Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-27
Democrats May Name
the Candidate Tonight
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every aisle in the galleries was filled.
Under the galleries solid banks of
spectators stood. Many climbed into
the lower girders of the steel frame
work supporting the galleries. The
police, worried by the size of the
crowd, frightened up their lines.
Long before the presiding officer
made any effort to call the conven-
ton to order, Robert F. Grain, chair
maj of the aBltimore convention
committee, reportedasat the platform
that doors we're being rushed. ushers
and doorkeepers were helpless by rea-
son of lack of organization and that
the situation was dangerous. The
police were unable to cope with the
situation because the convention au-
thorities would not consent to the
closing of any entrances.
Mr.. Grain estimated that thousands
crowded into the hall who were not
entitled to admission. Ticket holders
who had not arrived at the hall early
found their seats occupied.
There appeared little hope that the
session could be conducted with any
semblance of decorum from the mo-
ment demonstrations were started.
A Missouri delegate with a bundle Of
Champ Clark Autographs made a
round of the floor lacking the pictures
to State standards. He paacarded
California, Colorado, Wyoming and
Arkansas. when he reached this
point a shout of Tear it down! Take
1t awayl' broke from rows of the
delegates, and in a flash the pictures
had been stripped from the1Wyomfng
and Arkansas standards.
Temporary Chairman Parker began
pounding for order at 1916 p. m. Five
minutes later the delegates were list
ening attentively to the opening
prayer of Rabbit A. Guttmacher.
The convention plunged into the
South Dakota contests, r. S. Morris.
of Pennsylvania. submitting the mi
nority report favoring the Wilson del
'egates.
When he began to discuss the re-
port, Mr.. Morris made a plea to the
delegates t hear him out In silence,
and not to start any demonstrations
when he mentioned the names of
the leading candidates. AS he pro-
ceeded to explain the situation his
plea for attention seemed to have
had an effect, although some of the
spectators in the galleries gave evil
dence of becoming noisy. Mr.. Morris
said he was sure the committee on
credentials had inexperienced the
facts in the case. He said 1t was
ridiculous hat the committee should
take the votes of two entirely sepa-
rate sets of so-called Clark dele
gates, add them together and thus
claim a majority for one set of the
Clark delegates over the Wilson dele
gates. The national committee, he
said, had thrown out the Clark
claims with scant consideration and
he hoped the convention would do
likewise.
AS the debate went on the delegates
became impatient and the speakers
were frequently interrupted by shouts
of vote. vote Much disorder pre-
vailed when Theodore A. Bell, of Cali
fornia, DOL the platform to close the
ru1ebate for the majority report.
Bell charged that the second Clark
ticket had been put in the field in
South Dakota to divide the Clark
vote. A chorus of "boos" from the
Wilson supporters greetedsthis state
ment.
BE honest. BE honest" they shout
ed. Hearst, Hearst, Hearst"
"over 1000 votes in South Dakota
were cast for Champ Clark" shouted
Bell.
And for Wilson" yelled the New
Jerseyites, and bedlam broke loose on
the floor. Several Wilsonites tried to
question Bell. Finally Brewer, of
Mississippi, demanded: who re-
ceived the majority of the Democratic
votes in South Dakota?'
"Champ Clark" replied Bell,
mo; Wilson, Wilson. wilson,
shouted the New Jersey crowd.
A question hurled at Bell by former
Governor Blanchard, of Louisiana,
started a Wilson demonstration that
began in the galleries. A ser'es of
Wilson photographs were posted on