The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-02

unanimous consent to make state
ment.
Senator Bankhead took the plat
form just IS the 46th ballot was about
to be begun. He was given consent
to speak and said:
Mr.. Underwood entered this con-
test hoping that he might secure the
nomination from the convention but I
desire to state that his first and
great ambition was that he might
eliminate and eradicate for all time
every remaining vestige Of sectional
/, feeling in this country. Mr.. Under
wood believes that the country has
concluded that the Mason and Dixon
| line has been wiped out and that
once more this is a united country
But Mr.. Underwood did not enter this
contest to defeat any candidate for
| the nomination. He would not be
party to any such scheme.
His belief was that under his lead
ership in congress achievements had
been made that would bring about the
election OF a democrat next Novem-
ber. He has no concern about HIS
iown nomination or election to the
| presidency. 2sss.ss
He and his friends viii be no par.
/ ty to any effort to prevent any candi-
date being nominated We feel that
the time has come wien his name
must be withdrawn. He Is a demo
crat who stands for the success Of his
party
A shout Of 'vice president went up
from the New Jersey delegates.
Vice President" shouted Bank
head.
NO man who has the interests of
the country would dare suggest that
4 this great man be taken from the
place he now holds. He Will stay
where he is. Why, even |, inoor man
i that / am, could fill that chair.> !.
Unless this great statesman can
!. have the highest office In the land he
4 must stay where he is.' AT this point
: the Missouri delegates began demand
! ing why they did not Withdraw Under
wood when Clark was in the majority
I Bankhead continued saying that he
withdrew Underwood's name with the
I thanks of Underwood ard released all
pledged Underwood delegates. While
he talked Congressman Fitzgerald
Hughes, Palmer, Roger Sullivan and
score Of other leaders we're in ear
4 nest conference on the platform.
4 AS Bankhead finished Alabama de
49, <11I l1,ok a. + Id
! again There was great confusion
: Finally Senator Stone. Clark's man
ager, got the chair and asked con
sent to make brief statement. James
said that there was no objection, al
though there was chorus Of noes
from the rear, Stone said:
clark Out OF II.
II desire, following the statement
of Senator Bankhead to say tina;
speaking for Mr.. Clark I will release
: IL necessary, any obligation imposed
on any delegate in this convention.
"The delegates who have stood by
, him so Loyalty will ever be reminder
: ed by him and his friends with de
voted affection.
$50 far as the Missouri delegation
is concerned, under the circumstances
that have surrounded this convention
we shall vote Clark until the last bal
lot. If the verdict shall be against
him, do not need to go to the trou
, BILE Of assuring the people that ole
7 Champ Clark and friends will supper
4 the nominee of the convention"
Foss Drops Out.
+ Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston was
a next recognized. He said that Massa
$ chusetts had voted its delegates fo
r its governor, Eugene Foss because /
believed he was the right man. 1t wal
K Foss' desire that his name be with
q drawn and that Massachusetts, vote
n solidly for Wilson.
J. Fitzgerald,of New York, Charles
i Murphy's advisor, was next recogniz
9 ed and said:
e "The desire of every democrat il
this convention is to leave this hal
united, harmonious and with victory
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