Eastern Colorado times., 1912-07-05
MISSOURI DELEGATION DIRECTS
MENAciNo DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST WIN. J. BRYAN.
ILLINOIS GOES WILSON
WHEN CONVENTION ADJOURNED
MONDAY NIGHT VOTE STOOD
WILSON 4s4; CLARK 4so.
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Baltimore.-The Missouri delegation
In q frenzy Of rage over the steady de-
cline Of Speaker Clark's vote since
the attack upon him by w. ]. Bryan
on Saturday, directed q menacing
demonstration late Monday afternoon
against the Nebraskan. Only the
prompt interference of the police
saved him from personal injury.
For several minutes the maddened
Missourians fought and struggled to
get to the platform, where Bryan was
standing. Police, reinforced by news
paper correspondents, struck out right
and left at the oncoming Clark men.
Down in the body of the hall Ne
braskans were coming to the defense
Of the threatened leader.
Fist fights started in Massachu-
sets and Connecticut, and for mo-
ment 1t looked as though panic had
seized the convention and reason had
departed.
The fights were precipitated by the
display of banner before the Ne
braska delegation on which were
printed huge letters of. an endorse
ment given by Bryan of Speaker
Clark more than one year ago. Bryan
demanded the right to reply to the in
dorsement II the demonstration was
authorized by the Clark leaders in the
Missouri delegation.
The Illinois delegates held meet
ing Just after the adjournment of the
convention and decided to cast their
fifty-eight votes for Governor Wilson.
1t is reported that Speaker Clark
hac hnon toknn n q santa rf, Uhara
he is said to be suffering from nerv-
GUS breakdown.
The deadlock was not broken when
the forty-second ballot was polled, and
the Democratic convention adjourned
Governor Woodrow Wilson made
steady gains all day Monday, reached
the high-water mark of 5011k on the
thirty-ninth ballot, then lost ground
slightly until the last. when he re-
ceived 494 votes.
On the thirty-ninth ballot the Colo
RADIO delegation broke. A., Ferris of
Golden casting his vote for Wilson.
1t WAS predicted that Illinois would
follow, but the temper Of the crowd
had by this time reached the limit Of
its endurance, and adjournment
could no longer be held off. They eat
almost in a stupor of exhaustion.
It is predicted that when the con-
vention is convened Wilson will be
nominated before many ballots are
cast. His followers are already jubf-
liant over his expected success, and
say that nothing can stop his ultimate
triumph.
When the result of the forty-second
ballot was announced Delegate Wal
lace of Washington secured the floor
and moved to adjourn until Tuesday
noon. In the midst of disorder, Sen
ator Stone of Missouri seconded the
motion, and A. Mitchell Palmer de-
manded a roll-call.
Delegates Began to Leave.
The roll coll had scarcely begun be-
fore the weary delegates, seeing that
the motion was certain to prevail, be-
gan to crowd from their seats and out
of the hall. The aisles were jammed
before half dozen states were called
and the call proceeded in disorder.
BY the time the last state had been
called less than half the delegates
were in their places.
The end of the call was finally
reached and at 12:43 a. m. the con-
vention adjourned until noon Tues
day.
Speaker Champ Clark reached the
lowest ebb of his candidacy on the
ballot where Wilson reached crest.
He went down to 422 votes at that
time, but Immediately began to pick
up and had gone to 430 when adjourn
ment was taken.
The speaker came over to Baltimore
during the evening and was guest
at the home of Mayor Preston, near
the convention hall. He returned to
Washington shortly before midnight.
Almost full week of controversy
between rival factions had sorely tried
the patience and tempers of the dele
gates and the crowd which gathered
was ordinarily an irritable and ex-
citable one The tensity Of the situa-
tion had shown itself in semi-riot
on the floor during the afternoon when
William Jennings Bryan found himself
in the midst Of half score Of fist
fights.
Police were warned to exert extra
ordinary vigilance in the future. The
slow, vacillating rise and fall Of the
vote Of favorite candidates throughout
the day had increased the steadily
growing bitterness OF the past week
and the match of offense, touched
to the extreme, would have set the
entire convention ablaze.