The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-02
Says He Is Political Marpl0t
and Office-Seeking
Money Grabber
NEW YORK VITAL TO
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
None of the Delegates Are Actuated
by Influences Condemned by Mr..
Bryan-Might as Well Exclude
New York Delegation

of New York, in explaining his vote
during the twenty-seventh ballot today,
spoke as follows:
II come here from a state whose cleo
toral vote is indispensably vital to demo-
cratic success. II memory serves me
well, only upon two occasions in the his
tory of our country has democrat Pres
ident been elected without the electoral
vote of the state of New York. We rep
resent population approximately 10000
600 of people. We cast in the neighbor-
hood of 1,25O000 votes. We represent IS
votes in the electoral college to come,
and / am speaking here now in explana-
ton of my vote in behalf of the Empire
State representing generally, as it does,
one-tenth of the population of the United
States.
Now, as to history of the democratic
party in the state of New York. for the
first time since the administration of
Governor Flower we have a democratic
government"
Mr.. Stanchheld was interrupted by L.
o. Wood of Michigan. who requested
that he explain his vote and allow the
delegates to proceed with their work. Con-
tinuing Mr. stanohfield said
Political Honor at Stake
II would say that New York has a right
to be heard upon the floor of this con-
vention. The integrity the manhood, the
personal and the political honor of every
delegate of the so from New York has
been. impugned and insulted upon the
aoot Of this convention gTRlause), aud
u have a risn % heard 5ts ss.so
and desire 70 say at t:ss outset. in
order that | may receive fair hear
ing at the hands of this convention, and
particularly I desire to say to the fol
lowing OF Colonel Bryan, that am one
of those who. back in the dark years or
1896 followed the flag of Colonel Bryan,
and spoke in every city and village and
hamlet in favor of his election. Cap
plause)
In 1900 | ran upon the democratic
ticket with Colonel Bryan as the candi-
date of the party for governor and he
pulled with me upon that ticket more
votes by upwards of 100000 than he polled
before or since. Therefore, l repeat
among the friends Of Mr.. Bryan / am at
least entitled to a hearing upon the floor
of this convention. Let us look for a
moment at the make up of the delegation
from New York. We have here the DEM
ocratic governor of the state. We have
upon the delegation the candidate for
president in 1904, applause prolonged)
We have an ex-justiee of the supreme
court of the state of New York We nave
lawyers of repute, business men, men in
every walk and department of life, and
II is by common consent the most rep
resentatlvc delegation that ever came to
a national convention from the state OF
New York, renewed appause) is here
They would need no defense except for
what has been said upon the floor of the
convention.
Pays Respects to Bryan
"If this delegation was composed Of
puppets of wax as designated by the gem
tleman from Nebraska, we would have
nothing to say. But we say to that
money grabbing, Office seeking, favor
seeking, publicity hunting marplot from
Nebraska that they are actuated--'
He was interrupted by applause
This came from the delegates and gal
leries. Quiet being restored he contin-
ued:
''If the 90 delegates from New York are
within the control and the power of one
m1n, they are moved by wires OF tremen-
dous human voltage Let us look for a
of the gentleman from Nebraska be true
Let us look at the record for a passing
zlinute.
New York has upon the roll Of con-
gress from the state of New York twen-
ty-six members. We have the chairman
of the committee on appropriations, we
have the chairman of the committee of
foreign relations. and upon the fifteen
great progressive measures that have
1,ro inc in IN Ia Of
Gated under the leadership of Clark and
Underwood every vote of those 26 men
has been registered In accordance with
the progressive democracy Of today. Zap
plause)
"The gentleman from Nebraska has
said that no candidate can go forth
from this convention with hope or ex-
pectation of success who has beset him
the vote of 30 from New York and
desire in reply to say that the vote
of New York is vital. and no man can
go forth from this convention stigma
tized and branded with Bryanism and
come within half million votes OF
success. tApplause)
"Mr. Bryan has said that no ma n
having the support OF the New York
delegation could be elected at the polls
IL he were under the influence of Ryan
and Morgan and Belmont. prac-
tice--
Cries for Bryan as well as boots and
jeers
The chairman: Now, gentlemen, l
hope you win not interrupt the speak
err He is a delegate to this conven-
tion and is entitled to respect"
Replies to Bryan
Mr.. Stanchfield: "He has stated that
no man could be elected by reason of
their vote. ! desire TO say to him
in behalf of the 90 delegates from New
York that there is no man In the num-
ber who. by his professional work or
otherwise, Is under the influence of
either of the men shat he has named.
DIisses and hoots.l And when he makes
the statement that these rhen---Morgan
snnd Ryan and Beinion,-nre plutocrats
OF this convention. he oruits one name
who of all the delegations on the floor
of this convention he has been the
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