The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-27

ator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi,
who was on the platform, swung his hat
aloft as he led cheers for Wilson
A big white Texas banner inscribed &c
for Wilson" with Wilson Autograph
suspended, appeared, and an attempt was
made to start a parade through the
| aisles. Ii did not materialize. From the
! gallery shower of Wilson Autographs
fell upon the delegates. Galleries and floor
| Joined In the cheering, delegates and spec
| tators climbing upon chairs. In the CEN
| ter of the hall, however, the big block of
| New York delegates sat calm and unrnov-
able An enormous orange and black inki-
| fed banner Inscribed stanton, Va.
| Woodrow Wilson'S Place of Birth was
carried through the galleries. A black
and white banner inscribed, "Give Us
Wilson and Well Give You Pa" over
the Pennsylvania delegation appeared. IT
started another cheer
Let the band play" shouted an ex-
cited Jersey delegate, dashing to the
| foot of the platform. The band did
play and the cheering increased for a
time. Finally the band swung into
| the star Spangled Banner" and out of
the roar emerged murmur as many
| of the delegates stopped cheering to
sing. When the song was over. how
ever. the shouting was resumed and
the band played Maryland, My Mary
| land bringing the Baltimoreans in the
| galleries to their feet with shrill cheers.
/ The Underwood followers tried to APP
propriate part of the rurore. They dis
tributed Autographs of the favorite son
and raised a huge banner with the in
scription, Whats the Issue? The Tar
| iff." Whats the Answer" was in
scribed on another line, Underwood"
Dixie from the band added volume
to the uproar. Jersey delegate
worked feverishly but in vain to tear
from its iron clamps the Jersey stan
dard
Volume of Sound Grows
The volume of sound grew steadily.
From the galleries the bearers of the
big stanton pennant came down to
the floor They FASTENED to the press
booth and endeavored to scale the plat
form.
One of the bearers gained the press
stand but was seized by a newspaper
man and thrown back into the crowd.
| a struggle followed and for time a
serious disturbance was threatened.
The delegates again attacked the stand
and were again repulsed.
The uproar on the floor and in the
galleries grew to pandemonium- A crowd
damned the space befor ethe stand as
the first banner-bearer thrown from
the press stand, J.. r. Russell, tried to
return to the attack
The police and the sergeants at arm
were powerless against the crowd.
A squad In the galleries began the
monotone of I'VE Want y--rlson." 1t was
lost in the general uproar. In vain
Chairman Parker pounded his desk in
an effort to quiet the crowd. The
demonstration had then been under
way more than rs minutes. The DEM
onstration had been under way half an
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was restored. 1t required much pound
| ing of gavels before the proceedings
could be resumed.
Lasted "a Minutes
Officially the demonstration was re-
corded as having lasted "a minutes.
Chairman Parker warned the delegetes
during future demonstrations against
climbing into the reserved sections He
also warned the spectators against dis
orders.
when the delegates take their
seats, it's time for you to sit down."
Mr.. Parker shouted at the gallery.
Mayor Newton d. Baker of Cleveland,
oposing the unit rule. declared he
owed nothing to the state convention;
that he was elected as a district dele
gate in the primary and accredited as
a delegate to the national convention.
He saw no reason why he should be
bound by a resolution in the state con-
vention. Baker asserted that the unit
rule had outlived its usefulness and no
longer was needed.
Judge Ed II. Moore of Ohio maintained
that under the Ohio primary scheme 1t
was impossible for the voters to instruct
the delegates and that the state conven-
ton was the only authority having power
to instruct.
| While Moore talked the oratory began
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| in the gallaries began to move toward
the exits. The resulting noise drowned
the voice of the speaker Finally Chair
man Parker appealed to the crowd to
wait until the speech was concluded be-
fore leaving the hall.
Williams Supports Minority
Senator John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sinpi then took the platform to speak for
the minority report. Williams had scarce
~ begun his speech when Governor Earl
Brewer of Mississippi strobe down the
aisle and shuoted: will the gentleman
yield for question q
A chorus of "Sit down. Sit DOWN. came
from. the floor. but Williams shouted.
Let him be heard. Let him be heard.
He can't hurt me-
Governor Brewer wanted to know
whether Senator Williams, who had de-
clared a delegate should abide by instruc-
lions given him in a primary did not be-
| lieve that the vote of the entire state
| should not bind the entire delegation.
Williams replied that the state at large
should control only the delegates at large
| and that q district delegate should be
bound by the district majority vote. A
state convention could not claim control
over district delegates elected by the peo-
| pie IF you adopt the majority report
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