The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-06-28

party's career, and in our country's s
history, this convention sends greet
ing to the people Of the United States,
and assures them that the party of
Jefferson and Jackson is still the
champion Of popular government and
equality before the law.
''As proof Of our fideEty to the peo-
pie, we hereby declare ourselves op-
posed to the nomination of any candi-
date for President who is the repre-
sentative of, or under any obligations
to ]. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas F.
Ryan, August Belmont or any other
member of the privilege-hunting and
favor-seeking class.
E'Be if further resolved, that we de-
mand the withdrawal from this con-
TentiOn of amy delegate or delegates
constituting OF representing the above
named interests"
taken upon the motion to suspend the
rules in order to consider the matter
at all. By a vote of 899 to $50 the
rules were suspended. The resolution
was then offered and adopted, 88 to
1856
The adoption of the remarkable
Bryan resolution would have been i'm
possible If its author had insisted up
on vote as the measure stood when
first read Two-thirds Of the dele
gates would not have supported it and
it is doubtful if half of them would
have followed the Commoner
Nominations of Candidates.
After three long days of prelimi-
uaries, Of parliamentary struggles
and of general jockeying for position,
the candidates last night entered upon
the last leg of the race for the party's
nomination for the Presidency.
Speeches placing in nomination
candidates for President were begun
at II o'clock last night. William B.
Bankhead, of Alabama, nominated
Underwood; Senator Reed, of Mis-
souri,, nominated Clark; John w. Wes-
cott nominated Woodrow Wilson.
Stirring scenes followed the nomi-
mating speeches. a demonstration
rivaling in intensity anything that had
gone before it marked the presenta-
tion of each of the candidates to the
convention.
The first ballot was taken early
this morning after which the conven-
tion adjourned until o'clock this af-
ternoon.
John W. Kern is regarded by many
a. the progressive dark horse whom
the Bryan element is holding in re-
serve.
Platform is Being Built
With William Jennings Bryan and
Senator O'Gorman, OF New York, as
chief carpenters, the work of build
ing the Democratic platform went on
all day yesterday.
The subcommittee of eleven met ear
ly in the morning at the Convention
Hall and appointed Messrs. Bryan and
O'Gorman as subcommittee Of the
subcommittee to do the actual build
ing work. Throughout all the turbu-
lence and turmoil of the morning the
work went on in the room of Company
A, off in a corner OF the armory, a !
room which will become historic as
the place in which the platform Of the
Baltimore Convention was drawn
The two platform builders stuck to
their job all the afternoon, except for
a. short time for luncheon, and when
the subcommittee Of eleven met at
o'clock i'm the afternoon they had the
tentative draft in fairly good shape.
Contrary to expectations the plat
form will not be a brief document |
The talk all week has been that it |
would be brief and to the point, but
there was so much that the committee |
felt ought to be dealt with that the !
platform will be a long one.
But its length will not be at the |
expense of progressiveness. The
platform will be progressive to the
last degree. For it, broken promises, |
it's faithlessness. to the interests Of
the people, its subserviency to the
power, its shams and its make
shifts, the Republican party will be
held up to the scorn of the people. |
The principal feature will be the stand
On the tariff.