Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
BRYAN BEATEN IN
VOTE ON PARKER
Receives Support of $40 Dele
gates while Judge Gets $40
Clark Boom Grows.
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man Mack declared the motion carried.
Cone Johnson of Texas rose to make a
speech for Bryan. He Landed Bryan and
Nern "All I know" he said. rs that the
fight is on; that Bryan is on one side and
Wall Street on the other"
There were no more speakers and the
roll was then called.
Alabama's q votes were cast for Par
ker and was Immediately challenged A
poll of the delegation was made. The
chairman of the delegation said he and
his associates were instructed to vote
under the unit rule This was denied by
one of the delegates.
The resolutions Of instruction to the
delegate were read. 1t ordered the dele
CATION to vote as n unit on all questions
affecting Underwood's candidacy.
Senator Lea of Tennessee shouted that
Underwoods candidacS was not now In
volved and If the chairman held that the
unit rule applied he would appeal from
the decision.
The Massachusetts vote Was corrected
to read is for Bryan; Is for Parker; for
q German. Before an official announce
ment could be made Senator Lea, repre-
senting the Bryan interests. moved that
inasmuch as Judge Parker had received
b79 votes to SOC for Bryan. the nominal
ton be made unanimous. There were
some shouts Of NO" but the chairman
declared the motion carried.
CHEERS GREET PARKER.
Senator Stone. Missouri, Senator Lea
and Judge Hudspeth of New Jersey were
named to escort Parker to the chair.
round Of cheers greeted the newly
. ,l,,tr IN l;v,,t ~1o o<.,
to the platform. National Chairman
Mack confined himself TO the mere intro
duction:
Judge Parker. temporary chair
J man
; Gradually the hall was quoted and
Parker began his keynote speech
Judge Parker started to read his
speech but was interrupted at the
: very beginning by the greatest con-
: fusion. Thousands of persons in the
gallery content with having witnessed
the big fight, started to leave the
hall. Many of the delegates began to
move about on the floor. The confus-
ion was such that Representative
( Fitzgerald put a motion to recess I'M
S I'll 500 p. m. basing 1t on the ground
, that the delegates "wcre tired out"
= The motion was put and carried at
( 347 p m. when the recess was or
= dered.
;. THE VOTE BY STATES.
The vote IN temporary chairman fol-
lows:
Alabama: Parker. % 1-2: Bryan, L..
Arizona: Bryan. 4; Parker, 2.
Arkansas: Parker. Is.
oil ,Vtxe
/
. Colorado Parker, 6; Bryan. 6.
. Connecticut: Parker. IL; Bryan, ?.
Delaware: Bryan, 6.
Florida: Bryan. /; Parker. II.
Georgia: Parker. g.
Idaho: Parker. 8.
4 Illinois: Parker. IS.
S Indiana: Parker, 81; Bryan. 8. one not
= voting.
Iowa: Parker, 49, Bryan, 10.
l. Kansas: Bryan. 20
Kentucky: Parker. L.; Bryan, : l-o.
: Louisiana: Parker 10: Bryan, 10
/ Maine Parker. II; Bryan. I.
V Maryland: Parker. 141a; Bryan. IA.
Massachusetts, Parker. Is; Bryan, IS:
to'Gorman. 3.
Michigan: Parker, 2l Bryan, ..
d Minnesota: Bryan. "a
g Mississippi: Parker. 20.
g Missouri: Parker. o. Bryan. II.
: Montana Bryan. :; Parker. l.
= Nebraska: Bryan l3; Parker, g.
. Nevada: Bryan. G.
; New Hampshire: Parker, 3: Bryan. 8.
!. New Jersey: Parker, 4: Bryan, "a.
New Mexico Bryan. S.
New York: Parker. 90
North Carolina: Parker, IS; Bryan
: North Dakota. Bryan. TO-
: Ohio: Parker. 20; Bryan, 10.
@ Oklahoma: Bryan. 90.
a Oregon: Bryan, 0; Parker. I.
Pennsylvania: Bryan, 81; Parker. g.
y Rhode Island: Parker. 10.
= South Carolina: Bryan. is.
: South Dakota: Bryan. 10.
t Tennessee: Parker. II: Bryan, 7.
d Texas: Bryan. 40.
G Utah: Parker. 4; Bryan, 4.
Vermont: Parker, 8.
n Virginia: Parker. IA. Bryan. 10.
e Washington: Bryan. H.
d West Virginia: Parker. 9la; Bryan, 6la
G Wisconsin, Bryan. 26.
= Wyoming: Bryan, 6.
d Alaska: Parker, 4: Bryan, =.
IT District OF ColumDla. farKer, b.
Hawaii: Parker. 4: Bryan, ..
= Philippines: Parker, 4, Bryan, >.
j. Porto Rico: Bryan. 4; Parker. ..
n OPENING OF NIGHT SESSION.
But n scattering attendance appeareC
" In the galleries mt eight o'clock. thu
!. hour set for the convention. There wer
- hundreds of vacant seats in the dele
}" gates sections. Scattered handcappin,
greeted Chairman Parker as he mad
W his way up the middle aisle through tn
u groups Of delegates.
y The soft rain that fell at interval
! all day set In again toward nghtfall
adding to the humid heat, and the at
mosphere OF the hall was oppressive.
The heat soon began to have its eff
feet and delegates and spectators strip
b ped off their coats and rolled up thei
shirt sleeves ready for the night SEES
"A sion.
Id At s:2o Chairman Mack dropped hi
70 gavel and the night session was on. Tn
20 Rev. w. NJ. Dame of baltimore the
delivered the prayer. THE congregation
oo will join In the Lords Prayer" he said
In conclusion, and the Congregation
really did.
in Mr.. Mack introduced again Judg
20. Parker and the temporary chairman re
an stunned the speech which this afternoo
a. was interrupted
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