The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

port -ons who does not desire the nom
nation. i will not Answer categori-
callx until am In position to know
what that HUuwer Ineans.'
so long ~ New York's vote was
east for Clark, Ne asserted. "mine win
be cast for Nebraska's second choice
Governor Wilson"
Gum Shoe Bin. Stone was recog-
niEed as were others including man
named Giddings from opulent Okla
homa, but the Eebraskan's position
Grated tie situation. and tied the
knot ~erupieting the tangie. MT. Gid
dings fnnde a moving picture show
OF himself trying to set on some
thing about You may press down.
but But the convention drowned
him with titanic convulsions.
Came the balioting. They are stu
ballotnE ana no one knows when IL
will end or where II will lead. The
strain. already terrific, is augmented
by the heat. The hall is like an oven.
Outside on the grass about the EN-
pioyes entrance, famous politicians,
newspaper men OF international repu-
tation. this afternoon lay down and
slept in unlovely poses TO get the 1T
tie rest necessary
Ryan incident MasniTsd.
The Ryan incident has nnduly
magnified. There Is lot NHfjld talk
notably In delegations iike~1Aes Of
Kansus and Oklahoma to the effect
that Ryan bought the Norfolk con-
vention and bought his own way in
az a delegate"
As a matter of fact Mr.. Ryan was
named AZ one of the TIVE delegates by
his district in accordance with the
~
vention as matter Of custom. The
prominecs given him by the Bryan
attack La therefore fictitious. but ii
was seized on by people who had
axes to grind and newspaper men
who had stories to write. and new
things to write them about. You will
hear everything and anything In this
convention, but there is mighty lit
tie substance to 1t.
For instance we were Informed
about the tenth ballot that New York
would surely switch to Underwood
on the twentieth. They have some
thing Just az authentic no doubt al
this writing. See this stun comes
straight from Mr.. Sullivan" Mr..
Mack or Mr.. Somebody Else The
truth Is that the newsboys might as
well start rumors as the nabobs.
wrong when he charged this conven-
ton with being ruled by Ryan.
Mr.. Bryan himself IL credited to-
night with having the situation by
the throat
Maybe that Ia wrong too. You
never can tell. Certainly you can't
tell anything here until the votes are
counted. and on that matter nobody
80 far has been In position TO do
more than let feeble zap on a cold
trail
On the noticeable loss Of Clark
strength ON the twenty-fourth hslla,
Gum Shoe Bill Stone made a motion
asking unanimous consent for a sus-
pension OF the rules. The motion
involved the taking Of two additional
ballots. after which the candidate
with the smallest Votes was to be
dropped and 30 On until between the
Remaining candidates the majority
vote should nominate. There was q
storm Of objections.
John Sharp williams then moved a.
an amendment the progressive drop
ping OF the minority candidates. but
without mentioning the abroga ton of
the two-thirds rule.
A Builder Somewhere
This. Of course. also met with OBJ
lection, and the baiioting proceeded
There Is much continent concern!ns
Stones management OF Clark's cam
paign. Everything IS 80 readily at
trfbuted to Stone that the charge OF
treacheFy meets an interested bear
ing IL not credence. 1t Is coneed ed
that Ciark's campaign has been
bungled. Who Numbered INTO put
ting him apparently In opposition &c
the progressive sentiment. or whose
generaship put Wilson in the stra
logically strong position OF opposi-
ton to The Interests does not APP
pear.
BALTIMORE, MD, June as.-Ad-
journment will probably come at &ne
conclusion Of another Wild demonstra
ton In favor of Wilson, which has
been going on for ten minutes OF
more with no sign of abatement
The racket was precipitated when
Maryland was called and one man
undertook to vote for the Jersey gov
erner. The crowd which had been
very quiet wanted a chance to yell
1t In doing II in a temperature OF
more than 90 degrees.
Colonel George Harvey, who In In
the scat ahead of me In the press
section left In the early stages OF the
Wilson cheer-fest The colonel
throuhout has been about the calm.
est man in the convention. II ne
cares what happens. he does not show
1t.