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SIXTY-FIRST YEAR. . O. 222.
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1912. TWELVE PAGES.
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VAN1MAN AND IREW KILLfc
WHEN OIRIGIB E AKRON
BLOWN UP1 90J0 FEET IK
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500 OF CLARK'S
NEIGHBORS SEND
BRYAH MESSAGE
The Next President
While '
. s'ar;le-j to ;
,-t.de balloon
4 v; l uslon
a'onn at i
.rr shore 1
V.-r.:n in, !
:'n ti..- idea
i . Calvin
'it!,-r, and
a:, i i org" '
e u.s'antly
Atlantic Cl'y, N. J . .!
3. Of K) spectators stood 'o
uttT a, sound, th big dir:.-t.
Akron was sha'.t-eie d by !,
of Its gas bag and LI .v. c u,
C:Z this morning a Lu.f
)t"T Abseron ir.l' t. M lv'n
w ho had nu.lt it." airship
Of flyliiv mi.-.- tlx- .via
Yanician. his o' rstrcr I
Frd Khii'-r. Waiter Coc -.
IK urtilliuti, his crew, t
killed.
i t1 i imh) i i:i:t.
The lirieglhic t sailing ;i' .i !i ii-ht
of l.'iuu feet, and had I.' , in it." air
:rce C: . when the acrm. t. ore :rr-l.
Tli" h'iv;e n li.jc. r. ;.t t,v t'.e- -e-r-r.tV
f'iri t- f t:.,- . .!!(,. -i-.!.. j -emabiy
idiiHi-'l by .expati-ioti ti.r:. 'he- sins
rays, burs' tie ,.r the- mi.li,;. A ma-
of flame-.-, l.ic ti;,- .-'op fiom ! a IT
possihly lfi second., tin- hat million
cbillar dirigible- wa :nv it-:.;. I.: e tii
air about t (.pot vh-:c it had f i:
hove-ring seemed ' In- all flumes.
tit Hid v k t n ( I .
The tir- dissipa'e-d. the-n x ti ships
Outline JlgtlUlst til" sunrise- WHS M-e II t.l
fall like a r'""'"''. Kirsit tli.- or. in
wlii'h wit" ivim'd tb" u ri fort i; na
mm. I: Id l:i by rin y)i w ik. a'nl m.a!i'."
!. t'M'Jii', briH- away from n-
el':tv I ii t nilfil. t::" l.ow tu'UinR
t rut in a hliw arr. Tln n it t overbed
Mi'Mi i.ly and iiliiiipt-ii .)w iiwaid. Iji
r" tl u'i(A". t w iMti. in a long spiral.
hh Ui" l. i. a hnioUiit; mass ot "libber
ainl .-.lilt, w lib tlanit'tt hi. otjtikr out from
a dozen m- tu tis a ii ! i :j i d. It
lluiii'n i a ihiuiii ht aid tln u siieak'd.
duk n af'er 'be jr. I
I IMI M l ' HOItV.
In Mi bhieiif .oiii"i :iii. whi'h ap
j.eai"d !. I." th" body of a man hhot
. 1 1 t. tl," I'M f i'." nr. ikai;.. utnl
bit llie w.i'i r I, i tore the rest tf the
d"heenditiK maHH. It wan reported thin
wan ti." beu'.lehH Ixaly of ( alvlu Vani- j
ninn. At 'J.i a ru tai" u reluytd '
Unhor" fri in th,. rexiMi.TS that bin i
bil h id ii n rii ovii"d v'it(i it uni"
a h'u'einetit linn ('a;.!..:'! l-nml.ert
I'arker of t!..' Ah. econ J.fe avll.
re. that tin. wa fr.ie. i.i .i that the
other tour menux t .-. of th" crew w?re
etifHti4. l"d ( i th" w it r , , l; , h. ind
rall for the reaellt. ltl 1 feel of a-
Th Weathe
f -ecact Till 7 P. M. Torr ,
Rock UUnd, Davtrport, ..ne,
and Vicinity.
Vnsettled pat her with f -"s to
l ht or Wednesday. much
c itice in tenji't-rat ure. L ' south
i y wlndi".
-lifchcst temperature -1
'est last niRht C6 de;;rt Tim
j ature at 7 a. m.,
A'lnd velocity at 7 a a-, four
I eg per hour.
'reeipitation in the las- I hours,
inrb.
Jumidity at 7 p. in., 7 at 7 a.
I. . 91.
nape of water, ?..2, a f. ' of .1 in
t last 24 hours.
J. M. SIIEKIKI:. t.ocal Fcr master.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(H'roni ucKin today finoon tcmorrow.)
Si: 3 m-ta 7iM. rislH 4::. Evening
st: rs: Mars. .lupitc-r. Merctir". Morn
Its ftaM: Veniirt. Saturn.
St. Louis, Mo., July 2. Five hun
dred d.-riiOtratic voters of Iiowling1
Crc-en, Mo., Champ Clark's home ;
town, sent this message to William !
J. I'-ryan at Baltimore: !
"It is ditlicult for Missourians who;
olways !.ave been loyal to you to be-!
l:ee yon , . ;j remain a traitor to a;
man who u.;e you his untirinc ancA!
ronsi -i.-nt;..! su:lort and t- tb.
deiiioi rat;.- pr.rty as v. : 1 . by contiti-i
unit; to refuse not only your bai'.ot.j
ac r-ordir.a to your intruetions, but j
your i r-oT.al support. Ke Vr.ow, ad'
you f-tatci in your Var.dalia, Mo.,i
spee.'h, that f'lark is a man who Us '
absolute ly inrorrupti! !e. his life j
above- r.-proafh. and we know you i
yevir pe r ona: support. We- hiio'.v, as '
will t i',;c siirb ac tion jn the convon-l
tion tii.it. a name so dearly rherished
so n.at.y years may still re:ird'l '
wiiii (i.,;,,.st r,.Bp.,.t by all Misoiir- ;
; lans a:.-i that you will not rontinr.e
to ar t in a inann. r v. in
; every truo democrat to h
i with (ei-pc-bt sc-orn.''
h will catise
-ok upon you
P ATM
r. I ii
and ex
it r
m. iimi i i ion r i
Tho'i!,lI:ds of pclso:s
part of th" i".-ort allien
Inlet, on th"
.1 II 1 II I M II IC
l.ai Kr -i i
lnati c . .i ;
the fh-K-K.
The f.;t!h
u:d th" HI f.
)uir ft, r
th-- sl. . at
f. II.
frotn every
i aiotii Hie
board walK and iihout the
at-", y.-.-; u n, .-, f i oi.i t he
. licit r, w b"ic M I s. Va: i
d and is unccji'-ii ions from
thin tiiornir.).: was U.e tere
te d liirsh'.p had lak'-u this
t in h 1 1 1: l in, winter en
in:, ii 1 1 -k th.- Akron out
per to sweep into the em;:
pl"!e. ;
"hr e w idows f the men killed are !
M'.'. Vantman. Mrs. Bourtillion and,
V:i. Kltner. Tbe-y gather--d at the
Va llman cottree after the a1 cident,
l l TF.AIO,
"itside the rottafie was a crowd of
lr- bably l'ii''0 men, women and cbil
d'-n all saddened, downcast and some
ir, tears ovc-r the oppressive sorrow of .
it .ill. ;
olioeme n on puard around the 1
Vr uman hoi'toe were keeii bark the
mi "bid. Every i me seemed t- fc-el deep
ly be soiemtiity of the moment.
IK. VAMI KK THtliKnV.
fter Mrs. Vanimap recovered con
pr lusnesg .he said that when her
bit-')aDd left at 2 o'clock nig morning
fh- had a premonition of trouble.
' Ves, I saw them fall," she Paid. "I
fa- one man Jump. Something tells
me It was my husband. I saw him
pread out 1i the air flat as be - ''
an: then f)h, I can scarcely BpeaU
Of t all prew dark before me. They
iW-. so bijsh in th" air it must have
i be. o a thousand fcpt.
FAI.I.S I IKE fl.HTH.
I ' Tlefore I fainted, I no remember
jthi car turned with one cr.d downward
at:.; it fell towards the pea like a
cic b, all In a string. I cm recall
th; picture ell the Test of my days.
If- photographe-d ln my mind."
' hen boats reached ' ie scene of
disaster nothing but remnants of
big fras ba were ;:bove water,
machinery and heavy car had
' out of sitrht. Men plied around
MJI-! OftM m
VtiLoUl'. lis U
AS THE NEWS OF
VICTORY GCgiES
v if s
BREAK TO GOVERNOR AFTER
ILLINOIS 58 VOTES HAVE
BEEN TAKEN FROM CLARK
46TH BALLOT
Convention Hall, Baltimore,
July 2. Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey today was nominat
ed for the presidency by the
democratic national convention.
The nomination was made after
Underwood had been with-
Clark 84.
Wilson 990.
Harmon 12.
Absent 2.
Clark received five votes ! drawn, Clark had released his
from Florida; from Louisiana, ! supporters and New York, as a
2; Missouri, 36; Nevada, 6; climax, had moved to. suspend
New Jersey, 4 ; District of Co- balloting and make the nomina
lumbia, 6; California, 24; tion by acclamation. There
Ohio, 12. was objection to this plan.
As the final roll call came on,
state after state fell into line
for the New Jersey executive.
arose ln the
better than anyone else!"
Missouri delegation.
Attempts to strike the Nebraskan j piling up an overwhelming ma
were frequent and it was only throush i joritv. The result was received
with a tumultuous demonstra
tive, most strenuous work that the po-
liee ver ahla to ewrnrt him unharmed
to the speaker's rostrum. ; tion by delegates and spec-
S-eamrt.
in a hath
into the
shouted, "( loverm .i , 1 ! i . : ! I
to yiiii." There were sou
orous splashing wirl m tin
X. .1., July Wilson was
tub when reporters burst'
executive- mam-ion. and
has Heine
..is of ih
i.at li room
but no cither response. Tie1 :oer
lio's three daughters damiil in de
light when they heard the news. A
moment later the fi.i-ri.i' m word
to ti.e- reporters that h was "pcr
fe ' iy delighted." i
Washington, .luly 2. --Speaker
thaiulUjUiark, ae-c oinpauied by his
son, Reunett, slipped away from thei
capital today and took a train for;
Haltin.or.;. i
liatttiuorc, July 2. Speaker f'lark ;
arrive -1 heie sh.-rtly be'or.. noon. Ilo
was driven to the Haititiiotv club,'
where be went into nil;i e ii ii, e with!
f.-irnu-r Se-nator iiubois and others '
Fi-natiir Stone was authority for the
staten.'-nt ("lark wiuld r...t tn to the
conve in ion. !
DESERTED 9-YEAR-OLD
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New York.
Washington, July 2. All the democratic senators on the
iloor sent this message to Wilson:
"We congratulate you and the country upon your nomina
tion. We are confident of your overwhelming victory."
Seagirt, N. J. .July 2. "The honor is as great as can come
to any man by the nomination of a party," said Wilson when
informed of his nomination. "Especially under the
The great gathering was thrown into
turmoil. For several minutes It looked
as if the presiding officer would be
forced to clear the galleries and also
discipline many of the delegates.
Chairman James ordered the police
to arrest any man who refused to take
his sat vt might later b found to
be responsible for the bringing into the
hall of banners intended for stamped
ing purposes.
IIAMVEH CATSES THE WAR.
The 33d ballot had been completed
and the delegates were waiting the re
sult of the voting when from the sec
tion of the hall near the Missouri
delegation elx iuen appeared with a
streamer, which was raised above the
Mlssourians. It read as follows:
"I have known Champ Clark for IS
I years. He is absolutely tmcorrptible
circum- land his life is above reproach. Never
in all these years have I known him
t -i o - r a T Vinno T n nnrpriji tf it. at. its t.rilfi valllP. hilt illSt at
this moment I feel the tremendous responsibility it involves SiSSS 11 lZrZ
tators.
Convention Hall, Baltimore, July 2.
The con vent ion hall began to fill
by It o'clock, but delegates wearied
with the long night sessions and mo
notonous roll calls, were late in ap
pearing. Chairman James was on the
platform at noon and at 12:09 called
the convention to order. At 1 2 : 1 f! the
43rd ballot was ordered. It resulted:
Clark 329.
Wilson C02.
I'nderwood 9ii.
Harmon 2S.
Foss 27.
Bryan 1.
Kern 1.
ILLINOIS r.dKS TO WILSON.
Illinois voted on the 43rd ballot:
Liark, 18; U ilson, 40. I'nder the
even more than I feel the honor. I hope with all my heart the
party will never have reason to regret it."
When the nomination was officially announced friends and
neighbors, both republicans and democrats, came to offer con
gratulations. An impromptu reception was held on the lawn.
New York, July 2. When the news of the nomination of
Wilson was communicated to Roosevelt he declined to make
any comment,
say later.
the people.
"W. J. PRYAM In 1910."
The appearance of the banner was
: the signal for an anti-Rryan demon
j stration. Delegates arose in the chairs
. and cheered. A quartet of strong
lunced Mlssourians began chantimr
"He .lias trii'd to Jvill oft Clark," and
this was taken up ln other sections
He said, however he would have something to i of the hall.
' Xot content with the storm they had
.engendered, the Missouriang determin-
GIRL MADE DEPENDENT S600.000 FIRE LOSS FOR
A MASSACHUSETTS TOWN
the
Th.
fj1
I.ila Waie, ;.i;ed
in tr de-i ia red a oe i -e :i.
rnur.iv r-.urt and Mi.- '
f04 Twe nty-tirst sl re, t .
guardian. The Watb- g
to testimony introduced
t :iis morn-
i.t in the
. A. hni-liii.c,
appointed as
ri. a. cording
h.-.d not re-
fl r U sl"
the' I. all
some of
rt t!
MUl
tie
iglil June 1
watt nearly
niec hanlMu
At that time t ' '
u re i Iced hv I h
j
;oii.: wrong.
'-I .1 hooks trying to fin.i the bodies.
tailed, and decided to postnon
r efforts until the tide fall this
aft -moot).
reived the proper pari-n: .1 . are. Her
mother 's de-a-1 and he r t.iti.e-r some
time a-o cle.-eited her.
Xorth Adams, Mass., July 2. Fire
this morning destroyed the Empire
theatre, an apartment house, Wilson's
hotel and Sullivan's furniture build
j uifi. The loss is ?U OO.iiiiu.
partJf a ca
of Tbls c.iy
but It uiLsiaude-d without sc i lous mis
hap iitit ii)i: ini'Hiui ui ti.
The l..t m st t'.ight the- l.all.ie'ti made
was lasi full, when it spent tie greater i
lay iu th,- a!r in the- virinitv !
At that time- tl,.- gas in
tl.e- t.tnr was tiol sutbi ietit to k. ep the
b n ship 'i nstantly in th, an. ami it
bad to m..ke M-vetal landu t-. During
the' w.nt. r 'aiiim;iu impiov. d the ship
through 1. ssotis '.earn.-cl In that flight,
in c.r. nc. hi i hi r..
An eyer.ness says th.it Jut-t after
the- ship had ejlldrcleel le'aj-sy lay he
m a pi. IT of smoke ' S .ddei'ly the
huge ban was eeti to buck!" froTl the
to extreme nris. forming a perfect
Y The re was iw report, but immedi-
e'e ly tijee 1 o'll.iptw-d bag fell te.Wiild the
ienn w'.th frightful elociy. The
forms of live men were pl.r.i.ly seen
p'.utiginx tLrouKb the ieir, the bexiieej
tunong in', r and oer be fore they tank
a' 'he' i.ei t'Tiuii the Irfvard walk it
looked if the now limp gas 1 ag and
n.e !aJ fra,:r.. wcirk cenend flic ir bodies.
Men cm the. board walk turtle -1
e from the sickening fi(tht, and wo
II'.en sere-., 'i-.e'd."
r.w:n hMtw c ujk.
An uiai-.i t.i tgnen and the inlet
"c'-ij was . a,i k with boa's rushing to
i.'. I f.'.e in,-. Exactly what Cuused the
ei it-ier n'.ty never be- known. That
efeieexly I ,.d let t. o much freij gaa
::.:o the n.. a. s and backed up the ex
l a iff was 'he theory of Chief Black
r the fl:ce ,i, jr'ni' tit. who. witn Ms
: e-n. assls d ri laun.h:iig the bal
!. -i: "I I. i r.o ld'-a there- was anv
il ru ri. ; ur.'il I s dietily saw
i. ii' i tmt ... to fiatr.c and the entire
t .ir of tin as bag go t.p as though
' expio.-i- ... ' he a:d 'AW heard
t! s.re.im.- . ,f th,. docnnd n.. in ross
the- wa'er T'.ie s.gl.t was awful The
I baliev.r r-i'.l.ii-M J l.ke a b.;rttd
RICHARD H. DAVIS WEDS
BESSIE M'COY 8TH JULY
v'ew York. July 2. Bessie Mo
ot 'aiiia l'ama" fame is to
ni rry K!-hard Harding Davis, the
to; uvr i.r correspondent. This has
U q publ:s!ied before in the news
papers, but has always heen followed
lj n authoritative den al. Yesterday,
tic .e ever, .Mr. Davis au;...ited that te
at . Miss McCoy will jo married
Ju f 8.
W'e are going to Ke-e p the plae
of tbo weddiag a sei he said.
want to keep fr.
ere I. W e aro going
a veck from today aL
nee d to know . As a .
we haven't niade our
hov.-, because we don'i
ie out.
-. Davis said Miss McCoy is BU
lit1 on. but be wouhiu t ear wh t)
Sbt at. I he r mother e: 1 het yjuugor
.i6'a-. .e:iie. have a home In Xew
. Ro- be.le. but nobody nswered their
their i teie phont last nicht
Summary of Ballots for
the Democratic Nominees
Ballot.
i being botb
) be married
that's all you
eUter of fact,
. ins yet, anj
want them to
TAFT IN CONTROL
OHIO CONVENTION
Til l(i
A. o-Ur
:. -ater Is t
f.tinc lirat
w I :; p. J up
: ail. en.
celie lo
i: i ii: w mow .
. ory rf the' c a .s"
at a dur.g'mg rope
'. i:;to ti e bu pro:
je-a't.s: '.!: st. r:i e
rd sr.appe 1 .ff .
Columbus, Ohio, '
the republican tftate
:cd. y it was w ith a j
-er "lght betwt-e-n the
elt factions. Two r
.'rri will submit:
l y endorses T.Jt,
t od and the Chicago
i trsrity opposes all
i. ri t.
T ie Taft fere , g wo;
t: Hate convention
n it irity retort on
tih ?d. 426U to 3'"1V
f the re?rt P-s-d by ..
f the aid the nomixar.on fc:
. lr. up.
r.d of . B. Dillon, con..-.
of of c-iun-bus. was nc i
-o Niicrijr oa iLe ftii L. j
ly 2. When
avention n.et
-pect of a I it
ft and Roose
rts on a plat-
The niajor-adminlstra-itform.
The
this endorso-
p first test in
day when the ,
solutions was ,
The majority i
viva voce vote j
- .ernor taken !
' pleas jud?e :
!ed for feov-
Fir.-t 4 '''2 3:'li ; t;i2 lis :i: 12
Second 44ti:2 .: , nr, ni :;i u 2 2
Third -ni in', li-iu :-;t 14 1 1
Koiii th 44.; : i. i:;i2 :;i is 2
Fifth 4r! :::i i;.2 lilC :n 2
stixth 41") ui i:;., :;i .. 1 1
Seventii 44!''j '.'''!' z l-':!j l-Js ul - 1
Eighth 44--'a :i-"il:. 12V" :;i 1 1
Ninth l.".2 ;jj ::3 ::i .. 1 1
Tenth :::.":2 ii: ;;i :;i .. i .. l
F.lc ve-r.th 5 r 4 :;M'; : i 2'. 3" 1 .. 1
Twelfth r.47a :;..! 2: .. 1 1 ...
Thirteen' ii ;.:,4'i ii:.t2 ..1 .. 1
Fourteen' . ....Si:! ', J :; .. - -
Fiftcer.ti, ''-' :;..'2 i: - -
s:;eci.ti rr.i ; '2'-.. :," 1 -
Se'Vc'titee-: . "e:j ; 1 . : a .'. 1 4 '.3
Kinh'eet:- : 1 ; .., i;:i ?. .. 1 SSej ..
Twciitiei -;2 ::--:i iil'-s -a ''' 1 3
Twcr.ty-f.--t ...5"- z'i .. 1 1 5
Twen'y-ts. ind ."('s "!"!' ... ::' .. 1 .. 1 43 1
Tvctn'y-t d ..ci-T'o Z: i'2 ... 3 .. 1 1
Twenty-f .rth i.) 4 -: - ' r, :2 . . . 30 .. 1 3
Twenty-: ii ...4'i'j 4"5 1'- -'J U" .. 1
Twenfy-s-'h ..4i..l:-2 47 ! H2'2 3" .. 1 - 43
Twenty s velith 4'-; 4'-i;;. ilJ 2: 3'' .. 1 S3
Twenty. hth .4'.-'; 437 ;i:i: .'It .. .. 1 1 S
Twenty : .,;h ..4f.--.3 4"u ;if; 29 4
Tl.irti.-f 4."r. 4c-' ;-;!'- 13 - 3"
Tl-irty-l. -t 4 4'. 4 47:: i j.-'-I 17 2
Thirty?. ,-,r.d ..44e',12 477-a 1 1 1 i - 11 -
Thirty t r.i ...447'- 477 ;...;:2 -! -
Ti:irty-f ,-tb ..4571, 47f . 1, : 1 2
Thlrty-f. , 41.5j 494 :3 l"l2 -' 1 ;s
Thirty.- .-h ...4344 1 -'' 1
Tlirty-s ver.Th .432,-s 4:V. !- 2' 1
Thirty-e- .hth ..42r, 49-2 ! : 2: 1 2'
Thir'y-:. a:h ...422 5"l'j 2 1 2i
Fortieth 423 .v'lij le-c, 5 1 2
Forty-t. -t 421 4'-:1i 1 -ir, 27 .. .. 1 1 -s
Forty... :nn.1 ...4 '.'i 494 1"4 -7 .... 4 1 "1 1
Forty rr rd ...."29 C 2 &'.' -i 1 27 1
Forty-fc irth ...3'; i.:29 r-9 " 27 -
Forty-f :h Z"C C'.Z ;,7 13
Forty s ah t-4 ;:'' .. 12 ..
J:.e.s, 1; J. Hairjcr. Lewii 1: oa i2ad baUoU
HOOTS GREET
BRYAN WHEN
HE IS GAGGED
Chairman Jones Refuses
to Let Him Reply to
"Insult"
FKOM CLARK BOOSTERS
Wildest Scene of Convention
Marks Vain Attempt of Ne
braskan to Speak.
Convention Hall, Baltimore, July 2.
1 Hooted down by rn'-n who had followed
his banner through thre e presi'li-ntial
campaigns. William Jenniiig.s Hrati
s 11 if 1 red yesterday afternoon the hu
miliation of be u.g denied the right to
addrei-s the democratic national cou
I ven'ii.n.
! Mr. Bryan was the central figure in
I the most disorderly scene in the; hi;;
; hall thus far. In making his way to
jthe platform to reply to what he term
!,! the gratuitous insult of the "iark
forces, he was caught in a wild human
-maelstrom and compelled to fight des
'perafely to keep his feet
The face? of ih? commoner, usually
;calm. bore an expression of fear as he
! was thrown from side to side in tho
fighting mass which nil-d the aisles in
front of the press seciK-n.
v i-oi.ir kiif: hi m i t: hhvas.
j By the use of thei: clubs the polices
men forced a way to Mr. Bryan's Eiue.
but not until he had suffered tne iiu
miiiation of bein intentionally jostled
by delegates ar.d made the recipient
of not only Loots and jeeri, but vile
, tfithets.
Cn-a ox" "Thro - him out'.'' "lie aic;:
;ed to carry the war into the Xebras
1 kan's own camp.
So they marched down the aisle to
jtiio Nebraska delegation, where they
planted the banner within two feet of
I Mr. Bryan.
llll V .VS AVOR.ll ST A UTS FIf;ilT.
I'ntil this time Mr. Bryan had paid
ino attention to the commotion. Wheu
he realized that the Mlssourians wero
not attempting to spare Ills feelings.
. he edeman'led that the men who held
jthe banner take it away. They re
j fused.
j Then there was a rush.
1 Twenty Bryan men bore down on the
'offending piece of painted linen and
attempted to tear it ofT the supporting
staffs, but they reckoned without the
i Missouri delegates. Plenty of them
were on ha net to protect it.
Around Mr. Bryan the human mass
I be gan to sway. Instantly a dozen alter
cations were in progress and blows be
ting struck on all sides.
! Throughout it all the Mlssourians
bad kept the? banner hearing the Bryan
quotation off the floor, but a concerted
rush of the Xebraska delegation sent
it under foot. There was a w ild scram
ble. When the .smoke of battle had
cleare.-i away Mr. Bryan had reached
the Missouri delegation and was de-
m-inding of Senator Stone, chairman
jof the delegation, whether the gratui
tous insult just offered ha3 the eanc
tion of Mr. Clark's managers.
' MK(KII l K W IIIOT.
Then another Hot ensued. From all
sides came au onslaught of anti-Bryan
men, who sought to shove the police; !
.aside and take summary punishment!
n the hitherto inviolate person of the j
three-times candidate for president.1
Mr. Bryan's face was white, the sudib ii
'change accentuated by the striking
blackness of his fringe of hair. He
trie-d to et back to bin own seat, but
the struggling, hooting mob refused to
pe-rn.it him to do so.
A c oil was se nt for n---rv's and an
extra detail of police; forced a way.
through the crowd. '
Mr. Bryan was lifted bodily by th:
police and ca:r;'d toward the; plat
form. When fcife from the battiin
b le-sjate s hf- slowly asrende-d the stairs
leading 'o the rostrctn, stopping at
e;a(h step to re-c over bis br ath.
Aeaiu the offending banner appeared
on the sci n". It was accord' d "a tre
rm nuous ovation." It.i bearers (limbed
on the pr'fs stand, but were prcmptlv
-brown off uy newspaper men whose
"copy" they trampled en. This was a
sjgr.al for a rtsi'irotion of the riotous
scenes of a few- minutes be for".
Fit ally the ai-des were (b ared by
followed.
CI.AHK I.OSFS 101.
Wilson gained two from Connecti
cut; 5s from Illinois; lite" from Idaho;
11'. 2 from Iowa: two from Louisiana;
eight from Michigan; 14 from Vir
ginia; H3 from West Virginia; two
j from Xorth Carolina; one from Wis
consin, and two fbni other states,
making Wilson's total gain over the
42d ballot. 10s. Clark lost 101.
A Xew Y'ork delegation caucus voted
7S Clark. Wilson 10 and I'nderwood
J 2. On the unit rule the solid vote was
cast for Clark . This dispelled hope of
a nomination on this ballot.
41TII II I. LOT.
Clark 30(5.
Wilson 029.
I'nderwood - 99.
Harmon 27.
Foss 27.
Wilson's gain, 27. Clark's loss, 23
MJVi VOTES A WAV.
Wilson lacked only SdVi votes
the 44th ballot. Indicating strong possi
bility of a nomination on the 45th bal
lot. It was reported there would be a .
slump of i'nderwood voters to Wilson. (
probably on thej 45th, but certainty on
the; 4t;th if that many ballots were
cast.
4.TITI II I. LOT.
Clark 30(1.
Wilson 33.
I'nderwood 97.
Harmon 25.
Foss 27.
1
on.
iCoi.'.muta oa i'ae ,tfuL
I MIHIIH oor TTIIDR twv.
Senator Bank head mounted the
platform amid breathless silence. He
sabl I'nder wood bad entered the con
test hoping to be the nominee. But,
bis c hief desire was to eradicate every'
.vestige of si-ctlonal feeling. That
bad now been demonstrated by Ilb
j eral support given the Alabama can
, clidate. He would not be a party to
jthe defeat of any c andhlat!. "But I
t think the time; has come to recog
nize be canot be nominated by this
convention, nor cn he be used to de
feat a.iy candidate."
OT K'I I-:H -IK OM PLACE.
Vbc president?" ouerled a dele-
gate- fi 0:11 the floor.
"No," shouted back Bankhcad.
"He'll not turn from the important,
duties he- Is performing to take such
; an office as vice president." Under
wood would return where he was do
ing bis great constructive work, '
Bankbead went on. and he expressed
i a hope that no one would further
j urge the Alabama candidate for vice
' president.
(I.VHK ME HKI.l: VSKII.
Senator Stone, In Ciark's interest,
mounted the platform for a statement,
elle ic-based all of the Clark del' gates.
Fo..h was tb' ti wlihdra n.
Fi'7.t' raid of N- w York moved that
the toll caii be di -;peeiH,-d with and the
1.'. initiation he mad" by arc lamatlon.
The eor.vr-ntb.n r'-so en ma-ise as
tbr; Xew- York spokesman moved that
Wilson's nomination be by acclama
tion. A fre-iizy of cheers swept the
i floor and galleries, and delegates ttood
on chairs wv!r:". hats and flags. .Wil-
i tCoctluvd etc 1'je.se fclUt-i
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