have It. "Eureka," exclaimed a high school student, which was the same thing Archimedes said when he turned on too much hot water in the bath tub. “The gentleman no doubt has a violent an tipathy for poodles. But as poodles are very popula ■ now with the mem bers of the S. P. C. A. he was afraid to dispose of them summarily and chose the cur pretext merely as a subtle sub terfuge byway of allaying the suspi cions <sf the Argus-eyed women.” This lad was turned over to the con ductor with Instructions that he be turned loose only when called for by his mother or proper guardian. These and several other explanations were of fered, but none seemed to strike the approval of the entire crowd. CHICAGO UNIVERSITY BARS THE TOOTHPICK CHICAGO. June 28.—Toothpicks are things of the past at the University'of Chicago. Hutchinson Common is the officia dining room for students. T. L. Bar rel is manager. This is Mr. Barrel’s announcement; "Toothpicks will not be provided dur ing the summer session at Hutchinson Common. It has been observed that they tend to promote vulgarity among the summer students, many of whom are teachers from all parts of the coun try.” 3