Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-08-01

the lawyer who defends q criminal
after the crime has been committed.
and the man who assists in the COM
mission of crime
MIR. Bryan then announced his vote
for Woodrow Wilson and retired to
his seat in the Nebraska delegation;
and he continued to cast his vote for
Wilson throughout the night.
Numerous efforts to break both the
unit rule as applied to instructed dele
cations and the two-thirds rule as ap-
piled to the nomination were made
previous to the Saturday night ad-
journment. The first of these applied
to Ohio and was successful. the move
adding ten votes to the Wilson
strength. But the resolution that ap-
piled to Ohio did not cover other
states, and the enforcing of the rule
led to wransles on every ballot.
At the close OF the twenty fifth bal
lot late Saturday night Senator Stone
of Missouri asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of a motion pro-!
viding that beginning with the twenty
eighth ballot the lowest man should
drop out of the race, and on the final
ballot the candidate receiving the
majority OF the votes cast should be
the party nominee. The Texas dele.
CATION offered immediate objection.
and the long. tedious calling of the
roll of states continued.
With Monday came two important
and interesting features. One was
the apparent cracking Of the deadlock
IN favor of Wilson. Despite the des-
perate endeavors of the Clark forces.
the governors vote increased steadily
on every ballot until, on the thirty
ninth, 1t stood at 5011a. After the
fortieth ballot the Wilson vote fell
OF to 494, his net gain over the first
ballot being sly. When Wilson was
at the high water mark on Monday,
Clark had slumped to 1872 but went up
again to 430 before adjournment. At
ais time it seemed that the Illinois
delegation held the key to the sitna-
ton
The other big event of the day was
the excoriation of Bryan by John B
Stanchfield of New York. This was
Murphy's first return blow, and II
was hard one. Praising the New
York delegation Stanchfield said:
1T is by common consent the most
representative delegation that ever
came to national convention from
New York. If these be the puppets
OF wax that Mr.. Bryan refers to. we
say to that money grabbing, office
seeking. Notwithstanding marplot Of
Nebraska
Stanchfield could not conclude the
sentence. 1t was drowned in a burst
OF cheers.
While the speaker delivered this
attack Bryan sat quietly in his seat.
He watched Stanchfield closely and
occasionally smiled.
L desire to say again, the vote Of
New York is vital to success" contin.
ued Mr.. Stanchfield "And no man can
go forth from this convention stigma
tized and branded with the mark of
Organism upon him and come within
half million votes of success.
When Mr.. Bryan makes the state
-NANAAs eheiI tuCo0 ueleSdtSS lIOIl new
York are under the influence of Nor
gan and Ryan and Belmont, the pluto
Gratis of this convention, he omits
one name. outside OF the three he
has named. the richest and most pow
erful plutocrat on the floor Is the
gentleman from Nebraska himself
All day the delegates we're in fight
ing mood, and once there was gen.
uine riot of which Bryan was the cen
I ter. He resented as an insult the
action of some Clark enthusiasts in
placing in front of the Commoner q
banner bearing words Of praise OF
Clark attributed to Bryan In 1910.
Missouri. New Jersey and Nebraska
delegates mixed 1t up" and even
some press correspondents took a
hand. Then the police separated the
belligerents and later A. M. Dockery
and Dave Francis sent apologies to
Bryan. disclaiming for the Missouri
delegation any connection with the
banner.
and out Of temper. the dole
,mhIed at mon Tueodoy.