The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
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followed the storm. only because my
advice was not followed"
This assertion was greeted with
ringing cheers from the galleries and
with q medley Of noise from the floor.
In which the sibtlent hiss was plainly
distinguishabfe.
Bryan himself was keyed to fight
sng pitch. His big voice doomed.
His m enacing forehnger autvered. He
70 of so many hghts, ever ready for
another, ha made a magnificent hg-
urs.
Dove Flies Over.
Just as hs was proposing to take
poll of the Nebraska delegation, just
as he was once more contrasting him
self with Parker, whom he termed re-
dictionary, JUST MS he set hts lance,
white dove flew over the floor ana
someone yelled, ''Hurrah for peace,
Little peace developed. The New
York vote, the Nebraskan declared
represented neither Democracy, virtue
or patriotism. -,
at represents" he charged, the will
of one man--Murphy. He in turn
representa- the will OF the influences
which dominated the Republican con
vention at Chicago and are now try
ing to dominate this one"
"If a man should be nominated,
he said. under conditions where ne
would have TO heed the injunction
Remember thy Creator Nebraska
would not ACCEPT him, VINO TOOK =.
high honor at tho hands Of Murphy
The resolution, he declared, which
piedyed tho convention not to nomi-
nate a man dominated by or In sym
pathy with Morgan, Ryan or Belmont
was more important and vital IMAM
either platform or candidate. Wnen
Nebraska instructed him for clark,
It was done with the understanding
that he stood for progressive Demo
eracy.
cries, He does" TT was contend
ed that he 10 a more progressive nan
than wilson Yeils: He 10. he H.
Declines to Vote For Clark.
speaking for myself l shall with
hold my vote from Mr Clark as long
as the New York vote Is recorded for
him . - -,,
He was saying that this 10 gov
eminent "Of the people" when
voice finished the sentence by deciar-
ling:
misses had subsidized the commoner
continued. II shall announce my vote
for
Bryan" yelled a dozen delegates
and confusion was on again
For Wilson," shouted Bryan and
1t was all to do over again.
A big delegate made himself heard
to ask the NsbraskAn TO Yield for
question. He wanted 10 know
whether Bryan would support sue
ttYaf
that OF the New York delegation.
Il will answer the question" roared
Bryan. And add that any other man
who has a question in his system hao
better get rid OF it,
But he never answered, He has
not answered yet 1t L. safe to say
he viii not answer until he knows
what the nominee In. Are you a
pen;ocrat?" came cry in answer to
the challenge.
six million FIVE hundred thousand
Democrats" he began but again the
heaven filled with sound and ex-
ploded.
Nothing said this morning. he In
sisted. bore the construction that he
would refuse to support tho nominee.
There was distinction between re-
fusing to support = candidate Tor
the nomination and one who had been
nominated.
There's q Difference"
There 10 a difference" he pro-
claimed between lawyer who de-
tends q criminal after q crime has
been committed and q lawyer who
conspires to commit crime"
Another question this time direct
came insistently: will you support
the ticket?"
IT deny the right OF any man to
ask me hypothetical question un-
less---'
More yells and confusion.
"Unless he II prepared to put In 1t
every essential element necessary to
be understood" More groaHA. hisses
and cheers untn after . semblance
OF order Bryan was heard TO Say;
sxpscr 70 EuDDort the NOMINEES