The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-04
Democratic Convention Selects Man
for Second Place in Short Order
CLARK REFUSED TO ACCEPT IT
Bryan Was Also Mentioned, With
Others, But DecIined-Dele-
gates, Worn and Weary,
Start Home.

candldate-had been disposed or, nOOl
and galleries were filed for the final
session of the Democratic national
convention.
The delegates, tired of the dull
routine of four days of balloting for a
presidential candidate, were on hand
early, anxious to dispose Of the work
that was still to be done. The choice
Of a vice presidential candidate was
the first problem confronting the CON
vention.
"Houn' Cawg is for Wilson,"
The New Jersey delegates, enthusi.
astic over their afternoons victory
cheered Wilson and Bryan impartially
after they took their seats. They also
sang PAROLES on various popular
songs for both Wilson and Clark. In
return, a Missouri delegate from
across the aisle yelled:
The houn' dawg is for Wilson
now"
Thereupon New Jersey cheered.
Wilson buttons We're pinned on the
lapels of the Missouri delegation and
there was a general love feast be-
tween New Jersey and Missouri.
CLARK Placed in Nomination.
Champ Clark was placed in nomina.
ton by Delegate Dean of Georgia.
Dean spoke in his capacity as an in
dividual delegate.
Dockery OF Missouri took the plat.
form to decline the nomination for
Clark.
Clark was not influenced by pique,
Dockery said, but preferred to remain
in his present responsible position as
speaker of the house of representa-
tives.
Amid a great outburst of applause
Dockery pledged the support of "Old
Missouri to Wilson, first, last and
all the time ~-s.'-
Idaho yielded to North Dakota and
ex-senator Purcell placed Gov. Burke
of North Dakota in nomination.
Samuel Alschuler of Illinois nomi-
mated Gilmore w. Hurst of Rock
Island, III.
G. F. Menzies of Indiana nominated
Gov. Thomas r. Marshall.
Henry Volmer of Iowa nominated
Martin J. Wade.
Alonzo. T. Miles of Maryland placed
Mayor James Preston of Baltimore in
nomination.
Took Up the Platform First.
After Miles had concluded, A.
Mitchell Palmer, Wilson manager,
asked unanimous consent that the con-
sideration of the vice-presidentia
nomination be suspended and the re.
port of the committee on resolutions
received and acted upon. Unanimous
consent was obtained and Senator
Kern, chairman of the resolutions
committee, read the platform.
When the reading concluded Sena-
tor Kern moved the adoption of the
report, which was done by viva voce
vote.
Praise for EVERYBODY.
A series of resolutions praising
Baltimore. Mayor Preston, the police
and fire departments. the hotels and
practically everything else in Balti-
more were put through.
When the vice.presidential nominal
tons were again taken up it was al
ter 10 o'clock.
Judge Will r. King of Oregon of
fered in nomination Senator George
E. Chamberlain of that state.
An effort was made to prevail
upon Speaker Clark. to accept the
nomination for the vice-presidency.
This effort occupied the time Of
many of the Democratic leaders from
the time Of the adjournment of the
convention until late in the night Mr..
Clark refused over and again and
every time opportunities more press
ing than before, were addressed to
him.
Bryan Offered to Name Him.
The delegates refused to take mo-
If Mr.. Clark would accept he would
present his name to the convention
He was told he could have the nomi-
nation by reclamation. Representa-
tive Palmer, the Wilson floor leader
of the convention, added his plea, and
the general understanding was that in |
this, as in other matters, he repre-. |
sented the newly chosen presidential
In the face of all these entreaties
ex-Gov. Dockery, one of the big four
Of the Missouri delegation, told the
that Mr.. Clark was firm
in his determination not to take Sec /
ond place under any circumstances.
Even after this positive declination /
the delegates and Mr.. Palmer argued ,
the case for half an hour, the latter
still insisting, and many Of the men,
bers of the delegation agreeing with
him, that Mr.. Clark should be given
an opportunity to exercise cooler
judgment than he could be expected
to possess the night after his defeat
for the first place. He declared that
nothing could 60 80 far as Mr.. Clark's