Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

Ing mood and once there was a gen
uine riot Of which Bryan was the cen
ter. He resented as an insult the
action of some Clark enthusiasts in
placing in front of the Commoner a
banner bearing words of praise OF
Clark attributed to Bryan in 1910.
Missouri, New Jersey and Nebraska
delegates mixed it up" and even
some press correspondents took 8
hand Then the police separated the
belligerents and later a. NJ Dockery
and Dave Francis sent apologies to
Bryan, disclaiming for the Missouri
delegation any connection with the
banner.
Tired and out of temper, the dele
gates assembled at noon Tuesday,
determined to wind up matters quick
ly if possible. On the first ballot Of
the day, the forty third, Illinois switch
ed over to Wilson and on the succeed
ing ballots the vote of the governor
rapidly increased. After the forty
fifth Senator Bankhead arose and
withdrew the name of Oscar Under
wood. THAT means Wilson," said the
managers for Clark. Then Governor
Foss' name also was withdrawn,
whereupon Senator Stone and ex-
Governor Francis gave up hope for
the speaker. They formally released
the Clark delegates from their pledges,
and it seemed all over but the shout
ing. But the Tammany bunch and
some others were still stubborn and
Fitzgerald of New York objected to
the unanimous nomination Of Wilson
by reclamation. So further calling of
the roll was necessary.
Every strategy known in political
generalship was tried to stampede the
convention for the different candi-
dates. No convention in the history
of this country has seen such wild
demonstrations as have been wit
messed in this one at Baltimore.
While Tuesdays dramatic incident,
arising over the selection of a tenn
porary chairman, was the cause of
almost unprecedented turmoil, there
was nothing even bordering on a dem
onstration. It was just plain fight
not enthusiasm.
Even the speech of Temporary
Chairman Parker did not arouse the
response so characteristic Of Demo
cratic conventions of the past, and the
convention showed nothing but fight
ing mood until after the incident of
the Bryan resolution Of Thursday eve
ming and the beginning of the nomi-
mating speeches.
The Clark and Wilson forces strug-
gled valiantly to make the greater
showing for their respective candi-
dates While Clark was showing the
greater voting strength, the lung pow
er of the thousands of college boys in
the Wilson following gave to him an
advantage so far as continued effort
at noise-making was concerned.
The terrific din of Thursday night
which was started by the Clark hosts
when Senator Reed named the speak
er for the Democratic nomination con
tinued undated for one and a quarter
hours, and in it there seemed to be
| employed every noise-making nipple
ment ever invented.
Great as was the Clark demonstra.
ton, however it did not compare in
| noise with that led by the Princeton
boys when Judge Westcott named the
New Jersey executive. For more than
one and a half hours the din contin.
ued, the lusty youngsters seeming TIC
glory in their ability to keep it up.
Of all of the demonstrations o.
! Thursday night the most amusing was
| that started by man in the press
stand for Governor Baldwin, when The
name Of the Connecticut executive
was entered in the race for the nom
nation. Realizing that the fourteen
delegates from Connecticut could no
successfully compete with the strong
er following Of the other candidates
the men in the press stand voIun
| teered a noisy assistance which they
| continued for more than twenty min
utes and which subsidized only whe1
the chair threatened to clear tb.
press stand if the reporters did no
stop. The many star writer's in tn
press stand, men whose reputation
! for genius are worldwide, led tn,
! Baldwin demonstration, and intro