The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27

were more women on hand today than
since the convention met. This was
Cue to the hope that there would be
plenty Of oratory Of the old fashioned
type in putting the candidates in NOM
ination. The estimate of the conven-
tion leaders was that the nominating
speeches and seconding would last
more than fivs hours. There was the
ever present ~, however, that most
of the orat would cut short their
speeches S der that the real test
might be he'd while the delegates
were COZ atively fresh.
Mrs. wife Of the president was
one q = early arrivals. She was
the g sst attraction Of the speakers
STAN ID many of the wives of lead
ers> re presented to her while the
hall slowly filled up.
BY 11:45 a. M, the galleries were
we'll filled but less than 200 delegates
were In their seats.
Three women who pumped them
selves down into the front row of
seats reserved for the delegates from
Missouri were requested to move by
the sergeant at arms but they positive
ly refused to do so unless they were
given seats Just as good" Finally
under threats of being removed by
forces they retired.
At IL O'clock temporary chairman
Parker had not yet put in an appear
ance. The crowd was the largest OF
the convention to date and the congee.
tion in the aisles was SO great that
neither the regular police nor the SER
preston on it,
| The Underwood delegation brought
in its big gold, blue and red banner,
and started to march around the hall
with it. They were soon ordered back
to their seats and the banner furled.
! At 1920 Judge Parker came oh the
stage and held a brief handshaking
lewee, greeting many of the invited
/ guests that had been given seats on
the platform. The police were trying
hard to get the crowd seated but this
was difficult task Because of the
fact that many of the tickets to pre-
vious sessions had been used, the
committee had new supply issued.
The result was that there were al
most twice as many tickets as there
We're seats and the congestion was
serious in parts OF the hall.
Clark Boom Is Booming.
/ At 1890 every seat in the building
4 had been filled and the ISLANDERS were
lining up along the gallery walls ant
q in the rear Of the hAll under the gal
Il lery. The firemen on duty were order
'l ed to aid the policemen In an effort Il
clear the aisles leading to the exit
4 but the crowd refused to bulge evel
i for these men.
i The delay in calling the convention
to order was said to be due to an at
4 tempt to secure a compromise on thu
contests, especially those from Illinoi,
/ and South Dakota.
Champ Clark banners were beins
pinned to many Of the state standards
(. 1t was known to many of the delegate.
/ that Clark forces desired to make {
supreme effort to put their man across
on the first ballot They had rooter.
i placed in the gallery where they coult
do the most good when the time came
A Clark picture was attached to the
Arkansas standard oa:y to be indig
4 nantly snatched away by one of the
delegates. A similar condition pre-
vailed at the Wyoming section.
i Chairman Parker directed the Off
cials to get the delegates into theil
\ seats and to clear the aisles. Thi,
followed refusal by Roger Sullivan
to consent to division Of the Illinois
delegates.
! Delegate Mccormick of Pennsylva
i MIA in making the minority report
asked that the delegates refrain from
applauding the names of the candi
dates mentioned He then reviewed
the placing in the field of the three
tickets which had fought 1t out in th'
South Dakota primaries.
Audience Hot.
! The audience was hot and listles
and family applauded this summing
up but some of the Clark bopmers in
+ sisted on interrupting the speake
when he mentioned Clark's name.
"The action of the committee" sai'
Mccormick, sis in absolute defianc
OF the primary law and reverses th
general policy of the last sixteel
years during which we have Away
claimed that the democratic part
stood for majority rule"
Former Governor w A. McCortle Q
West Virginia, led the fight for tn
majority report. He sketched the cor
test in South Dakota saying that tn
primaries were conducted under re
publican and not democratic Law
His argument was a duplication @
that presented to the committee O.
credentials.
Senator Luke Lea, took issue wit