The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-02
WarIIke scenes Enacted.

The thrty-third ballot found the
leaders practically at a standstlll, VIII
son merely holding his total Of the
thrtysecond ballot, while Clark gain
ed one from Underwood in virginia,
AT the end Of the ballot, the Champ
Clark people revived their dropping
spirits BY displaying big banner on
which the following tribute to Clark
from w. Bryan in 1910 was printed
in red
p have known Champ Clark io
years. He Is absolute yincorruptible
and his life is above reproach. Never
in ali these years have known him
to be upon but one side Of the ques
ton, and that was the side that repre-
sented the people"
There was a cheer as the Nilsson
rians displayed the banner above tnelr
delegation 1t continued for several
minutes.
"Take it over the Nebraska and
show it Bryan" shouted someone.
No sooner was tlis said than the
Missourian acted on the suggestion.
Then came trouble.
Bryan to Bat.
Bryan rose and faced his tormen-
tors for moment Several police
men hurried to his side, and with them
as an escort, the Nebraskan fairly
blazed
Bryan, livid with rage, jumped up
and rushed to the stage where he de-
maded of the acting chairman, John
Il. Lamb, Of Indiana, whether he was
to be submitted to insult
Bryan demanded the right to answer
what he termed "gratutous insult"
Lamb refused to let Bryan talk, and
he came down demanding that James
be sent for.
Police got on the other side Of Bryan
as he stepped before the Missouri del
bright red, and as he called for David
r. Francis or the chairman Of the Mis-
souri, delegation. a dozen fists We're
shaken in his face and members Of
, the Missouri delegation leaned over
and tauntlngly yelled. Clark Clark,
directly in his face and ears.
Deliberations interesting.
A fTee-ior-all fight started over the
/ banner directly in front Of the press
stand. A dozen Missourians, protect
! ed by the sergeantat-arms corps, rails
ed the banner on the press section.
They were thrown bodily to the floor
A dozen men were fighting on the
+ floor while the balance Of police made
/ a childishly feeble effort to stop the
fight
o After ten minutes, order was restor'
ed and the offending banner was re
moved.
d Bryan took the stand to reply to the
Clark banner
Still He Smiled.
In the uproar which followed, Bryan
4 stood smiling in the center Of
shrieking, excited mob. Half dozen
4 policemen charged into the crowd
5 Anything against Bryan" shouted
s a Missouri delegate, shaking his fisi
r at the smiling Nebraskan From The
q aisles the policemen escorted the Ne
q braskan upon the platform Half
g dozen hand-to-hand fights followed a
3 the Clerk men tried to carry theii
banner up on the platform behin'
y Bryan. They scaled The press stan'
II but were hurled back to the floor An
y other series Of fist fights ensued
= score OF policemen fought IN vain q
quiet the shrleking, fighting mob
MI AT one end Of the hall the huge VIII
n son banner used in previous demon
n STATIONS appeared An angry how
s from the Clark men greeted It. TIN
II feeling was running so high that
It serious disturbance was threatened
and the Wilson managers to avoid fun
ther fighting ordered the pictur
a Withdrawn
n Battle Over Banner
!, Meantime the crowd Of strugglin