The Penn's Grove record., 1912-07-05
WILSON and MARSHALL NOMINATED
Bryan Still the Peerless Leader

Bryan Still the Peerless Leader
The most turbulent and most strenu-
ously contested Democratic National
Convention for several decades came 10
a close last Wednesday morning in Bal
timore. 1t took forty six ballots to pro-
cure the nomination of Woodrow Will
son for President, after a contest of five
days which ended Oh Tuesday.
The choice of Thomas II. Marshall,
Governor of Indiana, for Vice-Presi-
dent on the Tuesday night session
which closed at 2 O'Clock Wednes lay
morning makes a satisfactory running
mate for Governor Wilson. Gov. Mar
shall was a progressive candidate for
President and received Indiana's vote.
Champ Clark having refused to take
second place Gov. Marshall was the
next choice because his is from a
pivotal state.
To William j. Bryan more than any
other person is due the nomination OF
Gov. Wilson. When he went to Balti-
more he found the leade.s had manipu-
lated the convention against him and
also against the most progressive candi.
date, Gov. Wilson. MI. Bryan was
told that he was a marplot, had had his
day and must nov step aside in the in
terest of harmony and victory. The
National Committee had selected Judge
Alton B. Parker, a Wall Street reac-
lionary, to be the temporary chairman.
No other one being willing to take the
lead against Parker, Mr.. Bryan offered
himself, not for personal aggrandize-
ment. but as a representative OF pro.
gressive principles. When the Champ
Clark delegates voted with the New
York delegates in favor of Parker and
defeated Bryan by a vote Of $40 to $40,
it showed that the majority OF The Con-
vention meant to kill Bryan off again
and drift back to Wall Street influence
in return tOr help to nominate Champ
Clark.
Gov. Wilson announced that his dele
gates knew enough 10 support MI.
| Bryan without is request. That was
The making of Wilson and the undoing
of CLARK. In the campaign for delt-
gates MI. Bryan supported both Clark
and Wilson as progressives, and Mi.
Bryan was instructed to vote for Clark.
When New YOrk's vote turned to
Clark MI. Bryan changed to Wilson
and made 4 terrific speech that made
Clark's majority dWindle from 554 to
Sc.
Never in all the history of the world
has there been a man who thru the
force OF Oratorical truth turned a de-
feat into a victory like Bryan did at
| Baltimore. Others have won victories
with money, political power and deal
ing in patronage, but Bryan's has been
by political principles forcibly spoken.
After every defeat lie has been stronger
than before. Why? Because truth
never dies. Those who believe in a
resurrection need never fear defeat
for truths sake.
At the close of the Convention he
made another great speech i'll which he
said that he Was convinced two years
ago that his nomination would not fit
i'll the present political occasion. Now
that Gov. Wilson had been nominated
Oh the most progressive platform ever
issued by the Democratic party lie pass.
ed the mantle of leadership to Gov.
Wilson.
Gov. Wilson is now the leader of the
Progressive Democracy of the world,
a mai who has been a close student of
political science for thirty years, but
Who has been in the political limelight
only Two years. In less than two years
as Governor of New jersey he has ac-
complished more than many political
leaders have in a generation.
MI. Bryan predicts his election by
2 900, 900 majority.