Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-03
BRYAN ONCE FAVORED CLARK
Sensation Caused by Speakers Sup
porters Who Display Banner.
BRYAN EXPLAINS THE WORDS
Admits He Endorsed the Speaker
Endorsed the Speaker Warmly
Two Years Ago-Principle
Above the Man.
By EDGAR c. SNYDER.

| Above the Man.
| .
By EDGAR C. SNYDER.
| BALTIMORE, Md. July 1.-(Speciail
Telegram 81 have known Champ Clark
for eighteen years. He is absolutely IN
corruptible and his life is above reproach.
Neither. in all these years have ! known
him to be on but one side of question,
and that the side representing the pee-
ple"-W. j. Bryan. 1910.
| It was near the close of the thirty
third ballot when the above quotation
upon banner ten feet long was suddenly
brought into the convention hall. 1t was
displayed at the head of the Missouri
delegation first, carried by two stalwarrl
men, and then they turned 1t around sol
that the delegates In all sections might
read the legend and then to the galleries
as we'll Cheers went up from the Clark
contingent, hurrahs for the delegates
voting for the speaker, and shouts from
the galleries. whose sympathy had been
| IOE Tie SSHJCAidH IihS CodAtyt'
Missouri.
Baked by Nebraska.
| Encouraged by the reception, two men
| bearing the words which Bryan uttered
| in 1910 started down the main aisle Of
the convention hail, hoping to create al
stampede to Clark. But they were stopped
| in their adventure when the Nebraska
| delegation was reached. Matt Miller in-l
terposed an objection, but Matt was
pushed off his feet
C. J. Smyth was next met. and he
showed fight after he had read the in
scription. He tackled the man who held
the forward end Of the banner and III
looked as If there would be a mixup.
Felix McShane also butted into the
mixup and it looked as If free-for-allI
| fight was imminent. The banner did not
get beyond Nebraskas line. +
Started an Uproar.
I need not speak Of the confusion that
the display of the banner created. Two
camps vitality antagonistic, striving for
supremacy. did not hesitate to show their
legend. But the banner was flaunted mi
the face Of Colonel Bryan as he sat on
the end chair, where George Loomis
usually sits as chairman Of the delega-
tion, and he squirmed as he read the
words Then Colonel Bryan rose to a
| question of personal privilege and SEN
ator-elect Ollie James, permanent chair
raCnoni1ad "a aspoorIocS Iaod
from Nebraska. Bryan was accorded an
ovation as he moved from his seat on
the floor to the platform. He stated the
question Of personal privilege and began
to talk about the inscription on the BAN
ner But James was obdurate. He could
not see how Bryan was affected and
ruled against him. 1t was the first fight
Bryan he'd lost since he was defeated for
the temporary chairmanship
Bryan's Version of Affair.
Now want Mr.. Bryan to tell the story
and the reasons for his attempt to get
before the convention. He says:
When they came down the aisle with
the banner thought they were going
past, but they stopped. 1t at once created
congestion and told one of the carriers
to take it back. He refused to do so Il
Il then told him that if he did not take
it away l would go to the platform and
reply to it. r.
When reached the platform there was,
SO much confusion that I could not be
heard. went to the Missouri delegation
to ask the chairman if the banner had
been brought into the hall by their au-
thority. The chairman was not there T
went back to the platform and asked
recognition for a question of PERSONAL
privilege.
Il called upon others Of the delegation
and asked them whether the banner was
their creation, but no one answered thel
question.
Then Senator Reed of Missouri OBJ
jected to my question of personal priv
ilege on the ground that it was not priv
ileged.
Disclaimed by Dockery.
"As passed by the Missouri delegation
Governor Dockery assured me that they
were not responsible for the banner.
"'You know We were not responsible
for it, he said.
"The sentence quoted was taken from
speech in behalf of Clark two years
ago, and have not withdrawn anything
then said. Ny contention is that Clarks
failure to take the progressive position
in the craftsmanship fight weakened his
strength and Tammany's support of his
candidacy, coupled with his willingness to-
accept the same, would, in my judgment,
jeopardize his success If nominated. I
believe more in the success of the pro-
gressive cause than in the nomination Of
any particular candidate"
Party Ranks Riven.
The friendships of years have been
broken in this convention" said Matt
Miller of David City tonight, as the vote
for Woodrow Wilson was climbing over
the 500 mark and yet 200 shy of NOM
ination.
mo man can tell what the outcome Of
this contest will be. 1t has exceeded all
expectations and its results will be felt
in every hamlet in the land" --
You can't go forty ballots without en-
gendering hatred that will last through
years, and that is what the democratic
party in national convention assembled
has done this night of July