Oxford eagle., 1912-07-11
FOR PRESIDENT.
WOODROW WILSON
FOR vIcE-PREsiDENT.
FH0MAS R. MARSHALL
BY w. A. PATTERSON.

BY W. a. PATTERSON.
trvention Hall. Baltinore-Tne
p Individual without an admission
x EiH tell you he would not 20
: had 4 ticket. as all ratiocal
fent5ous are alike
las been ny privilege to attend
~ n1tiO-7l eoaventions. inclz5irx
recent Republican gathering at
FzsD. and the meeting Of Tire
tocrats az Baltimore. and can as
yuu the cocvsztio1 held here.
= nominated Woo1rox WIlsou
president and Thomas r Marshall
vicepresident- vas ti-erert
ri-ers. Ike delegates. receive IL
rtiors. and writer's. Ike delegates.
rot safely disrez7rt these IN
lrrio1s. I an soirS 70 try rot 20
sgart mine. which we're 10 the
rt hat write. Tot 4 political news
II filed with opinions for or
trzs principles or factions or indE-
Ials. but human interest story
side Of the big meeting Of Demo
, which tie people n home
it have seen had they heea per
bed TO attend. without regard 20
faults or virtues OF the cuuterdfrg
,. or the right or wrong ct the
brent factions.
ee Baltimore convention vas one
those great gatherings which one
witness but once n a lifetime II
AZ; the kind OF a political gather
whose Ike has never before been
resssd IN this o. any other eoun-
vas 4 battle of political Titau-
zsa-wiliian Jennings Bryan-
se times TIE standard bearer Of the
r., and Charles 2 Murphy. the
Szi-e1 leader os 5aranz1y. prob
b TIE nest remarkable political or
-11io1 this country has ever
Ex-
70 sooner had Cardinal Gibbons
y n the rieh robes ct his ehu-rhlv
G.. pronounced the final words o.
ePs1izg invocation On Tuesday
p than the bartle vas On
r. BrTan's roziraticu q Senator
r to- the Temporary ehair-4r<hfp
o7posittoa 20 Judge Parker. TIE
Ne of the zattoral committee. vas
tstur- Whez Mr.. Eer2. taxing
s7esksr's Platform pleaded for
r1ne-asic ka-uOry. azd proposed 70
re Parker that they hoth retire I,
PTc- ot any ocs ot ha1 4 dozen m~n
fc1 se named Mr.. Bryan sco,e6 lis
r ally He had tie opross-son CT
y eef-SiFe fer a tine a. Least
Wien lEcz- Parker declined 20 -
loet 70 Senator ker1's proposition
= senator retired and named Mr-
fvaa fer Temporary Chairman.
'rvs that Vas wIs-y welcomed hy
, N@w York delegation a. Mr- yur-
h xas uors tsa<-irsux 70 eor-
'-ssozs wsrh tie cozzorsr cu . a.
Act issue
Tss sz-prixe CO TIE day vas the
l-gStzs the Clark sersrz-h 20 Parker.
y = vas that tzciGsrr. kapuerf-x
'r1;z an hour after Chairman Macs
IEel hae called TIE ccuven-sea 20
r@-- tA1r Froezesd TIE deadlock
Ten The salicsfz< for tke zczf-ee
's7l early Frtt4y Eorric< I. -
lied n tie defeat ue Mr.. B-yzz hy
vote az So fer Parker 70 SO Tor
Ta-
Tie defeat q Coiczel Bran sc- tie
Cporz<y ekzsrmzzsAfp vas q no
e1tozs evs1r for s-he Ds-oc-z,se
'rtT. and TIE leaders a.1 the ra-k
d 6ie cc the party knew Il xh~n u
f-zrret IL Was 10 lOcssr a ec-tess
tween Candidates II was var 20
e bitter end between Nr. Bryan H-s
? Murphy. Bo,h lad accepted the
se ot battle. and there zo1ld - 10
he change in the party alignment
Ocght r,any surprises TO the lay
II. among them the swinging cf
aeoco-e A Bel OF California. TEN
r7ry chairman q the Dsnve- ccc-
alton Of four years ago 10 the Ng--
y forces. Mr.. Bell led TIE oppositsoz
Bryan and did not hesitate II de-
anding that the Nehrask&1. 10 whcz
E Democracy had gfven three oppor-
mites. now step aside and perzsr
aer leaders TO shape the course o,
: party
After the vote Ex-Governor Pzttiso1
Ohio expressed the feelings cf
any Of the old leaders Who had tha.
y voted against Bryeo. VIXEN he
ID:
The defeat OF Nr. Bran. necessary
ocSn u was. was an occasion fo<
ars rather than cheers He has been
Z = 4 great man. but BE has had his
portu1icy. a16 must row step aside
Tat Tuesday night following the
feat q NJ Bryan viii ever remain
Memorable one IN Democratic his
y Tie great question Of that nigar
~ l. IL 70 BE n bol,-
Anong the Leaders for the various
ncidarss. the Clark forces instantly
alixed that Z the speaker Vas TO
\ he must DO 50 IN spite Of Mr.
yan's opposition The Wilson Lead
} krew they would have Bryzn's
pport. but would IL sssSeet Lead
cs ether candidates were wonder
what form tie alignment would
ke when the deadlock between Clayk
Z Wilson should be broken
Mr.. Bryan ~as named as n member
the committee On resolutions. but