The Glenwood post., 1912-06-29
No Choice and No Signs Of Compro
mise---A Hard and Stubborn
Fight is Certain
LOOKS LIKES WOODROW WILSON

The first two days of the national
democratic convention, now in sess-
sion at Baltimore, was almost without
incident except for the big fight be-
tween Bryan and Alton Parker in
which the latter won the temporary
chairmanship after having been select
ed for the place by the national com
mittee.
Bryan made a scathing arraignment
of the "Plutes' whom he has been
fighting for years, but he lost and
Parker opened the convention. The
permanent chairmanship was won BY
Ollie James of Kentucky and with this
selection Bryan was apparently well
satisfied.
D The convention was adjourned nearl2
all of Thursday, convening again in
the evening. During the early evening
it was said that it was generally ad
mtted that Wilson was the favorite
candidate, but the first. three votes
tdhen SnoWcu SldTk dDOiJ lUU NoltS
ahead of the New Jersey candidate.
About midnight Thursday nomina-
tions were begun and the nominating
speeches continued for over two hours
As soon as the convention was called
to order Thursday evening w. j.
Bryan secured the floor and asked per
,,ts r.,
Mr.. Bryan then offered the following
resolutions:
"Rcsolved, That no candidate shall
receive the nomination at the hands
Of delegates who are under the intlu-
cnce of j. p. Morgan, Thomas Ryan or
August Belmont and that all such dele
Senator Lea of Tennessee asked Mr..
Bryan to name the delegates to whom
he referred and Bryan named one from
Virginia and one from New York.
Mr.. Bryan asked that the rules be
suspended and his resolution be adopt
ed. His motion was objected to from
ruled that the convention was a SOW
creign body and could do as it pleased
in the matter.
Parliamentary questions arose so rap
idly that no track could be kept CT
them. Although everyone was wrought
to the highest tension perfect quiet
prevailed throughout the hall.
Bryan gives the names of Virginia
and New York delegates as the men
to whom he refers and says they are
there for the purpose of controlling the
convention in behalf of the big inter
ests. He asks that all delegates to the
convention go on record.
Talbot of North Carolina stepped
up to Bryan and said: "Every loyal
democrat is with You in this fight
Delegate Flood of Virginia opposes
the Bryan resolution and his remarks
cause general disorder.
Fist fighting is on in several sec
tions of the hall and the chair and
officers are unable to quell the dis
turbances.
The chair finally restores order ad-
though his audience is unmanageable
Mr.. Flood argues against the Bryan
resolution which refers to the with
drawa of the Virginia and New York
delegates.
Bryan says he will withdraw that
section of his resolution, if New
York requests il. New York refuses
to make the request.
McCorkle of West Virginia calls the
Bryan resolution a senseless one and is
greeted by wild applause. He takes as
his theme Expediency," and says
"we are further from the nomination
than we were an hour ago."
Tension throughout the hall is high.
Flood of Virginia continues to try
to speak and assails Bryan bitterly
and declares "Thomas Ryan is just az
Lauonk - A. D-rc- nraok onnlouaa