The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-04
MURPHY BRANDED
AGENT OF RYAN
Nebraskan Causes Big Stir by Ac-
cusation and Change Of His Vote.
DEADLOCK IS STILL UNBROKEN
Twenty-six Ballots Were Taken Sat
urday Night Without Result and
the Convention Adjourned
for Over the Sabbath.

Convention Hall, Baltimore, Nd,
July when the Democratic nation
al convention reassembled at noon to-
day the most remarkable deadlock in
the history of modern politics was
still unbroken, and many of the dele
gates anticipated that the fight over
the presidential nomination would
continue for several days.
When the convention adjourned at
11:05 o'clock Saturday night until II
o'clock today 26 ballots had been ia
ken since the first call of the states.
Governor Woodrow Wilson had been
gaining steadily on the last 16 bal
lots and Speaker Champ Clark as
steadily losing ground.
Clark Goes to Baltimore.
AS the convention closed session
fraught with great excitement and tur-
MOL Mr.. Clark was hurrying to Balti-
more from Washington in response to
an urgent call from former Senator
Fred T. Dubois, his campaign man.
ager, and George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts,, who represented that
the Missourian's candidacy had sui.
fered by reason of an attack on his
honor" made by William Jennings
Bryan.
The ballots Saturday ran from the
thirteenth to the twenty-sixth. Wilson
began at 356R and ended at 4071a, a
net gain during the day of 81 votes
Speaker Clark began at 554 and fell to
46312. a loss of 90h votes.
Kansas was the first important
state to desert Clark as a whole for
Wilson.
Harmon delegates from Ohio threw
their support to Speaker Clark on
three ballots, but they did not ma
terially help him toward the neces.
sary two-thirds vote. because of the
gradual inroads made by Wilson
They then changed back to Harmon
and remained there until the last bal.
lot.
Bryan Deserts Clark.
Under the guise of explaining a
change Of vote In the fourteenth bal
lot in the Nebraska delegation, Will
lam j. Bryan threw the delegates and
spectators into disorderly uproar.
Bryan, who under primary instruc
lions. had been voting for Champ
Clark, announced that he would not
vote for him again while New York
was included in the Clark column
He changed his vote to Woodrow Will
son, but defiantly declared he would
change again II "Mr Murphy" and
"the observation-disclosures crowd"
should vote for Wilson.
Demand Speech Be Stopped.
Bryan was assailed from the floor
by many delegates, who demanded
that his speech be stopped and by
others who demanded to know II he
would support the nominee. Bryan
said he expected" to do so, but he
also expected that convention to NOM
mate a man without the support "of
the interests"
In this convention, Bryan said, the
progressive sentiment was overwhelm.
ing, and no candidate would have a
chance II known not to be progressive.
The resolution adopted against any
candidate subservient to Morgan,
Ryan and Belmont, showed the de-
sires Of the convention, he said.
Refuses to Follow Murphy.
The vote of New York represented
the wishes of one man, Charles F.
Murphy, declared Bryan, and he rep
resented the same interests that
sought to dominate the Chicago con-
vention. He and his associates of the
Nebraska delegation, he said, were
unwilling to accept the name Of any
man who was receiving the benefit Of
Mr.. Murphy's leadership.
Shouts Of approval constantly inter
rupted Bryan. with occasional parlia-
mentary protests. but he pushed on.
81 shall not be party" declared
Mr.. Bryan, Ito the nomination OF any
man who will not be absolutely free
to carry out the anti,Norgan-Ryan-Bel-
mont resolution, and make his admin
istration reflect government Of. for
and by the people. l shall withhold
by vote from Mr.. Clark as long as
New York votes for him"
Asked " He viii Bolt.
Governor McCorkle of West Vir-
Einia interrupted to ask: "If the nomi-
nation Of Democratic candidate 10