Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-26

BALTIMORE, June 26.-''It's Bryan
and Wilson against the field
That was the way many sized up the
vote for the election of a temporary
chairman Of the depocratic national con-
vention yesterday afternoon, after get
ting far from the "madding crowd that
made the hotel Hobbies appear like the
floor Of the stock exchange during bear
raid.
Certain it is that the Wilson delegates
in the convention were the main sup
porters of Col. Bryan as temporary chair
man. Impartial tables of the choice OF
35S delegates; and of those about 80
voted for the Nebraskan. Only a little
more than a third, or about 100 out of
400. OF the Clark delegates Joined in the
vote for Col. Bryan The delegates
Peerless Leader" only small support.
Underwood forces yielding only two and
one-haf votes, the Harmon forces only
two, the Marshall forces eight, the Bald
win forces two. the Burke delegation
ten. and the Foss contingent eighteen.
There may be some significance In
this fact-add to Parker's vote of 579
the $50 Clark delegates who voted for
Bryan and the total is 739, more than
enough to nominate candidate for
President. The Clark boomers can find
much Significance in that. because
against Wilson and Bryan would seem
to insure the nomination of the Mis-
sourian. Whether or not such coali-
ton is possible, coalition that would
bring together the Clark. Underwood.
Harmon. Gaynor. Baldwin delegates
and some of the Marshall and Foss
supporters Is a subject for speculation.
Twill the donkey have horse sense?'
hot DO hn vrrhfo oh "a n
Gates Of woman's suffrage have put up
to the democratic national convention.
Horse sense" in their opinion. Is a
pledge to grant nationwide woman's SUI
frage.
Wearing Votes for Women" sashes,
delegation of woman suffragists has been
storming the Hobbies Of the hotels where
the delegates are gathered and has been
distributing woman suffrage literature.
One circular which has attracted the most
attention contains a cartoon showing
donkey at the parting of the road. One
road leads straight to the sun of true
democracy, the other proceeds in
winding way toward storm clouds in the
straight road is by way Of votes for
women" to victory 1t labels the other
road ''oligarchy of men" with destina-
ton at ruin
Underneath the cartoon are these
words:
"A democracy is a government Of the
people, by the people, for the people We
are waiting to see whether the members
OF the national democratic convention
will decide that women are people"
The circular bears the union label.
Entering the lobby of the Emerson
Hotel one is sure he has strolled into
q miniature Coney Island or circus side
show. The "barkers' are very much in
evidence.
Above the hum of conversation one
can hear from a rear corner OF the
lobby male quartet singing that
"Houn' Dog song that has become
part Of political history in general and
of the Clark campaign in particular. Not
only does the quartet sing, but 1t dis
tributes copies of the song. with music.
to all visitors.
Now and then the singing is drowned
out by a megaphone man with his:
Gov. Wilson headquarters upstairs.
Everybody welcome"
The Harmon barker Is not so much in
evidence. but the Ohioan's headquarters
are the objective point of not few.
The band made up Of boys from St.