The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-28

"Hi Ne nomination, ana beyond mat
there Is no imperative reason TO stray.
1 havo seen a good many national
conventions in my time-Repubiican n.
Democratic. Gold Silver. Populist, Pro-
hibitionist, Greenback and Socialist
but there never was one. since | began
to go to them. whcre there was SO
much OF that political ingredient called
intrigue. but not deserving the name.
Tine plotters here have been exceeded
In number only by the counterplotters
and plotting became such q rage that
not L few OF the schcmers themselves
failed to keep track OF their various
Vaccinations. and were dismayed to
discover themselves entangled in the
shanls OF their own Observation-Disclosures
A good many of them. after taking Il
hasty review of the situation. ascer-
tained they had been plotting against
themselves.
Everyone PerpIexed.
Naturally. this perpiexcd both the
piotters and the plottees. and the situa-
ton at times assemed certain phases
OF uncertainty that were only relieved
~ the appearance OF band OF full
grown men carrying little. shvering
dog with them and singing Mr.. Champ
ClaSk's battle hymn. while waiting for
the friendly min!strations OF the bar
tenders After one of these exhibit
tions the nomination Of Clark seemed
sure. Likewise. the Princeton contin-
gent did much 10 further the cause OF
Mr.. Woodrow Wilson. 1t is not yet
possible to say how many votes were
secured for each stick OF red fire burn
ed in Baltimore and each sizz- boom an.
but the results must have been salts
factory. for the red fire continues to
burn and the cheers TO sizz-b boom. and
viii continue. undoubtedly. Until either
DIR. Clark or .4r. Wilson hears them
meaning the delegates--callins him.
better hearing facilities of the two.
HIS captains, including the nervcless
stone. the wh!skercd Pettigrew. the
smiling Dubois. and various others,
'ded and abetted by the Sullivan
Murphy Taggart ur!umvirate and BY
william Randolph Hearst's unselnsh
devotion, did some plotting durino the
n ght OF Wednesday and the daylight
o. Thursday that would win a prize
a. any intrigue show. and would get
tls blue ribbon.
These g ntIemen may have 4 deep
and abiding affection for Champ
Clark, and they have. II you let them
tell It. or let time tell 1T. which tire.
being good. woTnanIike teller. VIII
do SO. or 1t is barely possible they
are more concerned In heating Wood
row Wilson than IA nominating Clark
ana have taken Clark Tor the means
TO secure that end.
az ne II from me 10 intimate %EetE-
er love or duty !mpcls. but * may not
be am'ss TO state that no tears VIII
be shed in New YORK City below Full
ton street. and cspec'a ally not along
Broad and Wall Streets. lower Broad
way or in the vicinity OF the Stock
Exchange II Mr.. Wilson is beaten.
Has Two Motives.
This Democratic convention has had
two impelling motives. One. and the
one that !mpelled the Democrats whu
think, with good reason, that II reason
ably good nom!nat'o ns means success
at the polls next November. has been
10 look the various candidates over.
take counsel about them and nominate
the man who IL best qualified to win
The other inpelllne motive. and the
one that has inpelled the contingent
that types Big Business and finds It's
prototype in tho men who do what
Big Business directs. has been TO de-
feat wilson at all hazards and expense
and 10 eliminate Bryan. The Demo-
Gratis who came 10 Baltimore 10 name
Ii good man. Indifferent to outside and
inside considerations. are 40 match
FOR the Democrats who came directed
exclusively by inside influences These
men wanted Harmon, or. failing him,
wanted Underwood. but they soon
found they could get neither, and they
took up Clark.
Their job has been TO keep the Clark
sentiment alive-and there is much
rank -and-file sentiment for Clark
and TO use the men who sincerely be-
lieve in Clark TO aid their own selnsh
purposes. The best machine politicians
in the Democratic party were enlisted
In this cause. They were sure OF tn.
hound dog" contingent. for no person
not for Clark because Of hts alleged
homely. plain people characteristics.
would sing such slush and they went
out for the doubling delegates who
wanted to know why. The combina-
lions were long ago arranged.
Murphy and Hearst Joined hands
Sullivan and Murphy and Taggart took
their old places together. Senator
Stone and former Senator Petit
grew began scouting. and when
the Clark movement began to grow
I. they furnished excellen; reasons for
further growth.
Machine Starts Rev.
tter the leaders arrived In Bait,-
. mo. and the delegates began arr!v-
, ing. sfe machine started its really ex-
pert work. AS had been said II had
two Jobs to do: defeat wilson and ell
inmate Bryan. The first vote against
Bryan was warning 10 these lead
ers that Bryan had a grea; deal more
strength than they thought lie had.
so. instead Of using the axe. they i'm
mediately changed their plan and be-
gan TO honeyfugle Bryan. They de-
cided to give him everything he want
ed so far as the nonessentials were
concerned. That plan explains why
the Mnit rule was abolished, why
Bryan was allowed to put through his
proposition TO make the platform af-
ter the Candidate had been named. and
why the vote on the South Dakota
contest came out as 1t did.
Mr.. Taggart and Mr.. sullivan and
Mr.. Guftey threw sufficient delegates
to Wilson on that vote for the pur-
pose of showing Mr.. Bryan and Mr.
Wilson they are entirely unprojud iced
men. OF open mind and ruled only by
the rights and equities of each case
1t was good politics, excellent poll
tics. and the politicians who planned
and put through the scheme were
Stone and Sullivan and Taggart ana
Pettigrew. Pettigrew taking a beat