The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-02
|BRYAN FIGURED IN
A R|OTOUS SCENE
Commoner Started Rumpus
\ Monday by Resenting
Missouri's Banner.

BALTIMORE, July AT the end
Hof the thirty-third ballot yesterday the
Clark people revived their dropping
spirits by displaying big banner on
which the following tribute to Clark
from w. J. Bryan, in 1910, was printed
in red:
II have known Champ Clark eigh-
teen years He is absolutely incorrupt-
ible and his life is above reproach.
Never in all these years have | known
him to be upon but one side of the
question and that was the side that
represented the people"
There was a cheer as the Nilsson
rians displayed the banner above their
delegation. 1t containued for several
minutes.
Take it over to Nebraska and show
1t to Bryan" shouted some one.
Bryan Demands Right to Reply.
No sooner was this said than the
M:ssourian acted on the suggestion.
Then came trouble.
Bryan arose and faced his tormen-
tors for a moment. Several policemen
hurried to his side and with them as
an escort the Nebraskan fairly fought
his way to the stage, where he demand
led Of the chaigman the right to ans
wer Missouri, If that delegation was
responsible. The chair asked to be per-
mitted to announce the result of the
thirty-third ballot first.
Mr.. Bryan was impatient. He de-
seconded from the stage and amid
bowls and cheers faced the Missouri
delegation.
is the Missouri delegation respon-
sibe for sending that banner over to
the Nebraska delegation" Bryan ask
ed
In the uproar which followed, Bryan
stood smiling, in the center of a
shrieking, excited mob of the Missouri
delegation. Half dozen policemen
charged into the crowd.
Anything against Bryan?" shouted
a Missouri delegate, shaking his fist at
the smiling Nebraskan.
From the aisle the policemen asked
The Nebraskan up onto the platform.
Half a dozen hand-to-hand fights fol-
lowed as the Clark men tried to carry
their banner up on the platform be-
hind Bryan. They scaled the press
stand, but were hurled back to the
floor. Another series of fist fights en-
sued. A score of policemen fought in
vain to quiet the shrieking fighting
mob.
Situation is Serious.
At one end of the hall the huge Will
son banner used in previous demon
STATIONS appeared. An angry howl
from the Clark men greeted it. Feeling
was running so high that a serious dis
turbance was threatened and the Will
son managers, to avert further fights,
iordered the picture withdrawn.
Meantime the crowd of struggling
men at the foot of the platform battled
to get the Clark banner to the stake.
Chairman James hurried and took the
Eavel from John E. Lamb of Indiana.
After five minutes of effort Mr.. James,
aided by the police, restored some SEM
blance of order
Mr.. James finally announced the be-
ginning of the thirty-fourth ballot, and
Alabama, as usual. cast her twenty
four votes for Underwood, when Mr..
Bryan, who had stood for several min
Ctes with the stolidness of an Indian,
was recognized.
go on and VOTE called a delegate
"Stop him-we want to go home-we
don't want speech. He's paid to stay
here: we're not"
Chairman James explained that Mr.
Bryan had arisen to a question of per-
sonal privilege and was entitled to be
heard.
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston objected
or the ground that he had been denied
the privilege of explaining a change of
vote in the Massachusetts delegation