Evening star., 1912-06-27
the spectators in the galleries gave evi'

the spectators in the galleries gave evi-
dence of becoming noisy.
Mr.. Morris said he was sure the COM
mittee on credentials had misapprehended
the facts in the case. He said 1t was
ridiculous that the committee should take
the votes Of two entirely separate sets
Of so-called Clark delegates, add them
together, and thus claim majority for
one set Of Clark delegates over the Will
son delegates. The national committee,
he said. had thrown out the Clark claims
with scant consideration, and he hoped
the convention would do likewise.
A nervous thrill went through the
crowded armory as an audacious pho
tograpl1er set off f1ashlight directly un-
der the gallery where Mrs. Taft was
seated. The wife Of the President seemed
very much annoyed.
Those in charge Of the convention were
fearful Of anything that might start q
panic, and orders against flashlights were
given to the police.
Clark Delegates Supported.
William A. McCorkle OF West Virginia
supported the majority report. He ar
Eued that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ticket had been publicly pledged to
Champ Clark.
When the third ticket, the second Clark
set of delegates. was placed in the field,
McCorkle said the Clark people endeav-
ored to have it withdrawn and the vote
concentrated under the second ticket. The
secretary Of state of South Dakota, he
said, refused to allow the ticket to be
withdrawn. saying that both the second
and third tickets were publicly known as
favoring Clark, and that, therefore, the
vote OF both should be accredited to
Clark.
While McCorkle was in the midst Of his
argument Senator Lea interrupted him
with questions. The floor was thrown
into disorder in which the galleries joined.
A harsh fish horn made din among the
Missouri delegates.
The aisles In the delegates section were
crowded with members Of the various
delegations who gave up their seats to
friends, and depended on their badges to
keep their places in the aisles.
Mr.. McCoEkle closed with a vigorous de-
Tense of the Clark action in South Da-
kota and Senator Luke Lea yielded to
report.
Vote Impatiently Awaited.
AS the debate on the South Dakota
cases continued, 1T was seen that the line
between the Clark forces on the one side
and the Bryan Wilson forces on the other
would be sharply drawn.
The vote was impatiently awaited, and
'Vote, VOTE began to rise from the
floor.
Ex-Gov. Blanchard Of Louisiana fol.
lowed Crane. He spoke for the majority
report.
While Blanchard talked the huge form
OF Senator-elect Ollie James appeared al
the main entrance. The accepted candi.
date for permanent chairman received 9
scattered round Of applause. But few
people saw him. however. He was stopped
by several delegations which wanted tc
shake hands with him, and finally he re-
tired to the rear OF the hall.
Wilson Men "Boo'' Bell.
As the debate went on the delegates be-
came impatient. and the speakers were
frequently interrupted by shouts of "Vote,
vote!" Much disorder prevailed when
Theodore A. Bell Of California took the
platform to close the debate for the ma
| ority report.
Bell charged that the second Clark
! ticket had been put in the field in South
| Dakota to divide the Clark vote.
A chorus of "boos'' from the Wilson
supporters greeted this statement The
New Jersey delegation were Immediately
in front Of the platfrom.
BE honest. Be honest" they shouted
Hearst, Hearst, Hearst