The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-28

lie AIIllOl1 y oltAli
cratic National Convention was called
to order at noon in the Fifth Regiment
Armory by Chairman Mack. After the
opening prayer by Cardinal GIBBONS,
the temporary roll of delegates was
adopted. Then the fight between the
"progressives'' and the "conserva-
tives'' was on with a bang over the
selection of a temporary chairman.
The convention was asked to ratlty
the National Committees selection OF
Alton B. Parker. 1t did so.
The doors of the Democratic Con-
vention Hall opened at ten o'clock. A
heavy rain was falling, and it was a
full hour before there was any cons1d-
| cradle number of arrivals. At eleven
o'clock the seats set apart for dele
gates and alternates were empty, and
there were not more than fifty specta-
tors On hand.
At 11.30 the Convention Hall was
crowded to suffocation by as enthusi-
astic a gathering of Democrats as ever
assembled to nominate a national
ticket.
AS Cardinal Gibbons asked divine
blessing, clad in his scarlet robes of
office, the entire assemblage arose and
stood with bowed heads. When he
concluded the temporary officers were
announced, the name of Alton B. Park
er being greeted with a tremendous
cheer. William Jennings Bryan had
been invited to a seat on the platform.
Without warning and amid an impress
sive scene of welcome he addressed
the vast audience. He spoke for for
ty minutes, during his remarks, say
ing:
"If any of you ask for my creden-
tials, l beg to tell you l have been the
champion of the Democratic party's
principls and in three campaigns
have received the vote of six and one
half millions of Democrats"
A tremendous demonstration greet
ed this expression.
Continuing Mr.. Bryan said:
"We are writing history today, and
the country is waiting to see if this
convention will follow Chicago i'll
listening to the voice of predatory
wealth"
AS the Commoner concluded he was
greeted with wild cheers.
Senator John w. Kern, of Indi-
ana, placed Bryan in nomination for
the temporary Craftsmanship. In the
course of his address he said that if
appeals for harmony did not avail, the
Democracy must turn to its acknowl-
edged leader, w. ]. Bryan.
Kern proposed Senator O'Gorman
as a compromise candidate and per-
sonally appealed to Parker to with
draw. Parker sat silent, giving no
sign.
There was another great demonstra-
ton as Kern concluded. The Indiana
Senator was so wrought up in his
speech that he was overcome by the
heat and had to be removed to his no.
tel.
Representative Fitzgerald of New
York, placed Parker in nomination,
Parker's nomination was seconded by
Bell of California, head of the Order
of Eagles.
Roll call on the selection of a tenn
porary chairman began at twenty min
utes to three o'clock. The vote by
States follows:
Alabama gave Parker "a, but the
vote was challenged and a poll of the
delegation ordered. This gave Parker
% IL and Bryan / IL. Arizona gave
Bryan 4, Parker 2. Arkansas gave
Parker IS. California gave Parker IS,
Bryan Z, Kern l.. Colorado gave Park
er 6, Bryan 6. Connecticut gave Park
er II, Bryan 2. Delaware, Bryan 6;
Parker 0. Florida, Bryan 1; Parker
IL. Georgia, Parker %. Idaho, Bryan
s. Illinois, Parker IS. Indiana, Park
er q, Bryan s, one not voting. Iowa,
Parker 10, Bryan 10. Kansas, Bryan
20. Kentucky, Parker II IL, Bryan
Z IL, n not voting. Louisiana, Park
er 10, Bryan 10. Maine, Parker II,
Bryan 1. Maryland, Parker ID -,
Bryan L IL. Massachusetts, Parker
Is, Bryan II, O'Gorman 4. Michigan,
Parker 20; Bryan 8, one absent. Ne
vada, Bryan s. New Hampshire, Park
er 3; Bryan 5. New Jersey, Parker
q; Bryan "a, Minnesota, Parker "a.
Mississippi, Parker 20. Missouri, Park
er %, Bryan IA. Montana, Bryan 7,
Parker L. Nebraska, Bryan 10, Parker
). New Mexico, Bryan 8. New York,
Parker 80. North Carolina, Parker Is.
Bryan 9. North Dakota, Bryan 10.
Ohio, Parker 20, Bryan 10. Oklahoma,
Bryan Is, Parker 5. oklahoma chal-
lenged and a poll of delegation order
ED
This vote gave Parker 4S9 1-2: Brv.
an 275 1-2.
Alton B. Parker was elected tenn
porary chairman and delivered a KEY
note speech, conservative in tone. that
creatd a great impression.
The Armory, Democratic National
convention Hall, Baltimore.-The dele
gates to the Democratic National Con-
Vent1on lost no time in making it GER
tain that the tariff is the keynote of
the platform upon which the selected
candidates must stand. This is evil
denced by the draft of that document
as made public.
Tarif.-Reaffirmation ofthe declara-
ton that the tariff should be gradually