The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-07-15
HOW BRYAN WAS
CHOSEN FOR v. PRES.
BROTHER OF "W. j." WAS DE-
CIDED ON BY LEADERS AT
A HURRIED CONFERENCE.

exhausted hosts of democracy dug
their way out of the trenches OF Mad
json Square Garden Thursday morn
ing, grimy, tired and fairly well unit
ed behind this ticket.
Their dissensions, they said, were
left buried in those Garden runWays
where they toiled and fought so long
longer than any other delegates to
anv other major political convention
in the history of American politics,
The Davis part of ii took the 10
DAYS. The Bryan part took but little
more than 10 minutes. m
But. irrespective of the differences
in time OF accomplishment demo
cratic chieftains professed themselves
equally satisfied with both Jobs,
Davis Takes Charge.
Iohn w. Davis. OF West Virginia
and New York, took charge OF the
democratic party Thursday. He as
sumed the helm theoretically at $40
"Wednesday afternoon. About 10 hours
later he grabbed it physically with
both hands.
For 10 days Davis had been reading
the uncomplimentary things said
about him by that other Bryan, OF
Nebraska-W. ]. He had seen him
self referred to as 81 Pierpont Nor
CAMS LAWYER" and "Wall streets can
didate;" he heard of the dire predlc-
tons being made by w. ]. as to what
would happen to him in the wide open
spaces of the great west ii he were
nominated.
And so. being nominated, his first
act OF leadership was to name on the
ticket with him the brother OF Vii
liam ]. The latter promptly dug up
the "heart" which he buried at San
Francisco four years ago when James
M. Cox was nominated, and which he
had reconsigned to the grave in New
York even before the Garden ratters
had ceased vibration from the cheers
that greeted Davis nomination. Thurs
day William Jennings Bryan was
supporting the ticket"
Naming of Bryan.
The nomination OF Brother Char
lie" was accomplished with little fuss
or feathers.
Along about | o'clock Thursday
morning, with the delegates webbing
in their seats and punch-drunk from
nearly three weeks of fsticuffs and
oratory, the convention seemed to be
headed for another fight. No one
wanted it, but no one seemed to be
able to stop 1t.
A recess of one hour was proposed
to give the leaders an opportunity to
get together on a vice president 1t
had a familiar ring-that phrase, ITO
give the leaders a chance to confer.
The home-hungry delegates howled il
down.
The ayes have it," calmly saic
Congressman Barley, of Kentucky
who was in the chair And before the
delegates could recover from their as
constituent at this piece OF business
the recess was actually on.
Davis accompanied by Governor
Smith, George E Brennan, Senator
Thomas J. Walsh, E. f. Meredith
Frank Polk, Frank Hague, Tom Tag
CART and Joe Guffey, with a few 9th
ers. slipped out the back way and
crossed the street to the Manhattan
club.
Governor Smith led the way TO the
conference room on the top floor Of
the Manhattan club. where he had
directed his own fight for the nomina-
ton for two weary weeks.
Walsh Declines.
Davis asked Walsh to take the job
The convention plainly wanted him
Had he not been fast of foot anc
faster of head it would have beer
wished on him right after Davis nom
hf
wanted to stay in the senate. Davis
turned to Meredith The Iowan shool
his head
ITS gotta be some one from The
west" volunteered somebody.
How about Bryan-C W., not w
j." asked the nominee.
There was a pause. Then the hap
piness of the thought struck home.
At that very moment William Jen
nings Bryan was sitting under tht
platform in the Garden figuratively
burying his heart again. The conven
ten had been deaf to his appeals, a!
it had been in 1920, and it was recall
ed that in 1920 little aid and comfor
had been given the Cox Roosevelt
ticket by the Commoner.
Fine" came from some one
good from anothes.
An hour later the thing was done
1t would have been sooner il the read
ing clerk had not been tired from thu
103 roll calls and could have stepped
along a little faster
On the showdown Governor Bryan
got 739 votes, barely over two-thirds
Major George l. Berry, of Tennessee
the labor candidate" 2l21a. with ;
hundred other votes scattered between
Bennett Clark of Missouri, Mrs. lie
Roy Springs of South Carolina, Alvir
Ows1ey of Texas, Governor Sizer O
New Jersey, Mayor John F. Hylan O
New York, and Governor ]. M. Davi:
OF KauEs
How Georgia Voted.
The Georgia delegation voted as
follows:
Georgia; % votes-Bryan 10; Ber-
ry OF Tennessee 10: 0wsley of Tex
as, ]; John H. Clark /.
Andrew c. Erwin. OF Athens, re-
ceived one vote for vice president
from a member Of the Massachnsatte
delegation. Will ororessma, WI