The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-07-12
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AID
JOURNS
Baltimore, Nd, July 3, 1912.

Baltimore, Nd, July 3, 1912.
To the Ocala Banner:
At two o'clock a. m, today the ma
tional democratic convention for 1912
concluded it's labors and adjourned
sine die.
In many respects it was the most
remarkable convention that has ever
assembled in the United States.
The average delegate and, indeed
all but the one master hand who
shaped its policies and guided it's des-
TIMES, believed that the session would
be a harmonious one. They believ-
ed that the door of opportunity was
open for a triumphant and over
whelming victory. They return to
their homes with widely differing
opinions.
During the sessions of the conven-
ton white pigeons, to symbolic the
"dove of peace were turned loose,
and again and again circled the great
hall in order to find a place for rest
and safety, but as these messengers
of peace were about to alight they
were frightened away again and again
by the vociferations of the warning
factions.
We hope that this is not sad
omen
Mr. Bryan kept up the role he first
assumed to the finish.
He opposed the nomination of Gov
ernor Marshall for vice president,
and had not the opinion generally OBJ
tanned that Governor Wilson especial
ly desired his nomination, it is quite
probable that he would have been de-
feated.
Mr.. Marshall is represented as pos
sessing a very strong personality.
Since accepting the nomination of
governor of his state he has overcome
a republican majority of nearly one
islature takes the place of a republi-
can one; all the state officers are
democrats and two democrats occu-
py seats in the senate of the United
States.
1t would seem to the average mind
that that was progressing" some
but Mr. Bryan said that he was a ere
dictionary" and that is the height and
depth of political criminality So his
head was to fall, but in this case the
guillotine failed to do it's work.
Besides the usual declarations of
democratic principles, and its refer
ence to party achievements, it will be
seen that the platform touches upon
about twenty special subjeots-we
shall not say special interests" be-
cause that would be treading on dan
gerous ground. This could hardly be
obviated, because all the several sHD-
jects touched upon were heard before
the committee by special representa-
tives, and massed behind these spe-
cial subjects were millions of votes
All during the progress of the con-
vention, whenever Governor Wilson's
name was mentioned, it was the sig
nal for the outburst of long continued
applause from the floor and galleries.
ID nf o,.xy1o ND
changed his vote to Wilson it created
a pandemonium that lasted several
SO when it was seen that his
nomination was inevitable it was
thought that the bowling Dervishers
and spielers would make a record
breaking demonstration, but the en-
thusiasm had been exhausted-the
spielers had left the hall.
The demonstration that followed
the nomination was tame affair
the tamest witnessed during the en-
tire session of the convention
There was no time until the last
day of the session when Speaker
Clark could not have been nominated
had his instructed delegations had
been loyal to him, but with the excep-
ton of Missouri, California, the Dis
trict of Columbia and one or two 9TH
ers, they were disloyal to him, and
were as so many Benedict Arnolds
seeking to betray him.
Underground wires were at work
all the time from his instructed dele
cations to opposing delegations beg
ging them to hold fast, as they would
throw Clark down at the first oppor-
tunity
Champ Clark, without the question
of doubt, was slain in the house of
his friends.
The managers of Mr.. Underwood's
campaign had different role to play.
They had to kill off both the high