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42 BALLOTS MID
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
BREAKS ALL RECRDS FOR
TIME OF DEADLOCK.
DELEGATES 1IRED AND PEEVISH
Little Change in Votes All Day Mon-
day—Roll Call Became Mechanical
While Fatigued Candidates
Sought Vainly to Adjourn
—Quit at 12:43.
Baltimore, July 2.—The deadlock in
the Democratic national convention
over a presidential nomination seemed
more complicated than ever when ad-
journment was taken at 12:43 this
morning until noon today. Woodrow
Wilson had made steady gains during
Monday's balloting until he reached a
high-water mark of 501!Zz votes on the
thirty-ninth ballot. He remained sta-
tionary on the fortieth ballot and then
began to lose ground. The last bal-
lot was the forty-second, when Gover-
nor Wilson polled 494 votes.
Speaker Champ Clark reached the
lowest ebb of his candidacy on the bal-
lot where Wilson reached a crest. He
went down to 422 votes at that time,
but immediately began to pick up, and
had gone to 430 when adjournment
was taken.
The speaker came over to Baltimore
during the evening and was a guest at
the home of Mayor Preston, near Con-
vention hall.. He returned to Wash-
ington shortly before midnight.
BRIAN REPLIES TO [
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
NEBRASKAN SAYS THAT CLARK
HAS NOT ACTED WRONG-
FULLY. BUT—
HE FAILED 10 ACI AT ALL
GOV. WOODROW WILSON
"BRYAN TRAITOR TO ME AND
TO THE PARTY"—CLARK
Calls Nebraskan's Explanation of Vote
"Outrageous Aspersion on Demo-
cratic Party and on Me."
Baltimore, June 29.—After his con-
ference with Mr. Hearst, Senator
Stone, David R. Francis and others,
Speaker Clark issued the following
statement:
"Today in the national convention
an outrageous aspersion was cast upon
me and through me upon the Demo-
cratic party by one who of all men
ought to be the last to besmudge or
betray his friends, or his party. So
far as I am personally concerned it is
A weary, bedraggled, peevish aggre- enough to say that the charge which
gate of delegates and alternates drift- reflects upon my personal or party
ed into the convention hall last night integrity is utterly and absolutely
with a long, dreary night session in j fa.lse. I might afford to forget myself,
prospect. They confronted the same but, i am the choice of the Demo-
monotonous grind of Baltimore that ( eartic majority of the house of repre-
had continued from last Friday morn-! sentatives the ranking offic ial Demo
ing, when the first vote had developed i crat in public life. I cannot he false
If He Sees No Difference in Two Fac
tions, He Should Not Resent Crit-
icism, Says Colonel Bryan.
Baltimore, July 1.— Mr. Bryan re-
jlied last night to Speaker Champ
Clark's demand that the Nebraskan
prove or retract the general charge
made in convention that the Clark I
forces had allied themselves with the i
so-called privileged classes. In his
statement Mr. Bryan said:
"1 have received notice by publica-
tion only. The only criticism 1 have |
made against Mr. Clark is not that he
has acted wrongfully, but that he has I
failed to act. 1 may over-estimate the •
importance of the presidential ottice, the room. Mr. Bryan
but I have felt that an aspirant for was unalterable.
the deadlock on a presidential nomina-
tion was cast after an all-night session.
Almost a full week of controversy
between rival factions had sorely tried
the patience and tempers of the dele-
gates and the crowd which gathered
was ordinarily an irritable and excit-
able one. The tensity of the situation
had shown itself in a semi-riot on the
floor during the afternoon when Will-
iam Jennings Bryan found himself in
the midst of half a score of fist fights.
Police were warned to exert extraordi-
nary vigilance in the future. The
slow rise and fall of the vote of the
favorite candidates throughout the
day had increased the steadily grow-
ing bitterness of the past week and
last night a match of offense, touched
to the exciteemnt, would have set the
entire convention ablaze.
It was on this situation that many
leaders based hopes of a final vote and
a nomination before the night was
over. They argued that the weary del-
egates, tried by a week of work, would
break from the hard and fast lines that
have been holding and throw enough
votes to one of the candidates to end
the agony of suspense. Others con-
tended that the situation made impos-
sible an agreeemnt on any one of the
candidates now before the convention.
They pointed to today's physicall clash
between the Clark and Wilson forces
as an evidence that the feeling was
so bitter that neither would allow
enough votes to go to the other to nom-
inate.
A ■ •< *
HON. CHAMP CLARK
aid his position
that office ought to manage his own
campaign and not allow people to do
things for him without his direct and
specific authority.
"The papers announced that Mr.
Clark was neutral between Mr. Parker
and myself in the temporary chair-
manship fight, and that he informed
Senator Kern was turned to as rep-
resenting the "progressive democracy"
and there was no nomination in oppo-
sition to him. llis election was un-
animous.
Cautious advisers of the Nebraska
leader argued against his accepting the
chairmanship of the resolutions com-
"REDUCE TARIFF"
DEMOCRATS ATTRIBUTE HIGH
COST OF LIVING TO THE PRO-
TECTIVE TARIFF LAW.
"WOULD MAKE PRIVATE
MONOPOLY IMPOSSIBLE"
Republican Party Failed to Redeem
Promises Made 'n 1908 For Down-
ward Revision of the Tariff,
They Claim.
Baltimore, Maryalnd Bristling with
Democratic progressivism, the plat-
| form on which the Democratic party
will stand was completed late today
! by the committee on resolutions and
' awaits only the approval of the pres-1
I dential nominee to be presented to the
I convention.
The document is the result of 48
hours' work by the committee. It is
almost entirely new, although the rec-
| ommendationa of New York were fol-
lowed in many particulars.
j Tho document covers every subject
' of importance which has been the sub*
j ject of party discussion in four years.
or corrupt without reflecting upon my
party in the most serious way.
Any man who would enter into an
alliance with any selfish interest or
privileged class of this country to gain
the nomination for the presidency is
unworthy of the presidency and of the
peakership of tho house. If I have
not entered into such an alliance, then
the Democrat, however distinguished,
who wantonly charges mo with the
act is a traitor to the Democratic party
and to his professed friendship to me.
I am not here to plead for a nomina-
tion or to attempt to influence any
man's political action. Let every man
proceed in this convention according
to his convictions and the expressed
will of his constituents. I ask no undue
consideration from any man, be he
friend or foe, but I demand exact jus-
tice from every Democrat either in this
convention or throughout the nation.
With William J. Bryan and his charge
made in the convention today, the is
sue is proof or retraction. I shall ex-
pect him to meet that issue.
(Signed) "CHAMP CLARK."
At the hour the statement was is-
sued. 1:40 a. m., Mr. Bryan had retir-
ed for the night, leaving word that he
was not to be disturbed.
BRYAN BALKS AT TAM-
MANY'S NEAR STAMPEDE
BRYAN CALLED 'MARPLOT'
BY NEW YORKER
Vitriolic Speaker Ranks Nebraskan
With Morgan, Belmont and Ryan
—Then Votes for Wilson.
Baltimore, July 1.—John B. Stanch-
field, New York delegate, spoke from
the platform explaining his vote and
championing New York as a decisive
factor in Democracy.
Stanchfield declared that the integ
rity of New York delegates had been
impugned and insulted and New York
had a right to be heard.
Stanchfield denounced Bryan as
"that money-grabbing, favor-hunting,
publicity-hunting marplot from Nebras-
ka."
Stanchfield's bitter characterization
of Bryan was received with cheers
mingled with some hisses. The speak-
er maintained that the New York del-
egation was the ablest ever sent to
a national convention.
"No man branded with Bryanism can
come within half a million of carrying
New York," exclaimed Stanchfield,
amid cheers.
Stanchfield bitterly attacked Bryan
as one of the plutocrats whose name
should be linked with Morgan, Bel-
mont and Ryan. "Any man who had
been writing for pay from the Chicago
Republican convention should be ex-
pelled from this convention." he said.
"Mr. Bryan is opposed to any can-
didate except Mr. Bryan."
Stanchfield closed with announcing
his vote for Wilson.
CLARK MAKES QUICK TRIP
TO SEAT OF FIGHT.
Baltimore, June 29.—Leaders of
the Clark ind Wilson forces realiz-
ing that the convention was deadlock-
ed. turned in despair to devise means
of creating a break.
Governor Wilson, at Sea Girt, N.
J., was implored to rush post-haste to
the convention hall, and his friends
placed at his disposal a special train.
"I Won't Vote for Clark as Long as
New York, Controlled by Murphy,
Does," He Says. "Are You a
Democrat," He Is Asked.
Baltimore, June 29.—Under the
guise of explaining a change of vote
in the Nebraska delegation, Wm. J.
Bryan got another hearing in the Dem-
ocratic national convention today and
again threw the delegates and specta-
tors into a disorderly uproar.
Bryan, who under primary instruc-
tions, had been voting for Champ
Clark, announced that he would not
vote for him again while New York
was included in the Clark column. He
changed his vote to Woodrow Wilson,
but defiantly declared he would change
again if "Mr. Murphy" and "The
Rvan-Belmont-Morgan" crowd should
vote for Wilson.
Bryan was assailed from the floor
by many delegates who demanded
that his speech be stopped and by oth-
ers who demanded to know if he
would support the nominee. Bryan said
he "expected to do so," but he also ex-
pected the convention to nominate a
man without the support "of the in-
terests."
his supporters to vote as they pleased. I mittee on the ground that the attempt
If that contest were purely a question to have him draft the platform is a
between Judge Parker and myself, as poorly concealed plot to commit him in
individuals, his refusal to take part advance to the subsequent acts of the
would not be material, although he convention and to any nominee willing
never sent out a piece of literature or to accept what would be known as the
had a speech made in his behalf that Bryan platform.
did not represent him as my special Mr. Bryan himself ,it was said, was
champion for sixteen years. If he dis- j loath to have anything to do with the
tributed any literature in which he platform until he is sure who the
associated his name with Parker's, I! nominee will be. Fo<* that reason, it
shall be glad to withdraw this state- was declared, he would advocate the
ment upon inspection of the litera- upsetting of precedent and the naming
ture. of a candidate before the platform is
"But the contest between Judge I written and adopted.
Parker and myself was not a personal
contest and everybody except Mr.
Clark knew this. It was between
progressive Democracy on the one side
and reactionary Democracy on the
other, and I contend that in such a
contest it was Mr. Clark's duty to take
one side or the other, if in his Judg-
ment there is any material difference
between the two kinds of Democracy.
!f he insists that there is no differ-
ence, he has no right to complain of
criticism at the hands of those who
believe that there is a vital differ-
ence.
"I have tried to advise Mr. Clark
in his own interest, as I believe, as
well as in the interest of the party,
and it is a source of great disappoint-
ment to me that he should have listen-
ed to personal enemies of mine more
than he has to me.
"In using the word 'disappointment'
I do not use it in a personal sense,
for I have no desire to impose my
advice upon him; but I feel that it is
not presumption for me to assume that
I am better acquainted with the sen-
timent of the people than those who
have had his ear, and I am sure that
I speak for a larger number.
'I am sure, too, that I am as dis-
interested as those upon whose coun-
el he relies, for I have no interest in
the subject except my interest in the
principles and policies which can be
advanced through the election of a
Democratic president.
"I believe Mr. Clark is right at
heart, but during the last few days he
has been misled and has failed to take
advantage of the opportunities pre-
sented to throw his influence entirely
into the balance when questions of
gerat importance were at issue."
WM. JENNINGS BRYAN
er Mississippi valley by floods and the
control of the Mississippi is declared
to be a national, rather than a state
problem. The maintenance of a navi-
gable channel also is recommended.
Repeats party declaration of plat-
form of 1908 as to lights of labor,
and pledges the party to an employes'
compensation law.
Declares the unnecessary with-
Members .,f the committee express drnw>1 ()f pub,lc ,aU(, t(mdg retar(,
general satisfaction with the planks. K, „ and ^ „
and William J. Bryan who took an poll(.y of oongervat|on; that ri>Herva.
active part In framing then,, predicted (Ums Bhould |m Um,ted |(} |mrpos#
that It would arouse the disapproval whU.h th(iy purlK)rt l() gerve; favor,
of less than a dozen members of the br(wdegt lll)erullty administering
convention. |anj |aws aild gayg forest reserve ad.
Under the new rule, the platform mltUng homegtead pntrle8 w„hln the
will not be presented to the convention | natlonal foregt> ghould not 1)0
until after the nomination of the can- (U|d by adnilnlgtratlve reglllat|ons; de-
dldates. ... ! clares for immediate action to mako
Planks of the Democratic platform J avallable Alaskan coal lands and safe-
summarized are: . guarding of lives of miners.
Reaffirms party s devotion to the Favors enocuragement of agrloul-
prlnciples of Democratic government re ftnd |e(5iB|atlon to Sllpi)re88 gam.
as formulated by Jefferson. bliug in agricultural products.
Declares for a tariff for revenue I)e,ieveg foslerln>? K,.owth of a
only; denounces the high Republican merchunt marine and urges speedy en-
tariff as the principal cause of the
actment of laws for greater security
FIST FIGHT ON FLOOR.
Sergeant At Arms Stops Woman
Carrying Clark Banner to
Stage.
Convention Hall, Baltimore, June
29.—A woman tried to carry a Clark
banner to the stage during the dem-
onstration. When an assistant ser-
geant at-arms stoped her, there was
an exchange of blows between two
men at the very foot of the stage
stairs. A big picture of Wilson
hoisted from the flo(>r to the galler-
ies, and labeled "Our Next Presi-
dent," renewed the cheers of tbe Wil-
son delegates.
James Elected Permanent Chairman.
Baltimore, Maryland—Senator
elect Ollie James of Kentucky, at a
harmony meeting of the committee on
permanent organization today, was
named for permanent chairman of the
national convention
BRYAN REFUSED COMMITTEE JOB
"NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH THE
FORCES WHO APPEAR TO
BE DIRECTING."
Baltimore, Maryland—Because he is
not in sympathy with the forces
'seemingly in control of the Baltimore
convention," Wm. J. Bryan of Ne-
braska, today declined the chairman-
ship of the resolutions committee
unanimously .tendered him. Senator
John W. Kern was elected after Mr.
Bryan twice refused.
When the committee met Mr. Bryan
was not present and his absence was
disconcerting. No one appeared to
know what the Nebraskan's attitude
was to be, but it was decided unani-
mously that the place should be prof-
fered him.
Senators Rayner of Maryland, O'-
Gorman of New York and Culberson
of Texas, therefore were sent post
haste to Mr. Bryan's rooms to urge
him to "assume a duty to his party."
They arrived too late, as Mr. Bryan
had started to the convention hall.
Mr. Bryan refused the chairman-
ship in a speech in which he said he
was "not in sympathy with the forces
who appeared to be directing the trend
of political events in the party" and
he was not sure he could support the
committee's platform. He said that un-
less the platform embraced his ideas
of true progress he would submit a
minority report to the convention.
Not content to abandon their har-
mony program, without further effort
the committee turned the matter over
to Senators Rayner, O'Gorman and
Culberson, who held an earnest dis-
cussion with Mr. Bryan in a corner of
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
COMMITTEE. :
Baltimore, Maryland— :
Members of the new democratic :
national committee so far elect- :
ed are: :
Alabama—Wm. Dorsey Jelks.
Arizona—Reese M. Ling. :
Arkansas—• ;
California—John B. Sanford. :
Colorado—Thomas J. McCue.
Connecticut—♦Homer Cummins
Delaware—* Willard Salisbury.
Florida—John T. Crawford.
Georgia—*Clark Howell.
Iaho—P. H. Elder. :
Illinois—Chas. Roeschensteln.
Indiana—*Thomas Taggart.
Iowa—*.M. J. Wade. :
Kansas—*Wm. Sapp.
Kentucky—*John C. C. Mayo.
Louisiana—*Robert Ewing.
Maryland— J. Fred Talbott.
Maine—*E. L. Jones. :
Massachusetts— :
Michigan—♦Edwin Lynch. :
Mississippi—Robert Powell.
Missouri—*Edward F. Goltra.
Montana—*J. Bruce Kremer.
Nebraska—♦P. L. Hall.
Nevada— :
New Hampshire — * Eugene
Reed.
New Mexico—
New Jersey—*Robert S. Huds-
peth.
New York—
North Carolina—*Josephus
Daniels.
North Dakota—
Ohio—E. H. Moore.
Oklahoma—Robert (Jalbraith.
Oregon—Will R. King.
Pennsylvania— A. Mitchell
Palmer.
Rhode Island—*George W.
Greene.
South Carolina—*B. R. Till-
man.
South Dakota—
Tennessee—
Texas—Cato Sells.
Utah—Wm. R. Wallace.
Vermont—*Thomas H. Browne.
Virginia—
Washington—John Pattison.
Wrest Virginia—*John T. Mc-
Graw.
Wisconsin—*Jos. E. Davies.
Wryoming—James E. Osbourne.
Alaska—*A. J. Doly.
District of Columbia—Edwin
A. New man n.
Hawaii—John H. Wilson.
Porto Rico—Henry W. Dooley.
Philippines—R. T. Manley.
♦Re-elected.
unequal distribution of wealth. | jjfe an(j property at sea.
Faovrs Immediate downward re-1 ReafflrmB previous declarations re-
j vision of present duties, especially j gar(jjllfr pure f(M)(j and public health,
upon necessaries of life. Also favors Favors reorganization of the civil
gradual reduction so as not to inter- 8ervice and says laws should be hon-
fere with or destroy legitimate In- e8tIy am, rlgi(lly enforced.
dustries. Denounces President Taft for Recommends law reform legislation,
vetoing tariff bills of last congress. Reaffirms position against "policy of
Condemns Republican party for imperialism and colonial exploitation"
failure to redeem its promises of 1908 ln Philippines.
for downward revision. Welcomes Arizona and New Mexico
Takes issue with the Republican to si8t(.rho()(1 ()f Htates.
platform as to the high cost of liv- Demands for Alaska full enjoyment
ing, contending it is largely due to of rlghu and privileges of territorial
I high tariff laws. ( form of government.
Favors vigorous enforcement of thej Refers to Russian treaty and renew*
criminal features of tho anti-trust law. J pjedg0 to preserve "sacred rights of
Demands such additional legislation as American citizenship at homo and
I may be necessary to crush private mo- aj)r()a(j •
! nopoly. Favors prohibition of holding j Favora parcels post and extension of
I companies, interlocking directors,
j stock watering, etc.
Condemns Republican administration
for "compromising with Standard Oil
company and tobacco trust."
Denounces as "usurpation" the ef-
forts of Republicans to deprive states
of their rights and to enlarge powers
; of the federal government.
"There is," says the platform, "no
j twilight zone between the nation and
I the state in which exploiting interests
can take refuge from both."
rural delivery.
Favors encouragement as can prop-
erly be given Panama canal exposi-
tion.
Commends to the states adoption of
law making it offense to discriminate
against the uniform of the United
States.
Renews declaration of last platform
regarding generous pension policy.
Refers to the rule of tho people and
says: "The Democratic party offers it-
self to the country as an agency
Urges pebpel to support proposed trough which the complete overthrow
constitutional amendments pending in all(j eXpiration of corruption, fraud
various state legislatures, providing aM(j machine rule in American politics
M
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER
for an income tax and election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people. As justification of the
demands of the party for publicity of
campaign expenditures, attention is di-
rected "to the enormous expenditure
of money in behalf of the president
and his predecessor in the recent presi-
dential contest."
Declares for presidential preference
primaries. Directs national commit-
tee to provide for selection at pri-
maries of members of national com-
mittee.
Pledges party to enactment of law
prohibiting campaign contributions by
corporations and unreasonable cam- j
paign contributions by individuals.
Favors single presidential term and
making president ineligible to re-elec-
tion.
Felicitates Democratic congress on
its record, enumerating important
achievements, and pledges an ade-
quate navy.-
Denounces Republican administra
. ! tion on charge of extravagance and
. demands return to simplicity and
. economy befitting a Democratic gov-
. ernment.
. 1 Favors efficient supervision and
. rate regulation of railroads, express
. companies, telegraph and telephone
. lines, and a valuation of these cjmpa-
^ nies by the inter-state commerce com-
mission, and also legislation against
over-issuance of stocks of these cor-
| porations.
In connection with a demand for
I such revision of the banking laws as
i will give temporary relief in case of
1 financial distress, there is a denunci-
j ation of the Aldrich bill prepared by
i the monetary commission. The pres-
ent method of depositing government
funds is condemned and the party is
pledged to the enactment of a law
for the deposit of such funds by com-
petitive bidding in state or national
I banks as discrimination as to locaility.
Recommends investigation of agri-
cultural credit societies in Europe to
ascertain whether a system of rural
credits may be devUed suitable to con-
ditions in the United States.
Pledges party to enactment of leg-
islation to prevent devastation of Low-
an be effected."
The conclusion of the platform says:
"Our platform is one of principles
which we believe to be essential to our
national welfare, and Invites co-oper*
ation of all citizens who believe in
maintaining unimpaired the institu-
tions and traditions of our country."
Actor Held For Deserting Girl.
Junction City, Kan.—H. Downer, a
vaudeville performer, arrested at
Manhattan recently, was brought to
this city to stand trial on a statutory
charge. Downer, it is alleged enticed
a 15-year-old girl from her home in
Oklahoma, and abandoned her here.
The girl is in charge of a charitable
institution, which will care for her.
SENATOR OLLIE M. JAMES
Elected Permanent Chairman of th«
Democratic National Convention. ,
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