El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-03

Baltimore. Nd, July Wllh INC
nomination of Gov IhoInaS n Ma : 49, a.
second ballot at 1856 a m To-Day, tne
Dennocratic national convention com
DIefed its labOrs and adjourned, aIteI
being IN session little over a WSSA:
rTiSo domination of Gov Marshall Tor
vice president came as SOmeInlh6 u i
/ s11rprise for when the night 5 Dd1Ot i
for y-ica president began II seemed ina
( the BRYAN Wilson contingent III N
! cCVI7-oDfioD had definitely settled upon
! Gov. Joseph I. Burke. OF NoIth IeiENO 10
There was not much of ugnI nov"
! ever and when two ballOLs uIScIC J,
! Marshall easily in the lead, Gov. buIbe >
/ Inc was withdrawn and Marshall was
: proclaimed the nominee by accIa ana non
/ 4 minute later the convention hau au-
{ journed sine die. "a
/ The delegates worn and weary, ndue
| tbeir wav out of the big convention
I hall singing and happy TO start LoI
J home. e-.
/ The convention became lovefeast
/ v-hen If met to select a running mate
: for Coy. woodrow Wilson The intense
/ bitterness of the last week seemed 10
| have disappeared
/ When the convention SUSPENDED ne
] regular order of buSiness-the nOInl-
| nation of a vice presidential candidate
! shortly before Il o'clock to make way
/ Tor the reading and adoption OF tne
/ platform, six candidates Ior the VIC
! presidency had been placed IN nomlha-
/ ton They were: Gov Burke, OF NOIIH
Dakota; Gov Marshall, of Indiana; FL
J mere ". Hurst, Of Illinois; Martin !:
| Wade, OF Iowa; James d Preston u
Maryland and Champ Clark
] No others were named and as soon
as the platform was out of the way
the ballOting began
Bryan Satisfied
Mr.. BRYAN said if he had any enemies
| +roe, who we're his enemies had a mo-
| nODolv in hatred for he did not feel
| mat way toward any human being he
! said he. held his country above any per
..Tonight." said Bryan, with joy 1
! surrender the standard l have borne IN
/ three campaigns to the nominee OF TINS
/ convention and 1 challenge anyone 20
| say it has ever been lowered IN Ile
In IN ,iaciining to allow his name to be
I considered. Mr.. Bryan said II was not
/ with any desire of ndisparaglnS the o.
/ flee There was no OIflce so low ne
said that he would not fill 1t If ne Ielt
| his country needed him
| Prvan praised the platform and Gov
| Wilson and said no candidate 1or o Lllce
| would be more active IN the co-iiA7
! campaign than he
| Locks For Republican SuPPart.
I Il feel sure that the action OF the
| convention viii appeal to the country
4 + had no choice among progressive go
| didates. but from the first included
| Gov Wilson in every list l had &C
I casion to make. His action IN coming
| out strongly against Mr. Parker Tor
| temporary chairman was the turning
! point in his campaign The country Is
| progressive. Nearly all of the Demo
cratic party and more than half Of the
Republican party are progressive
J The paramount question before TINS
/ convention was whether we would take
| sides with the reactiOnar1es and thus
/ encourage the organization OF a tnlru
| party and giving to the third party tne
| hone of defeating the reacuOnarleS Ill
{ inf n2TfIPE- IllS on the one
I side and on the other the nomination
( of a ticket that would so appeal to the
/ progressive element OF the natlOn as
I to make a third party improbable
y am satisfied that with Mr.. Wilson
! running for president on the platform
I which has been prepared, Jhere VIII De
J comparatively few progressive Repuoll-
cans who will not feel justified IN sup
porting the Democratic ticket. If We're
TO make an estimate tonight L would
saw that we ought to hit not less than
100000 majority of the popular Note
and enough of the electoral vote 10
give US an overwhelming majority IN
the electoral college
The Night Session
For the night session, the convention
was again thrOnged, the galleries filled
I L, overlooking. showing a general Spir-
it of relief over the near approach OF
the final scene
As the delegates gathered, it was re-
ported that Champ Clark mad agreed
! to accept the nomination for vice pres
/ iGent 1t was also reported that the
! nominating speech would be made by
] William Jennings Bryan. The speaker
/ was in Baltimore earlier in the eve
Clark By AecIamGton.
/ Former governor DOckery, Of the
/ Missouri delegation, said that speaker
! Clark would not accept second place on
! the ticket. our delegation is au-hor-
/ lied to decline any offer TO name Mr.
Clark" said the ex-governor Many
! still believe the report, however.
Supporters of several men prominent
1 " mentioned for vice president said
the nomination would go TO Clark by
reclamation if he would take it.
Mr. Bryan reached the hall at $50
and was given rousln$ GheeE as ne
made his way smiling to Nebraska del
egation. It has been complete VIC
( tory for Bryan
Night Session COnvcnes.
The night session convened at 9-35
The roll of states was at once called
for nominations for vice president
Clark Refuses.
Champ Clark was placed in nOmina-
! tiOn by delegate Dean, of Georgia
! Dean spoke in his capacity as an in
! dividual delegate. DOckery, of Ms
souri,. took the platform to decline the
! nomination for Clark.
I After full and careful consideration
, ] of the proposition DOCkery said Clark
had decided definitely and finally that
{ / he could not accept the nomination for
| vice president He said Clark was as
| loyal to the party and TO oOdrOW
Wilson as any member of the party.
Clark was not influenced by pique
DOckery said, but preferred to remain
iE his present responsible position as
| speaker of the house of representa-
tives Amid great OUtburst OF APP
! plause, Dockery pledged the support OF
/ "Old Missouri to Wilson, first. last
/ ! and all the time"
, Gov. Burke Is Nominated.
Idaho yielded to North Dakota and
E former senator Purcell placed COVER
nor John Burke, of that state, in NOM
ination.
Samuel AlschuIer. of Illinois. named
Gilmore ". Hurst. of Rock Island. H.
for the vice presidency.
Gov. Marshall Put Up.
Indiana placed governor Marshall il
| nomination.
Delegate Volmer. of Iowa, named
/ judge Martin J. Wade. of that state
Judge Wade took the platform and de-
] clined to have his name so before the