Arizona republican., 1912-06-30
BROKE
 FROM CLARK
A Stenographic Report of His Explanation and of the Manner in Which It Was Received by the Convention
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BALTIMORE. June 29-The fol- lowing is a stenographic report of Bryan's explanation of his vote:
 MT. Bryan then proceeded to the
 platform amid cheers and hisses. When he could make himself heard
 he said: MT. Chairman and gentle
 men of the convention. I am explain ing my vote only because my advice was not followed in my own dele gation. (Applause) (HoOts) I ad- vised that those of lis who were in structed for Mr. Clark should con tinue to vote for him until cOndi- tiOns arose that justified us in doing otherwise. I did not believe that these conditions had arisen but not all of the delegation agreed with me and then I was desirous that a poll should not be required, but if we are to have a division, if d poll is demanded, each man must give reason for the vote that he casts. f I am now ready to cast my vote and | give my reasons for so doing. (Great applause)
 T have asked the privilege of mal<- l ing an explanation because I am. not
 alone in this convention I do not ] represent one mans opinion. Many | of these delegates look at this ques- 1 tion as l do, and when I speak for l myself l speak for some others in | this hall and I am sure for a still larger number outside the hall (Great applause) I recognize therefore the ! responsibility that rests upon me when | l do what l intend to do, and when 1 1 give the explanation that I now
 propose to give.
 T expected that this necessity would arise at some time during the day but I did not expect it to arise
 at so early an hour and in anticipa-
 tion I wrote out what I desire to submit
 Tt would only take me a moment
 to read it. I prefer that there shall | be no mistake in the transcribng or
 reporting of it."
 MT Bryan then read the following: i Nebraska is d progressive state. 1 Only twice has she given her vote i for a democratic candidate for presi- dent-in 1896 and in 19OS-on both occasions her vote was cast for a progressive ticket running upon a progressive platform. Between these l two elections in the election of 1904,
 she gave q republican plurality of
 85 900 against a democratic reac- 1 tionary.
 | Tn her recent primary, the total
 vote cast for Clark and Wilson was
 over 34,000 and the vote cast for
 Harmon something over 12000, show
 ing that the party is now
 about three -foUrths progressive. The
 republican party in Nebraska is pro-
 gressive in about the same prOpOr- | tion.
 And the situation in Nebraska is
 not materially different from the sit uation throughout the country west
 of the Alleghenies In the recent
 republican primaries fully twO-thirds
 of the republican vote was cast for a candidate representing progressive policies In this convention the pro- gressive sentiment is overwhelming.
 Every candidate has proclaimed himself progressive-nO candidate l would have any considerable follow ing in this convention if he admitted himself out of harmony with pro- gressive ideas. By your resolution, adopted night before last, you, by a
 vote of more than four to one, pledg- ed to the country that you would nominate for the presidency no man who represented or was obligated to Morgan, Ryan, Belmont or any other member of the privilege seeking and favor hunting class.
 This pledge, if kept. will have more influence on the result of the
 election than the platform or the iname of the candidate. How can
 T.. 1o
 is but one way, namely. to nominate | a candidate who is under no obliga-
 tion to those whom these influences
 directly or indirectly control.
 "The vote of the state of New York
 in this convention as cast under the lunit rule does not represent the in- l telligence virtue democracy or pa
 triotism of ninety men who are here.
 It represent the will of one man
 Chas. F. Murphy-(hisses) (great ap- ], plause) He represents the influences that dominated the republican con-
 vention at Chicago and are trying to
 dominate this convention (great ap- plause).
 "If we name a candidate under con- ditions that enable these influences to , say to our candidate: Remember now | thy creator (hlSSeS ana applduSe) we l cannot hope to appeal to the confi- dence of the progressive democrats and 1 republicans of the nation.
 Nebraska, or that portion of the delegation for which I am authorized to speak is not willing to participate in the nomination of any man who is l willing to violate resolution adopted I by this convention and to accept the honor of a presidential nomination al the bands of MT, Murphy, (great ap- plause)
 When we were instructed for Mir Clark. the democratic voters who in-