The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-28

PLATFORM 4Drs. Herman Hubbard and Mrs.
Robert Cole of Columbus, o., have come
to Baltimore to prevent the incorporation
of such a plank.
"Eighty-dve per cent of the women of
Ohio" said Mrs Hubbard, do not care TO
mix in politics"
She could not understand that even in
opposing the equal suffrage plank she her.
self Is already becoming embroiled in the
game.
Even as Roosevelt was In Chicago, Will
liam Jennings Bryan Is the cynosure in
Baltimore. There are great many peo-
pie who do not believe that the Ne
braslxan Is a seeker after personal ag-
grandizenent. On the test vote Tues
day he practically divided the convention,
which would tend to indicate that he still
retains much of his power.
He looks old, although he is not by any
means feeble. He Is still the remarkable
Iorator--perhapSth the greatest In the world
today, He has wonderful voice. No
syllable he utters escapes, And his lam
suage Is perfect. strong at all times and
highly orI1ats when he desires 1t to be.
AS old age approaches the prominence
OF his nose become smore noticeable, Fol-
lowing his defeat at the hands of Parker
Tuesday the natural seriousness of his
face impressed and degressed, And then
Bryan resenbled a condor or an old ana
bald and fearless eagle, wounded while in
|search OF p-ey.
Il Very little hassbeen said of graft, When
ii became known that the real fghk os the
early convention would be hetsveen Bryan
and PARKER "a triflng sensation was
caused by ex-Goy. Joseph w, Foiif OF
Missouri The governor stated that q
member of the Missouri delegation mad
been offered bride in correction with
the Br5'an-Pai,zer controversy, and that
on the fops OF the convention TUESDAY
proof would he made. But the proof was
not fortncoatiE. Probably there was
nothing OF ruth in The report.
Theodore Bel OF California was crushed
Tuesday, As IS known, lie was temporary
chairman CT the Denver convention, and
as he was quite young tlen, tnGt he was
chosen 10 fill such responsible position
was the sabject Of comment throughout
the union 1uesGay ne made an effort to
speak in behalf CT Parker. He has a
magnificent voice, and the powers of that
voice are put on display whenever an op-
portunity offers. Ind Sell has magnifi-
cent set of lnolG-s, ana he displays that
| SET whenever he csa: Moreover he is good
| looking, as TIE ideal boy orator Should be.
Tuesday he started Welt But he iin-
iSi1SQ poorly, tte was ahecisau OUT ia t1is
seventh inning. and was net ab;e to coE-
Guide The crowd was obstreperous. That
was all.
| John j. Fitzgerald, VITA sed mar and
retitler moustache with eye glasses and
| habitual sheer, also attemptey to speai
against Bryan. lie lasted, one round. The
crowd wouldn't listen, Chairman mack
who was very anxious that the. distin'
suished New York congressman conclude,
raped and raped again for order lie
| then turned In a riot call, and through
every aperture officers came running. But
the crowd was in command, AMI FitzSes-
aid didn't speak.
Cole Johnston, p politician OF Texas
made hit Tuesday He was speaking ir
behalf of Bryan He is long and angulal
and ''rawooned.' But ne has a soo6
voice and it carries. And he mas "a flow
OF language and biting tongue which en-
trance and arouse a spirit Of apprecia'
Lton of his ilnmor He concIlsacd his re
imarks with the following sentence Th,
character Of both men ia apoys rspsoach