The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
GREAT UPROAR is BROUGHT
WHENHIs ANNOUNCEMENTS !,
MADE TIT CONVENTIONAL
Nebraskan Declares He Wants No Man
Nominated Who Is Under Any Obliea-
ton to Murphy and Taggart
Combination

- 4fs5sfz RI MORE, Nh. June zs---In
thu fourteenth ballot. when Nebraska
was called. there was t.s4sstasrabit
confusion. Mr.. BRYAN asnnd IN his
and, -&ttassspsssi to ssd sssesess ssss
convention. There were shouts Ut de-
rison srom the New York delegates
who wanted the vote recorded.
Gentlemen OF the convention,
said sulxer. ''thss liz Democratic
convention. Let everyone have h!s
say. ard Bryan WAS introduced
When the wild cheering quietea Bryan
began to speak.
of ms who are Instructed for Mr.,
c.iark should continue to vote for
him untM conditions arose To just Il v
us 10 dosfig otherwise
Huf Nc had = division ard y pon
il stenaSntlNn and zach man Tsaugt give
\ Al rNaxnn fsr theassot@ hseastss III, uxn
nxW rHaAv tn caNa my EofA and gfVN
my reaaun fer M s5ssttse - ~ Y
II recognize the responsibility thai
rests upon me when i do what l in
te.aa to aa-44.aa PIN stsst
Il expected that this -neeasif.ts
! should arise some time during the
day. but had not expected that it
would GENE so soon In order that
thare may be no mistake. have writ
ten Ii out. and / beg that no mistake
be made in transcrihing on reporting
1t.
In the recent primaries th. total
vote for Clark and Wilson was over
$4,000 the vote for fiiarmon over
20oe.
The party is now more than
three-quarters progressive The Re-
publican party 81 Nebraska IL pro-
Sresstve in the same proportion.
1.-THE situation In Nebraska is not
different than it Is west OF the Ale
ghany mountains.
"No candidate would have any
considers bile following I'm this con-
vention If he admitted he was not
progressive. and out OF harmony with
progressive ideas.
"In this convention The progress
siv~ sentiment is overwhelming. Every
candidate has proclaimed himself p
progressive Their pledge, If kept.
will have no more effect upon the re-
satit of the election than either the
a candidate or the platform,
Does the VIII of Murphy.
The vote. OF New York here. a.
Il la cast under the unit rule, does n II
represent sastic%. irtue. democracy
or patrlotisrs. OF the ninety men
here II represents the Will OF one
". 4
represents tine witt Ur UFFe ma n
Charles f. Murphy--and he rep
resents the Influences that dominated
the Republicans at Chicago and are
irving 10 dominate this convention,
III we nominate candidate under
conditions that enable these Influences
10 say TO our candidate. Remember
thou thy Creator we cannot hope to
appeal to the progressive sentiment
of,the Democratic or Republican par
ties.
Nebraska, or that portion of the
deieaation for which ] am authorized
% sneak Is not Willing to participate
in the election of any man who Is Will
ing to violate the pledge of this con-
vention and accept nomination at
the hands OF Mr. Murphy. The Dem
ocratlc voters who instructed us for
Clark instructed that he was a pro-
Eressive Democrat.
sHa Is" shouted a chorus of dele
gates. Hes a better Democrat than
you.r came another shout.
mr.. Clark represented an appeal
FOR support on no other ground add
rd the tNebraskan. They contend
cd thar Mr.. Clark was more progressive
than Mr.. Wilson and Indignantly de-.
MED that there was any coalition be-
tween Mr. r1sck and auy reacuonary
wing d the party.
Upon no other condition could MT
Clark have received majority OF the
votes OF the Democratic delegation
from Nebraska" said ryan. The thfr-
teen delegates for whom | speak are
prepared to carry out their instruc-
tions. But some Of the delegates
Icannot say how many. because we
had no chance to poll--wiil not par
ticlpate inthe namination Of any man
whose nomination depends on the
vote OF the New York delegation.
Speaking for myself and for any
a fthe delegation who may decide to
Join me, I shall withhold my vote TOT
Mr.. Clark as long as New Yorks
vote Is recorded for him.
The position take in regard to
M. Clark is the same that I shall
take In regard to any other candidate
now before the convention or to come
before the convention.
Favcrs No Hirsling Of the Rich.
n shall not be party to the NOM
i lnaxioA ~ any nan@ - mattar from