Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-28
Proceedings Delayed by
Disorder, De S pit e
Limiting in Time of
Nominating and Sec
onding Speeches.

dency marked last nights session of
the Democratic national convention,
which met for the purpose of nominat-
ing. demonstration for Champ Clark
lasted an hour and FIVE minutes. One
for Woodrow Wilson lasted an equal
length of time The Underwood forces,
aided largely by the Georgia delegation,
made their presence known for a pro-
longed period
The hall filled e3rly last night
w. j. Bryan entered the convention
hall shortly before o'clock, and as he
made his way to the rear of the plat
form was cheered again and again.
Mrs Taft arrived soon after Mr.. Bry-
an and wenteto the place reserved for
her
The band played THE Star Spanglei
Banner"
At s o'clock all the doors of the ar
mory We're ordered closed by the police,
Admission to the galleries, which are
temporary structures, was denied after
that hour.
Spectators were crowdlng all the
aisles Many ticket holders outside the
armory clamored in valn@or admission.
Senator LaFollette was present at
the night session. sitting among the
newspaper men.
Chairman James called the conven-
ton to order at SIS p M. and the Rev.
]. Ross Stevenson, of Brown Memorial
church, Baltimore. offered prayer
Bryan Starts Fight on Ryan.
A fight by William Jennings Bryan
ito rid the Democratic party of the
Ryan Belmont Morgan interests" de-
Iayed the beginning of nominating
speeches at the night session from 8
until nearly Il o'clock.
When Bryan's resolution had been
adopted. Chairman James announced
the calling of the roll on the states for
the nomination of candidates for presi-
dent. motion was adopted limiting
nominating speeches to 80 minutes and
seconding speeches to five minutes.
When Alabama, the first state on the
roll. was called. the chairman of the
delegation announced that William b
Bankhead, son of Senator Bankhead,
would speak He placed in nomination
oscar W. Underwood.
Rankhead concluded at 11:1S p. M
and the Alabama delegates leaped.
cheering, to their seats. They We're
Joined by the Georgians and other Un-
dervood DELEGATES Underwood banners
and Underwood pictures were held far
aloft. The band played Dixie
While the Underwood demonstration
was on a Georgia delegate. Thomas 6.
Brown. walked to the stage and re-
leased a white dove The dove seemed
frightened by the lights and noise and
Auttered down to one of the clerks
desks. Next. the Underwood forces
started a parade through the aisles,
two of them carrying little Miss Brew
or the fourteen -year-ol daughter of
c.overnor Brewer of Mississippi, at the
head Of the line.
The Underwood enthusiasm contin-
ued for 26 minutes.
Reed dominates Clark.
The call of the states then was re-
sumed Arizona Welded to Missouri,
and James A. Reed. of that state, took
The platform to nominate Speaker
cbamp Clark. He was applauded as he
began
As il drew past midnight, slow
exodus began and the shutting of feet
along the gallery aisles and stairs made
Il dtf7cult to hear Senator Reed.
Fraouentlv he was interrupted by the
o,ol irving 70 restore order. Senator
Paed concluded at 1926, and demon
walton for clark was Immediately
started.
half dozen disheveled women We're
,,,i,ad I'M in the crowd of delegates that
surged through the aisles
In front of the speakers PLATFORM was
a tangled mass of banners signs ana
s+.ndards TANNED in the narrow pas
ou.av the bearers being unable to
Move because of the jam The clark
roarchers invaded the chairman s plat
go, With two huge American flags and
hio clark banner. one of the leaders
e+ood on the table of the secretary o.
+ba convention and led the excited
crowd in a disorganized series OF
cheers Practically all of the delegates
bad nv this time climbed upon their
chairs
An enthusiastic Clark man climbed
to the platform anu hlpNe" '"",
he nominated by acclamation, ne put
the question himself and declared IT
carried The demonstration had then
been under way half an hour and the
din continued unaabated. The process
sion of standards climbed the steps to
the plstform and the state insignia
we're raised high above the crowd. The
carriers we're driven from the platform
and were forced to content themselves
with standing on the steps
sneaker Clarks daughter, Miss Gene
We've appeared on the platform She
was raised on chair flag was
draped about her
Il think this is Just awful she
laughed to those about her.
Call to the Hounds.
While the tumult was at its height a
big. elderly Southerner managed to
reach the platform with an old-fash-
1-a t,,rp and sounded the be-