The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

smith Yves the UFSf man Chiieu. iAo
voted for Clark. Joshua w, Mles
was called He rose TO his fept theh
he clamhered on his chair, lie Is
big man with Rig voice.
For whom docs the gentleman
1asa2',, AJAX oss a CLERK
For Woodrow Wilkong," rang out
the rich. full voice Of Miles.
Convention Goes Wild.
Then the convention went Wild.
For hours there had been monet
ony. The roll calls had gone ahead
with nothing more to relieve Them
than occasional wranEles over the re-
cordlng OF half vote or some fnysu-
flying parliamentary tangic.
Here WAS action The noise swelled
forth. II started with the New Jer-
ssey delegation seated across "A mar
roy aisle from the Maryland men.
1t spread TO other Wilson delegates
and delegations
"The Woodrow Wilson" song was
started ts- by the former Princeton
heads rooters. The song was lost in
a swell Of cheers, but the singers KEPT
nanfully at IT. Finally they switched
70 Maryland. My Maryland as
compliment to The newest addition 10
wilson's strength.
Tho galleries enjoyed IL all hugely
They had grown to believe that they
were entitled 70 at least one demon
stration from tho session II had
come. The gallery folk arose ana
helped out after a few minutes, |be
Clark delegates decided that the best
thing to do was 10 join the din. fhey
eiamberea TO their chairs and used
- their lungs
The newspaper photographers who
had also grown to believe that 7hey
were entitled to a demonstrate from
~tAe--@=@4t.f4,- ware rass4lN y IAa-h NASH
Nights ftnred. and rite shutters cficK1
sd. ana the noise went on.
House In Uproar,
III Was contagious the Underwood
people caught IT in a minute. They
Jumped up and shouted. and enjoyed
themselves.
II WAS all very regular as demon
stration. have been staged in ma
tional conventions for the past two
weeks They began to march
Twenty-slx States have demanded
the nomination Of Clark said ban
ner carried at the head Of the clark
division. 1t made It's way around lhe
hail. The fiashlight fiared some more
The explosions sounded Ike wild
Indian In a border town.
The confusion was punctnated win
regular beats of the ehairman's ga
vel
Ollie James, himself, had resumed |
-4hrrea4-4T IT, -aaE4sl nstEal4An - eA2 I
ard FE.wp---IIyatiArVaan oh Clark ALd |
Wilson men were joined by the Foss
supporters I4is banners were uufrrl- !
ed--alnost q banner for every vote |
and aaun;td well 10 the front az the |
narching with the cheering, shout /
ing delegates,
''whe beat Roosevelt and Taft in |
Massa chusetts7" was the striking In |
auiry Of one Of Foss' banners. FIX |
pecting that when the banner went |
into action people would be too busY |
10 answer the sign painter had sup |
piled the name himself in faring let |
ters The answer was 'Foss.
Mrs Underwood Spectator,
During all the hysteria Mrs. Oscar /
". Underwood, wife of the Alabama /
candidate for the nomination, sat In |
one OF the end galleries. and watched |
the show" She WAS not excited. her
self not by any means. hut she was |
undenlably interested in what was
going on.
As the California Clark banner WAS !
borne 10 the staRe-one OF tho night |
Nv error,nances az the Clark peo-
pie--an actual light on the steps lead |
ing To the Speakers stand occurred !
Miss Gladys Hogan. daughter OF !
Robert q Hogan. Of Baltimore, was
the heroine Of the evening. AZ least |
she was In the thickest OF the con-
fusion In her own hands she bore |
fine California banner. A sergeant |
alarms, and son,e anti~Flark dele |
gates tried To prevent the progress |
A blow was struck al ana II the Iuen- |
II NJ = : 6 t-r-t or
tied down 10 business again the I
Demonstration had gone twenty four |
minutes.
BALTIMORE. june 20 The De
mocratic national convention WAS
again in session this afternoon try
ing 70 break the deadlock on the |
nomination on a presidential csndi- |
date.
Immediately after converting tho
thirteenth ballot was taken. II
sae med 10 L. ganai.allX AaGasl.te4- that
q choice. under the two-thirds rule, !
was long way off
II was reported that Chairman
James. during the day, might from
the platform advocate the abrogstion
OF this rule. Senator Lea, floor leader
of the progressives. asserted that n
nomination would mean nothing un
less made by two-thiras If the dele
gates; also that IL would require a
two thirds vote 20 suspend the rules
10 permit q FfHJbfitf HNNItldH ION, 3UO
Chairman James, when asked about
fh.. REPORT said he had talked AlAu1
the line indicated. but that he felt
sure nomination would ne given
to Clark IN view ~ the majority
xofa received by him. He said that
II Wilson or any other man should
AZ some time receive d majority and
fail OF nomination. then II might be
necessary 10 change ihe rules and
that the convention had the power
to do so.
Called TO Order.
Chairman Janres called the conven-
ton TO order At 1908 r. NJ The
chaplain, the Rev Or John Roach
Etraton. Of Baltimore. then said the
prayer,
The hall was IN confusion with !
delegates erowding into the ajsles
Order was finally secured at 1915 and |
fer the thirteenth time the, clerk b4s- !
gan the calling OF the roll
Gossip about the floor was that /
the popular prejudice against the /,
Thirteenth roll call would prevent |
any material changes In the vote on |
that ballot Il was also said that |
chs "uniucky Friday" superstition |
last night prevented shifts that might |
have made nomination possible.
KOli Cab Begins.
The roll call began with the same |
Inonotoneus repetition that marked I