The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-29


afternoon.
Baltimore. June 2s.-At 1.S0 a. m.
the convention leaders reversing
their former decision, resolved that
the convention should stay in session
until all the avowed candidates for
the nomination had been placed be-
fore II and one ballot had been ta~
ken.
The convention therefore settled
down to business. with great demon
strations for the candidates inter-
spersed.
Shortly after midnight Oscar w.
Underwood and Champ Clark had
been presented to the convention. the
name Of each starting q demonstra-
ton. The Clark demonstration lasted
an hour and minutes.
The next name presented was that
Of Simeon 70. Baldwin. governor of
Connecticut. A short outburst Of
cheers followed. and then Delaware
yielded to New Jersey. which placed
In nomination Gov. Woodrow Wilson,.
tremendous demonstration occur
red before Judge wescott was able
TO begin his speech.
Baltimore. June 2S.-Oscar w. IN
/, derwood OF Alabama and Champ
<x( -
nomination before the Democratic
convention at i2.s0 a. ,m. and at that
hour other nominating speeches were
In order. There was no idea Of
reaching order.
Both the Underwood and Clark
nominations called out prolonged
demonstrations among their enthu-
, siastic followers.
A fight by William Jennings Bryan
Ito rid the Democratic party Of the
Ryan. Belmont. Morgan interests"
delayed the beginning of nominating
speeches at the night session from
O'Clock until nearly IL. Mr.. Bryan at
frst proposed by resolution TO throw
Thos. F. Ryan Of the Virginia dele
cation and August Belmont Of the
New York delegation out of the con-
venti6n but ne abandoned this plan
In the face of a storm OF protest from
those states. His modified resolution
declaring against any candidate un-
der the. influence Of those interests
cerrled overwhelmingly.
Baltimore, June 27.-with the con-
vention at last on the verge of the
serious business for which IL was
cailed-the nomination of the presi-
Dental candidates-the third day
ended as had the second, with a
pronounced turn In favor Of the pro-
gressives. Two ballots during the
days session tended to strengthen
the hold OF the advanced Democrats
on the convention. and one OF these
the frst-was pronounced vic
tory for Gov. Woodrow Wilson.
This first vote was on the motion
TO seat the Wilson delegates from
South Dakota, whose claims had been
thrown out by the credentials com
mittee after they had been sustained
by the Democratic national commit
tee. The vote on this proposition
stood: Ayes (wilson). 636 1-2; nays
(Ciark). 437; not voting. 5 IL; alb
sent 2.
The chief point of interest at the
uight session. aside from the nominal
ting speeches and the demonstrations
they caused. was the passage of
resolution. introduced by william
jennings Bryan. which declared that
> no man under the influence Of the
moneyed interests could hope for
support from the convention.
This resolution. in It's original
form. which demanded the withdraw
al of all big business. caused a storm
on the hoOr. but the part that raised
objection was cut out and the rcso-
luton passed by an overwhelming
vote.
This out OF the way, the convcn-
tion turned To nominating speeches.
IL Is thought that the speeches will
be finished before the convention adj
journs for the night and that the first
ballot will be taken when the con-
vention reconvcncs 1t noon tomor-
row.