Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-03

Mr.. BRYAN'S VALEDICTOk Y
His Followers Brought to Their Feet
in Final Demonstration of Long
Drawn Out Contest.

Baltimore, Md, July 3.-Wearied
but happy and confident of victory in
the coming campaign, the delegate!
to the Democratic national convention
dispersed to their homes today. They
had nominated a ticket, which, it was
admitted, represented both wings of
the party and the party declaration
of principles, adopted unanimously
was one of the most advanced ever
taken by national political party.
The scenes that accompanied the
closing of the convention were in de-
cided contrast to the tumultous ses-
sions Of the week that had gone by.
The fight was taken out of both sides.
The only dramatic incident was the
"valedictory" of William Jennings
Bryan, delivered shortly after one
o'clock this morning, which brought
his devoted followers to their feet
with what proved the final demon
stration of the long drawn out con-
vention.
With Woodrow Wilson as the head
of the ticket, the party chieftains
wanted a man ip second place who
would be strong factor in the de-
batable middewest Bryan disagreed
with the first and second choice of the
party leadcrs.-Spcaker Clark and
Gov. Thomas r. Marshall of Indiana.
The Nebraskan favored Gov. Burke
of North Dakoto, his first choice. His
second was Senator Chamberlain, OF
Oregon.
But the practical politicians, Tag
CART, Murphy, Sullivan and their lieu
tenants who had gone down to defeat
before Bryan in every issue raised
during the progress of the convention,
declared that neither Burke nor Cham
herlain should be the man. They point
ed out that Chamberlain was dem
ocrat, representing republican state
in the upper branch of Congress. Nom
mate him and a republican would GER
tainly take his place ir the senate,
and the democrats are fully as much
interested in making the Senate dem
ocratic as they are in electing theil
national ticket this year. So far as
Gov. Burke was concerned the prac-
tical politicians pointed out that geo
graphically, his position was not such
as to command votes. They insisted
that the real candidate for the place
was Marshall. Some wanted Senator
John w. Kern Of Indiana. He could
have had practically the unanimous
nomination. But he positively re-
fused, asserting that he was not
strong enough to stand the worries Of
another protracted campaign and that
he preferred his seat in the senate.
The politicians had their way. Bryan
worked as hard as he could to pre-
vent the Marshall nomination. He
positively asserted that his opposition
to the Indiana governor was in every
way impartial and that ne believed
a better known progressive should
should have been the selection.
But when the nomination was
finally assured on the second bal
lot. it was Bryan who urged and nm
ally succeeded in having the North
Dakotans withdraw Burke so that
the nomination might be unanimous.
Wilson and Marshall seemed today
to satisfy every delegate to the con-
yention. The sore spots were being
rapidly healed as the men who nave
made party history in the most re-
markable democratic convention ever
held, departed for their homes.
Murphy and Bryan joined, although
not together, in eulogizing the ticket
and in predicting success for 1t next
November. And Bryan positively
promised, in one of the most eloquent
sneeches he ever made, that he will
stump the county from one end to the
other to assure its success.
An effort was made to bring Mr..
BRYAN forward as candidate Tor
Vice President, and after his name
had been received with prolonged
cheers, the NebraSkan mounted the
platform. in spirited address declln-
ed the honor, and delivered his vale
dictory. TX