Milford chronicle., 1912-07-05

Ollie James came back to the chair
and tried to quell the riot.
Every delegate in the convention
was on his chair. and women stood in
the midst OF tle exciting scene and
/ screamed as men fought around them.
! Bryan in tie mean ime stood at the
/ speakers stand, waiting for a chance
to speak. He faced the crowd with the
( lines of his .G,e tightly drawn. He
leaned far Ger tae stand and gaze
intently at the daleg gates as they came
to order after the storm.
Ollie James declared that he would
have the galleries cleared. He made
a strong ana fea-ad statement of his
position to the gaieries and then an
nounced the vO
The changes on lie thirty-fourth bal
lot were slight. au5 a recess was taken
until evening.
The break in the Michigan delega-
tion came according to schedule The
Wilson delegates cheered as the vote
was announced: Wilson. 27; Clark.
g." This gave Wilson IS additional
votes, taking them from the Clark col
umn.
The steady gain which Wilson had
been making continued on the h rty-
firth ballot, the New Jersey governor
securing Is votes net; Clark lost II.
Underwood's vote remained at 1919:
Kern lost one.
The result Of the thirty-fifth ballo
was Clark. 433is; Wilson, 4941a;
Foss, IS; Underwood, 1O1L Z Harmon.
%; Kern, J.
Speaker Clark received only 4S312
votes on this ballot, his low mark
since the beginning of the contest. On
the first ballot he received 4401a votes
and his vote increased slowly until the
tenth ballot. when it bounded upward
as the result of New York's ninety
votes going to him in a body.
After he received a majority vote,
however, his forces struck a stone
wall in the opposition of Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Clark's opposition openly boasted
that the Missourian's strength would
disintegrate rapidly from the point
where he had lost a part of his open
ing vote.
On the thirty-sixth ballot the change
was immateriai. Clark gained single
vote and Wilson secured two addi-
tional.
The thirty-seventh ballot was with
out interest
The fortieth, forty-frst and forty
second ballots showed little changes
from those preceding and the conven-
tion adjourned.
William Jennings Rryan dropped
bomb right at the opening OF Thurs
day nights session. which held up the
nominations and put the hall in an up
roar.
The bomb was in the form of a
resolution declaring the convention !
opposed to any candidate under obli-
cation to J. Pierpont Morgan. Thomas
E. Ryan, August Belmont or any other
member Of the privilege seeking !
class"
The withdrawal of delegates repre-
senting such interests was demanded |
The resolution is as follows
Resolved That in this crisis in our
party's career and in our countrys |
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 a proof of |
our fidelity to the people we hereby |
ourselves opposed to the nom
nation of any candidate for president
who is the representative of, or who
Is under any obligation to j. Pierpont
Thomas F. Ryan, August
Belmont, or any others of the privi-
lsge hunting or favor seeking class.
BE it further resolved, That we de-
mand the withdrawal from this con-
yention Of any delegate or @N,ngates
or representing the above
named interests"
The resolution was adopted by a
Ycte Of S8S to 1856.