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' : fctrongth, therefore, will bo thrown
4, to Clark on tho first ballot.
I do not fool froo to dlecuos tho
.situation as It relates to Clark and
Wilson, bocauso I have not expressed
' & proforonco botwoen tbom.
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K13SOLUTION
Baltlmoro, Juno 27. Tho day has
not boon a dull one, notwithstanding
tho faqt that thoro was vory little
business to do. Tho afternoon ses
sion was devoted to tho argument of
thn Smith Dakota case. Tho nuostion
I was so complicated that men voted
' more according to their opinions of
Its offoct than upon tho merits of tho
CUBO. lllO VVUHUU UU1U&UIUB I1UU U
plurality at tho primaries; this was
not denied, but tho Clark delegates
ilntmrwl flin vtfrllf in vnnrnaon r flin
etato on tho ground that thoro were
itwo Clark tickets and that tho com
I blnod votos for those two tickets ex
ceeded tho vote for tho Wilson ticket.
Tho trouble was that one of tho-
Clark tickets was headed, "Bryan,
Wilson, Clark," and it was impos-
siblo, therefore to determine how
many of tho vote, cast wore really
final ttn flnnlr n ri A 1iir mnnv rQ f1i
1 .' wore influenced by the fact that
v I.Wilson's namo was combined with
J Clark's.
At least this was the answor made
by the Wilson delegates to the claim
presented by the Clark men. When
tho roll was called the Wilson dele
gation had a considerable majority in
Its favor.
During the progress of the debate
thoro wore demonstrations flrst for
Clark; and then for Wilson. At the
evening session I introduced tho fol
lowing resolution:
"Resolved, That in this crisis in
our party's career and in our coun
try's history, this convention sends
greetings to tho people of the United
&'V"Tstatos and assuros them that tho
imriy ui jeuerson anu ot JacKSOn is
still tho champion of popular govern
ment and equality before tho law.
Ab proof of our fidelity to the people
wo hereby declare ourselves op
posed to the nomination of any can
didate for president who is the repre
sentative of, or under any obligation
to J. Piorpont Morgan, Thomas F.
Ryan, August Belmont, or any other
member of the privilege-hunting and
favor-seeking class."
As introduced, the resolution con
tained another paragraph, or rather,
a second resolution, as follows:
MBo it further resolved, That we-
demand the withdrawal from this
, convention of any delegates consti
tuting oi representing the above
named interests."
Tho second resolution was at
tacked more fiercely than the first on
, tho ground that oach state had a
I right to send as delegates whom it
pleased and that to demand the
J withdrawal of a delegate would be
an infringement on the rights of the
tate,s. Seeing that this second
' resolution would be made an excuse
j by those who did not want to vote
, for tho first resolution I withdrew
. it before the vote was taken.
i Then, too objection was urged by
, some with perfect sincerity, and I did
r not care to put them in a position
k where their reason for voting no
h ' wcLuld become a matter of discussion.
In a short speech supporting tho
flrst, or main resolution, I called at
tention to tho extraordinary situa
tion and the menace of these In
fluences to our party's success, in
sisting that we must convince the
country that our candidate was free
from alliance with tho predatory in
terests. To tho suggestion that such
,a resolution disturbed the harmony
of tho party and endangered our can
didate, I replied with a Bible quota
tion, "If the right hand offend thee,
cut it off," and contended that tho
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same principle that would lead one
to cut off his hand to save his body,
should load us to froo the demo
cratic party from tho influence of
those men and those associated with
them in schemes of exploitation.
I flrst asked unanimous consent
for the immediate consideration of
tho resolution.. When objection was
made, I worked to suspend tho rules
and proceed to tho consideration of
tho motion. Tho motion to suspend
tho rules requires a two-thirds vote
for its adoption, and I was afraid
that I could not secure a two-thirds,
but as a majority would answer the
same purpose; that is, that it would
become the sense of tho convention,
I thought it would make no dif
ference whether it roceived two
thirds or nuf, and oven if it failed to
receive a majority, it gave a chance
to put the democrats on record on
tho proposition.
Tho adoption of the resolution by
a vote of 889 to 196 eliminates all
reactionaries and narrows th,o con
test down to those about whose pro
gresslvoness there can be no doubt.
If tho convention puts up a pro
gressive, on a progressive platform,
and our candidate secures such a re
organization of the national com
mittee as to make that organization
worthy of the confidence of the coun
try, wo can enter upon a winning
campaign. The nominations are now
being made to a crowded house and
tho names of those presented are
being cheered by their partisans.
It is Impossible to make any fore
cast as to the result. It seems un
likely that a nomination can be made
on the first ballot, and as no one
can toll how long instructed dele
gates will regard their instructions
as binding or what they will do when
they are free to vote as they please,
a guess upon tho situation is hazard
ous. One thing is certain, the conven
tion is more entertaining than was
expected. The feeling is not as tense
as it was at Chicago, and tho dele
gates and visitors seem to be enjoy
ing themselves. I can not say so
much for the dominant element in
the national committee. W. J. B.
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PARTY CRISIS AT HAND
Baltimore, June 28. I am writ
ing this report before a nomination
is made and I can not, therefore, dis
cuss the candidate. The four ballots
have not resulted in as many
changes as wore expected. Rumors
have been rife as to what this dele
gation or that delegation was going
to do. Most attention, of course, is
given to New York because of its
large vote, controlled under the unit
rule oy Murpny. it was reported
that New York would vote on the
first ballot for Harmon, and on th
following ballots for different candi
dates, but so far Harmon has been
the only one to receive the vote.
This in itself would ruin Harmon's
chances If he were otherwise avail
able. The old doctrine that a man
Is known by the company he keeps
applies in politics as well as else
where. Murphy is in absolute control of
the delegation. He is tho keeper of
New York's conscience. God save
the mark. Now that the line has
been drawn between the sheep and
tho goats, Now York, in spite of her
efforts to disguise herself, is among
the goats.
When I offered to withdraw the
second resolution of last night, the
one demanding that Belmont . and
Ryan leave the convention, New
York not only refused to make the
request, but demanded a vote on
that resolution,. I saw that Murphy
and his cohorts were looking for an
excuse 'to vote against the r,esolu
tlon, and it was partly to deprive
them of any cause that I withdrew
the resolution, even without their
request, and in this connection I
may add that tho "sovereign state"
argument is sometimes overdone.
At Denver, four years ago, Colonel
Guffey of Pennsylvania marched
down tho aisle and inquired whether
the convention would disregard the
action of a sovereign state and throw
him out and the convention said
"yes" with an emphasis that shook
the rafters. , He went back to
Pennsylvania ' and in stentorian
tones repeated the question. This
timo about 400,000 Pennsylvania
democrats trampled on him and
stampeded around until they nearly
caved in the mines. I have not had
a chance to consult Colonel Guffey,
but I am satisfied if he had been a
delegate ho would have been opposed
to interfering with any "sovereign
state," provided it would let Wall
street use it to work its representa
tives into the convention.-
It will bo remembered that some
of Mr. Lorimer's friends became
touchy on the "sovereign state"
idea, but the senate is going to send
him back home in spite of the fact
that his credentials are regular.
If a national convention has no
right to purge Itself ,of such men as
Ryan and Belmont' it had better
change its rules and secure the
right. However, the chastisement
which it gave to these two notorious
representatives of the interests will
probably protect future conventions
from a repetition of what has oc
curred here. In calculating on the
nominee New York should be
counted as a liability rather than an
asset. No democrat can afford to
accept a nomination if New York's
vote is necessary to give him two
thirds There is no disguising the serious
ness of tho situation which con
fronts the democratic party. It is
on trial before the country. It took
a long step in advance last night
when it had the courage to mention
by namo three of the most prominent
faces of tho country, and pledge the
nation that its nominee be free from
entangling alliances with them.
But this resolution is only the be
ginning. It fixes the standard, but
the candidate must measure up to
it. Tho New York delegation is
closely connected with the predatory
interests, containing as it does, trust
agents, attorneys and officials, and
it would cost a candidate hundreds
of thousands of votes to owe his
nomination to the delegation. Cer
tain obligations are associated with
the" acceptance of political aid. A
candidate big enough to be president
would not bo guilty of securing the
support of the New delegation under
false pretenses, arid he would not
got the support without promises,
express or implied. There is a grow
ing movement among tne progres
sives in the direction of insisting
that the best test of a progressive
candidate is whether he is going to
decline a nomination unless it comes
to him without the aid of New York.
There are progressives enough in
this convention to nominate. They
ought to got together and pool their
issues. They ought to put the in
terests, of tho cause above tho per
sonal ambition of candidates. The
platform must be a progressive one,
if it is to meet the approval of the
country, and tho candidate must
With a progressive candidate run
ning upon a progressive platform
and independent of the Morgan-Bel-mont-Ryan
interests there is just
one more thing necessary to estab
lish confidence in tho country, the
reorganization of the national com
mittee. This committee would drag
down, to defeat any candidate who
would be foolish enough t6 allow it
to present him in a campaign." The
convention, therefore, ought, before
It adjourns, make some provision
for the retiring of the men who have
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Help the Parcels Post cause along by
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