New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-29
HUMOR, WONDER, DISMAY
CROP OUT AT CONVENTION

.piring Individual, wearing q Wilson badsc
&c no sank into a spectators chair and al.
dressed a sweet-faced woman In the an.
dience. -ss
"I beg pardon, SIR" exclaimed the woman
in amazement.
eyes. ma am they're most killing me. No,
I'm delegate from Western pennsylvania
Yes ma'am, they'll tell you It's the eattn'
and drinkin' and the brain fag. an all that
that uses men UP, but II amt no eech thing
IT'S the feet that goes bad. That's what
all of US delegates from Western Pennsyi.
vania is suffering awful from Why, we
sent for a doctor last night an he test
looked at our feet and told US TO battle 'em
with witch hazel, but that didn't DO .,
good
Then he proceeded calmly TO remove his
shoes while the amazed recipient Of his
woes and condolences sought another seat
MURPHY'S PROMPTNESS- the prompt.
ness with which the masterful Mr.. Murphy.
Of New York, assumed charge of his dele
CATION when Mr.. Bryan, Of Nebraska,
launched upon the convention his resou.
ton to eject Messrs. Ryan and Belmont
from the hall was the subject OF a story
that fitted about hotel Hobbies to-day. AS
it was told, August Belmont Jumped to his
feet when the resolution was offered and
hurrledly irnplored his fellow delegates TO
think up something that might be done.
In the midst Of his excitement came
peremptory call from Charlie" Murphy
Hey. YOU" he said. sit down.
And when Mr.. Belmont had sat obedient.
~ he added:
You are now about TO do something that
you have never done before, cannot do now
and will never do again
Forthwith he announced that New York.
including Mr.. Belmont, cast its 90 votes In
favor Of the Bryan resolution, which sew
cred the Democratic party from Ryan,
Belmont and Morgan for ever and ever.
LITTLEToN's INTEREST LAGs-Rep.
resentative Martin w. Littleton is attend
ing the convention but is taking only
casual interest in it apparently. He is sat
isied that Progressive candidate is going
TO be nominated, and he doesn't at all ap-
prove Of the party following the gods 81
the ultra Progressves. He sat In the press
box during some OF the demonstrations at
an early hour this morning.
Il wanted to be here" he said, only be-
cause I believe that this is the last conven-
ton OF the kind that ever will be held
For that reason II will be historic The
craze for direct primaries may do away
with conventions altogether before 1915"
FAME DESCENDS ON sULZER -
Fame, which often picks its favorites IN
awares, descended upon Representative
Bill Sulzer to-day when he least expected
| IT, Heretofore he has not SHE'D at good
fortune At the beginning OF the conyen'
ton he set out TO rope and hog tie II by
proposing himself as a harmony" candl-
date for temporary chairman and failed.
When the vote for the Presidential noni-
nee was going on and two were cast for
Suzer he was at that moment standing
across the street from the convention hall
with a bag Of peanuts IN his hand, taking
| such sustenance as the unusual occasion
provided. The next moment he had reached
| his place in the convention hall, some fye
hundred feet distant. and was tossing his
tawny name with as much outward uncon-
Germ as a young man whose engagement has
| Just been announced.
OSBORNE AIDS WILSON.-ThorasM Mott
Osborne, of Auburn, y. Y, founder ana
president of the Democratic State League
who has been thorn in the flesh OF Boss
Murphy for some time. is circling the OUT
skirts of the convention. He came WHO
other Wilson men OF New York State 10 try
to show the members OF the Murphy deIe'
CATION that the sentiment among the voters
OF the state was stronger for the New Jer'
sey Governor than for any other candlaa'e'
When the Wilson demonstration started IN
the convention at an early hour this morn
ing almost the first banners on the noors
were a procession of purple pennants pear
! ing the names OF the various counties IN the
Empire State and the legend, I'VE want 70
win with Woodrow wilson AS soon ds
they appeared the report spread ABOUT 'ue
hall that Murphy had gone over TO wilson
and some Of the delegates left the han Vitn
that impression. Mr.. Osborne. who ass
been sheltered in tho press stand, scSnoNr
edged that the pennants were the Work u
his organization. They we're pretty ereo'
i've don't you think so?' he said