Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-03
Wild SCENES
At CONVENTION
IN BALTIMORE
One Demonstration After Another
Throws Crowd Into a Frenzy
of Noise Making.
BRYAN WINS IN BIG FIGHT
Makes Fierce Attack on Moneyed I'm
forests and Tells of Plot to Sell
Out Party-James Assumes
the GaVeI.

Baltimore, Md, June 2S.-Long into
the early hours of Friday morning the
Democratic convention continued in
session amid the widest scenes ever
witnessed in a public gathering.
The demonstration started at the
session Thursday evening, when the
nominating speeches were being made.
Underwood's name had been present
ed to the convention by Bankhead and
caused an outburst that lasted for
some time. But when Senator Reed
Of Missouri made his speech nominal
Ing Champ Clark, they broke loose in
earnest. Every manner of noise-ma-
king that a human being is capable of
was resorted to and the proceedings
were turned into confusing bedlam
OF noise that far surpassed even the
record-hreaking achievements, of the
Republican convention in Chicago.
There was a small demonstration
when Gov. Baldwin's name was pre-
sented. When Judge ]. w. Wescott
completed his speech placing in nom
nation the name of Prof. Woodrow
Wilson there was great cheering and
tumult, which. lasted fully thirty min
utes.
1t was decided that the nominating
speeches would be limited to thirty
minutes and the seconding speeches
to Eve minutes.
Hear Nominating OratIons.
After the demonstration had been
continued for some time 1t was de-
cided by the leaders that no attempt
would be made to take a vote at this
session. The convention remained In
session until after two o'clock this
morning, listening to the nominating
orations in behalf of the various can
didates, and then adjourned until
noon, when the roll call will begin.
Earlier In the evening William Jen-
ntngs' Bryan threw the convention into
the highest pitch Of excitement and
became the central figure around
which ragged one of the f1ercest fights
that ever occurred In political con-
vention He won his point and again
demonstrated that he is still very
Dig FACTOR III OSulOCIdLlC pOlAb1SS'
Bomb From Bryan.
Colonel Bryan sprung a sensation
in the convention Thursday evening
shortly after it was called to order
by Chairman James. He introduced
a resolution declaring J. P. Morgan,
Thomas F. Ryan and August Belmont
enemies of the party, and placing the
convention squarely on record against
the nomination of man for the pres
idency who was in any way connect
ed with these men or their interests
or In any way under their influence.
A clause in the resolutions demanding
the withdrawal of Ryan and Bel
mont as delegates WAS subsequently
withdrawn.
Bryan made a remarkably fervid
speech denouncing the predatory in
terests and these men in particular.
He was frequently interrupted with
applause which at times assumed the
proportions Of demonstration. Mr..
Bryan declared that effort Is being
made to sell out the Democratic party
to the predatory interests.
stlHe the Peoples VIII.
He declared that It was the most
brazen, the most impudent attempt
ever made in the history of American
politics to dominate a convention,
gtide the peoples will and make the
party's nominee the bond slave Of
the men who exploit the people.
Mr.. Bryan moved to suspend the
rules and place the resolution on fts
passage. A two-thirds vote was nec-
essary.
The motion was carried by vote
of s99 to 1870.