The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-27
W|LS0N-BRYAN COALITION WINS FIGHT tn
0vERTURN MAJORITY Of COMMITTEE
SOUTH DAKOTA >''''
CONTESTS CAUSE
Ten Wilson Delegates Un-
seated by Committee Are
Seated BY Convention

Seated by NOnVentlOn
Baltimore. June 27.-The Bryan
Wilson forces in the democratic ma
tional convention won their fight for
the adoption of the minority report of
the credentials committee favorable to
the New Jersey governor in the South
Dakota contest. The minority report
urged the seating of the ten Wilson
delegates. Tumult interrupted the
convention during the debate on the
report and the demonstrations for the
rival candidates and uproar lasted al
most half an hour before vote was
taken to adopt the minority report
seating the Wilson delegates. The
result was as follows: Yeas, 639 1-2:
nays. 437; not voting, 5 1-2; absent 2.
The majority report was presented
last night. the minority findings being
delayed until today.
R. S. Morris of Pennsylvania, sub
mitting the minority report favoring
the Wilson delegates. When he be-
gan to discuss the report, Mr.. Nor
ris made Il plea to the delegates to
hear him out in silence and not to
start any demonstration when he
mentioned the names of the leading
candidates. AS he proceeded to eX-
plain the situation his plea for atten-
tion seemed to have had an effect, al
though some of the spectators in the
galleries gave evidence of becoming
noisy.
Mr.. Morris said he was sure that
the committee on credentials had mis-
understood the facts in the case. He
said it was ridiculous that the COM
mittee should take the votes of two
entirely separate sets Of so-called
Clark delegates add them together and
thus claim a majority for one set
of the Clark delegates over the Will
son delegates. The national commit.
tee he said had thrown out the Clark
claims. with scant consideration and
he hoped the convention would do
likewise.
VIM. A. Mccorkle of West Virginia
supported the majority report. He
argued that the Wilson Bryan-Clark"
ticket had been publicly pledged to
Champ Clark. When the third ticket,
the second Clark set of delegates. was
placed in the field McCorkle said the
Clark people endeavored to have it
Under the second ticket the secretary
of state of South Dakota, he said. re-
fusd to allow the ticket to be with
drawn, saving that both the second
and third tickets were publicly known
as favoring Clark and that therefore
the vote of both should be accredited
to Clark.
Mr.. McCorkle concluded with a
vigorous defense of the Clark action
Lea yielded to M. NJ. Crane Of Texas
for the minority report.
AS the debate on the South Dakota
cases continued it was seen that the
line between the Clark forces on the
one side and the Bryan Wilson forces
on the other would be sharply drawn.
and the vote was impatently awaited
of vote. vote began to rise from
the floor.
While Blanchard was speaking OIL
lie James appeared at the main en-
trance and received - scattered round
of applause. Few sow him. how~' ~
end he retired to the rear cf the h"i,
Shouts "f vote. vote" cam" frrn,
delegates wearied With long f'"l>ntc ~;,
the South Dakota cases. 4 Wil~~r
demonstration followed which ~rntn-
ally increased to a storm. Clark and
Underwood boomers also launchcd 4
demonstration for their candidate:
and in the rear of the hall Foss
banner was unfurled.
Much disorder prevailed when Theo.
A. Bell of California took the platform
to close the debate for the major
fly report. It was charged that the
second Clark ticket had been put in
the field in South Dakota to divide
the Clark vote. chorus of "boos"
from the Wilson supporters greeted
this statement. The New Jersey dele
cation were Immediately in front of
the platform. BE honest: be hon
sst," .z. ru. they s, shouted It ~ Hearst St"
votes in South Dakota were cast for
"for Wilson," yelled the New Jersey
ties and bedlam broke loose on the
floor. Several Wilsonites tried to
question Bell. Finally Brewer Of
Mississippi demanded: "who received
majority of the democratic votes in
South Dakota ?" Champ Clark" re-
piled Bell. mo Wilson. Wilson. VIII
son." shouted the New Jersey crowd.
The question hurled at Bell by ex-
started Wilson demonstration that
began in the galleries. A series Of
Wilson Autographs were hoisted on
poles and the organized cheer was be-
gun. The Champ Clark people did not
intend to let the Wilson people get
away with all Of the demonstration.
They too hoisted, banners proclaiming
'Champ clark, our next president"
The Underwood people soon put up
their banners and Joined in the DEM
onstration. What is the issue? Tar
iff." What is the answer?" "Under-
wood" This was on one Of the BAN
ners flung out by the Alabama delega-
ton. The New Jersey delegation
held aloft a big banner for Wilson. a
banner forty feet long bearing his
name. Massachusetts, appeared over
the Massachusetts, delegation. The
Wilson supporters yelled loudest when
the banner inscribed New York
Wilson and Win" appeared. The New
York delegation did not follow the
banner. The Missouri delegation was
first to tear it's standard from the iron
clamps. New Jersey followed and
soon the two rival crowds were parad-
ing through the aisles. A Wilson
banner was carried on the floor by a
spectator and pushed into the New
York delegation. The New York dele
gates who had thus far taken no part
r. the demonstration bore down on
the standard bearer to tear the ban
nor down. It was recovered and car
rid to New IAranX dAlaEataa who