The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-28
The National Democratic Convention
AS Seen by Senator Davis.

fever heat. The Convention Hall and
all the Headquarters are crowded and
every train is bringing i'll more people.
The Convention opened yesterday
morning. The hall is cOmmOdious
holding within the neighborhood OF
twenty thousand people and the speak
er has to have an excellent voice and
extraordinary good lungs in order to be
heard all oyer the Convention Hall.
Every SESSION it is crowded to the doors.
| New Jersey has been favored with a
very good place for her delegates. Her
| delegates have the first two lows OF
| seats Oh the main aisle in front of the
| speakers stand, while the Missouri del
| egates, whose candidate is Champ
| Clark, have the first two rOws on tie
opposite side of the aisle, thus giving
the delegates of the most prominent
VIC candidates the favored places i'll
e.hall.
The Convention opened yesterday
morning at twelve O'Clock and lasted
"util nearly six. The Honorable Dan
Fellows Plat, a delegate from Bergen
County, whose home is i'll EngleWood,
prepared for an extra long session Ill
taking a bunch of one hundred ana iif-
ty bananas into the hall with which he
treated the Jersey delegates.
The Convention was opened with
prayer by his EXcellency Cardinal Glib
bOns, who occupied a place on the
platform opposite the Chairman's desk.
The Cardinal is getting along in years.
He was dressed in a long flowing red
robe with a small red cap on his head.
He looked to be in good health and his
voice Was clear and strong. His pray
er was "a fervent and powerful appeal
to the Almighty for guidance ill the af-
fairs of the Convention and blessings
upon the country as a whole. 1t made
a wonderful impression upon the Con-
yention and the large assembly went
Iaway with the feeling that they had
listened to a good man and great schol-
al.
The Convention had a stirring fight
over the election Of a temporary chair
man. Immediately after Norman E.
Mack OF Buffalo, New York called the
Convention 10 order and prayer had
been offered, the Secretary, Urey
Woodson OF Kentucky, read the nomi-
nation for the different offices OF the
Convention as selected by Tie National
Committee. William Jennings Bryan
opposed the selection of Honorable AL
ton B. Parker of New York Oh the
ground that he was a REACTIoNARY
AND NOT A PROGRESSIVE. MI. Bryan
made one OF The great speeches OF
his life. but the cards had been
stacked as il were against him by Tam
many Hall and Wall Street. He NOM
mated Honorable John Kern OF lndi-
ana, who after MI. Bryan had closed his
speech, said a great many nice things
about Judge Parker and called on him
to withdraw from the contest with
=, him and suggested a great many Other
l namts, and one OF whom might be Sc.
lected with harmony to both wings OF
: the Convention. Judge Parker refused
l to wit draw and MI. Kern Withdrew
and suege sled the name Of Mr.. Bryan,
who SAID If there was no other Progress
Y siye to take the nomination he
would. The vote resulted i'll $40 fol
HalKeE anu 0OO lOl DIydus
On one end of the hall is the
picture of Andrew Jackson under
(which are the words, Gle never sold the
tr nth to serve the hour" Bryan tool
tn is as his text and said that this hac
: been his motto through life.
: After the election of a chairman the
convention adjourned until last night, a
which time Judge Parker, who had beer
4 prevented from making his speech OF &C
%ceptance in the afternoon on account o
3 the noise of the delegations, delivered
| his address of acceptance. His address
upon the whole was conservative ant
!, hardly reached the standard which haC
been set Tor him in the morning by
BRYAN and Kern. The only progressive
S feature which his address contained wa
y that his criticism of illegal combinations
Il of wealth whose object was to protec
the few at the expense OF the many.
The Convention opened today at l:
= O'Clock. 1t was expected that the differ
ent committees appointed yesterda.
= would be ready to report, but they wer'
not and SO two hours we're consumed IL
Il listening to famous orators OF the country
II who stirred the great Convention will
their addresses. Among the speaker
re- were: Senator Isador Raynor, of Mary
h land, Congressman Clayton OF Alabama
Chairman of the State Committee o
q Massachusetts and Senator Gore OF Okla
homa, Colonel John Temple Graves o
" New York, Mayor Preston OF Baltimore
and Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio
u Senator Gore is the blind Senator iron
10 Oklahoma and his address far outshon'
T. MANY of the other. Every sentence wa
l. n ,,ou;n, o,h bo oloatritiad tho urQa
Us throngs who listened with eager attention
:" to his words of wisdom. lie is an arden
| supporter of Governor Wilson for til,
, Presidency and will make one OF til,
70 speeches %seconding the Governors nom
nation,
No one can tell at this time just VIII,
W will be nominated. 1t is felt at this tim
Az that the leading candidates are WOodro,
!. Wilson, of New Jersey, and CHAM
= Clark, of Missouri. This afternoon | ha,
a conference with Mr.. McAdoo, OF til
~ Hudson Tunnel fame, Judge Lynch, c
Y Minnesota; Governor Burke, OF Mort
IL Dakota; State Chairman McGraw, c
l. West Virginia; State Chairman Davies
L of Wisconsin; Willard Salisbury, of Dels
ware; Congressman Culberson, of Texas
Congressman Palmer, OF Phlladelphls
l. and William McCoombs, OF New York
Ell the national manager of Governor Wilso
ST and their feeling is that the chances
IN Governor Wilson are increasing ever
er minute. By tomorrow, when the nom
eh nations will likely be made, the situs
he ton may be changed. We will neve
Nj know when the political kaleidescoI
Of will made another turn. We are hOpil
and working for Governor WilsoI
There is an undercurrent every wheI
% which is swing towards him. 1t is freel
us and frankly admitted on every han
he that he is head an shoulders above ever
be other candidate as a great. brainy, pr
IN gressive practical statesman, but the p'