The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-29

IN the party calls that were being
made on the delegation. Openly before
the press stands he arranged with
ileorge Fort Milton, the Tennessee ed
itor, to send thirteen delegates over to
the Clark column.
Nellie BLY, Plays Part.
Then came rumor that Bryan's
friends were preparing to send his
onstration was on tap. Nellie Bly,, the
noted newspaper woman, went forth to
verify the report.
With womans wit she asked Bryan
if he expected to make a show and
| then getting little satisfaction, sug-
gasted:
Suppose start demonstration for
your"
| Either Bryan saw through the ruse
in the question or he was astounded by
the proposal. He quickly flushed and
replied
IF you do, will leave the hall"
! That was all the newspaper woman
wanted; merely to know where he
stood.
New York was reached in the ballot
ing while the floor work of the leaders
Progressed The delegation from the
empire state was on it's feet, eagerly
oaucusing. All eyes went to the spot
liz the center of the hall.
| The hands of the clock dropped to
nineteen minutes after midnight, the
clerk called:
The state of New York:
| Chas. Murphy advanced to the CEN
ter of the aisle. A buzz of conversation
stopped.
"Mr. Chairman began Murphy,
''The New York delegation has polled.
| 1t stands eighty-one for Clark" He
rever finished that sentence for half
ar hour. In the meantime there was
action of the most thrilling description.
McGraw's West Virginia fighters
plucked their standard and started a
Clark parade. North Carolina, Nevada,
| Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky,
Montana, Kansas, California, Illinois,
New Mexico, Washington, the District
of Columbia, Massachusetts and Rhode
! Island joined the procession in the or
der named
Of the Murphy announcement and the
starting of the parade The entire con-
vention, delegates, spectators and po-
lice guards were on their feet and on
chairs. Men scaled their hats over the
assemblage as small boys would throw
chips at play. The gallery became
moving, waving mass of humanity and
OF flags.
Clark Demonstration.
Six men bore huge flyer with the
word Massachusetts" on it around
the hall. A picture of Clark, larger
than any barn door in his native state,
was carried by dozen men. The band,
hardly able to make dent in the din,
broke into:
Every time | come to town,
The boys keep a kickin' my dawg
aroun'"
The banner bearers who had jump
ed into the demonstration with Clark
banners that had ever been in evil
dence in the convention, began cake
walking down the center aisle to the
country dance music. The dance start
ed a yelling contest CALIFORNIA; great
blue, white and gold banner was borne
in through the rear of the hall. The en-
tire shouting, bowling, Clark-mad i
crowd went around and around the |
hall, and then climbed up the steps |
to the chairman's desk, planting their |
banners and state standards about |
Ollie James.
Every one of the executive officers |
on the stand seemed to favor the pro- |
ceedingsc and helped it along. The
sergeat at arms beat time for the !
cheering, and Ollie James smiled his
largest fourteen foot smile. For twen-
ty-two solid minutes the outbreak con- |
tinued. The Wilson host, stunned by |
the sudden switch of New York, sat !
daZed for moment, and then every |
worker among them flew to the other /
delegations, as men along the Mississ-
ippi upon the time of a flood fly at !
midnight carrying sacks of sand to pro-
tect a threatened levee from danger |
Gus break. The flood was at it's crest. |
1t was sweeping down on the Wilson
ranks with the avowed purpose of de-
molishing them. The question was,
could the Wilson forces so protect it's
strain.
The score stood, with the addition of
New York to the list, Clark 407; Will
son, 1873; Harmon, SO; Underwood, "a;
Marshall, 81: Bryan 1; Kern, l; and
the call was not halfway down the
state list.
The anxiety over the exact situation
aided the sergeant at arms to get
semblance of order.
Wilson Makes Rally.
He pleaded and pounded, demanding
attention. Curiosity to know what was
coming got the upper hand of enthusi-
asm for what had already gone before
and the delegates paused in their wild
riot. The clerk, with the entire house
under intense nervous pressure, said,
inquiringly:
New York, 81 votes for Clarke"
Murphy was in the center of the
aisle again. He took up the incom-
pleted sentence of the half hour ago
tb.nub he no parar hao, ipS !