The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-23

How did ]. c. w. Beckham vote on
the famous Bryan resolution in the
| Democratic National Convention at
=: timore on June q, 1912?
! This question has been the cause OF
some dispute between Mr.. Beckham
| ana Mr. Stanley since the beginning
| CT the senatorial primary campaign.
| Sir. Becknam claims that he voted
| asainst the resolution at time when
ne vas laboring under iaisdpprelen-
| SIGN as to its purport. Mr.. Stanley
e,&tes that no man could have misun-
| Js-sJCCd the purport of the resclu-
oil, and that it was impossible for
~. Beckham or any other delegate TO
| The convention to have had any ether
nan clear idea of the situation.
Any number of letters have been re-
| cs.yed at the Stanley headquarters
sizing Tor information on this sub
jact, the latest of which is from Ed
| Gyyille, where Mr.. Beckham said in
E.s speech on Monday that he voted
sGainst the Bryan resolution before
the second part Of it had been with
drawn.
Prior to this Mr.. BecEham has
claimed that he was away from the
convention during the debate and got
ii as the vote was about to be taken;
that he was confused and misunder-
stood the situation. He has never be-
fore made the ridiculous statement
that ne voted against the Bryan reso-
luton before the second part was
Withdrawn. The cold facts OF the
case are that the second part was
Withdrawn by Mr.. Bryan himself be-
fore a vote of any sort was taken on
the resolution.
Nobody in that convention ever had
q chance to vote for the second par,
Of hat resolution, and the records 0.
the convention will show it to aI"oaa
VIC wishes to look at them. Nov.
Eaat did happen at The Ealt.m--e
convention on the night OF @"ua -.
-ol2. Shortly after the ccHvs- Don
gathered ior the evening session -l..
.rr"u introduced his resolution. Here
Is the resolution in full:
Resolved. That in this crisis IN Cuc
l~.. g career and il our country
I. Cr.E tll. convention SENDS ryl=--
ilE % yla people OF the United STATES
and assures them thar the part. C
Je..ersou and OF Jackson is s.t Ia
champion Of popular go-e.u--a-. .a-
equally before the law. AS ..,.. g.
Cur 4.o!ity TO the people, We hereby
declare ourselves opposed 10 - -..--
lnaua2 Ui any candidate Tor President
VIII Is the representative Of c. .l.c-
obligation 10. J. PierDOn- rsC-sA-.
Thomas I. Ryan, August Belmont O..
any c,ler Of the privilege-hunj.Ig and
tayCr-Seeking class.
be it further resolved, THAI we de
mand the withdrawal from this CON
veDtCn CT any delegate or delegate
Constituting or Representing IL
abCga-named interests
Senator Ollie James, OF Kentucky.
was in the chair as permanent chair
man of the convention, and upon the
reading of the resolution b. Mr..
Bryan asked if there We're objection
to the adoption Of the resolution.
Thomas J. Spellacy, delegate from
Connecticut, objected. James V. Cole
man, of California, sustained him.
Mr.. Bryan then said:
objection having been made to
unanimous consent, l move TO sus-
pend the rules and pass the resolution
at this time"
4. w. Gilchrist, of Florida, made
the point of order that the State OF
Virginia had elected as one of its del
egates to the convention a man named
i'll the Bryan resolution-Thomas F.
Ryan-and that the convention had
no right to go behind that election.
Senator James ruled that the conven-
ton could do anything it pleased IN
der suspension of the rules.
Emmett O'Neal, of Alabama. asked
that the resolution be read again Mr.
Bryan himself reread the resolution amid
a profound silence throughout the con-
vention hall, and then spoke on it,
Among other things he said:
Every Delegate Knew.
There is not a delegate in this con-
yention who does not know that an eff
Democratic party into bondage TO the
predatory interests of this nation Il is
tae most brazen, the most insolent, the
most impudent attempt that has been
made in the history of American poIitics
10 dominate a convention, stifle the hon
est sentiment of a people and make the
nominee the bond-slave of the men who
exploit the people of this country"
And again:
Il need not tell you that J. Pierpont
Morgan, August Belmont and Thomas F.
nected with the great Money Trust of
this country, who are as despotic in their
rule OF the business Of the country and
as rherciless in their command of their
slaves as any man in the country"
Then toward the close of his speech he
made a proposition to the Virginia and
New York delegations that if they would
make pool of their respective delegates,
and a majority'of the New York delega-
tcn did not ask for the withdrawal of
Belmont, and the Virginia delegation did
not ask for the withdrawal of Ryan, he
would withdraw the second part of this
resolution.
Delegates Hal Flood and John W.
Price, of Virginia, speaking for their