The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-03

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
BALTIMORE, July 3.-Wearied, but
happy and confident of victory in the
coming campaign, the delegates to
the democratic national convention
( dispersed to their homes today. They
had nominated a ticket. which 1t was
admitted, represented both wings OF
the party and the party declarations of
principles, adopted unanimously was
one OF the most advanced ever taken
by national political party.
The scenes that accompanied the
closing of the convention were in de-
cided contrast to the tumultuous ses-
sions Of the week that had preceded
them. The fight was taken out Of
both sides. The only dramatic Incl.
dent was the "valedictory. Of William
Jennings Bryan, delivered shortly
after one o'clock this morning. which
brought his devoted followers to their
feet in what proved the final demon
stration OF the long drawn out con-
vention
With woodrow Wilson as the head
of the ticket, the party chieftains
wanted man in second place who
would be strong factor IN the de
batable middle west.
Bryan Disagreed.
BRYAN disagreed with the first and
second choice of the active party
leaders, Speaker Clark and Governor
Thomas r. Marshall, of Indiana. The
Nebraskan favored Governor Burke, of
North Dakota, as his first choice. His
second was Senator Chamberlain of
oregon.
But the practical politicians, Tag
CART. Murphy, Sullivan and their lieu
tenants, who had gone down to defeat
before Bryan in every issue raised dur
ing the progress of the convention, de-
clared that neither Burke nor Cham
berlain should be the man. They point
ed out that Chamberlain was a demo.
crat representing republican state
In the upper branch of congress.
Nominate him and republican would
certainly take his place in the sen.
ate,' they said.
The democrats are fully as much
Interested in making the senate demo.
cratic as they are in electing their ma
tional ticket this year,
So far as Governor Burke was con
cerned the practical politicians point
ed out that geographically his position
was not such as to command votes
They insisted that the real candidate
for the place was Marshall. Some oi
them wanted Senator Kern of In
diana He could have had practically
the unanimous nomination. But he
positively refused, asserting that he
was not strong enough to stand the
worries of another protracted cam
paign, and that he preferred his, seat
In the senate.
Finally Won over.
Bryan worked as hard as he could
10 prevent the Marshall nomination
He positively asserted that his op
position to the Indiana governor was
In every way impartial, and that ne
believed q better known progressive
should have been the selection. But
when the nomination was finally as
sured on the second ballot, it was
Bryan who urged and finally succeed
ed in having the North Dakotans with
draw Burke so that the nomination
might be unanimous
Wilson and Marshall seemed toda!
to satisfy every delegate to the con
vention. The sore spots were beins
rapidly healed as the men who have
made party history in the most re
markable democratic convention eve
held. departed for their homes.
Murphy and BRYAN joined although
not together-in eulogizing the ticke
and in predicting success for 1t mex
s November. And Bryan positivel.
promised, in one OF the most eloquen
speeches he has ever made, that h
will stump the country from one EN-
to the other to assure its success
The voluntary passing of Bryan wa
The one great dramatic incident Of tn
night. The convention had stopped 4
the middle Of its roll call on the nom
nations to spend couple of hour
alsposing of the platform and tn