The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-29
By JAMES =. MONTAGUE.

BALTIMORE aas7is 2s~~At nrii+
night in the sunoeating heat Of an
over-crowded arnsory. the delegates
10 the Democratic national conven-
tEon are vairiy striving to nominate
a candidate for the presioecy. 1t has
been an exhausting session. II began
with Il hold over from last night.
which ran TIL eight o'clock this morn
ing. An afternoon session fronn 4 tail
I brought nothing but futile halloiing.
The clark vote stood at 4l5 "A hss
high water mark. and Wilson asa
Wilson picked UP 30 votes during the
day.
Harmon aud Urfrrvessff ran Bteng
together under. $50 and Bryan and
Kern traiied along as also rams
New York. which holds the key %
the situation. persisted In voting
steadily for Harmon on every ballot.
sentiment by Henry draper, a banker
Of Lexington, Tenn. was Successful.
Mir. draper voted for GaYn0r bat he
voted atone and tot a member of the
New York delegation So muc as
looked up.
on the tenth New York cast 81 for
Clark.
The announcement of the vote Of
4%tR 1Pth SAHl ttA - WIN NtfittAA&AA n
tNsn of ihe Clarke r%ooters, and cause
eft a suspension of the, roll call 50
that the vote could not he announced.
The indiana delegates are watch
ing he demonstration with smiles.
The delegates three minutes after
tie vote of New York was announced.
stood ON their feet and cheered The
Missouri delegation led in the shout-
ing. C~aiforuia'a banner. earring q
pFwtyra AF f+f.rE n2s s4Ar.9 Fr4ts ftg
place and paraded arouRd the hail.
stopping at the Missouri delegation.
Before il all tho band played Justify
'~TAmulapy." Enough of the music
could be heard >bovc the general din
tie distinguish the melody
Sergeant-at-Arms MGstin. himself
a Missouriau, stood 1T the front uf
the speakers desk forgetting all
about order. waving his handkerchief
and helping our with the noise. Not
once did he order his assistants 10
clear the aisles or make the dele
gates take their seats State stand
sasds were pi4cked up II started
about the hall.
:. Ttss 4sa}ifstntgia, lsssaasr .was stsaElal
toward The stage, ana Don the ARR.
n Colorado, District Of Coluinbia,
Rhode Island, Iowa, Kansas, Mary
land and Washington, in the hands
Of struggling delegates. We're nlassed
at the foot of the stairway leading
to the speakers stand,
Demonstration Continues.
New and strange Clark banners
we're unfurled and proceeded into the
demonstration. oddly enough, the
galleries that had taken their tlll
part in the previous noise ulaking
were almost entirely silent.
The New York standard borne by
d rusty delegate Wits Carried - ire
speakers stand was soon waved from
the stand. where a few moments be-
fore Ollie James had been welding
the gavel.
At II: so A. NJ. the demonstration
had been going on just eleven n'ih-
utes, starting at 1919 A. NJ.
The standards of Iowa. Colorado.
Missouri, Rhode Island, Maryland
Washington, We're waving from he
speakers stand At this time. Mar
tin, for The first time. endeavofed 10
queil the disturbance. His efforts
only added to tle general habbuh.
When the standards appeared Ter
the second time On the march to
the stage. the sergeant-at-arms, who
had at first repealed the Invasion IN
diligently stepped IL of the way.
At I2: 80 the delegates We're All
jammed In the aisles In front OF the
speakers stand, and press boxes, The
noise was deafenIng, although the
galleries still refrained from taking
part. An enthusiastic Clark man
seized "A big American flag and waved
it from the speakers stand as the
noise continued. The last State
standard borne away from the stand
by the jubilant delegates was thar OF
Illinois.
Speakers Stand Cleared.
At IL: "a the speakers stand was
cleared and for a second time the
delegates started their way around
the hall. The gallery visitors. evil.
IDENTITY considered al last they were
seeing the performance they had
Come to witness. They sat back and
smiled and famed. occasionally
clapping their hands. One burst of
applause came from the Missouri en-