The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03

fiS h}iiSLA NbltS It N~toIhs rAPSSLiA1B -
stampede. but the Wilson battalion
were unmoVable. Slowly but surely
I he trfttTrd on, Then Il tie psychoI0-
gical moment came Bryan and told
the convention OF the alliance between
Clark and Tammany.
Now the deluge started slowly at
first nut gathering Yolutne---------
This morning the Wilson men OF
the NirgS@ delegation moved upon a
majority . the delegation 10 give our
twenty four votes to Wilson. We ha
a meeting, and upon motion of Sena-
tor Martin, the delegation instructed
The chairman 20 cast the whole vote
for Wilson on the first ballot
Illinois left Clark and went to will
son, Virginia followed, and the end
seemed almost In sight Some ANXIOUS
ballots followed The Wilson move-
meni kept gaining in volume and en-
thusiasm Finally Bondurant with
drew Underwood Reed withdrew
Clark, and the Wilson delegate had
It's intnpedsd way.
on his hands. He has been attend
ing to H. He has been too busy TO
pay attention even to his candidaey..
- still Have Legs
Why didn't you withdraw while
CLARK had chance Yelled dele
The ujd senator stood silent until he
had a chance to be heard.
Il iovt my voice for Underwood"
lie declared but / sim have my legs.
u can stand as long "a you can
hulier
With ne feeling Of antmosity' for
mally withdrew Underwood name.
Following Bankhead ca me Stone,
stu gHmshoeing IL. while everything
A
soll watch. Stone would not witn-
draw He released all Clark dele
gates "if release be necessary"
Came also Fitzgerald. OF New York,
to whom the convention had several
times refused 10 listen. It listened
then. In the hope OF avoiding bit
terness. he moved amid a storm of
ayes that the roll call pa dlspens-
ed with as, the nomination be made
unanimous Reid OF Missouri object
ed Not because OF bitterness" but
because Missouri wishes TO be re-
corded as voting for old Champ
CLARK" Others from Missouri having
been shown" expressed similar sem
timent- Il was pathetic, this sudden
metamorphosts OF It tailproud 'houn"
into a superannuated political canine
holding onto the fringe. But the
convention was in no way sentimental
inc roAn0 OtTtkes.
The hound lad struck on the ron
call. Alabanas twenty -four votes
went to Wilson. Others followed rap
Idly. Jersey got Kisses for the two
votes that stuck to CLARK. Murphy's
voice announced nine votes for this
Jersey governor. Occasionally there
was Clark man dying IN the LAST
ditch hut Just az effectively dead as If
he had been killed by the first fire.
California and Ohio had been passed
when it came 10 Texas. A prearranged
bin of melodrama was pulled. A iit
tie black haired child with red rib
bon and spectacles was toured to an
nounced the forty vociferous votes
which had been a continued nuisance
tn---ols- section ef-ttle press gallery.
Once more 1t was shown that the
convention had spilled its sentiment.
When the little girl was lifted TO wave
lone star flag. and deliver the vote
10 Wilson. not even the fact thar she
was introduced as the States "fairest
, flower" and the mascot OF Texas.
resulted In more than prefunctory
( cheering
Came rhen Bill, of California. Bill.
the pestiferous, and our most bitter
PHI insisting on the privilege OF max
ing his forty seventh speech.
Bill is Always Cool.
Even In the hottest days Bib has
been winter clothed and right but
toned His oratory is even more a
cold storage product than himself But
We had to listen and then at $3.50
I q clock. exactly, it all came 10 an end,
The forty sixth ballot read: Clark. -,
Wilson. 999
! II was quiet end
James had specially pleaded that y
be so until Stone, for once in the
open could make motion There was
bur- one motion to make. 1t went
with a roar The band which has been
absent while It's weeks contract ex-
PRED while Democracy was still in
5 fghting mood. was not there to play
( tile star Spangled Banner or Hail
to the Chief" The conauering hero.
/ or any other OF the things Ii might
| be expected Ia play. Instead, the peo-
! pie In the great hall stood and cheered.
: IL tf-tSfnsur
! chaered In re23tAs rat)si Comfort. sass,
Harvey Beats H."
Colonel George Harvey beat II i'm
mediarely. In the Beivedere bar where
| followed TO see what he was COINS
TO do about it, ire took-not a VIII
son high ball-but a cocktail with
French name.
Colonel Harvey. however, Is Joke.
Woodrow Wilson is a fact | stated
this letter with an interview with
Belmont. The interview is being re-
peated by ten thousand humble citi-
zens workers. visitors. who represents
each his thousands on thousands a..
7 voters, who have been hanging Over
tickers watching bulletin boards.
waiting at the store for news.
Opposition Meets.
I Magicially, opposition has melted
/ Magicially harmony has come out Of
strife Wounds are healed Baltimore
/ is all a smile BRYAN cannot bolt.
! Every thing ia lovely and Senator Jim
mic MARITIME is making a speech every
| FIVE minutes. All the prophets are
! treading water. Al the dope is stilled
! Peace broods with the hope OF shutrins
| it's eyes and sleeping the clock round
| Baltimore, which wanted it. fs tired Of
! the convention. The convention which
! fell in love with Baltimore is anxious
! to get away. Everything Is Quier
I along the Potomac tonight The goOss
| hangs high. Go as far as you like.
| and you cannot overestimate the
| happy heart that is the child Of
| tedious mission
! The child's features are nor particu-