Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-26

delegates the following appears:
The platform of the republican party
advocates the abolition of the modern
post office, with its free-trade system OF
protective tariff system of rates accord
ing to distance, abolished in England by
Rowland Hill in 1889, in this country by
Lincoln in 1854, and now nearly extinct
everywhere.
In 1907 John A. Moon, democratic
chairman Of the House postal committee
of 1912. declared that upon the postal
service more than upon anything else
does the general economic as we'll as the
social and political development of the
country depend
I'VE ask the democratic party to in
dorse this doctrine by placing a plank in
its platform providing for general par
cells post, with uniform rates as low and
favored country within the Universal
Postal Union.'
In striking contrast to the cheers and
yells that greeted William Jennings Bry-
an when he arrived in Baltimore Sunday,
was his reception at the Belvedere yes
terday afternoon. following the session
when he lost his fight for the temporary
Craftsmanship. At Union station Sunday
thousands yelled themselves hoarse. and
fought to get a glimpse of the commoner.
The same man was little noticed as he
made his way to the elevator with mem
bers OF his party yesterday afternoon.
Despite the strenuous time the Nebras-
pcnents, he did not appear tired. and
when one man greeted him with a hand
shake "a smile and a CHEEKY word were
given in return.
That William Randolph Hearst and
Charles F. Murphy have at last buried
the Ratchet was the reliable Information
which leaked out last night following
the delivery of the Hearst-Clark support
in the convention to Parker for tempo
rary chairman.
The ending Of this feud, however did
not come. SO the story goes, without a
price, and that price was said to be the
support by Murphy of Hearst's candi-
dacy for the governorship of New York.
Since he was defeated four years ago
for the governorship. Hearst has been
little more than receptive candidate.
He has been regarded as a likely as
pirant In every contest since then, and
the story that he and Murphy have at
'discredited.
There was more than mild surprise
when, Monday. Hearst announced inform.
ally that he would support Parker for.
temporary chairman. Parker was Muir
phys candidate. Then. when Hearst
made good his agreement by actually de-
liver1ng his votes. the surprise became
a shock.
When William Jennings Bryan stepped
to the platform to nominate John w.
Kern several state delegates clapped
shouted. yelled and otherwise vented
themselves of their enthusiasm. One
young woman in the left balcony waved
a small picture of the peerless one and
attempted to raise a stampede in the
crowd around her. 1t was evident that
she was trying to duplicate the perform
ance Of Mrs. Davis in Chicago at the re-
publican convention. 1t so happened. how
ever. that an obstreperous sergeant-at-
arms didn't like the commoner and he
compelled the woman to stop waving the
picture.
One Of the interesting incidents of the
convention occurred when the New York
and Ohio delegates attempted to inter-
rupt Mr.. Bryan in the course of his nomi-
mating speech. The wives of many Of the
national committeeman were evidently in
sympathy with the attitude of the New
Workers and Ohioans for they joined in
the catcaIls and boots. which seemed to
come from many quarters. Parker,
Parker" shouted the women, much to the
discontinue of the Texas and Pennsyl-
vania delegates who sat near him. ).
Much to the surprise of many Balti-
moreans there were many empty seats in
the galleries. Gee Whit exclaimed an
elderly gentleman. as he seated himself