Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-25
National Convention
of Democrats Opens


the convention hall shortly before 70 O'Clock. To avoid any rush, Mr.
service elevator. where they were taken to the convention hall in automo-
It was stated just a s the Bryan party left that there a nothing to-
d e o's q sudden ' ehanse on the Convention ao as present p"'' 's'' :,
and p ~ o n t + platform lMS re son minutes aAW without ~ being IN t recognized snt by the
waiting throngs HI He am%n HANDS anSacs With cardina Gibbons who watt
20 The Connecticut delegation endea vored to start a Baldwin demonstra-
Sc. senator ate Kern when told that t the Go n6ss s ssslrsa him n. to be the an
= am going to stand for Bryan A rt, last and all the time"
doubt that senator Kern would max the runa against Parker on on the CON
ssns'Sa Kern Rsrn. ,as 3 many an"Ao of the ss s@es ate S had spp previously SR Hy' a as ns%d1f that at
Y chairman M Mack exc # h national committee took his place at the pre-
4 ws "a of. Of decorations ,sa,s s. in :, white ss P sas se ia. and d the os aation a1u sslora
The delegates a 5 usual o the opening day of a convention, yer slow
made progress from the headquarters hotels to the armory a seriousp prob
Every n was expecting a great Demonstration when Mr.: Bryan APP
p psntion tn that %e m M" Bryan srryaan w wa s@ Continuing his conferences Tf right up ~ to the
"' The Committee in charge of the convention arrangements had given
the most prominent places lace 81 h floor to h States having avo~ed presi-
To the right of the MAR aisle and directly in front Of the stag was
Missouri, home State o Speaker Champ Clark To the left was New
Jersey with woodrow wilson
Back of New Jersey was Alabama, home Of representative Oscar ".
cation did not regard this a in way diminishing the chances of Gov
At r:s5 it wa discovered that the slow arrival Of dehgates a due
a " ld pm' line p Oh Of delegates and others Being held Up outside the buldins:
senator John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, had a great deal of difficulty
hall ca at lna5' a DpS %he "S Ss C cha an me a n Robert Spri GRAIN s% Of the sh 1oeaf come mn
mitee OF errangements and preceded by a squad OF policemen .a the ear,
delegates who wore rainy day clothes He was cheered as he made his
: The doors q h convention hal opened ss at 10 O'clock A hssSy rain
number r% Of arrivals At Ii o'clock the seats set apart for delegates and
alternates were empty. *@t. -
A conference was held today in which Senator Luke Lea, of Ten
Iessee. Senator Kern, Senator George, of oklahoma; Senator Newlands.
of Nevada; National Committeeman CARRIER of Ohio, and Charles w.
they thought Senator Kern should he named and that he should be
placed in nomination by Mr. Bryan. Shortly after leaving MI Bryans
room Mr.. CARRIER gave out the Information that Senator Kern would in
all likelihood be the man named
Mr.. Bryan said that he felt very keenly about the situation and was
prepared a to ms make He,t the speech se as Of his m ms in an dsnsnse him Sf MS a''''as N
Some of Mr.. Bryan's callers declared that tears came to he Neoras-
kan's yes al he discussed the situa ton That he "a In deadly earnest
was most apparent. ~ .5ft. -.
for h%s He said it was entirely a matter to be handled by the national
committee s. - r H3