Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-06
FOR PRESIDENT.
WOODROW WILSON
FOR VcE-PREsIDENT.
THOMAS R. MARSHALL
BY W. A. PATTERSON.

Convention Hall, Baltimore.-The
blase individual without an admission
ticket will tell you he would not go
II he had a ticket, "as all national
conventions are alike"
IT has been my privilege to attend
\ few national conventions, including
the recent Republican gathering at
Chicago, and the meeting Of the
Democrats at Baltimore, and can as
sure you the convention held here,
which nominated Woodrow Wilson
for president, and Thomas r. Marshall
for vice-president, was different.
Writers, like delegates, receive in
structions, and writer's, like delegates,
may not safely disregard these in
strrctic2s I am going to try not to
disregard mine, which were to the
effect that write. not political news
''story" filed with opinions for or
against principles or factions or indi-
Riduals. but human interest story;
that side of the big meeting of Demo
Gratis which the people at home
would have seen had they been per-
mitted to attend, without regard to
Ahe faults or virtues of the contending
sides, or the right or wrong OF the
different factions.
The Baltimore convention was one
of those great gatherings which one
may witness but once in a lifetime if
at all; the kind of a political gather
Ing whose like has never before been
witnessed in this or any other coun-
try.
1t was a battle of political Titans-
p two men-William Jennings Bryan
three times the standard-bearer of the
party, and Charles F. Murphy, the
recognized leader of Tammany, prob
ably the most remarkable political or.
ganization this country has ever
known.
No sooner had Cardinal Gibbons
clad in the rich robes of his churchly
Office. pronounced the final words OF
3 the opening invocation on Tuesday
noon than the battle was on.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination Of Senator
Kern for the temporary chairmanshiI
In opposition to Judge Parker, thu
choice of the national committee. wal
but a 'feint. When Mr.. Kern, takinI
the speakers platform, pleaded 70
Democratic harmony, and proposed L
Judge Parker that they both retire Il
favor OF any one OF half dozen me-
whom he named, Mr.. Bryan scored hi
lfirst tally. He had the opposition o
tthe defensive for time at least.
When Judge Parker declined To n
-spond 10 Senator Kern's propositio
the senator retired and named M
Bryan for temporary chairman,
move that was wildly welcomed b
the New York delegation, as Mr.. Mu
ply was more than willing to try col
illusions with the Commoner on
rect issue.
The surprise OF the day was n
throwing the Clark strength TO Parke
and IL was that incident, happenin
within an hour after Chairman Mack
gavel had called the convention
order, that produced the deadloc
when the balloting for the nomine
began early Friday morning. II r
suited in the defeat Of Mr.. Bryan /
n vote OF 57s for Parker to $40 Il
Bryan.
The defeat Of Colonel Bryan for n
temporary Craftsmanship was a m
mentous event for the Democrat
rparty, and the leaders and the ran
sand fle OF the party knew It when
occurred. II was no longer a conte
between candidates. II was war
the bitter end between Mr. Bryan an
Mr.. Murphy Both had accepted n
gage OF battle. and there would be |
I'ompromise - ~ ~ 800
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