The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-07-04

changes, the Clark forces outwardly
confident and the Wilson managers
| doggedly claiming that the .inc!
! break" would come to the New Jer.
hey governor.
The Clark managers jubilanI!y
claimed that every Democratic canal.
date who ever reached n majority in
| the convention always succeeded in
eventually getting the required two.
thirds.
The early morning was marked by
two great demonstrations one for
Clark and another in which Wilson
and Bryan shared The Clark demon.
stratiUn lasted twenty-one minutes,
the latter just ten minutes short Of
an hour.
The Clark demonstration broke OFT
following the announcement OF Ne"
York Vote on the tenth ballot. whoa
the state swung from Harmon to the
speaker
Clark Demonstration 81 Minutes.
On the tenth ballot Clark gained
four while Wilson and Harmon each
lost two in Michigan.
New York was called. Over the
hush that preceded the announcement
of New York's vote on each ballot,
came Charles F. Murphy's voice:
New York casts 81 for Champ
Clark"
The rest OF his announcement was
lost in the uproar that swept the hall
for q minutes. The Clark people
with a yell leapcd TO their chairs and
a demonstration was under way.
Missouri's standard left its place.
Arkansas. Iowa. Kansas and Kep,
lucky fell in behind and the parade
around the hall began,
Up in the band stand. the band
blared forth "Tammany" and the up.
roar increased. Halt dozen Clark
banners appeared and soon the aislcs
were filled with struggling mass OF
yelling enthusiasts.
The District OF Columbia, Maryland,
New Mexico, California, Colorado.
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Nevada,
Washington and Illinois standards
swung into the wild scramble.
Some one tried to tear the MaGga-
Chusetts standard out and a struggle
followed The struggle began to lool;
serious and the standard was forced
back in place. But in few minutes
later it appeared In the parade.
Meantime the New York standard |
had been rushed to the stage and
raised high above the yelling mob,
The other standard bearers tried 10
scale the stage and several of them
gained 1t. but two policemen barred |
their way and after a near.hght, the !
bearers were held back
The "houn' dog" song by the band |
aroused another outburst The Clark |
leaders went into the crowd and tried |
to quiet them SO the vote might 30 |
on, but with little success.
The demonstration continued for q |
minutes, but finally the call of the
roll was resumed. Then Murphy
again announced New York eighty.
one for Clark. one for Underwood.
eight for Wilson"
New York votes under the unit |
rule" announced Chairman James,
and under that rule casts ninety for
lark"
Another outburst followed this
statement.
When the Wilson demonstration
lad been under way for some time,
William Jennings Bryan, accompa.
lied by Mrs. Bryan, entered the hall.
lie went at once to the section occu.
lied by the Nebraska delegation and
Mrs. Bryan went TO the stage. The
demonstration increased as she ap.
reared, and she laughingly waved a
;reeting TO the yelling throng
Bryan's face bore look OF deter.
nination as he took his place with
he Nebraskans.
The delegates crowded about him
counsel, but ne ignored
hem.
Later, Bryan moved to the seats OF
he Oregon delegation, and this led to
he belief that when that state was
allied he would endeavor to secure
ecognition to make n speech. A big
rowd OF delegates crowded around
i'm cheering wildly.