Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1912-07-04
CONTEST FOR SECOND PLACE
Only Two Ballots Necessary 70 Name
Marshall.

Only Two Ballots Necessary TO Name
Marshall.
| Despite the fact that the main bust
ness of the convention-the nomina-
tion of presidential candidate-had
been disposed of floor and galleries
were filled for the final session Of the
convention.
Nominations OF candidates for the
vice president Of the United States
are now in order"
Fl. H. Dean Of Georgia mounted the
platform TO make the first nomina
| ton.
ave want TO nominate a real great
man" he shouted
From all over the hall came cries
Of Clark, Clark, Clark"
For several minutes Dean continued
amid shouts Of Name your man
Who is he?"
When he finally placed Clark in
nomination yell sounded through
! the hall.
Meantime the leaders were ezert-
| ing every effort to reach Clark on the
telephone.
/ As Dean concluded former Governor
A. NJ Dockery Of Missouri hurried to
| the platform to decline the nomina-
| tion for Clark
''The Hon. Champ Clark has decided
he cannot accept the office of vice
| president" said Dockery.
/ As Dockery concluded Idaho yield
ed to North Dakota and former Sen
ator Purcell placed Governor Burke
| OF North Dakota in nomination.
Kansas seconded the nomination Of
Burke and Louisiana seconded that Of
Governor Marshall.
Alonzo i. Miles of Maryland placed
Mayor Jaraes Preston of Baltimore In
nomination.
Burke Placed In Nomination.
Mr.. Purcell characterized Governor
/ Burke as a progressive of progress
sives." He asserted that Governor
Burke would draw many progressive
Republican votes to the Democratic
ticket
Idaho seconded the nomination Of
Burke. Samuel Alschuler Of Illinois
took the platform and nominated Ell
! more w. Hurst OF Rock Island, I'll.
A motion to limit nominating
speeches to five minutes and second
i ing speeches to three minutes went
through BY acclamation.
F. G. Menzies OF Indiana then took
the platform and nominated Governor
Thomas r. Marshall for the vice pres
idency.
Henry Volmer Of Iowa nominated
/ Martin J. Wade. He urged: Wilson
and Wade:s as an alliterative ticket
/ that would sweep the country.
After Miles concluded 4. Mitchell
| Palmer. Wilson manager. asked unan-
/ imous consent That the consideration
of the vice presidential nomination be
| suspended and the report Of the COM
mittee OH resolutions received and
acted upon. Unanimous consent was
obtained and Chairman Kern, chair
man Of the resolutions committee,
| read the platform.
Platform Is Adopted.
The reading of the report of the
! committee on resolutions consumed
| nearly an hour. It was listened to
with careful attention by the dele
gates and the few spectators who re-
mafned III the> hall. When the read
| ing concluded Senator Kern moved
| the adoption Of 1.-THE report, which was
done BY viva voee vote.
Governor Brewer of Mississippi or
| fered the formal resolution giving
thanks of the convention to National
/ Chairman Norman r. Mack and Ma
tional Secretary urey Woodson- IL
was passed without debate. The oth-
| er customary resolutions approving
the convention committees also were
adopted.
A series of resolutions praising BAL
timore, Mayor Preston, the police ana
| fire departments, the hotels and pfac-
tically everything else in Baltimore
were put through.
When the District Of Columbia was
reached one of the delegates rose ana
proposed William ]. Bryan as q vice
| presidential candidate A roar swept
| the hall IS the name was menaoneo.
Bryan. sitting quiet in his seat III
/ the Nebraska section. was Immediate
/ u surrounded by IA group Of support
ere urging him 10 speak. For tifne
he refused. sitting nnmoyed In the
midst OF the storm of disorder. bat
the uproar increased and finally Bry-
an climbed uponi his chair.
"Take the platform Take thespias-
form shouted the delegates.
Surrounded by d small group. Bryan
made his way to theNstage to. denver
his yaledictorv