The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1912-07-11

IeluSeu 10 answer uuleSS II were
made more explicit.
Another asked whether he consid
cred a refusal to support candidate
receiving Murphy's support the same
as a refusal to support for president
man nominated with Murphy's sup
port.
Does not the law make a differ
ence," replied Mr.. Bryan, between
the lawyer who defends a criminal
after the crime has been committed,
and the man who assists in the com.
mission of crime
Mr.. Bryan then announced his vote
for Woodrow Wilson. and retired to
his seat in the Nebraska delegation;
and he continued to cast his vote for
Wilson throughout the night.
Numerous efforts to break both the
unit rule as applied to instructed dele
cations and the two-thirds rule as ap-
piled to the nomination were made
previous to the Saturday night ad-
journment. The first Of these applied
to Ohio and was successful, the move
adding ten votes to the Wilson
strength. But the resolution that ap-
piled to Ohio did not cover other
states, and the enforcing Of the rule
led to wrangles on every ballot.
At the close of the twen>g-ffth bal
lot late Saturday night Senator Stone
of Missouri asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of a motion prof.
viding that beginning with the twenty
/ eighth ballot the lowest man should
drop out Of the race, and on the final
ballot the candidate receiving the
,, the party nominee. The Texas dele.
cation offered immediate objection,
and the long, tedious calling Of the
! roll Of states continued.
With Monday came two important
| and interesting features. One was
| the apparent cracking Of the deadlock
in favor of Wilson. Despite the des.
perate endeavors Of the Clark forces,
the governors vote increased steadily
on every ballot until, on the thirty.
ninth, 1t stood at 5O1h. After the
fortieth ballot the Wilson vote fell
off to 494, his net gain over the first
ballot being S7k. When Wilson was
at the high water mark on Monday,
Clark had slumped to 422 but went up
again to 430 before adjournment At
this time 1t seemed that the Illinois
delegation held the key to the situa,
tion.
The other big event of the day was
the excoriation of Bryan by John B..
Stanchfield Of New York. This was
Murphys first return blow, and it
was hard one. Praising the New
York delegation, Stanchfield said:
1T is by common consent the most
representative delegation that ever
came to national convention from
New York. If these be the puppets
Of wax that Mr.. Bryan refers to, we
i say to that money-grabbing, office.
seeking, publicity-hunting marplot Of
Nebraska-"
Stanchfleld could not conclude the
sentence. It was drowned in a burst
of cheers.
While the speaker delivered this
attack Bryan sat quietly in his seat.
He watched stanchfield closely and
occasionally smiled.
Il desire to say again, the vote OF
New York is vital to success" contin.
ued Mr.. Stanchfield. "And no man can
go forth from this convention stigma.
tized and branded with the mark of
Bryanism upon him and come within
half a million votes of success.
When Mr.. Bryan makes the state.
ment that these delegates from New
York are under the influence of Nor.
gan and Ryan and Belmont, the pluto.
Gratis Of this convention, he omits
one name. Outside of the three he
has named, the richest and most pow
erful plutocrat on the floor is the
gentleman from Nebraska himself"
! An day the delegates were in light