Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-28
BRYAN 5 INSULT
TO VIRGINIA.
Bitter Defense to Nebraskan's At
tempt to Gust 7. F. Ryan,From
Delegation.
FLOOD ACCEPTS CHALLENGE,
Peerless One Is Greeted With Kisses
and Is Compelled to Withdraw OBJ
jectionable Resolution.

Baltimore, Md, June 2S.-When
William Jennings Bryan undertook to-
night to have the National Demo-
cratic Convention demand the with
drawal of Thomas F. Ryan as dele
gate from Virginia he aroused far
greater storm than when he under
took the defeat of Alton B. Parker
for temporary chairman.
The spirit Of Virginia at this prop
osition of unparalleled insolence was
instantly aroused. Three of her del
egates were sent to the stand, and
two of them spoke for the majesty
of the Commonwealth and in defense
of her rights. Virginia refused to
request Mr.. Bryan to withdraw his
resolution and the delegation threw
it's defiance in his teeth.
It was so evident that the conven-
ton disapproved Mr.. Bryan's extra
ordinary proposal that he withdrew
! it. But before he did so he was COM
PEELED to listen to declarations by the
representatives Of the State that 1t
had no favors to ask of him, could
control it's own affairs and resented
his interference.
Virginia" said Judge John W.
Price, of Bristol, "will take the res
possibility for her acts"
Representative Henry Delaware
Flood, white with rage at Mr.. Bryan's
summary act, denounced the Nebras-
kan as the only member Of the con-
yention who desired to wreck his par
ty.
Replying to this part of Mr.. Floods
speech, Mr.. Bryan hotly retorted that
his reputation would not be worth de-
Tending when it become necessary to
defend it from charge preferred by
a friend of Thomas F. Ryan.
The reason for the demand made BY
Bryan for the withdrawal of Ryan
from the delegation from Virginia and
of August Belmont from that of New
York was their generally recognized
position as leaders in what Bryan
called the predatory interests"
AS soon as the night session of the
convention had been opened with
prayer, Mr.. Bryan arose and secured
consideration of his resolution under
suspension of the rules. The paper
had two parts-frst, a declaration
that no candidate who was a repre-
sentative of the privileged class
should be nominated for President;
second, (the part that hurt) that the
convention should disapprove the ell
ection of any delegate under oblga-
tions to or controlled by Thomas F
Ryan, J. P. Morgan, August Belmont
or any representative of the privilege
hunting or favor-seeking class. Fur,
ther still, to require the withdrawal
from the convention of any delegate
under obligations to those already
named.
At once the Virginia and New York
delegations, in one of which Mr.. Ryar
and in the other Mr.. Belmont were
seated, were thrown into an uproar
Practically all the Virginians were
highly indignant with this attempt or
the part of citizen of Nebraska tc
throw out a delegate from another
State whose uncontested election hac
been unanimously made by the State
convention of his party.
The Virginia delegation dispatched
Congressman H. D. Flood and Judge
John w. Price to the stand where the!
arrived long before Mr.. Bryan hat
concluded his remarks in support O
his resolution.
The Commoner, who by his attacl
on home rule in Virginia, lost a vas
amount of prestige which he had gain
ed during the past day or two, mad
some startling assertions. He sal
an attempt was being made to sell tn
Democratic party into bondage p tn
predatory interests. Mr.. Bryan char
acteriZed this reputed sale of the pal
ty as "the most insolent attempt /
the history of politics to dominate
g. convention" 1t was intended, he sait
to make the nominee the handmade c
: the men who bought the party. h
thought it was time to speak out whe
AN effort was making to debauch 6
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