The state herald., 1912-07-05
MISSOURI DELEGATION DIRECTS
MENAclNG DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST WIN. J. BRYAN.
ILLINOIS GOES WILSON
WHEN CONVENTION ADJOURNED
MONDAY NIGHT VOTE STOOD
WILSON 4e4; CLARK $50.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

| IN frenzy OF rage over the steady de-
cline of Speaker Clark's vote since
the attack upon him by w, j. Bryan
on Saturday, directed menacing
demonstration late Monday afternoon
against the Nebraskan. Only The
prompt interference of the police
saved him from personal injury.
For several minutes the maddened
| Missourians fought and struggled to
get to the platform, where Bryan was
standing. Police, reinforced by news
paper correspondents, struck out right
and left at the oncomlng Clark men.
Down in the body of the hall Ne
braskans were coming to the defense
of the threatened leader.
Fist fights started in Massachu.
sets and Connecticut, and for a mo-
ment 1t looked as though panic had
seized the convention and reason had
departed.
The fights were precipitated by tho
display of banner before the Ne
braska delegation on which were
| printed huge letters of an endorse
ment given by Bryan of Speaker
Clark more than one year ago. Bryan
demanded the right to reply to the in
dorsement If the demonstration was
authorized by the Clark leaders In the
Missouri delegation.
The Illinois delegates held meet
| ing just after the adjournment OF the
convention and decided to cast their
fifty-eight votes for Governor Wilson.
It is reported that Speaker Clark
has been taken to a sanitarium where
he is said to be suffering from nerv-
GUS breakdown.
The deadlock was not broken whel
the forty-second ballot was polled, and
the Democratic convention adjourned
at 12:43 a. IN. Tuesday until noon
Governor Woodrow Wilson made
steady gains all day Monday, reached
the hlgh-water mark OF 501h on tho
| thirty.ninth ballot, then lost ground
slightly until the last. when he re
ceiyed 1874 votes.
On the thirty.ninth ballot the Colo.
RADIO delegation broke. A. Ferris of
Golden casting his vote for Wilson.
II was predicted that Illinois would
/ follow, but the temper OF the crowd
had by this time reached the limit Of
| its endurance. and adjournment
could no longer be held off They eat
almost In n stupor OF exhaustion
II is predicted that when the con.
vention is convened Wilson viii ne
nominated before many ballots are
cast His followers are already iuhi.
liant over his expected success. and
say that nothing can stop his ultimate
triumph
when the result OF the forty-second
ballot was announced Delegate Wal
lace OF Washington secured the floor
and moved 10 adjourn until Tuesday
noon. In the midst Of disorder, Son.
ntor Stone Of Missouri seconded the
motion. and a. Mitchell Palmer de.
handed a roll-call
Delegates Began to Leave.
The roll call had scarcely begun be-
fore the weary delegates. seeing that
the motion was certain 10 prevail. he
gan TO crowd from their seats and out
OF the hall The alsles were iammed
before hall dozen states were called
and the call proceeded in disorder,
BY the time the last state had been
called less than half the delegates
were In their places,
The end OF the call was finally
reached and nj l2:i3 a. m. the con.
vontion adjourned until noon Tues
day.
Speaker Champ Clark reached the
lowest ehb OF his candidacy ON the
ballot whore Wilson reached q crest.
He went down 10 i22 votes at that
time, but Immediately began TO pick
M and had gone to $50 when adjourn.
ment was taken
The speaker came over 10 baltimore
during the evening and was q guest
ut the home Of Mayor Preston. near
the convention ball lie returned 10
Washington shortly before midnight.
Almost full week OF controversy
between rival factions had soroly tried
the patience aud tompers OF tho dele
gates and the crowd which gathered
was ordinarily an irritable and OK.
clthblc one The tonalty Of the situa.
ton had shown itself In acmlriot
on the floor during tho afternoon when
william Jennings bryan found himself
In the midst Of half score Of fist
fights.
Police were warned 10 exert extra.
ordinary vigilance IN tho future The
slow. yhciilatlnR rise and fall Of the
vote Of fayorito candidates throughout
the day had Increased the steadily
growing bitterness of tho past week
and the match ~ offcnHe. touched
10 the extreme, would have Hut tho
entire convention ahlnsc
u was on THE situation that many
Of the leaders based hope of final
vote and nomination before tho
nieh, was over They argued that
tho weary delegates tried by week
Of work would break from tho hard
and fast lines they have been holding
and throw enough votes 10 one ~ tho
candidates 10 end The agony ~ Hun
pehse Others eontonded that ths
situation made impossible nm agree.
ment on any one uf tho candidates