The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-26
BRYAN AS AN IDOL CRACKED AND CH|PPEOs
|: A BIT BUT FAR FROM BEING SHATTERED

but to hold that vote, they must name
the right man, no a man wanted by
a faction, or by an interest, or by their
own selfish, personal considerations.
Stage Well Set For Bryan.
The stage was well set for Mr. Bry-
an Tuesday. There never has been a
prettier, lighter, airer, or more comfor-
table convention hall than that provid-
ed by the people of Baltimore. The
spectators were largely sympathetic.
The acoustics were good. The dra-
matte was not lacking. The scene was
gorgeous and the occasion, it was
claimed by almost all of the speakers,
vas historic. What more could a peer
less leader ask?
Owing to the extreme caution of the
rs should get in, the hall was not fill
ed at noon, when Chairman Mack went
OF the raised platform. He waited
half an hour before he introduced Car
dinal Gibbons, who, in his scarlet
&c hes, had been sitting on the plat
form. Everybody stood while the car
dinal prayed.
Meantime Mr.. Bryan had been sit
ting on the platform, very white, very
stern, and, unusual for him, palpably
nervous. AS soon as Chairman Mack
told the delegates he had been in
structed by the national committee to
present the name of Alton B. Parker
TO" temporary chairman, Mr.. Bryan
stepped forward, nodded to Mack. and
held up both hands. They cheered him
sufficiently.
Bryan Speech Two-Thirds Self.
Bryan's speech was devoted to him
self in the first part, to John w. Kern
IL the second part, and to himself in
the third part. 1t was not so good a
speech as Bryan has made on many
occasions, but it was suitable to what
he had in mind to do.
Senator Kern gave a fair imputation
OF man utterly surprised when Bryan
named him as the man. best fitted to be
temporary chairman. The senator's Gel
cbrated paintbrush whiskers waggled
violently, and he was observed to
arise and make his way to the plat
form, torn, as it were, by the conflict
ing emotions of love and duty, and
hSSpluS Tic COI llcI VI Ills eye I'LL uSu
towards Tom Taggart, also of Indiana,
who stood near Chairman Mack.
Mr.. Bryan gave Senator Kern a good
recommendation, Distressing, now and
then, to call eloquent attention to the
uplift movement now in progress in
Turkey, Persia, and China. However,
as there were few, almost no Chinese,
Turk, or Persian delegates in the con-
Nention the reflection passed unnotic-
ed. Mr.. Bryan made it clear he was
fighting for a principle and to save the
democratic party from itself-not him
self-and concluded, amid applause,
With a stirring appeal to all Democrats
In get in behind him and select Kern.
Kern Pleads for Harmony.
Kern was next. He was pale, but
composed, when he conveyed the I'M
necessary information that he halls
f;om Indiana. His beard proves that
He said this was all a surprise to him,
that unaccustomed as ne was to pub
lie speaking and not expecting to be
called upon, he would do the best he
could and the best he could do was to
say he didn't know Mr.. Bryan had him
in mind when he began his eulogy of
the perfect temporary chairman.
Having heard, for the first time, that
he was the man, Senator Kern said he
dearly loved Mr.. Parker, and in order
and begged Mr.. Parker to do the
same.
Mr.. Parker, who sat on the aisle in
the first row of the New York dele
cation, smiled sweetly and said moth
ing, nor did he withdraw. Thereupon
MI. Kern strayed away and said some
kind words of himself in case the con-
vention might need a good adaptable
candidate for president, and quit.
Forces Of Clark StraddIe.
Various speaker followed, including
Theodore Bell of California, who was
the Bell that tolled the temporary
chairman keynote at Denver four
years ago, with full permission and
sanction of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bell is the
CLARK leader in California, and when
he announced both he and California
were for Parker it was thought to give
on indication of the feelings of the
Clark supporters.
However, this CALL did not hold good
during the roll call, for under the able
hut nonpartisan leadership of Senator
Stone of Missouri the Clark forces
managed to maintain mastery posi-
ton in the middle of the road on the
question at issue; they straddled to be
exact.
The spectators were noisy and dem
OIL strative. but the delegates seemed
to have themselves we'll in hand. 1t
VAS only further proof of the ancient