Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-07-12

i The nomination of Mr.. Davis came
after the 103d ballot, the third of the
session and on the fourteenth day of
the convention. The convention had
met at noon after recessing at 4
o'clock Wednesday morning.
When the Chair announced that
Davis was the nominee of the con-
vention the tired, worn and weary
convention which had been struggling
in the throes of a seemingly intermin-
able deadlock for two weeks-with
the threat Of going into a third
broke loose in a demonstration of joy
and relief.
Immediately all the State standards
which had previously been parading
for other candidates, some of them
in the midst of hard-fought battles
of partisan dispute-were carried in
to the aisles of the hall while swirl
ing, perspiring but happy crowd of
delegates followed in a procession of
joy and jubilation.
Governor Ritchie himself led the
Maryland delegation in the process
sion and for convention as prolong-
ed and hard fought as the present one
had been the demonstration for Davis
was a demonstration of unity and
good feeling and relief.
The Davis people, jubilant after a
fight through two conventions to
nominate their man, sent the leaders
OF their delegation headed by Mrs.
1zetta Jewel Brown to the platform
to review the procession. They had
worked hard to nominate him in San
Francisco four years ago and had
failed; they had worked hard in New
York and had suffered the discourage
ment Of seeing his chances drop to al
most nothing before they turned and
rose on the debris of the deadlock be-
tween Smith and McAdoo.
Bryan was asked for some comment
on the nomination. He replied he had
none.
evil you make one later?" he was
asked.
81 don't know" said the war horse
who had taken the platform in a fu-
tile effort to stop Davis and had pre-
cipitated thereby the most spectacu-
lar row ever seen in recent years in
an American political convention.
The jubilant delegates were only
half through their demonstration
when Senator Walsh called them back
to order to hear former Governor Nc
Corkle, of West Virginia, formally
thank the convention for its action.
Various comments have been made
on the action Of the convention. One
specially interesting one shows how
the same situation appears to differ
en- individuals.
It has been on the lips Of many that
the course Of the convention had dealt
& serious blow to the chances of e.
lecting any one whom it might name,
hut the nominee thinks differently. :.
Mr.. Davis expresses himself as fol-
lows:
"The history of national conven-
tions may be searched in vain for one
which has excelled this in freedom or
frankness Of discussion, or whose ac-
itons have been more clearly the re-
suit of the unfettered wishes of the
assembled delegates. The resolution
and endurance they have exhibited is
but proof of their sense of the solemn
to the country under
which they acted and of the supreme
vitality Of Democracy.
II cannot but feel deeply sensible
Of the honor done by the convention
and even more conscious of the
obligations that have fallen
to me by its deliberate and unani-
nous choice. Not least of these is
the duty to put before the country as
clearly as my powers permit, the
Democratic creed and the Democratic
policy has declared them.
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