The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-28
PROGRESSIVES WIN
ANOTHER TRIUMPH
Report of Credentials Committee is Overtb,o,,n ~
Floor OF Convention and Wilson Delegates From
South Dakota Are Seated--Day's Session Is
Tumultuous

| nat is the answer? Underwood
RMS was one of the DINNERS flung out
ny the Alabama delegation The New
Jersey delegation held alcft u big win
with Wilson" banner a banner forty
feet long bearing the name Massachus-
ctts appeared over the Massachusetts
delegation.
The Wilson supporters yelled loud
~ when banner Inscribed New YORK.
wilson and Win" appeared from no.
where In particular. The New York
delegation did not follow the banner.
The hall became hedlam Of ban,
| ners and noise. The Missouri delcsa-
| ton was the first to tear Its standard
from the IRON clamps New Jersey
/ followed and soon ;hc two rival
crowds were parad!ns through the
| aisles, struggling, sweating mass Of
excited men.
1T was 1876 when the demonstration
Tor Wilson, which soon became jum-
! bic OF conflicting demonstrates, start
ed The New York Wilson banner
was carried on TO the floor by spec
tator and pushed into the New York
! delegation The New York delegation
which had thus far taken no part in
the demonstration, bore down on the
standard bearer and tore the banner
Down. 1t was recovered and carried to
The New Jersey delegates, who shield
ca ii. Every delegate On the floor cx-
ccpt the stolid block in the New York
section was standing On his chair
watching the swirling crowd in the
aisies. AS the big Clark banner pass
ell the New Jersey delegation, the
bearers yelled: "Clark's always been a !
Democrat"
The Jerseyi,es objected. but serious !,
trouble was averted as the Clark ban
ner moved on.
Orders Are IGNORED.
Despite the orders of the police and !
fire departments, several flashlights
We're set OFF III the crowded and dis
orderly auditorium during the demon
stration Police attempted 10 clear
the aisles.
y woman with TWO Clark litho-
graphs on a standard was escorted
along in a parade of the Speakers ad-
herents.
a Wilson delegate produced . long
fishing rod with portrait of the New
Jersey Governor at The hook end. and
waved it far above the heads Of the
delegates
Mi manner of con;r!vances We're
brought into play Indicating that tho
opposing forces mad carefully prepared
FOR the demonstrations Of the day
The galleries We're crowded with
oartisans OF the candidates, and kept
mp their noisy shouting long after the
delegates had taken their seats.
Clark and Wilson managers each
charged the other with having pack
ed" the galleries. 1t was clearly evil
dent that the galleries held thousands
beyond their ticketed capacity.
When Sell had concluded the call O:
tho roll was begun on question %
substituting the minority, or Wilson
report, for the majority or Clarke re-
port.
Alabama started off with II votes
aye. and 10 noes, and the test vote
was on. Arizona gave c noes, Arkan-
sa's is. and California % Colorado
gave aye and II noes Connecticut
also gave aye and IL noes
Delaware's six votes were AYE"
Florida divided ayes and 10 noes
Georgia wen, solidly IS votes no.
Idaho gave ayes.
Illinois brought cheer when the
delegation gave all It's strength t. the
Wilson cause with IS ayes.
Indiana divided II ayes and 10 noes.
Iowa also split. II - delegates voting
aye and II - no
Kansa. claimed by the Clar,, peopla
voted solidiy for the Wilson report.
KENTUCKY gave lis twenty-siX SOLID
ly TO the Clark report
Louisiana split Il ayes 10 noes:
Maine. II ayes and no; Maryland.
hali "a vote aye and 10 IL no
Massachusetts and Michigan were
passed on the nrst call
Minnesota gave her 81 votes aye.
mississippi went to Clark solidly. |
90 votes no.
Missouri Champ clark's State,
which had been divided heretofore.
voted solidly SO no"
Montana gave ayes and then came
Nebraska, organs State. 1t gave the
Wilson report II votes and the Clark
report >. Nevada was passed. New
Hampshire split. I to 3 in favor of .
/ Wilson. New Jersey split. II for WIZ |
son and against. lew Mexico gave
: noes.
Sew York called the clerk. and
the convention noise died away
Ninety votes aye called ont |
Leader Murphy of Tammany Hail
II was the first timc the New York /
/ delegation had voted with the pro-
, grcsslNcs. ana there was "A great cheer