New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-28
r. Murp,r. standing in the centre atsl.

r. Murp,r standing in the centre a's'e'
shouted:
! New ,',rk votes 20 aye
The or, ID cheered the announcement.
Missoui Champ clarks home s'a's'
voted 81 yes, ? noes.
! The ha vote fronl Virginia vas mat Q,
Robert install. who announced himself
when m e were shouts that II was thS
vote OF r Ran.
After sv York and virginia had voted
half zen states demanded an oppor-
,ynity ", correct their votes Indiana
shifted . votes from, the 10 20 the sTe COL
urn $. eral other states tried 70 snltt
before y END Of the rollcall.
| BY this time - became apparent that the
states w..e generally shifting 20 favor the
resolutioi The conservative leaders went
from d.legaticn 70 delegation. working
feverishly Evidently they passed tbs word
that the resolution as modified was not OBJ
tectionatls The success OF the proposition
then We certain.
! TIL. vots which gave the resolution two
thirds Ct the votes IN the convention vas
cast by '.exas That state voted 40 solid
for the ,,,solutior This gave the PROPOSE
ton ~ sites Seven hundred and twenty
SIX was .ro-thirds, with the six Philippine
delegate. eliminated b. this afternoons
action.
Before he result IT the rolesl was an
nounced Delaware. Florida, Connecticut
| Montana and half dozen other states
| shifted ')tes 20 the ayc column. Then
others lowed. and tho vote was finally
announcol as Ieas. SS9 nays, l'5, not vot-
ing. 2, absent I.
Nominating spe.chcs Begun.
| Chairniln James then announced tho call
ing OF Il, states for the nomination Of can
| didates or President and motion vas
! adopted limiting nominating speeches 20
thirty n minutes and seconding speeches TO
Ave Minutes.
| Alabarla the FIRST state on IN" roll vas
! called AID its candidate vac tn" nrS' To be
! placed before tho convention.
| "Damncrscy's real lesder and best asset,
| inrulnerr bic IN his record Of long public
| seryice. rrnpsr'urtatio IN action and i'm
! pregnsb in honor, and blam"less IN his
! private &C." was the way i'm Witch Oscar
| y Underwood, Of Alabama, vas described
1 n the convention - William r. Rarkhead
~ AIabs ma. who nominated Mr. Underwood
for the rresIdency II. continued
The acts OF the Democratic party have
! appealed 10 the Judgment Of nh" country
PAS wise. cous'rEaur" and set safe ana
progressive. Although success. under
J never has " been NOR" essential than
| now for III 20 nominate our best and
! ptcking our nominee ~ hsphaza-d ru-hion
! from among thOE" VINO posSosT THIS of
! that special git. unless II has som" in'l-
! G az IN no 81
! fore the people AVID 10 tho duties and
| needs OF our greatest eNecutiN" Office.
What nsnuAT Of man then, shall this
convention rails" up 4" D" It's standard
| h-sr-r7 lie should have had political
| training and experience. FOR these are
] almost % essential qualifications In
clinic aud classroom for the physician and
| surgeon. without any pr"tontious parade
| Of the virtues. he should be progressively
! "6nserva,ivr and conservativcly pro-
| Cresslve.
lie must be we'll balanced. thoughtful.
| d'liberative, and yet, IN aoility 20 irsplre
| 'iral leader Of men Will" h" must be
popuiarity which has tor i,s sur. founda-
| ton established character and true worth.
| sDd hs must he ready 20 s"rv" In COM
mand or IN the rarka. He must have she
capacity 10 win great honors FOR the
| DemOrTgtic party. and 80 establish II In
the public confidence that the people viii
| grant 20 II a long tenure ~ Office
His availability IS candidate cannot he
1uestioged II Is SEatilyinE to th9se who
| people 10 appreciate the fact that sec
tional differences are forgotten, and the
once called Mason aud DiNon's line has
long since been trsmped out by the foot
! steps Of friendly intercourse and CONNER
ciai relations
our candidate IS 4 master Of every de
tsil OF tariff legislation: upon which hang
! terebla conditions Nominate him, and the
| platform. instead OF being so much party
declaration. will, become tho creed Of 4
! waiting people Nominate him, because his
sterling reputation IL not the creatlon Of
| a day OF night. but the sure and steady
sTowtf II eighteen years Of splendid ser.
vice IN congress. eliminating In conceded
party leadership
He is = man who in moral action 1. bound
by the Ten Commandments, In debate by
ag9II! AND dScorgm n intercourse BY
ssty snd .magnsrmity; IN action b. pru-
denee and courage: IN government by the
| Cqnsutlton aud law. He can counsel
without haughtiness and reprovs without
seorn. he fens no mans csnsure but IN.
spires every mans respect Alabama pre-
sents foF the Presidential nomination the
NAM o. Dernoeracy's real leader and best
asset-Oscar W. Underwood.
Nr. Bsnkhsad concluded Al fiisr N and
the Alabama delegates lsspad cheering 20
their feet They we're Joined by the Gsor.
'
dsrwood banners and Cndetrood pictures
we're held tar alott This band played
| "Diyle
Dove OF Peace Released,
While the Underwood demonstration ras
on q Georgia delegate. Thomas J Brown,
walked 10 the stage and released & white
dove Of peace The dove seemed frightened
by the lights and noise and Suffered down
20 one Of the clerks desks.
Next the Underwood forces started
parade through the aisles, two Of them
carrying little Miss Brewer. III. fourteen
year-od daughter Of ex-governor Brewer
OF Mississippi, o. the head ot tire line
TIE Underwood enthusiasm continued
for twenty.sX minutes
Trio cali OF the states then was resumed
Arizona WELDED 70 Missouri. and Senator
James A Reed, Of that state. took the
I platform
Senator Reed, nominating Champ Clark
declared the convention had met not 20
nominate candidate, but 10 select
Presdent The Democratic party wac
about 10 dissolve the partnership between
monopoly and government which had ex.
listed for sixteen years
He asserted that the party had always
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