Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-27

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= Oh the report of the committee On
= credentials. The majority report was
: presented last night. The majority
= had unseated ten Wilson delegates in
= South Dakota and given their places
y to Clark men, and this was expected
= to precipitate a lively fight.
= Ollie James is Choice.
y Then the report of the committee on
= permanent organization was sched-
y uled to be taken up with the conven-
\ ton ready to ratify by acclamation
y the choice OF Senator-Elect Ollie ".
y James of Kentucky, as permanent
= chairman. The delegates looked for
= ward to the long series Of nominating
= and seconding speeches and finally to
y the balloting on the presidential candi-
= dates. No one expected a choice on
;. the first ballot but the lineup on the
= initial vote was awaited with keenest
y interest.
y Police Are Called in.
y A big squad of police iiled in and
y the sergeant-at-arms stationed police.
: men ten feet apart in every aisle Des-
= pite added forces the sergeant-at-arms
= was unable TO prevent crowding in
y the aisles. Chairman Parker mounted
=, the platform at 1919 and conferred
= with Parliamentarian Crisp, and Sena-
= tor John Sharp Williams, of MissssiD-
y pi, leader Of the Bryan-Wilson forces
= There was an excited conference in
y the Missouri delegation,
\ THE South Dakota Steal"
= Senator Luke Lea, leader of the
y Bryan forces former Senator Dubois,
:, Senator Stone and former Governor
y David Francis were discussing what
\ Senator Lea termed the South Dako,
=. ia steal"
Y When the group broke up, Senator
* Lea hurried to the platform to plan the
y fight on the credentials majority re
\ port.
q The ten Wilson delegates had beer
=. unseated by the crc5eeF, ais co"'r2ittef
=, and the Clark delegation substituted
4 after the national committee had put
= its seal of approval on the Wilson dele
Y gates.
Il The credentials committee bases its
X action on the claim that two Clarb
{ y tickets had together polled more votes
than the Wilson ticket
mt AT 2:'9 p. m. the question of the
the adoption of the majority report was
n put TO a vote
None of the other contests before
ont the committee We're taken to the flool
ont Of the convention and report OF ere
-elv dentials committee as TO all othel
ion cases was accepted The Harrison
Hearst delegates from Illinois bint
,om their fight. The delegations from thu
rity District of Columbia were seated will
Ion a half vote each.
A vice presidential boom for Rep
k1a resentative Henry of Texas, appeare,
lori. On the floor today Henry has been
vigorous Wilson-Bryan supporter ant
ling he was mentioned by those forces as
With possible running mate for Wilson.
ra- The credentials committee turned
ling out the Wilson delegates by 4 narrow
vote Is to %, and Wilson men on tht
lme committee announced their intention
sion OF carrying the fight to the floor o
the convention There was mucl
noise and confusion in the convention
so hall during the wait for the proceed
oon. ings to begin The band kept up I
or lively racket
cted Hd'l al hour ailer Ihe tiihe SET 10
OF 'he cohFehils the aisieS were cro"ae'
,esi. with delegates and the leaders wer,
an. still comforting on the platform.
,yer Even Police Are Helpless
All Robert F. Grain, chairman of tht
eals Baltimore convention committee, re
le5e ported at the platform that doors wer
nda- being rushed, ushers and doorkeeper
Will being helpless. The police were unabl
Will to cope with the situation because tn
the convention authorities would not con
unit sent to closing any entrances.
Local authorities urged that tn
ma whole situation be taken away from
linS political appointees who wore tn
ould badges of assistant sergeant.at-arms
Sc but the plea was unheeded.
There appeared little hope that tn
ior session could be conducted with an
ueh- semblance of decorun.
liam ,r;aa.,,,,; daIo,o+o ,,,;+,, b,,,,d,
'ii'' of Champ Clark Autographs made
n,., round of the floor, tacking the pit
~, lures to state standards. He placart
ras ed California, Colorado, Wyoming an
otod Arkansas.
VOC Tear it down" Take it away
oc. broke from rows of the delegates an
# TO in flash the pictures had bee
con stripped from the Wyoming and Arl
ansas standards.
Temporary Chairman Parker bega
we're pounding for order at 12:45 p. m. Fiv
,uch minutes later the delegates were Iii
thew tening attentively to the openin
prayer of Rabbi A. Guttmacher
little The minority report of the crede
con- tials committee was confirmed by viz
Law voce vote, the question OF the Phil
lark pine delegates being reserved for S
COM parate vote. The Philippine delegate
the we're excluded on a viva voce vote.
time Democrats Were Enthusiastic.
Great waves of cheering swept ii
con- hall as the demonstration for the va