Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-06

-refused to answer unless II were
made more explicfk.
Another asked whether he. consid-
cred a refusal to support candidate
receiving Murphy's support the same
as refusal to support for president
man nominated with Murphy's sup
portr
Does not the law make differ-
ences" replied Mr.. Bryan, between.
the lawyer who defends a criminal
after the crime has been committed,
and the man who assists in the COM
mission of crime :"
MP. Bryan then announced his vote
for Woodrow Wilson and retired to
his seat in the Nebraska delegations;
ands he continued to cast his vote for
Wilson throughout the night
Numerous efforts to break both, the
unit rule as applied to instructed dele
cations and the two-thirds rule as ap-
piled to the nomination were made
previous to the Saturday night ad,
journment. The first of these applied
to Ohio and was successful, the move
adding ten votes to the Wilson
strength But the resolution that APP
piled to Ohio cid not cover other
states, and the enforcing of the rule
led to wraIgles on every ballot.
At the close of the twenty-fifth bal
lot late Saturday night Senator Stone
of Missouri asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of a motion prot
viding that beginning with the twenty
eighth ballot the lowest man should
drop out of the race and on the final
ballot the candidate receiving the
majority of the votes cast should be
the party nominee. The Texas dele
cation offered immediate objection.
and the long, tedious calling of the
roll of states continued.
With Monday came two important
and interesting features. One wal
the apparent cracking OF the deadlocs
in favor of Wilson. Despite the des
perate endeavors Of the Clark forceG
the governors vote increased steadily
on every ballot until, on the thirty
ninth, It stood at 50f1S. After the
fsrtieth ballet the Wilson vote feli
on to 494. his net gain over the first
ballot being Sta. When Wilson was
at the high water mark on Monday.
Clark had slumped to 422 but went up
again 10 430 before adjournment At
this time 1t seemed that the Illinois
delegation held the key to the situa-
tion.
The other big event of the day was
- hwR Hr.hu ID
Stanchfield of New York. This was
Murphy's first return blow. and It
was a hard one. Praising the New
York delegation. Stanchfield said:
1T is by common consent the most
representative delegation that ever
came to a national convention from
New York. If these be the puppets
OF wax that Mr.. Bryan refers to, we
say to that money-grabbing, office.
seeking. publicity-hunting marplot Of
| Nebraska"
Stanchfeld could not conclude the
sentence. II was drowned in a burst
of cheers.
While the speaker delivered this
attack Bryan sat quietly in his seat.
He watched Stanchfeld closely and
occasionally smiled,
Il desire to say again. the vote OF
New York is vital to success" coptin-
ued Mr.. Stanchfield. "And no man can
go forth from this convention stigma
tized and branded with the mark OF
BFyanism upon him and come within
half a million votes Of success.
When Mr.. Bryan makes the state
ment that these delegates from New
York are snder the influence Of Nor
an and Ryan and Belmont. the pluto
rats Of this convention. he omits
ne name. Outside Of the three he
las named the richest and most pow
j Qlg;oeral on the floor Is n
I a'cuan fiofn Nebraska himself
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