Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-03
Underwood Gets Hearty Greeting.

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| Representative Oscar Underwood, with
| his smile, and an immaculate suit Of dark
| summer clothes, stepped out of his Office
| a Few seconds later. and he, too, walked
to his seat on the democratic side, while
| MS colleagues in the House stopped the
proceedings with a great yell of applause.
NO one can get a whimper of defeat
from either of these two. Especially calm
locked in his office most of the morning.
while a colored doorkeeper, who has
copied the Underwood smile as far as
possible. told all inquirers that "the gen
lehman is busy inside"
rs he smiling?''
he sure Is smiling just like he was at
georgia camp meeting"
A few minutes later Mr.. Underwood
emerged. with his smile:
Anything to say?" he was asked by
| group OF newspaper men,
NO. indeed. he said pleasantly.
but you are still smiling?''
VI course-wny not?" and with that he
went to the floor Of the House. where the
representatives showed what they Thought
cheers.
Scores Of kilograms and letters poured
INTO the speakers office all the morning
Many OF them came from the Pacific
coast and many of them were from men
OF great prominence In the nations af-
fairs. The Speaker released none of them
Ior puohcat1on, but it is understood the
| which finds its keynote in the Speakers
characterization last night of Col Bry-
ans utterances
Accepts Defeat Like a Veteran.
This was not near SO hard a fight as l
had to get my first nomination to Con-
sress. said Speaker Clark last night,
after he had returned to this city from
Baltimore. He seemed to be relieved now
that the great strain of the campaign
and the strenuous hours Of the conven-
ton were over. He displayed considerable
animation in impressing on every one
| who asked him that he would not be
candidate for the vice presidency
Mr.. Clark was OF the opinion that had
the Underwood forces helped him on the
tenth ballot and afterward the result
word Of complaint escaped him. In fact,
| he took the fortunes of war as compla-
Gently as veteran should, and later in
| the evening dictated statement in
Tllis statement also contained a Refer
| ence to some Of Bryans statements as
vile and malicious slanders."
| After the nomination Of Wilson diligent
efforts were made in Baltimore to con-
| vince Mr.. Clark that he should accept
| the vice presidential nomination. and 1t
was to escape the arguments of his
| friends that he returned to Washington.
i am not mad he said, but the vice
presidency does not fit me. am a rough
| and-tumble debater am more at home
| in the House I would rather be a men,
ber of that body than tied down in
| chamber in which / am powerless to par
| ticipate.'
Blames Bryan for His Defeat.
| The statement dictated by Mr.. Clark
| on his return from Baltimore last night
follows:
| "No set Of men ever made a better or
braver fight for any man in this world
than my friends all over the country
made for me. They have my heartfelt
thanks. We never had money enough
postage stamps and literature. was
ktied down here by my duties Of the
speakership. l could therefore aid my
| friends very little. They made the fight
gave me 600 majority In the states
where Gov. Wilson and / competed in the
| ty ballots, in nine of which had clear
| majority. Nevertheless. the nomination
was bestowed upon Gov. Wilson.
| II never scratched q democratic ticket
or bolted democratic nominee in my life
I shall not change the democratic habit
now. I am too seasoned q soldier not to
accept the fortunes OF war.
/ IT will support Gov. Wilson with what
ever power possess and hope he will be
elected.
Il lost the nomination solely through
the vile and malicious ISLANDERS of Col
| William Jennings Bryan OF Nebraska.
True. these ISLANDERS were by innuendo
and insinuation. but they were no less
CHAMP CLARK.