The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27


map, showing The extent of the Clark
support
This has been a day of conferences,
or soundtngs, of taking tally OF dele
gates. or attempts to restore the har-a
mony that tor few minutes was not
entirely mnaliaSsd.
While the rank and file of the dele
gates were perspiring in the whitening
heat of the convention hall, as they
listened to matinee oratory, the lead
ers were either toiling over rules. cre-
dentiaIs or platform or holding pow
vows in the still hotter hotels.
The nomination Of a president has
been as easeful Job, for Baltimore il
a city of wide distance. but of champed
conditions at both ends Of the lines
of travel. The hotels are small and
frlghtfuliy overcrowded: The weather
| is all that Ii ought not to be. and
the patience of the statesmen who are
trying to get together. has been worn
| TO wire edge.
! Bryan Declines Craftsmanship.
Ar. Bryan took his seat in the conn
mittee on resolutions today. but de-
clined the offer OF the craftsmanship,
which was made unanimously. Acting
as the member for Nebraska, he ask
ed that the usual order be transposed
so that the nomination might be made
first and the platform afterwards
This suggestion was adopted by the
committee. and afterward approved
by the convention. which met in night
session to perfect permanent organi-
cation.
Not being able 10 get Mr.. Bryan a.
the platform maker. the resolutions
committe chose his late running mate.
John w. Kern. who kept the members
/ busy through the s~ettrrifts tfteruuuu.
hearing the offerings of all Corners. in
| Guiding Samuel Gompers president OF
I the American Federation of Labor,
who spoke for half an hour on the
needs of the American working men
| and their dependence on the Demo-
| cratic party to serve them. While the
committees were at work. the dele
gates were listening TO speeches by
| Senator Rayner, Representative Clay
| ton, Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, Cow
| ernor Campbell, of Ohio; John Tenn
| pie Graves and Mayor Preston The
| latter expressed the hope that the
delegates would never forget Baiti-
more.
Booms and boomlets for vice presi-
| dent were launched in the hotel cor
| ridors in the evening. John Kern had
II little boom as a compromise can
didate for the presidency. itself. but
! tha faet-that- Indiana alreadS-has--s-
favorite SON in Governor Marshall, put
/ a speedy enid to 1t. RI M
Day Session.
BALTIMORE. June 26.-Fiights Of
| oratory We're the chief features of the
day session. They were delivered by
Senator Rayner. of Maryland; Gors,
| Oklahoma: former Governor Folk.
| Missouri; former Governor Campbell.
| Ohio; Mayor Preston. Baltimore:
John Temple Graves. New York, and
Congressman Henry p. Clayton. Ala
bama. who was the permanent chair
man of the last Democratic national
convention.
for the entertainment OF the dele
gates, because OF the delay on tho
part of the committee on resolutions,
/ credentials. rules and permanent or.
ganization, In reporting Chairman
Parker allowed no favorites, permit
| ting champions of Clark. Wilson, Tn.
derwood. Harmon or any other cans
didate to say what they pleased. Thu
delegates and the thousands OF spec
tators testified by their cheers that
, they appreciated the oratory.
! Chairman Parker reached the com.
vention hall ust after noon. When
greeted with warm applause. A few
minutes later Charles F. Murphy and
| the members of the New York dele-|
CATION, came struggling into the hall.
Chairman Parker at once sent =
| messenger to Murphy. Tom TaRgarts
| and other members of tho steerfnnl
| committee. to ask when business pr0e'
! ceedings could be resumed. Muir.
ply and Taggart sent messengers m
| the chairman OF the various Commits
| tees. They returned with the infOF~
nation that the committees on reese
lutions and credentials could n0ka
finish until night Then there No.
talk OF recess. After the Riehfa
Rev. John Gardiner Murray. OF Bal@
timore had delivered an invocatton
In which he asked that the party ~
strengthened to aid the nation. ..whicIf
is now passing through the most me-
| nssntous crisis In Its history F0rrISS'
er Governor Blanchard. Of Loufaan
moved a recess for the business ~ ~
sion until o'clock tonight. zs
II do not expect that you viii IT.
(Ccntinued on 0txth Dnns1 sN