Semi-weekly herald., 1912-07-01

was cheered his face lit up with &
broad smile that spread from his chir
to his pompadour.
The Wisconsin senator looked bet
ter than for many weeks. When he
left his seat he appeared to want to
avoid recognition, but as he passed
the press stand with his hat drawn
down over his eyes, a newspaper re-
porter hailed him with the question:
Are you with us or against us, SEN
ator." A CHEEKY laugh greeted the
question. 81 am going to wait and
see" La Toilette said with a chuc&le,
and passed on in the crowd.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 2S.-Ollie
James, permanent chairman of the
Democratic national convention,
speaking as a delegate today, predict
ed the nomination OF Chrmr Clark on
the second ballot.
BALTIMORE, June 2S.-Oscar W.
Underwood, Champ Clark, Simeon L.
Baldwin, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas r.
Marshall and Judson Harmon had been
placed in nomination as the sun broke
through the windows of the conven-
ton hall.
Oratory and demonstrations lasted
over six hours. The Clark men had
set the pace but the Wilson stalwarts
had gone them one better by flaunt-
ing banners and cheering for over an
hour. Horns and bells were being
used to start the demonstrations rs
they would lull, for hours there was
wild disorder The seconding speech
es were cut short and at 4:35 O'Clock,
Senator Shively arose to nominate
Governor Marshall amid scenes never
before witnessed in national CON
vention.
After A o'clock Llt hall resembled
circus ground. After a perform
ance, even the police leaned heavily
and were asleep.
The fight of William Jennings Bry-
al made to rid the Democratic party
of the Ryan Belmont Morgan inter
ests delayed the nominating speeches
until nearly midnight.
At 5:05 a. m. the Hoosier delcga-
ton marched into the hall, headed by
Senator Kern, and the bands play
ed "On the Banks of the Wabash
Harmon was then placed in nomina-
ton.
BALTIMORE, June 2S-The Demo-
cratic national convention is in the
midst of turmoil and tumult on the
motion Of William j. Bryan which de
clared last night by vote of 8S9 1-2
to 1S0 than no man should be nomi-
mated for president who is rcpresen-
tative of, or under obligations to j.
Pierpont Morgan, Thomas f. Ryan or
August Belmont. Morgan is Re-
publican, Ryan is a Democrat from
Virginia. He sat with other Vir-
ginians in the hall while he was read
out of the party. He was silent, grim
and impassive and once stood up. His
fellow delegates crowded around him.
The cry went up that he would take
the platform and defend himself
against the bitterest attack ever made
on a man in any American conven-
ton. August Belmont is Democrat
and delegates from the First district
in New York. He was not present
when Bryan lashed him with the 9th
ers as a curse to the party.
BALTIMORE, June 2S.-A progress
sive Bryan platform was adopted by
the members of the resolutions com
mittee of the Democratic national con
vention last night. 1t is a clean vic
tory for Bryan. He was given full
leeway. There was no friction. As a
matter of fact, Bryan put the lid on
several radical ideas which were pre-
sented by the committeeman for con-
sideration. The commoner dominated.
He wrote most of the important
planks, the tariff and currency reform
planks. The most important feature
is the recommendation for tariff for
revenue only.
Resolutions were recommended to
congress, changing the constitution,
making the president ineligible for
second term, leaving the length of that
one term to be fixed by that body.
Another vitally important plank was
a recommendation for direct legisla-
tion for the initiative, referendum, and
the recall but not so radical, and is
considered one of the planks which
will appeal TO the people.
Among the most important planks
contained in the platform as report
ed by the committee are those of cur
rency reform, recommended in strong
terms, and carrying out Bryan's ideas
in regard to controlling the financial
situation; reformation of the banking
laws; recommendation for uniform
primary laws in all the states; rec
ommendation for the strengthening of
the antitrust laws; new legislation to
control the trust situation; advocacy
of an income tax, advocacy of federal
control of the Mississippi river to pre-
vent devastating floods in the futrre.