Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-03
BRYAN E[OQUENTY
PLEADS FOR UNITED
M ADOO SUPPORT

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, July 2.-Seeking to pull
the Democratic national convention
out of it's deadlock, William Jennings
Bryan, war horse of many cam
paigns, took the platform today and
declared himself for William Gibbs
McAdoo.
Heckled some from the galleries
and booed by some, the old time
party leader repeated the incident
In which at the Baltimore conven-
ton of 1912 he took the platform
and declared for Woodrow Wilson.
This time, however, Bryan did not
attack any candidate by name, he
said he would content himself with
naming some he considered fitted for
the presidency. At the top of the
list stood McAdoo
While the galleries, packed with
Smith supporters, ran off into riot
and Chairman Walsh ordered some
sections of them cleared, the floor
went off into pandemon1um, the Nc
Adoo people went off into fits of
cheering and the Smith people went
to booing
From the floor a New Jersey dele
gate shouted to Bryan: "You have
stated that Senator Walsh was the
greatest of all investigators. Bear
in mind that he disclosed that Nc
Adoo has accepted retainers from
oil"
PandemOnium In Hall
AT that point more pandemonium
broke loose and there was some
question about the propriety of Bryan
proceeding under the rule.
Give him time" yelled a Smith
admirer from the gallery. give him
twenty years.
1.-THE gentleman asked about Mr.. |
McAdoo's retainers from Mr.. Doh
eny." replied Bryan when some Or
der was restored.
''Mr. Doheny's retainers related to
old Mexico" replied Bryan. II will |
go further and say that if any oil
ever touched McAdoo the intense and
persistent opposition of Wall street
has washed it all away"
The man who asked Bryan the
question was Joseph F. Fitzpatrick, |
Of Jersey City.
BY that time the crowd was howl |
ing Bryan down and Bryan was
shouting into the noisy mess before
him and nobody could be heard.
An Ohio delegate mounted a chair
and shouted: Can you tell how Nc
Adoo collected fee of $4,000 for
cutting 100000 off the taxes
Of" the remainder of the question
was drowned out in the roar.
Bryan shouted something in reply,
but men sitting five feet from him
could not hear what he said
The gesticulations of the com
moner were the only indication of
what he was shouting.
Dennis F. Duniavy, of Ashtabula
Ohio, was the man who asked Bryan
to explain McAdoo's part in the tax
cases.
Refuses to Leave Floor
From the floor E. H. Moore, of
the Ohio delegation, demanded the !
regular order.
Bryan waved to Moore in an en-
treating gesture to sit down.
The, chair refused to entertain any
motions while Bryan had the floor.
Charles F. x. O'Brien, of New
Jersey, was next recognized. He |
recalled that the chairman had pre-
viously stated that he would enter
tain a motion for the regular order
after Bryan has answered the ques.
tons asked from the floor
Chairman Walsh refused to return
to the regular order and told Bryan
to go ahead.
You didn't answer that mans
question" shouted one delegate,
pointing out the Ohio man who ask
ed about the tax cases.
The riot died away for a second
and Bryan, getting control of the |
again proceeded, reciting |
the movement toward governments
of socialism and communion abroad. |
cit has been brought about said |
he, ''by the concentration of wealth |
that has enriched the few and made I
homeless the many"
He followed with an attack on the
Republican party for the Teapot ,
Dome scandals and the Mellon tax
plan.
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