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JULy 5, 491,2
The Commoner.
9
PROCEEDINGS OP THE DEMO
CltATIO NATIONAL CONVENTION
, (Continued from Pago 7.)
votes to nominate him without New
.York for in that case the party would
not be under obligation to Mr.
Murphy for his nomination; but if
Mr. Murphy furnishes the votes
necessary to. carry the candidate
across the Jlne, the candidate who
accepts the, nomination under these
circujnstances put himself under obli
gations to, Mr. Murphy and to the influences-
which ho speaks through
and controls. I contend that a can
didate sp obligated would not ap
peal to the confidences of the public
and would not, if successful at the
election, ,be fr.ee to serve the public
with- singleness of purpose.
?r7There! is not an aspirant for the
nomination' who would have dared
to go out before the people of any
state and say. 'I have the promise
of Charles F... Murphy that he will
deliver to me ninety votes, which
under the unit1 rule, are in his con
trols as soon as I have enough more
to give me the necessary two-thirds.'
"I believe therefore, that all pro
gressives are justified in refusing
support to any candidate who de
sires 'the New York support and is
justified in withdrawing, if after giv
ing, it, NeW York should seek to add;
enough votes to give the candidate,
the nomination. '
'. V7e have any number of available
men from whom, to make the selec
tion: a ' number of them are par
ticipating In this convention and
spme are candidates before it. If
6ither Mr. Clark or Mr. "Wilson will
announce his willingness to rely sen
tirely upon the, progressive vote and
his determination not, to accep the
nomination if given uiider conditions
which would obligate him to .Mrf
Murphy, there is no reason why phe
convention should not agree upon
DUBIOUS
one of these. If the feeling that
has been aroused between the two
leading candidates is such that thje
progressive forces can not agree, it
ought to be able to agree upon some
third person, who not having been
a candidate is not handicapped by
animosities engendered or by an ad
verse verdict at the democratic con
ventions and primaries. I will not
discuas the relative merits of the
candidates now before the convention
who can be counted as progressive
and I take it for granted that there
is now no possibility of the nomina
tion of the two candidates, Governor
Harmon and Mr. Underwood, who
were the choice of the reactionaries.
I do not mean to be understood that
I am saying all who favor them are
reactionaries, but where ho and
Governor Harmon had strength out
bid of their localities, this support
is to be- explained, as a rule, by the
reactionary tendencies of the sup
porters. "We have several persons taking
part ih this convention who have not
been piaced in nomination who are
entirely worthy of consideration.
'Senator Kern of Indiana has already
ireceived the support of nearly six
millions and a half of the demo
crats for the vice presidency and
since that time he has not only been
elected to the United States senate,
but has (listinguishd himself among
his associates by the prominent part
he has taken. He is the leader of
the fight against Senator Lorlmor. If
there can be no agreement Upon one
of 'these now being balloted for, it
ought to be erisy to compromise on
anian like Senator Kern. '
,f "Congressman James; bur perma
nent chairman"1 is a prominent demo
crat of the house of representatives
and a progressive who has been in
unanimously passed a resolution ex
pressing their confidence in the
honor, integrity and patriotism of
Mr. Clark.
The convention proceeded in. bal
lotlng'and up to the hour of midnight
Monday had taken 42 ballots. That
ballot stood, "Wilson, 494; Clark,
430; Underwood, 104; Harmon, 27;
Fobs, 28; Bryan, 1; Kern, X',
Gaynor, 1; James, 1; J. Hamilton
Lewis, 1.
Tho day was full of cxcitem6nt
and there were many. personal alter
cations. Governor Wilson's vote was
increased when Indiana changed its
voto from Marshall to Wilson. Fol
lowing is an Associated Press report:
The Illinois delegation of fifty
eight, headed by Roger C. Sullivan,
reached tho li'all late, having been in
formal caucus since 10 o'clock. Illi
nois stood unanimously and firmly
for Clark throughout tho twenty-six
ballots. Following tho seventh bal
lot there had been continual rumors
of a break in Illinois, and today this
was revived whon .tho delegation
"passed" when first called on the
twenty-seventh.
"We are prepared to stay until the
snow flies," said ex-Congressman
Lafo Pence, a champion of Clark
from the District of Columbia. "We
may not' have enough delegates to
nominate now, but wo have enough
to prevent the nomination of any one
else. Whatever happens we can hold
more than 305 necessary to prevent a
nomination, and, after tho treatment
accorded Mif. Clark in refusing him
the honor after ho had repolveu the
majority, wcwill finght to tho end."
Thero was no band today, its con
tract having expired, and tho band
stand was occupied by a group of
Baltimore belles, A few minutes
after 11 o'clock Chairman ?ames
the forefront of the fight since 1896. (called the convention to order ,and
Rev. Carrol goll, of the First Motho-
About What Her Husband Would
- ; , ; t (. Say.
i, A Michigan woman tried Postum
because coffee disagreed with her
and her husband. Tea is just as
harmful as coffee because it contains,
caffeine tho same drug found In!
coffee. She write's: ' ,.
"My husband (w,as sick for three!
years with catarrh of the bladder,?
and palpitation of the heart, caused
"by coffee. "Was unable to work at'
all and in bed part of the time. i
"I had stomach trouble, was weak;
.and fretful so I could not attend to,
iny housework both of us ijsing
'.coffee all the time and not realizing:
It was harmful.
" "One morning the grocer's wife
said she believed coffee was the
'"cause of our 'tr'duble and advised
Postum. I took it home rather
'dubious what my husband would say
"i he was fond of coffee.
1 "But I took coffee right off thd
" table and we hav'6'n't used a cup of
it since. You Bhoiild have seen the
change Jn us, and' now my husband
never complains of heart palpitation
any more. My stomach trouble
went away in two weeks after I be
gan Postum. My children love It
and it does them good, which can't
be said of coffee.
"A lady visited us who was
usually half sick. I told her I'd
make her a cup of Postum. She said
It was tasteless Btuff, but . she
watched me make it, boiling it thor
oughly for 15 minutes, "and when
, done she said it was splendid. Long
boiling brings out the flavour and
food quality." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the famous
"" little book, "The Ro,ad to Wellvllle."
Ever read the above letter? t A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
'.Senator ,.QJGorman, Now York's
member jof the committee on resold
tions, is a man who has given his
state a distinction of which she has
been sadly in need. He has com
bined a high order of intelligence
and courage with a sympathetic de
votion to thor rights, and interests of
the common people.
"In addition to .this we have
Senator Culbprson of Texas, a man
Whoso publip record would commend
him to the progressives of all parties;
and tbeie, , hs, Senator Rayner of
Maryland, aft!er hearing his strong
plea before tio resolutions commit
tee in favor of a progressive plat
form. These are but. a few of the
names that, might be suggested.
Surely with such a wealth of presi
dential timber, we should Jiaye no
difficulty in ,, nominating a winning
ticket.
"Just a word in regard to the vice
presidency. This office should not
be regarded lightly nor should tho
selection be made carelessly. No
man is fit to be the vice presidential
nominee who is not equally worthy
to be the nominee for president. The
vice president should be selected to
be available for the prsidency and he
should be in harmony with the presi
dential candidate on all public ques
tions on the fundamental principles
which determine the bias and ten
dencies of the man.
"In 'submitting the above views I
recognize that I speak merely as an
individual, but I am not less in
terested than the candidates them
selves in tho nomination of a win
ning ticket and in the prosecution of
a successful campaign at a momen
tous hour, and wo shall disappoint
those who sent us here if we fail to
measure up to the occasion."
SIXTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS
The national convention convened
for the sixth day Monday, July 1st,
at 12:00 noon and began to ballot.
Speaker Clark returned to Baltimore
and was a guest at the home of
Mayor Preston. It was announced
that the house1 of representatives had
dist Episcopal church offered prayer.
A cheer swept tho convention hall
as William J. Bryan stepped up tho
aisle and took his seat with tho Ne
braska delegation. He was smil
ing and held .conversation with
several delegates. Chairman James
quieted tho crowd.
Theodoro Bell of California was
then recognized. Ho made a motion
that a committee be appointed to
secure the, validation of return trip
rates of railroad tickets held by the
delegates. The motion was adopted
and a committee was appointed. The
twenty-seventh roll call was then be
gun. '
On the fir'st six states called Clark
gained four votes ovdr the twenty
sixth ballot. Illinois asked to be
passed on this ballot and Marshall's
thirty In Indiana remained intact.
In Massachusetts Wilson gained five
votes and the Wilson supporters
cheered.
When Missouri was called tho en
tire delegation arose and yelled de
fiantly: "Thirty-six votes for Clark."
In Nebraska Clark gained a voto.
When New York -was called a poll
of the delegation, the first since the
voting began, was demanded. Abra
ham I. Elkins, of the Eleventh New
York district was the first New
Yorker to vote.
When the name of John B. Stanch-
fiold was called ho took the platform,
to explain hjs vote.
"I come from a state whoso. elec
toral vote is vital to siicccss," -said
Stanch field. "It represents ton mil
lion people."
Stanch field then started to reclto
tho history of Now York democracy.
"Is there any limit to the gentle
man's tiino?" demanded a Michigan
delegate
"Now York has a right to be heard
on tho floor of this convention," re
plied Stanchtteld. "Tho integrity of
overy delegate from Now York has
been insulted," Mr. Stanchfiold nald,
"which included many men of high
standing. It is tho most represen
tative delegation that ever came to a
convention from New York. If these
bo tho 'puppets of Wax' that Mr.
Bryan refers to, wo say that money
grabbing, office-seeking, publicity
hunting marplot of Nobraska '
Stanchfllold could not conclude tho
sentence; It was drowned in a burst
of cheering. Whon the speaker de
livered this speech, Mr. Bryan
watchod him closely and occasionally
smiled.
"No man can go forth from this
convention stigmatized and branded
with the mark of Bryanism upon him
and come within half a million votes
of success.
"When' Mr. Bryan makes the state
ment that tho delegates from New
York arc under tho Influence of Mor
gan, Ryan and Belmortt, the 'pluto
crats' of this convention, he omits
one nauio outside of tho three
named, the richest and most power
ful plutocrat on the floor Is tho
gentleman from Nebraska himself.
"If the New York delegation is to
bo prevented from participating,
then any man- who, for pay, has been
writing from tho floor of the republi
can convention in lavor oi. wr,
Bryan's partner and ally,, ..Theo
dore Roosevelt, ought also to be ex
cluded. "Colonel Bryan never Intended to
support tho candidate of this con
ventfon unless that candidate was
Mr. Bryan himself," said Stanch
field. "Wo have heard for months that
Mr. Bryan has been combatting
Underwood here and Wilson there,
Clark here and Harmon there, work
ing all the time in his own selfish
interest, to produce a deadlock in
Baltimore."
In conclusion Stanehfield threw
tho convention into disorder In tho
declaration:
"I cast my vote for Woodrow
Wilson."
As the poll proceeded it became
apparent that Clark would again get
New York's ninety votes under the
unit rule. It was generally believed
that the vote had been challenged
and the poll demanded for the sole
purpose of enabling Stanehfield to
deliver his attack on Bryan. Of
these four delegates-at-large, John
A. Dix, AUon B. Parker and Charles
F. Murphy voted for Clark. Senator
O'Gorman voted for Wilson.
The district delegates who voted
for Wilson were Abraham I. Elkus,
New York City; William G. McAdoo,
New York City, John B. Stanehfield,
Thomas Conway, Plattsburg; Thomas
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