The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-01

! lenged the vote of the state. This was done to force roll call and find oui just how each delegate stood although
 it was certain that, as the delegation was instructed in the state convention 1 to vote under the unit rule, the sott l would continue to be cast for Clark
 But Edson declared that he did no intend to have the vote cast Withou 1 at least stating where he stood. ] John B. Stanchf1eld, when his nana l was reached, in the New York delega
 tion, asked unanimous consent to ex l plain his vote and his request wat i granted.
 ''I come from a state,'' he said 1 l''where electoral vote is indispenea bly, vitaF to Democratic success. w represent 10 million people and WI Least 1 3-4 million votes. We repre- sent 45 votes in the electoral column l I am speaking now in behalf of thu Empire state. A word as to the his
 state of New York. For the first time lin the administration of Governor Flower New York had Democrati' | administration
 Here National Committeeman Wood Iof Michigan, demanded that Stanch. l field be compelled to stick to the ex' plantation of his vote. New York hal right to be heard in this cOnven tion,'' shouted Stanchfield. 'I would l like to say to Col. Bryan that in 1896 was one of those who followed his ffat and four years later I ran on th' l ticket with MT. Bryan and he received I 100, 900 more votes that year than ht received before or since.
 eff we are the puppets of wax thai l the favor hunting, money grabbing publicity seeking nlarplet from Ne Wild applause from New. York ant other delegations interrupted Stanch ] field here. "If the 90 delegates o1 New York he continued. 'sare of the character I have described, are with.
 moved by wires of tremendous volt age.
 Listen. delegates: New York has 2t Democratic Congressrnen and on the
 great progressive measures pending II the last legislature under the leader ship aof Clark and Underwood every one of the 26 votes have been cast fol these measures.
 Bryan says that no man can go be fore the country and hope to win witt the brand of New York on him. say that no candidate can go from this ism. When he makes the statement naming Morgan, Ryan, Belmont, he onnits one man. And of all the dele gates on the floor here, the one mar emitting MT. Ryan and MT. Belmon1 the most rich and powerful is the gentleman ITOIns VGpEdSA<1.1z fA1AO II we are trying to clear our skirts here this convention should expe from the floor the man who for pay has been writing of the Republican convention in favor of his (Bryan's) ally. Colonel Roosevelt.
 "Colonel Bryan has never intended te vote for the candidate of this conven' | tion unless he was Bryan himself New York is today in favor of any Democrat who can be the candidate o1 1 the Democratic party and win.
 with this explanation I want te say my personal vote is cast fol woodrow Wilson. of New Jersey. This last caused a sensation al Stanchfie1d was expected to vote fol Clark. Bryan sat quietly in his sea l throughout, chatting with Mark Sul, l livan and occasionally smiling a kStanchf1eld's attack He made no at tempt to reply to stanchfield. The poll of the New York delega ton showed 7S for Clark, g for Wilson l , for Underwood and absent. Undel l the unit rule. however, the entire 9s New York vote was cast for Clark After a lively caucus to detern1ne l if it would shift from Clark to W1lsoI the Illinois, delegation decided n U stand pat for the present and gave lts 1 5S votes to Clark.