Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-29
NELLIE bly, PULLS
FROM BRYAN HIS
FUTURE PLANS
1t Takes a Woman to Find
Out What a Man Pro-
poses to Do.
BY NELLIE BLY,.

had been suggested that he would
come and if he did the question was
whether he came to explode another
bomb, which would this time result in
turning a majority of the convention
over to him. All sorts of rumors were
af1oat as to possible Bryan surprises.
The only Charles Murphy had explod-
ed his bomb at midnight. At every roll
call since 4:3O p. m. he had voted the
New York delegation solid for Har-
mon.
He would rise in his cool, warm way
and. standing in the center of the aisle
his smooth face as pink as baoy
and as guileless, announced without
the faintest trace of emotion; Ninety
votes for Harmon 1t was unchange-
able and so mechanical that it got on
the nerves of the audience until IT'S
repetition was each time greeted win
a laugh.
1t was like Mr. Roots "The ayes
have it," at Chicago, even though the
noes sounded, too.
1t became a joke in the audience. So
when Mr.. Murphy exploded his bomb
bv announcing New York's 80 votes for
clark. and enthusiasm surprising any
witnessed up to this time failed to
make the next poll show any materia!
gain the Bryan surprise rumors began
TO circulate and spread.
Bryan Slips In.
Then when Bryan slipped into the
hall quiet and meek as boy VINO put
an upturned tack upon chair and Is
waiting sublimely happy to see the
victim sit down. Curiosity boiled III
the veins of reporters. They claimed
BRYAN had forty tricks up his sleeve
anv one of which he would spring at
any moment, with the thrilling possi-
bjlitv of stampeding the convention and
making himself the nominee.
,"If YOU want to know definitely if
Mr.. Bryan intends to try and secure
The nomination, ! will find out for YOU,
] offered.
"He will not tell. He is too shrewd
for that" I was informed
NV vanity was plqucu
II can know and prove in ten min
utes whether Mr. Bryan wants and eX-
meets to steal the nomination | de-
clared
The reporters laughed at me. In
second | jumped up on the reporters
table and stepped from one to the
other. 1t was the only possible way to
get through the crowd
Come with me-" said to the others.
q will make Mr.. Bryan declare his in
tentions."
Il reached the stand above Mr.. Bryan.
The crowd was standing and yelling so
loud that one could not distinguish
what they yelled.
He Holds Her Hand.
yelled for Bryan. He heard me.
He Jumped to his feet and came over
to the gallery where I stood. He took
my hand
"Don't." he said earnestly. Don't
start a stampede for me-
He held my hand and looked into
his eyes.
Yes" I argued you want it," and
I gave the loudest Bryan yell I could.
Il don't" he begged earnestly. 81
would not accept the nomination
You don't mean it," I shouted, and
/ yelled again.
u will leave the hall if you don't
stop" he called desperately to me.
He started rapidly for the door, push
ing his way through the mass of peo-
pie.
was satisfied. ! laughed too 1t
amused me to know ! could make Mr..
Bryan run away went back to my
chair.
He means" ! said to the newspaper
men. that Mr.. Bryan may have some
bombs to explode. but not one to make
himself the nominee
There are more ways than one of get
hing a direct. truthful answer to an
interesting question.
A Shirtwaist Convention.
This is a shirtwaist convention.
Most of the men upon the platform
and in the audience have adopted the
shirtwaist rule, with a most pleasing
effect upon the appearance of the au-
dience. The women are generally in
W1lIe ana ever pOhy - tViiiiii'S'
| want to see Thomas f. Ryan. He
sits under the tall pole bearing the
sign va" He sits in the aisle chair.
am sure he must be interesting. he
has so many enemies.
I give 1t UP. The crowds shut him
off from me and he is very quiet He
is not one of the kind of delegate
that means to have the other delegates
know ne is on the floor
/ see Mr. Murphy | wonder II Rich
ard Croker would like to be here just
for this week? Mr.. Murphy-there is
only one Mr. Murphy-looks warm but
has a satisfied, Il have eaten the ca
nary" look Sheehan is there and J.
Sergeant Cram. but fail to see Her
man Metz. who came into the hall when
] did.