The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
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by Democratic gathering must be
sticking In Bryan's craw tonight Per-
haps. also, It has shown him slim-
mering OF the light.
The evening session ts utterly pro-
blematical. or course II looks more
nearly like continued deadlock than
anything else. Yet there are here two
very human things to be considered.
Human endurance and a human lack
of money. Delegates are here from all
| over the country. Men are paying nf-
teen dollars a day for hotel room
who are accustomed to live and sup
port families on a hundred dollars
month. Where they get the money to
come with In the firsr place is mys-
| terry. That the money is very speedily
| going TO run out Is certainty, T'reo
and ''busted" there is every reason
| tn believe that the time Is coming
| when the delegates ara going 10 Dust
| something themselves, even If tt Dc
sombody's slate. somebody's hopes or
| somebody's heart
The Virginia delegation IL sitting
tight. 1t has less news, less dope"
| the ground. The changes In today's
ballot meant nothing. There was a
small switch from Underwood to
| Clark. Speaker Byrd is still conf
dent over wilson's chances. He WAS
quite jubilant tonight over the gov
| ernor's showing in today's session.
| On the conclusion OF the thirty
ninth ballot there was the first spon-
| taneous enthusiasm or the evening on
ceived sol Ia votes. 1t Is conceded
that this vote may go as high as k2s
and possibly to $50.
This latest figure, it is claimed IN
oludes every possible detection from
the field"
| With 725 Ia necessary 10 elect,
wilson would still be 224 votes short
of the nomination. The strategy OF
cum Shoe Bill Stone IN asking an
abroeatlon OF the two-thirds rule Is
now apparent What was dehieo
Clark when he was In position 70
profit cannot now be fairly imposso
upon him to benefit another.
Bryan, who has been thu core OF
the convention from the first meeting
again displayed his mastery or pom
tics and his knowledge OF human ma
ture. when ne sat mute under VI
sonally by Jno. b. Stanchheld. OF New
York.
| The attack came as an electric IN
cident to a foreshadowed happening
II was known that New York dele
gates would make demand Tor
poi1, not with any Idea or hope OF
breaking the unit rule. but to put the
delegation individually on record
When his MANS was called. Stanch-
field asked and obtained consent 10
explain his vote. He was either Ia
boring under great excitement or per.
feqtiy simulated It, Declaring that
only twice in the history OF the party
had II been found possible TO elect
a president without tho vitality In
! fispensable" vote OF New York, that
1.-THE Empire State represented 10000
coo people, or roughly, tenth OF
the people OF the Union. he denounc
ed the imputation which had been
east on the New York delegation by
Bryan. i.
Turning toward the Nebraskan and
speaki directly OF him, Stanchhelo
shouted that a delegation containing
the governor and lieutenant governor,
re senator, the next supreme court
| jidgc, the former candidate FOR pres
| ident could not be attacked BY
money grabbing self seeking, favor
hunting marpiot. such as the gentle
man from Nebraska
I THE phrase Wag spoken Eo rapidly
I that IL rang cut RaditiyH Sefars the
hubbub It created could drown It's
| Significance.
After a storm OF mingled cheers
| and Kisses had been queiied. Stanch-
field proceeded to charge Bryan with
!nsincerity in his support OF both
Clark and Wilson. He sought tho
nomination for himself. he asserted.
with the aid. connivance and advice
of hts partisan and ally. Theodore
| Roosevelt" If anybody should be
expelled from the convention II was
| Bryan, rather than any of the men
| he named
Amid the rare laughter that visits
| the convention. S;anchfeld then do
olared that he would vote as his per-
| sonal choice for Woodrow Wilson.
Nebrnskan Makes Attack.
To go back to the beginning HAD
| the commoner on any pretext him
| self come TO his own defense, he could
,nlv have met abuse with recrimi-
nation. He would have accomplished
nothing. During Stanchfield's bitter
| assault he sat quiet, tbs smile upon
his face that In habituai to 1t when In
repose. Bryan was almost ruminant.
him.
Therefore. Bryan made no fight. de-
spite the opportunity TO make one that
would have been more tempestuous
than any the convention has yet seen.
Fills great strength among the dele
gates was at his call. He did not call
for 1t and ending IN laughter, Stanch-
ield's effort WAS soon smothered ana
forgotten by the contempt with which
its object regarded H.
Bryan fights He In dietatoriai. lie
is ambitious. salfish, sindicrive In
every public relation. But politics Is
his business and he knows II Ia never
business TO get mad" II Bryan ever
'ost his temper. l have not been able
to find. OF the many In Baltimore who
know him intimately. even one, who
has witnessed the phenomenon.
The Syanchfieid incident having fall
len fiat. the balloting has continued
slowly TO develop Wilson's full
strength, Two ballots aso he pstsed
the firing Clark 400 10 45a The result
of the thirty second ballot has widen
ed tho daylight between the leaders
Wilson is now AT 1-2 To Clark's 4f6
Galleries Expsotant.
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