The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-28
AS SAM BLYTHE VIEWS It

better hearing facilities of the two.
His captains. including the noiseless
Stone, the whiskered Pettigrew, the
smiling Du Bots, and the various 9th
ers, aided and abetted by the Sullivan
Murphy-Taggart triumvirate, and by
William Randolph Hearst's unselfish
devotion, did some plotting during the
night of Wednesday and the daylight
hours of Thursday that would win
the blue prize at any intrigue show,
Does Love or Duty lmpel?
These gentlemen may have a deep
and abiding affection for Champ Clark
and they have-if you let them tell
it, or let time tell it, which time, being
good workmanlike teller. will do;
or il may bet is barely possible
they are more concerned in beating
Woodrow Wilson than in nominating
Clark, and have taken Clark for the
end TO secure that means.
Far be il from me TO intimate wheth-
er love or duty impels, but il may not
be amiss to state that no tears will
be shed in New York City below Full
ton street, and especially not along
Broad and Wall streets, lower Broad
way. or in he vicinity of the stock
exchange, if Mr.. Wilson is beaten.
This Democratic convention has had
two impelling motives. One, and the
one that impelled the Democrats who
think with good reason, a reasonably
good nomination means success at the
polls next November. has been to look
the various candidates over, take coun-
sci about them and nominate the man
who is best qualified to win.
After Bryan and Wilson.
The other impelling motive, and the
one that has impelled the contingent
that types big business and finds its
prototype in the men who do what big
business directs. has been to defeat
Wilson at all hazard and expense and
] to eliminate Bryan.
The Democrats who came to Balti-
more to name a good man Indifferent
to outside and inside considerations
are no match for the Democrats who
came directed exclusively by inside
influence. These men wanted Har-
mon. or, failing him, wanted Under
wood, but they soon found they could
get neither and they took up Clark.
Their job has been to keep the
Clark continent alive-and there is
much rank and file sentiment for
Clark-and to use the men who sim
cerely believe in Clark to all their
own selfish purpose. The best ma
chine politicians in the Democratic
party were enlisted in this cause. They
were sure of the houn' dog contingent,
for no person not for clark because of
his alleged homely, plain people char
acteristics, would sing such slush, and
they went out for the doubling dele
gates who wanted to know why.
Combines Long Ago Arranged.
The combinations were long ago ar
ranged. Murphy and Hearst joined
hands. Sullivan and Murphy and Tag.
CART took their old places together
| Senator Stone and former Senator Pet
tigrew began scouting, and when the
Clark movement began to grow they
Furnished excellent reasons for further
growth.
After the leaders arrived in Balti.
more and the delegates began arriving
the machine started it's really expert
work AS has been said, it had two
! jobs to do-defeat Wilson and elimi
nate Bryan.
The first vote against Bryan was a
warning to these leaders that Bryan
had a great deal more strength than
they thought he had, so instead OF
using the AK they Immediately chang
ed their plan and began the honey
fugle Bryan. They decided to give him
everything he wanted, so far as the
nonessentials were concerned.
That plan explains why the unit rule
was abolished, why Bryan was allow
ed to put through his proposition tc
make the platform after the candidate
has been named, and why the vote OF