Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-29

the performance of the battling bull
moose or Armageddon seem very gen
tie. If T. R. could have had in the
Chicago convention hall such fight
against Root as Bryan is making here.
IT. r. would have been named
Then comes back Bryan, saying: 1T
was not necessary for the gentleman
(F1ood) to praise Virginia. That is the
! state in which my father was born. and
three years ago that state sent dele
gates instructed for my third nomina-
ton"
That was praise indeed for Virginia,
but it did not placate Virginia, which
has now decided to get mad at Bryan
and help Murppy's men
Bryan says that his own reputation
as a Democrat win not be worth de-
Tending when It falls so low as to need
defense against charges by friend
Of Thomas F. Ryan now withdraw e
Here he can't be heard amid the howl
ing
He is finally heard and says he will
withdraw the last part Of the resou-
ton (Yels of mo. No!'O But Bryan
says he insists on withdrawing it; so
that no delegate may hide behind the
last part and vote against it,
He says, 'T'll quote the Bible doctrine:
If the unjust hand offend thee. cut it
off"
Unfair Advantage Of Murphy.
That was hardly fair as Murphy would
not let his men hiss anything from the
Bible
Bryan said if il was worth while to cut
off the right hand to save the body 1t was
right to cut off Morgan and Ryan and
Belmont to save the party
Then Lewis Nixon got up to say that
New York did not ask Bryan to withdraw
any part of the resolution. The chair
Ollie James, said Bryan had withdrawn
the last part of his resolution. taking out
Ryan and Belmont, and the chair ordered
the resolution read as amended by Bryan
pledging the Democratic party against any
candidate tied up with Morgan Ryan,
Belmont and such, but leaving off the
part about Kicking Ryan and Belmont out
of the hall.
The roll -call starts. Yelling and shout
ing continues as the resolution is ex-
planned as one to suspend the rules and
in adopting MIR. Bryan's amended resolu-
ton, telling the whole world that the
Democratic is a pure party and does not
belong to Morgan, Ryan and Belmont.
Mr. Bryan watches eagerly as the voting
goes on. His face is white and drawn
with anger and emotions of all kinds. It
is probably an interesting thing to feel a
fight so keenly and be the middle of it.
one man moves to adjourn till IL o clock
to- ba fc
one notices it, The face of Bryan has
become more placid. He gazes out to-
ward Belmont and Ryan. much as Uncle
Tom in the play gazes at Legree when
he says to Legree, you own nah body
but nah soul belong 10 God.
The convention is the body Of Uncle
Tom democracy but Bryan is the soul of
Uncle Tom. and Ryan may buy the dele
gates which are the body, but he cant
get Bryan, which is the soul.
A Lively 100 Minutes
Such is the drama We are now playing
VIII 1t end with a beautiful transfgura-
tion scene-Uncle Toms soul Bryan ris-
ing on a pink November cloud to the
White House heaven? Who can say?
II is ten minutes of ten by this time
the roll-cal proceeds. and We have had
really very lively one hundred minutes
of Democratic convention
Those interested in politics study Bry
ans face as the roll drags slowly, amid
the talking and laughing of a crowd en-
tirely out OF control
Mr.. Bryan knows wonderfully well what
is going on in the mind of a big crowd
He knows that just now he is losing the
effect that he produced at first The
crowd is not with him as it wa at the
start 1t begins to feel that perhaps II
is true that q worm trodden upon feels
a pang as great as when a giant dies
Ryan and Belmont, OF course are the
worm, and Bryan the giant The crowd
feels that even wall Street worms are
entitled to fair play. and that picking
them out for personal insult face to face,
knowing that they have not the oratorical
skill to talk back, is hardly a square deal.
n Bryan could have persuaded Virginia
and New York TO ask him to withdraw
the motion to put out Ryan and Belmont,
he would have kept for himself the tre-