Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-07-04

hundred or more delegates were on
the floor clamoring for recognition.
"Wiu you support the nominee OF
this convention" yelled one delegate
'I do not expect to bolt" PARKED
AR. Bryan.
Another succeeded In asking a long
hypothetical question. which he re-
FUSED 70 answer unless 10 was made
more explicit
Another asked whether he consid-
cred refusal 20 support candidate
receiving Murphy's support the same
as a refusal 20 support FOR President
a man nominated with Murphy's sup.
port
Does not the law make a differ
snce." replied Mr. Bryan. between
the lawyer who defends "a criminal
after the crime has been committed.
and the man who assists 10 the com
mission or a crime"
Mr.. Bryan then announced his vote
for Woodrow Wilson and retired 10
+ his seat IN the Nebraska delegation.
and continued 70 cast his vote FOR
+ Wilson throughout the night
Every strategy known in political
/ gsneralship was tried 90 stampede
the convention for the different can
didates. No convention i'm the history
OF this coutry has seen such Mild de-
monstrations as have been witnessed
in this one az Baltimore.
While Tuesdays dramatic inciden.
arising over the selection OF a tenn
porary chairman was the cause of al
most unprecedented turmoil theirs
was nothing even bordering on de-
monstraton. II was just plain dght-
not enthusiasm.
Even the speech OF Temporary
Chairman Parker did not arouse Oh,
response so characteristic of Demo
cratic conventions Of the past. an,
the convention showed nothing but
hghting mood until after the jnciden
o. the Bryan resolution OF Thursda.
evening and the beginning or the nom
mating speeches.
on Thursday night. when the nom
mating speeches were being made
} at the close OF that OF Senator Rec
+ naming Clark. the Speakers beauufu
: daughter stepped onto chair Pa IN
! gallery, and with q big American IA
3 wrapped around her. and another &
4 each hand. led the cheering for ne
. father. She was the only woman VII
0 figured consDicuously IN the demoi
0 STATIONS
Great az was the Clark demonstr
ton. however. IL did not compare
noise with that led by the Princeto
!, boys when Judge WestcOtt named tt
(, New Jersey executive. For MOI
), than one and half hours the DIN Co
; tinued. the lusty youngsters seemiu
= 20 glory in their ability 70 keep II u
or all of the demonstrations
Thursday night the most Rmusir
was that started by a man In Il
press stand for Gov Baldwin. whe
the name OF the Connecticut exscuti'
was entered in the race for the nomin
tion. Realizing that the fourteen del
gates from Connecticut could not su
eessfully compete with the strong
following OF the other candidates Il
men In the press stand volunteered
% Aoisy assistance which they continu,
;" for more than twenty minutes al
ly which subsidized only when the cha
10 threatened TO clear the press stand
"a the reporters did not stop. The maI
10 star writer's OF the press stand. m,
II. whose regulations for genius a
- worldwide. led the Baldwin demo
=" stration. and introduced into II oil {
be elements Of a frst class vaudeyi
a. show or a gridiron club dinner.
Cd was the one really spontaneous q,
40 amusing dsmopstrAtiOpS Of The 10
nj week.