Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-27

presidency n any way up 20 tac time
the convention met.
The order OF business as the con-
vention met WAS fdrthcr consideration
Of the report OF the committee on
credentials. the majority report was
presented last night The majority
hau unseated ten Wilson delegates IN
South Dakota and given their places
10 clark men and this was expected
to preolpitate lively nsht.
Then the report OF the committee on
permanent organization was schedUl-
ed 20 be tafcn up, with the conven-
tlon ready 10 ratify By acciamation
the choice of senator-elect Ollie
James OF Kentucky, aa permanent
chairman rha delegated looked for
ward 20 the long series OF nominating
and seconding speeches and finally 10
The ballotine on the presidential can-
dldagcs No one expected choice on
tbs nrst ballot. hut the lineup on the
initial vote was awaited with keenest
Interest
a big squad Of police filed in ana
the sergcanl-at-srms stationed police
men ten feet apart In every aisle. Des.
was unable to prevent croWding ia
The aisles Chairman Parker mounted
the platform at 1910 aud conferred
VITA Parllamontarlan Crisp and sem
ator John sharp Williams OF Missis-
sippi leader OF the 3ryan-Wllson
forces.
There was an excited conference Ia
tho Missouri delegation.
senator Luke Lea. loader % tho
Bryan forces. former senator Du Bois.
senator stono and former Governor
David Francis. wore discussing what
senator I.oa termed. the south pa
kota sieal,"
When the group broke up senator
l-oa hurried to the platform to plan
the nght on the credentials commit
tees majority report
The ten Wilson delegates had been
unseated by the credentials commit.
/ tee and the clark delegation suhstl-
tuted after thc national committee
/ had put is seal of approval on the
/ Wilson delenates the credentials
! committee bases its action on thu
/ claim shat tWn clark tickets had 20.
]
( WilHnn ticket
The credentials committee turned
cui tee Wilson delegates by narrow
vote of rs to 23 and Wilson men ON
tho committee announced their IN.
teniion af carrying the hghl TO a.,
floor Of the convention
There Wds much noise and congus
ion in The convention hall during ia,
wait for the proceedings 90 begin Tn,
band Kept up lively rlcket Halt a.
hour after the time set for con
vening the aisles we're crowded viii
delegates ana the leaders were slil
comforting on the platform.
Robert r. Crane. chairman OF an
Baltimore convention committee, fe
ported az the platform that door
were bclng rushed, ashers and door
Keepers were helpless, The polio
were unable TO cope with the situa
iion because the convention authori
ties would not consent 10 closing an
entrances
Local authorities urged that an
whole situation be- taken away fror
political appointees who wore th
badgos of assistant Hergeanta-at-arm,
bat the plea WAS dnheeded Thor
appeared little hope that the sossio
could Doe conducted with any sen
biancc of decorum A Missouri dclt
gate with bundle Of champ CHAR
autographs mace Is rtund of the flou
tacking the pictures to state stan
dnrde He plucnrded California, Col
orado, Wyomins and Arkansas.
Tear d down Take ID away.
broke from rows of tho delegates. an
J in flash thc pictures had bec