Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-23

state, declined to ask Ryan TO step out,
but requested Bryan to withdraw the
second part of his resolution. Mr.. Bryan
said he would give New York an oppor-
tunity, yielded the floor to the opposition,
and said he would reserve what time he
had left to conclude the debate. The de-
bate was on for some time, and then Mr..
Bryan concluded with the announcement
that he would withdraw the second part
Of the resolution, that part which de-
manded the withdrawal from the con-
vention of any delegate or delegates con-
I shutting or representing the above
named interests" And in his concluding
statement he said:
Il now withdraw the latter part of the
resolution, for / do not intend that any
| member Of this convention shall shield
his negative vote against the principal
part Of the resolution by hiding behind
the latter part Of II. | intend that the
men who think the first part of this reso-
luton is either wrong or unnecessary
shall have chance to say so on roll
call"
Resolution Again Read.
once more, to avoid any uncertainty
Spelacy of Connecticut, asked that the
resolution be read in the shape Mr.
Bryan wanted it to go before the con-
read, and ii was read by the secretary
of the convention. In reading IL the
secretary read the first part and left
off there. Thus il will be seen that the
original resola ton. consisting Of two
parts, was read twice by Mr. Bryan him
self, and third reading of the first part
times
convention heard the resolution read
] from the platform.
In a speech delivered at EIizabethtovn,
| KY, on March l6, 1914, when he an
| nounced himself as a candidate for the
nomination for United States Senator,
Mr.. Beckham, said, in speaking of the
/ Bryan resolution
! u was not in the convention hall when
that resolution was introduced and read.
and when | came in wild scene OF
tumult and disorder existed. After l got
10 the Kentucky delegation | was told
that the resolution demanded the with
drawal from the convention OF certain
delegates, | was opposed to such sum-
mary and Irregular method of expelling
delegates, even though those delegates
were on the opposite side from my side
IN the issues before the convention. In
the midst OF the great confusion and
noise poll was taken among the Ken
lucky delegates, and, understanding that
TO be the effect Of the resolution to expei
those delegates, / voted against il. and
am not ashamed Of that vote cast under
such conditions"
"Now as everybody knows who at
tended the Baltimore convention, the in
/ PRODUCTION Of the Bryan resolution and
It's consideration was the most dramatic
! feature of the whole convention The
convention assembled at s o'clock that
night, and the business before IT was the
nomination OF candidate for President
Other preliminary business had been got
out OF the way. The most important
work Of the convention, the naming of
the man TO bear the Democratic stand
ard in national campaign, was about
to be accomplished. The. galleries were
filled TO overlooking and nearly every
delegate was in his seat.
Where Was 1eckham?
Where was Mr.. Beckham? Even ad-
hitting that he was a triie tardy, il
must be remembered that the debate on
the Bryan resolution and the general
furry over il lasted for three hours. No
body in Baltimore, even though he were
| "A mile from the convention hall, could
have failed to know twenty minutes aft
er Bryan presented his resolution all
about what was going on. Every news
paper IN Baltimore had an extra on the
streets within fifteen minutes after the
resolution was first read
In every hotel, cigar store, theater,
cafe, drug store and saloon in the city
men were grouped around the tele-
phones getting direct from the conyen-
| ton han reports on the terrific battle
that was being waged over the resolu-
ton. Men three or four miles away from
! the hail were reading the text Of the res
| olution, printed in gigantic type on the
/ front page OF the extras. The Bryan
/ men were praising the Nebraskan for
his holiness and courage in making
stand TO shake from the skirts OF the
candidate yet TO be named the stain OF
Wall street support. The anti Rrvan
men were accusing the Great Commoner
! OF trying TO wreck the party.
And where was Mr.. Beckham during
/ all this time? Was he outside the city
| limits OF Baltimore, where he could v ny
hear the tumult that rocked the enfirs
city nor learn its cause? And WHY was
II that. when he finally entered the con-
vention hall, he could not get clear and
accurate information on situation that
any delegate In that han who hal, ears
was not possessed OF at least ten minutes
before the roll call on the resolution be-
gan?
Who Advised Him,
Whom did Mr.. Bsckham ask for srlid-
ance, for information as 20 what was
Kentucky delegation was ID who nntsled
Mr.. Beckham? SO far MIR. Beckham
has not named the man who told him
that the convention was voting on the
proposition to expel delegates.
And why was Mr.. Beckham absent
from the session OF the convention al
which the nominations were TO be made?
names OF every man who aspired to be
the NOMINEES Of the party would be
brought forward and that the bailoting
would begin.
Mr. Beekham says he was Confused "
The United States Senate is a body in
which a man who becomes "confused'
on big question has no place
Suppose, Just suppose, that Mr. Beck
pose an important question were being
voted on and the vote were close And |
suppose Mr. Beckham should again be |
absent from the scene at crucial hour |
And suppose he should rush into the |
Senate chamber when the Democrats |
were voting aye" and the Republicans |
were voting no" And suppose the first !
man he met and aaked how he should |
vote We're Reed Smoot. OF Utah or Boies |
PenrOse, Of Pennsylvania, and one on
these should tell him 10 vote no" And |
shSppi3Sse bee i.Ia IN his confusion"
Would a vote Of that sort harm him |
with the Wall street interests or with |
fords any more than his vote against the |
Bryan resolution at Baltimore harmed |
him with the men OF that stripe through |