The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-27
Clark Has the Majority Of Banners and Buttons
But the Wilson College Yell is the
Loudest Noise.
BRYAN IS BUILDING THE PLATFORM
Largest Crowd Wedged into the Hall on the
Hottest Day to Be Present When
the Balloon Goes Up.

scheduled before nominations would
be reached. Just before adjownment
a few minutes before midnight, par
tial report from the credentials COM
mittee was presented. This included
the Illinois cases, where the commit
tee declared in favor OF the Sullivan
cohorts in the state at large, as we'll
as In the Cook county districts. The
Reconsideration men had dozen OF
their best orators primed for an attack
on the report, and it was their plan
today to denounce the Illinois boss
and characterize him as the enemy o.
democracy. Sullivan, however. with
the assistance of his close friends,
Taggart OF Indiana and Murphy OF New
York, had been soliciting delegates and
was confident the report of the COM
mittee would be finally adopted.
After the temporary roll is complet-
ed, the report of the committee on per
manent organization will come up.
This will make Ollie James chairma
and will mark the passing Of Urey
Woodson from his position of score
Itary. The committee has given the
place to Edward b. Britton. Of Raleigh
N. c., and as a sop to. Woodsorl named
| him first assistant secretary.
| Probably This Evening.
With James speech out Of the way
nominations will be in order. 1t was
! generally hoped that the first ballo,
| could be taken before recess. Lead
/ ers planned to expediate business te
! this end in order that the delegates
might be able to think things over
i during the dinner hour. Experiences
observers, however, pointed out tha,
would probably be difficult and the
/ chances are that the nomination OF
candidates and balloting on the presi
] dency will not be taken up until the
night session.
While the delegates were discussing
1 candidates and getting ready for the
| lineup today, the party leaders were
/ analyzing the vote taken just before
adjournment last night on the abroga
4 ton Of the unit rule. The fact tha
565h delegates voted for this rule
was considered significant. Will,
Woodrow Wilson gained the votes b.
this action, and Judson Harmon, II
the opinion Of leaders, was eliminated
as a serious presidential possibility
the real gamers we're the democrat'
4 of the west, who advocate direct pri
maries. The convention has now es
(, tablished rule that no state conyen
4 tion can Interfere with the congress
4 siional district delegates elected and In
structed by districts instead of th'
state at large.
4 Incidentally, 1t was noted that
II large number Of delegates who votes
against Bryan on the temporary chair
manship and who have felt the fore
of TIA Nebraskan's prophecy that the,
would hear from home" took advan
!, tage last night of the chance to vot
) to split the Harmon strength In Ohio
ii Others are still looking for chanc
TO COME LuIOuSu vi q pAopooie'o'
) whereby they can more directly shoy
that they did not intend any harr
when they voted with the "allies
!, against Bryan for the temporary chail
. manship.
The ten Wilson delegates fror
South Dakota, who were unseated lat
Wednesday by the credentials CON
mittee, and their places given t
Clark men, we're prepared to fight tn
contest out on the floor. e. N. .Johr
son, national committeeman and den
i ocratic nominee for governor, wa
: backing the claims of the Wilson mer
: The Wilson men were placed on tn
!, temporary roll by the national con
3 mittee by an unanimous vote, ant
y therefore when they were unseate
. without any explanation by the credel
4 tials committee they raised loud erie
t of steam roller" and charged. a CON
) bination In the COMMITTEES of tn
r friends of Champ Clark, and Taggar
& sulliyan-Murphy crowd.
4 In the fight on the floor today tn
Wilson men planned to present muc
/ the same case that they did before tn
& national committee and the credential