The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-03
CONVENTION IN DEADLOCK
EORTy.THIRD BALLOT THIS AT
TERNOON WITHOUT RESULT.
MONDAYS Session Was Marked by
Rioting and Fist Fights. ConVen-
+iop Rent With DissensiOn.


tion Rent With DissensiOn.
BALTIMORE, July 2.-The con
ven+ion met again at noon today, enc
resumed balloting. The 43rd ballo'
was as follows: Wilson, COZ; Clark
329; Underwood, 9S1a. Scattering
~ Illinois gave So votes to Wilson
Rioting and Fist Fights.
Monday was marked by an III
creasing bitterness of feeling among
-he more extreme Clark followers
against Bryan, and at one point II
seemed as though the convention was
on the verge of an ugly riot, growing
out of members of the Missouri dele
CATION Haunting the Clark banner IN
Bryan's face.
Bedlam broke loose, the excited
delegates leaving their seats and con-
yerting the hall into a bowling mob.
BRYAN stood there pale and deeply
moved while pandemonium relgneo.
The convention was in turmoll
long after Bryan had taken ms seat.
There were several fisticufs among
delegates, and the big force OF po-
licemen had their hands full quell-
ing the outbreaks.
A new squad of police came in dur
ing the disturbance, and when the
balloting was renewed every aisle on
the floor was lined with bluecoats.
New Yorker Scores Bryan.
New York's vote was challenged
when Murphy announced ninety for
Clark.
John B. Stanchfield, New York del
egate, spoke from the platform, ex-
planning his vote and champlon1ng
New York as decisive factor in de-
mocracy.
Stanchfield declared that the in
tegrity OF New York's delegates had
been impugned and insulted and that
New York had right to be heard.
Stanchfeld denounced Bryan as
that ''money-grabbing favOr-hunt-
ing. publicity-hunter marplot from
Nebraska"
I'm the makeup of the delegation
from New York. said Stanchtleld,
I'VE have here the democratic gov
ernor and lieutenant governor OF the
state, the candidate for president IN
1904. and ex-justice of the supreme
court of New York, lawyers of re-
pute, business men, professional men,
the most representative delegation
that ever came to a national conven-
tion from New York"
Stanchfields bitter characterize
ton of Bryan was received with
cheers mingled with some Kisses. The
speaker maintained that the New
York delegation was the ablest ever
sent to a national convention.
mo man branded with Organism
can come within half million OF
carrying New York." exclaimed Mr..
Stanchfield.
Stanchfield bitterly attacked Bry-
an as one of the plutocrats whose
names should be linked with Morgan,
Belmont and Ryan. Any man who
had been writing for pay from the
Chicago republican convention
should be expelled from this conven-
ton. Mr.. Bryan was opposed to any
candidate except Mr.. Bryan.
Stanchfield closed by announcing
his vote for Wilson.
The rising feeling, the general pan
demonium and the fear of further dis
turbances beyond control led to a
hasty adjournment until o'clock at
night, at which time the convention
was in a somewhat less excitable
state, although manifestations of
personal feeling were not absent.
DissensiOn Everywhere.
Political alignments have led to
personal animosities. 1t is reported
that Speaker Clark blames Leader
Underwood for his defeat, and rails
bitterly at the house leader for not
coming to his support at the time
when it might have meant his nomi-
nation. The democratic house prom
Uses to be rent with factional differ
ences for the rest of the session, and
it's power as a cohesive organization
seriously injured.