The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-07-16


Despite my Instructions. I will not
vote for Clark so long rs New York
votes for him." yelled Mr.. Bryan. and
pandemonium was again loose in the
great convention.
The unanimous consent which Mr..
Bryan had asked was finally granted
at the request Of Senator Stone Of
Missouri.
From the platform Mr.. Bryan read
a typewriter statement, saying he did
so for the reason that he did not want
TO be rnisquCted 1t was a scatbing
arraignment of Murphy and the inter
ests Bryan claims Murphy represents.
and another effort to read Taramany
out OF the Democratic party. He re-
ferred TO his resolution which the con
vention ha3 PASSED on Thursday night.
/ and said no candidate the party might
| nominate with the assistance of the
| New York delegation voting as a unit
under the direction of Murphy would
| be in position to carry out the prom
/ Uses Of that resolution.
The reading OF his statement was
| interrupted time after time before ii
was completed, and when completed a
/ hundred or more delegates were on
the floor clamorlng for recognition.
will you support the nominee OF
this convention?" yelled one delegate.
Il do not expect to bolt" parted
Mr.. Bryan.
Another succeeded IN asking a long
hypothetical question, which Bryan
refused to answer unless it "
made more explicit.
Another asked whether he con
cred refusal TO support q candid
receiving Murphy's support the So
as a refusal to support for presto
man nominated with Murphy's
port
Does not the law make a differ
ence," replied Mr.. Bryan, between
the lawyer who defends criminal
after the crime has been committed,
and the man who assists in the com
mission Of crime "
Mr.. Bryan then announced his vote
for Woodrow Wilson and retired to
his seat in the Nebraska delegation;
and he continued to cast his vote for
Wilson throughout the night
Numerous efforts to break both the
unit rule as applied to instructed dele
cations and the two-thirds rule as ap-
piled to the nomination were made
previous to the Saturday night ad-
journment Tho first of these applied
to Ohio and was successful, the move
adding ten votes to the Wilson
strength. But the resolution that APP
piled to Ohio did not cover other
states, and the enforcing OF the rule
led to wrangles on every ballot
At the close of the twenty-fifth bal
lot late Saturday night Senator Stone
OF Missouri asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of a motion prot
viding that beginning with the twenty
eighth ballot the lowest man should
drop out of the race and on the final
ballot the candidate receiving the
majority of the votes cast should DO
the party nominee The Texas dele
CATION offered immediate objection.
and the long, tedious calling Of The
roll of states continued.
With Monday came two important
and interesting features. One was
the apparent cracking of the deadlock
In favor Of Wilson. Despite the des-
perate endeayors Of the Clark force.
the governors vote increased steadily
on every ballot until on the thirty
ninth It stood at 50115 After the
fortieth ballot the Wilson vote fell
of TO 494, hts net gain over the first
ballot being 871h. When Wilson was
at the high water mark on Monday.
Clark had slumped to 422 but went up
again to 430 before adjournment AT
this time It seemed that the Illinois
delegation held the key to the situa,
tion
Tho other big event Of the day was
the excoriation of Bryan by John %
Stanchfeld of New York This was
Murphy's first return blow. and il
was a hard one Praising the New
York delegation, StanchAeld said:
1T is by common consent the most
representative delegation that evcr
came to q national convention from
New York If these be the puppets
Of wax that Mr. Bryan refers to. we
say 20 that moucygrabbing Office.
seeking. publlcity-hunHng marDlOt of
7 NCbraEk0-
Stanchfcld could not conclude The
sentence. 70 was drowned I'm n burst
Of cheers
While tho speaker delivered nls
attack Bryan sat quietly I'm his seat
TO watched Stanchneld closely and
occasionally smiled.
II desire 20 say again. the vote of
New York is vital TO success" confin-
I ucd Mr s.auchfoid and no man can
go forth from tiie convention rtfpma.
tizod and branded with the mark OF
Organism uron him and come within
NaH q million votes of success
When SIR bryan makes the state.
mont tna' these delegates from New
York are under thc influence of Nor.
gam and Ryan and belmont the pluto.
Gratis OF this convention he ornits
oan nomc. outside Of the three he
na named 'ho richest and most pow.
.iu. piutocrat ON thc floor is tho
ieWau from Nebraska himself"
D day lhc delegates were I'm nght.
NJ rood and oa re was zen.
u'ro f. OF witch Bryan wee tho cen.
ter Te re-ea,cl a8 am insult Ho
action OF aJm. Clarf enthusiasts m
placin ln front OF tne Commoncr o.
banner bearing words of rla ot
Clark aI.r.ha to r.yn in 1910.