The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
RIOT IN CONVENTION.

RIOI IN CONVENTION.
The Delegates Make Demonstration
Against 6ryan's Attitude.
BALTIMORE, July l. - Woodrow
Wilson became the leading candid ate
for the presidential nomi alton before
the democratic national convention
late this afternoon. He passed Champ
Clark on the Both ballot, getting 46O
to Clark's 455 votes. Wilson had heen
gaining steadily and went into the lead
amid q great demonstr alton by his
adherents.
Progressive leaders, canvassing the
field for an available man to break
the deadlock, in the event of failure
to nominate Governor Wilson, eeri-
ously considered Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer OF Pennsylvania.
''We are prepared to stay until the
snow falls," said ex-Congressman
Late Pence, a champion OF Clark from
the District of Columbia. 1--WE may
not have enough votes to nomin ate,
but we have enough to prevent the
nomination OF anyone else. Whatever
happens we can hold more than the
800 necessary to prevent nomination
and after the treatment awarded Mr..
Clark in refusing him the honor after
he had received majority, we shall
stick to him until DEATH"
Bryan was the center of 9 riotous
scene in the convention today. The
Missouri delegation attempted to car
ry Clark banner in front of Bryan.
He Indignantly resented the move and
twice tried to reach the platform.
A bowling crowd surrounded him,
pushing and demonstrating. Once he
reached the platform, then returned
and engaged in angry demonstration
with members of the Missouri delega-
tion, then again mounted the platform
escorted by policeman. He stood
there pale and apparently deeply
moved while pandemonium reigned
and the convention was in q frenzy of
disorder. The Missouri banner was
pushed forward to the platform, then
thrown back by an opposing throng.
Every delegate in the convention was
on his feet shouting madly. A fist
fight occurred Immediately in front OF
the delegates while the tumult was at
it's height, policemen eparatine the
combatants.
Another sens alton was added during
the ballot when John B. Stanch6eld,
speaking for New York, denounced W.
J. Bryan as money hunter, favor
seeking, publicity hunting, marplot,
from Nebraska.
II desire to say that the vote of
New York is vital to success" con-
inued Mr.. Stanchfeld, land no man
can go from this convention stigma
tized and branded with the mark of
Organism upon him, and come within
half million votes Of success.
when Mr.. Bryan makes the state
ment that these New York delega ates
are under the influence of Morgan and
Ryan and Belmont, the 'plutocrats
of this convention, he .omits one
name.
''Outside of the three he has named,
the richest and most powerful pluto.
crat on the floor is the gentleman
from Nebraska himself.
''If the New York deleg alton is to
be prevented from participating then
any man who for pay has been writing
from the floor of the republican con-
vention In favor of Mr.. Bryan's part
ner and ally, Theodore Roosevelt
ought to be excluded.
'Colonel Bryan never intended to
support the candidate of this conven'
tion unless that candidate was Mr..
Bryan himself" said Stanchfeld
1--WE have heard for months that Mr.
Bryan had been combating Under.
wood here and Wilson there, Clarl
here and Harmon there, working al
the time in his own selfish interest tc
prejudice q deadlock in Baltimore. y