Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-01
PEERLESS One
RETAINS HOLD
GREAT VICTORY Is WON FOR
PROGRESSIVES.
WILD CONFUSION MARKS SCENE
Resolution Against Privileged Glass
Wins Out by Enormous Majority
New York's Ninety Votes Cast
With PrOgressives.

A resolution introduced by him.
which was passed by two-thirds ma
jority, declared the convention on
posed to the nomination of any can
dldate under obligation to j. P. Nor
gan, Thomas F. Ryan, August Bel
mont or any 'privilege-seeking
class"
Bryan's resolution in substance
was: ''As proof of our fidelity to
the people, We hereby declare our
selves opposed to the nomination of
any candidate for president who is
a representative OF, or under any
obligations to j. Pierpont Morgan,
Thomas F. Ryan, August Belmont or
any other members of the privilege
hunting and favor-seeking class. Be
1t further resolved, that we demand
the Withdrawal from the convention
OF any delegate or delegates consti-
tuting or representing the above
named interests"
The convention was thrown into a
furore by proposition which orig
lnally introduced called for the
withdrawal of Ryan and Belmont.
delegates from Virginia and New
York, respectively.
his part of the resolution was re-
sented as invading the rights of SOW
ereign states, and when its full i'm
port became known, bOoes and cat
calls, jeers and Kisses were mingled
with hand-clapping, cheers and the
stamping of feet. Representative
Flood OF Virginia dramatically char
acterized the proposition as insolent
and said it came from the "only man
who desired to destroy the democra-
tic party Former Governor McCor-
kle of West Virginia called it foolish.
Resolution is Modified.
Bryan made the situation even
more dramatic by asking Virginia
and New York to request the modifi-
cation of the resolution. and when
they scorned the suggestion, ne took
the course himself
On his own motion the last para
graph was stricken from the resolu-
tiOn after he had made a speech, in
which be declared that if delegates,
from Virginia would on roll call pro-
test against the withdrawal of Ryan
and if those of New York would ask
for the withdrawal of Belmont.
Bryan would then withdraw the last
part of the resolution. After several
delegates had spoken in defense Of
Ryan and of the right of Virginia and
New York to conduct their own al
fairs, Lewis Nixon and others ex-
pressed their objection to any change
in the resolution. Chairman James.
however, supported Bryan when
Bryan declared he had the right
On demand for vote, resolution was
put on roll call, but with the para
graph beginning be it further re-
solved" eliminated.
The question was put in the form
of a motion to suspend the rules and
pass the resolution. There was muck
confusion and it received a second
reading to make it plain Roll cal
was attended with the greatest con-
fusion and required two starts. >As
it was, it was almost impossible to
follow the roll call. Virginia was
called cut of her turn and she voted
23 Il ayes, y hayes. Then New
York was called and disorder was
hushed for a moment as Charles f.
Murphy of Tammany Hall cried out,
New York votes so ayes" Missouri,
Clark's home state, voted "a ayes, 2
noes. Regarding the II vote from
Virginia, it was stated it was the vote
of Robert Tunstall. Tunstall an
nounced this himself when there were
shouts that this was the vote of Ryan
himself. Before the roll call was fin
ished and result announced, Indiana,
Delaware, Florida, Connecticut and
half a dozen other states shifted their
votes to the AYE" column. Official
announcement was: Ayes $50, noes
1856, not voting 2, absent /.
From that moment the sentiment
changed and early voting indicated
that Bryan retained his hold upon
democracy.