Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04

state convention broke up in an uproar
shortly before ) o'clock yesterday after
noon, after electing four delegates at
large and twelve district delegates to the
Denver convention and after nominating
presidential electors and adopting a plat
form.
Bryan was the cause of all the trouble.
and when the convention had adjourned
former State Senator William +. Apple
garth was on the stage shouting to the
Bryan delegates to take their seats and
organize another convention. Not a sim
gle delegate took his seat. but Mr.. Apple
garth moved that James f. Ellegood be
called to the chair.
Mr.. Applegarth was as mad as hornet
because the convention adjourned just
as he was about to make a motion that
the delegation be instructed to vote for
Mr.. Bryan for President. He secured the
floor and began to speak on motion
which he thought Mr. w. w. Seibert OF
Washington county had made to instruct
for Bryan. He was waving MS arms
frantically and demanding recognition of
the Peerless Leader" when he was
called to order. Rushing down the aisle
from his seat at the head of the DorcheF-
ter delegation he ran nimbly up the steps
leading to the stage and boldly faced
State Senator PeteE-J. Campbell who was
Deadly Motion to Adjourn.
Il move the convention adjourn"
shouted Mr.. Arthur Peter of Montgomery
county.
The motion was heard in the uproar by
Mr.. Campbell. who put it. and 1t was car
ried. Mr.. Applegarth was put out OF buSl-
ness before he knew it, When he realized
that the convention had adjourned over
his head he was very angry. Tho hungry
delegates filed out OF the theater without
needing his impassloned pleas.
The ultra Bryan men sat patiently on
the stage in the rear seats and in the
galleries expecting at each stage OF the
proceedings that a resolution 1nstructtng
the Denver delegation to vote for Mr..
Bryan would be offered, but 1t did not ap-
near The opportunity for such a reso-
luton passed when the report Of the COM
m.ttee on resolutions and platform was
adopted without an amendment.
AppIegarth Out of Order.
Senator Applegarth said:
II do not rise to make a speech"
Then sit down. said a voice in the
rear of the theater.
II desire to second the motion Of the
gentleman from Washington county" (Mr.
SeiberD continued the former senator.
who did not hear the remark Il come
here to champion the peoples rights"
There is no motion before the conven-
ton" said Mr.. w. j. O'Connor of Bal
timore on point of order.
Il have the floor by the courtesy of the
chairman" shouted Mr.. Applegarth. You
can't take the floor from me. either
You are plainly out OF order said Mr..
Campbell
Great as were the noise and confusion
Mr. Applcgartn heard the chajrman's de-
cisiou. and leaving his scat he ran down
the aisle and then up the steps which led
TO the PLATFORM While he WAS mounting
the plat form Mr. Peter made the motion
to adjourn. and 1t was carried while the
former senator from Dorchester was fac
ing Chairman Campbell waving his arms
and shouting that he wanted to make u
motion.
After the convention Mr.. Applegarth
explained that he desired TO make the
motion instructing the delegates TO vote
for Mr.. Bryan because his county had
instructed him to vote in the state con-
yention for instructed delegates to the
Denver convention and for them to vote
for the Peerless Leader.
Delegates Can Vote for Bryan.
The day, however, was not barren OF
results favorable 10 Mr.. Bryan.
The unit rule was not adopted. This
means that those delegates favorable to
Mr.. Bryan can vote for him. This was
all Senator Lee and Mr.. Field expected
to get, and it was all they got
The following are recognized as Bryan
delegates:
William Grason Winterbottom of the
first district.
S. 8. Field Of the fourth.
jackson H. Ralston of the NTH.
Senator Blair Lee Of the sixth.
Mr. A W.. Woodall Of the first dis
trict is placed as an anti-Bryan delegate.
although he was elected to the conven-
ton in Kent county as a delegate in
structed for Bryan
The Bryan men had asked for eight
delegates. They got one-half of their
request.
One concession of the Bryan men was
the elimination of a plank in the plat
form declaring against governmental
ownership of railroads. The plank was
struck out of the cut-and-dried resolu-
tons by the committee.
A resolution was introduced at the
meeting of the committee to instruct the
delegation to Denver to vote for MIR.
Bryan but it was defeated by vote
Of 10 TO 3. Allegany county not being
represented. The proposition Was urged
by Mai ". +. Stewart Of Talbot and
Robert w Wells Of Prince George. After
their defeat they declined to present
minority report.
Platform Adopted.
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