The Washington times., 1912-07-01
DEMOCRATS NOW
TALKING OF PLANS
! FOR SHORT RECESS
/ Case of Hopeless Dead
lock, Decision Will Be
Put Up to People.
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ed he gains what his followers expect
from the Underwood column. Otherwise.
point, but not reach it. In that event,
he will suffer the experience of Clark of
holding strong lead for series of
ballots, but not being able to put over
Such development would make certain
that the convention would remain in
session day or two longer, and that,
after Wilson had been found impossible,
Bryan would be undertaken in the hope
OF piling up the nominating majority.
Not Ocerconfident.
The Wilson people were not over
confident even when Indiana came to
them. Their insiders admitted that
they could not count with any degree
OF certainty the votes that would nomi-
nate. They conceded to Clark only
lowers, but these, with New York and
the Underwood column, would keep the
convention tied up SO long as they
would refuse help to Wilson.
Clark Is defeated; nobody can be nom-
mated without the consent Of the
Bryan-Wilson combination. That is all
that is certain.
But indications are that Wilson will
sions of the day are over.
If there is 20 nomination today or to-
morrow the effort to have abe con-
vtntion to recess for five weeks and
aial preferescc primary under direction
Of the present convention will be press
cd vigorously. Plans have been made
tentatively. but will not be brought for
ward until 1t seems ceraain that q
Delegates out OF money ond compelled
to start for home or else get hasty
renittanccs are the rule today. At the
very outset, the cosvention appointed
O comrnittee t. arrange with the rail
reads for an extension of return rail-
road tickets go that they moy be used
II the convention keeps delegates here
beyond the return period.
When Murphy voted ninety votes for
Clark on the first ballot today w. H.
Edison, OF Faulkner, Chautauqua county
in the New York delegation. arose in
his seat and challenged the vote of
the State. This move was undertaken to
each delegate stood. although 1t was
certain that as the delegation was in
strlcte,l in the state convention 10
vote under the unit rule. the vote would
E.dsor declared that he did not intend
longer to be voted for, having left him
self on record as t.? where he stood.
John B. Stanchfield. when his name
ton asked unanimous consent to eX-
plain his vote and his request was
granted.
II come from State" he said.
whose electoral vote is indispensibly
vital to Democratic success. Only upon
two occasions in the history of the
country has Democratic President
been elected without the electoral vote
of New York.
We renresent ten million peonIe a nd
we cast one and three-quarter million
votes We represent forty-five votes IN
the electoral college. I am speaking
now in behalf of the Empire State,
which represents one-tenth of the Gov
ernment of the United States.
I'VE have upon the New York delega-
tion the governor of the great State of
New York, the candidate for President
In 1904 and 1t was by common consent
the most representative delegation that
ever came from the State of New York.
They would need no defense were IT
not for the imputations against them
pets of wax that the favor hunting.
money grabbing, publicity seeking mar
plot, from Nebraska"
Wildly Applauded.
Wild applause from New York and
some of the other delegations inter-
rupter Stanchfeld here.
IL the ninety ueicSuicS VI we" 1Olh,
he continued. 'of the character l have
described. are within the power of one
man, they are moved by wires of tre-
;" mendous voltage.
Listen, delegates. New York has
twenty-siX Democratic Congressman,
and on the fifteen great progressive
measures pending in the last Congress
introduced, under the leadership Of
Clark and Underwood, every one Of the
twenty-six votes from New York have
been cast for these measures"
Bryan says that no man can go be-
fore the country and hope to win with
the brand of New York on him. l say
vention stygmatized with Bryanism
and come within a half-million votes OF
election.
Mr.. Bryan said that the ninety del
egates from New York were under the
influence of Morgan. Ryan, and Bel
mont. He has stated that no man
could be selected by reason of their
influence. ! desire to say to him, there
Is no man in the number who is under
the influence of the men he has named.
When he makes the statement that
the men. Morgan, Ryan, and Belmont,
he omits one man. And of all the
delegates on the floor here the one
man, omitting Mr.. Ryan and Mr.. Bel
mont, most rich and powerful is the
gentleman from Nebraska.
And II we are trying to clear our
sheets here this convention should ex-
pei from the floor of this convention
the man who for pay has been writing
from the Republican convention at Chi
cago in favor OF his (Bryan's) ally,
Colonel Roosevelt.