The Washington times., 1912-06-28

platform were some Of the women who
have not missed n session since the
convention opened last Tuesday.
Women Remain.
Many were wives or relatives OF the
members of the national committee.
They presented a wonderful contrast to
the sweat-begrimed delegates and alter
mates. For the most part, they looked
as fresh and bright as though they had
just arrived. And their interest was
just as intense. They followed each
speaker as he made his declaration and
applauded with absolute impartiality.
1t had been probably the most remark
able night in the history of the time
honored Democratic party. Expecting
a quiet session, filled only with oIatory
and possible balloting. William jennings
Bryan had shattered the harmony Lutte
which the leaders of conservatives had
been trying so hard to construct. HIS
bitter denunciation Of the Money trust
and his personal attack on J: +. Nor
gan, August Belmont and Thomas +.
Ryan, the two latter of whom had sat
impassively in their seats under the
lash of his denunciation, had the enect
of dislodging all hopes that there would
be accord between the Nebraskan ana
the conservatives. who had been. ap-
parently, so anxious, publicly, at least
| to placate the Western leader.
Bosses Puzzled.
The faces of Murphy, Taggart. Sulli-
van. and others of the old-line leaders
were studies az they listened to the
| Bryan declaration and quickly decided
what action to take on it. The moment
| that the Nebraskan withdrew the con-
cluding portion Of his resolution which
| would have forced the expulsion OF
Ryan and Belmont as delegates, the
battle was won for Bryan. Sullivan, as
| spokesman for the conservatives, hur-
| ried about the hall.
Give 1t to him II he wants II, he
| shouted to the leaders of the State dele
| cations under his control. And the or
! der was quickly followed. New York
| and Virginia. the two CommonwealthS
chiefly affected by the resolution, We're
called out of their turn. They hurrledly
voted their strength with Bryan. The
| example was followed and the resolu-
ton went through with whoop.
The conservative leaders realized now
ever, that while they had given Bryan
an unexpected victory, they had also put
out of his power the right to bolt. Muir
ply told the New York delegation
bluntly that he believed the resolution
was only part of a plan Bryan had to
raise the issue end get outside of the
| party breastworks.
But we will keep him until after cleo
tion, anyhow, the Tammany leader tod
his lieutenants when they urged him to
assail the Nebraskan and rebuke him
for what they termed his audacity.
Feared His Loss.
Murphy and Sullivan. probably more
than anyone else in the room, realized
what It would mean to the party s
chances in the coming campaign were
Bryan to join the new progressive
movement. So they were willing to
concede him everything but the nomi-
nation. They were even willing that
the Presidential candidate should be u
progressive. and the platform radical
document. so long as they had Bryan
to fall back on on the stump this fall
to pull through their local and Congress
sional candidates.
And so they submitted to the progress
sive rule while bitterly assailing the
motives of its authority. But they were
promising retaliatory measures as soon
as thev could put them through. and
there was no doubt that the complete
break between Bryan and the bosses
had already been accomplished
The fight over the Bryan resolution
: threw the convention off its stride.
1t was II o'clock when the roll call OF
States was reached, and John H. Bank
| head, from the Alabama delegation
first on the list, launched the Under.
of series OF demonstrations begar
which. for fervor and duration, have
seldom been equaled at national conven'
, tions. 1t was added to by the turning
loose OF Wnlte Pigeon.
) Dainty thirteen year old Minnie
, Brewer. daughter of Mississppis gov
6rnor, waving in one hand lithograpf
/ Of Underwood and In the other small
American flag, was carried at the heat
of i procession that wound serpent-lik,
through the narrow aisles. Hoisted L
the rostrum. she led the demonstration
: again and again until the cheering
had lasted TWENTY-FIVE minutes.
| When Arkansas was called, II CAV,
, way to Missouri and Senator James A
r Reed, of Kansas City, placed Clark il
nomination. He made a spreadeagl
speech which paved the way for a sixty
> minute demonstration in the Speaker
honor The Clark forces had mad