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WILSON IS MAKING GAINS;
TAnS LEAD OVER CLVRK
SPECULATION
ON OUTCOME
T
Gets 29 Indiana Votes
Increasing Total
29th Ballot.
BRYAN FLAYED
BY A DELEGATE
A Bitter Attack Is Made
on Nebraskan; Clark
Loses Strength.
Baltimore, Md., July 1. The demo
cratic convention hall was again the
center of attention from an early hour
today. Crowds began to' bcslesje the
entrance by ! o'clock and by 10
o'clock the galleries were half tilled
and there was a sprinkling of dele
gates on the floor. A cool breeze
through the high transom kept the
banners fluttering and promised re
lief from the exhaustive heat of pre
vious sessions. Eager interest was !
manifested in the struggle about to
be renewed. By 10:45 the galleries
were about half-tilled, with waiting
lines still tiling in. Many slate delega
tions had informal caucuses in tho
convention hall. Tho controversy be
tween Speaker Clark and Mr. Bryan
was the uppermost subject of conver
sation. A few minutes after 11 o'clock
Chairman James called the convention
to order. William J. Bryan appeared
at the conclusion of the prayer. A
cheer swept the hall as he. strode up
the aisle to (he Nebraska delegation.
The commoner Was smiling happily
and he tallied anim.iti ly with several
drbvn.e: . AlPt il e a1"-'rftm ..: " .
committee to secure the validation of
return trip railroad tickets the twenty-seventh
roll call waV ordered. When
New York was called a poll of the
delegation, tho first since balloting
began, was demanded by Bryan.
Abraham 1. Elklns of the eleventh
New York district waw the first New
Yorker to vote for Wilson and the
round of cheers greeted him. William
J. McAdoo was the second. When the
name of John B. Stanohtlold was call
ed he took the platrorm to explain his
vole. "1 come from a State whose elec
toral vote is vital to democratic suc
cess," began Staiiehtiol.t. "We repre
sent ten millions people."
Then he started to review the his
tory of New York's polities and the
delegates showed signs of Impatience.
He analyzed the personnel of the
New York delegation declaring It in
cluded Jurists, lawyers and business
men of known standing. This by com
mon consent Is the most representa
tive delegation that ever came to a
national convention from New York,
he said. Added that if these be "pup
pets of wax" that Mr. Bryan refers
to "we say that the money-grabbing,
office-seeking, publlcity-huntimr mar
plot of Nebraska "
Stanehfteld could not finish his sen
tence. It was drowned in a burst of
i hn rs. Bryan was silent, but smiled
occasionally.
"The vote of New Yofk Is vital to
sucrose," continued Rtagrhrleld, "and
no man can go forth from this con
vention stigmatised and branded with
Bryanlsm and come wltMn half a mil
lion votes of success."
t ails Bryan Plutocrat."
When Mr. Bryan n$kr a stutc
rnent that these delegates from New
Tork are under the influence of Mor
nin and Itvan and Helmont "pluto
crats" of this convention he omits
one name. Outside of three he has
named, the richest and most powerful
t.iniiMTMt on the floor Is the genue
inn from Nebraska hlmielf. If the
New York delegation Is to lie prevent
ed from participating, then any man
Vho for pay has been writing from
the floor of the republican conven
(Ion In favor of Mr. Bryan's partner
And alley, Roosevelt, ought also to be
Excluded. Col. Bryan never Intended
o support the cnndl.li.ic of this con
tention unless that I candidate was
iryan himself. We have all heard
fVr month that Bryan was combat
ting Underwood here. Wilson there,
"'lark here, and Harmon there; work
ing all the time In his own ae.flsh
Interest to produce a deadlock here.
If eoncluaion Btanchfteld threw the
(Invention Into disorder with the
declaration. "I caat my vote for Wood
roW Wllaon."
The vote showed Clark 7. Wilson
Underwood 7. abeent 1, but the
intd vote of 0 waa cast under the
iitiH nile for Clark, voting proceeded
and the twenty-seventh ballot resulted
wlthom material change. The fwen
' ' li hili ballot was taken up and 10
dlanfe't vole of 1 for Wilson and one
for Kern was the moft slgnlflcent
ch inVe so fat of the morning.
Coitrwicrsy Over California Voir.
A net her controversy nroae over the
Kansas Vote. Bell of California urgu-
ng that It must be cast for Clark un-
andldate, whereas a poll showed that
Wilson had 13 vote, one abort.
Thirteenth Ballot.
Thirteenth ball 1 Clark, 054 ; Wil
son, 35 1-2; Underwood, 115 1-",
Harmon. 811; .Marshall, 30; Ko s, 2,
and Bryan 1.
:n;bt confusion continued as long
as Bryan motioned to the crowd to
become quiet. Ho spoke deliberate
ly, explaining in 'detail his vote amid
much depressive silence.
Fourteenth Ballot.
The fourteenth ballot resulted In
no choice.
The total vote on the fourteenth
ballot was: Clark 550, Wilson 362,
Underwood 113, Harmon 29, Marshall
30, Bryan 2, Kern 2.
Fifteenth Ballot.
The fifteenth ballot resulted in no
nomination.
Total 1088; Clark 552, Wilson 362,
Underwood !10j, Harmon 29, Mar
shall 30, Bryan, 2, Kern 2.
Sixteenth Ballot.
Total 1088; Clark 651. Wilson 362J,
Underwood 1125, Harmon 29, Mar
shall 30, Kern 2. Bryan 1.
l ucre was practically no ch,nge on
1 lie sixteenth ballot. ,
lVtal: rotal to:.; arti 545,
Wilson 3B21, Underwood 112 J, Har
mon 2!i, .Marshall 30, Kern 4 J, Bryan
1, absent 3J.
The ballot ended with Clark 545,
Wilson 3621 as against 551 for Hark
and 3624 for WIIroii on the six-
ten I h.
Seventeenth Ballot.
The seventeenth ballot was without
result.
Ulghteviilh Ballot.
The eighteenth ballot resulted in
no nomination.
"in the eighteenth ballot the lead
ers stood: Clark 535; Wilson 361 as
igalnst 545 for Clark and 362 1-2
for Wilson on the 17th.
Eighteenth ballot official: Total
1088; Clark 536; Wilson 361; Under-
wood 125; Harmon 29; Marshall 30;
Bryan 1; Kern 3 1-2; absent 3 1-2.
The 18th 1allot brought Clark's
vote to 536, the speaker thereby los
ing the majority he had won on the
tenth ballot.
Nineteenth Ballot.
The result of the nineteenth ballot
left the leaders standing. Clark 532;
Wilson 358. The vote on the eight
eenth ballot had been Clark 535;
'Vllson .'!61.
On the nineteenth ballot Under
wood polled 130, a gain of five.
(in the nineteenth ballot Idaho cast
six of its 8 votes for Bryan, the blg-
est vote yet given the Nebrasfcan.
Nineteenth ballot official: Total
1088; Clark 532: Wilson 358; Under
wood 130: Harmon 29; Marshall 30;
Fobs 1; Bryan 7; Kern 1.
Twc.iti.-tli Ballot.
Wilson made a gain on the 20th
ballot due to a change In the Kansas
Mil. , the leaders then standing, Clark
612; Wilson 3SS 1-2 as against 532
for Clark and 358 for Wilson on the
19th.
Total 1088: Clark 512; Wilson
388 1-2; Underwood 121 1-2; Harmon
it; Marshall 30; Bryan 1; Fobs 2;
Ketn 1; James 3. .
Clnrk continued to lose ground and
Wilson made further gains on the
twenty-first ballot.
official: Total 1088. Clark 508,
Wllaon 3951. Underwood 1181, Har
mon 29. Marshall 30, Foea 5, Kern
1, Bryan I.
Clnrk Men Ask for Time.
At 6:40 p. m. the Clark forces asked
(or a recess. The Wllaon people ob
jected and demanded a roll call,
which was ordered.
Motion to Adlourn Defeated.
The ngurea on the original roll call
were'onfused, and a recapitulation
waa ordered. The vote was finally
announced al 7:16 p. m.: Ayes 42l,
noes 647, and the convention refused
to recess. The twenty-aecond ballot
was Immediately begun.
On the twenty-aecond ballot Mas
sachusetts glvee 30 vote to Foaa.
On the twenty-second ballot the
Harmon vote in Ohio was thrown to
Clark. The state caat 28 1-2 for the
speaker.
Georgia Will Vote tor I ndrrwood.
Baltimore, June 2t. The Georgia
delegation will pay no attention to
tin resolhtlen Introduced In Ihe sen
ate Instructing them to vote for Wilson-Judge
Branlly asld the delegation
waa Instructed for Underwood at a
primary and would follow those In-
Convention Proceeeings
as Recorded in Buletins
Baltimore, July 1. The twenty-seventh
ballot was ordered at 11:17
o'clock. Senator Leu, of Tennessee,
predicted at 11 o'clock that Wll 011
would pass the 00 mark early in the
day and be nominated before night.
New" Yorks vote for Champ Clark
was challenged and John It. Stanch
field took the platform to .loteu.l his
vote.
Denounced Bryan as the "money
grabbing, favor-bunting, publicity
hunter and marplot from Nebraska."
On the ,7th ballot there was 1111
choice. ,
On the twenty-seventh ballot India
na gave Wilson " votes. Twentyscv
enth ballot vole. Clark 469; Wil 011
406 1-2; Underwood 112; Foss 3S;
Marshall 30; Harmon 29; Bryan I:
House Adopts
of Confidence in Clark
Wut,rilngton, July 1. In answer to
attacks on Speaker Clark in the Haiti
more convention, the house today
adopted a resolution as follows:
"Members of this house, regardless
of politics, express their full confi
Progressive delegates, during the
tw'Tty-lhst ballot, c.onsuji'lfcd tilt
availability of John Kern to break tin
deadlock but no decision was reach
ed, (lOme ol the leaders predicted the
nomination of the Indiana senator be
fore six more ballots.
A GREAT DRIFT
By K. B. JF.I'I'ltr'.SS.
Convention Hall, Baltimore, July 1.
At 2:.10 there are sign.? that the
delegates wish to end the deadlock
but many delegates being bound by
the unit rule, it is hard to break In
1 tructlons. Wilson delegates, while ex
tremely hopeful, fear that Bryan's
course as to Wll-on will prevent him
ever getting the twn-thirdi;. So much
blttemeaa has been Injected that tho
end of (he deadlock may be some
while away.
. lark people are taking the position
that Clark having on several ballots,
received a majority, he should have
been nominated. Therefore the Clnrk
people arc determined to bring shout
Wilson's defeat. Tiie breuk in Iowa,
wiison people contended, win in- ti.i-
lowed by breaks in other western
progressive delegations. Clark, It Is
contended, will hold at least 350 and
with Underwood's 110 will defeat
Wilson. There is a grrat drift towards
Wilton.
W IIhoii h.V Midnight. Kays Daniels.
JosephiiB Daniels predicts the nomi
nation of WilBon by midnight. Ilu
says Bryan's support of Wilson has
both hurt and helped, mostly helped
Mr. Bryan, says Mr. Daniels, Is for a
progressive, it does not matter wheth
er It Is Wilson or who. It Is the prln
clple, not the man.
There were many chungee In the
state votes on the twenty-second bal
lot which left Clnrk with 600 1-2 and
Wilson 3 1-2 as against 508 for
Clark and 316 1-2 for Wilson on the
21st.
Twenty-second ballot official: To
tal 1088: Clark 600 1-2; Wilson
3V 1-2; Underwood 116; Marshall 80;
Bryan 1; Hern 1; Foes 43; jay nor 1.
Wilson Iti'sointloii Tabled.
Atlanta, July 1.- Tile eorgla senate
today tabled a resolution calling Upon
the state's delegates to the democratic
(onventlnn to vote for Woodrow Wll
son as . inn! choice in the balloting
for
olut
ern
con
den
int.
hit inn
1 con-
NOMINATION
OF KERN SOON
IS PREDICTED
TOWARDS WILSON
M
absent 11 1-2.
Twenty-Eighth Ballot.
' The result of the twenty-eighth
ballot: Total votes, 1088; ' Clark
ciail, 468 1-2; Wilson 437 1-2; Under
wood 112 1-2; se itt. ring and ab?ent
9 1-2. ' ,
On Ihe twenty-nli, t.h ballol Clark
got 4S',5. Wilson IJ6, Underwood 112,
scattering 71 The chairman over
ruled an objection ti, the partial Wil
son vote in Kansas, and Wilson votes
then counted for him
Thirtieth ballot: C'itaon, 460: Clark.
445; Underwood 1 scattering
I ' ;. Iowa broke, giving Wilson 14.
Heretofore it has ft veil 26 to Clark.
Vermwit descried ioss, uiving 8 to
Wilson. Undedvrood gained 10 Har
mon votes in Ohio.
Resolve
dence in the InteRVi and patriotism
of the presiding oft'rvr of this house.
hamp Clark."
The resolution v ts Introduced by
teprescntatlve AuMp of Tennessee, a
republican, and passed unanimously,
democrats ;i nd repaid ins applauding.
During the eighteenth ballot
it was reported th-tt when Har
mon's vote brokr it would go
either to Clark o Underwood.
David P. ffrimcwf Missouri
by telephone urged "Governor
Harmon to release his vote to
Clark, but the Ohio candidate
referred him to Edward H.
Moore, his personal representa
tive, who declined to consider
the proposition before the nine
teenth ballot.
FEDERALS ADVANCE.
trailed Aggregating 10,000 Men Are
IDxpected to Meet In Buttle
Today.
Bachltnba, Mexico, July 1. In three
columns, government troops advanced
north today from Consuelo eight miles
south of here. During the day the
two armies are expected to engage In
tho first big battle since the rebels
were defeated at Rellami a month ago.
It la estimated 10.000 men will be en
gaged.
Bryan's Sidewalk Stolen.
Lincoln, Neb., July 1. A large sec
tion of cement sidewalk leading to
William J. Bryan's h'airvlew home was
torn up and carried away by vandals.
owing t. the fact that the sidewalk
was carefully cut up into two foot
squares friends of the colonel wired to
him at Bultlmore that perhaps some of
his constituents have run out of sou
venirs and perhaps it would be well
to return before th .-whole house is
earted away piecemeal.
Would Investigate Campaign Contri
butions. Washington, July 1. Senator
Works, California progressive repub
lican, presented in the senate today a
resolution to Investigate recent cam
paign contributions and expenditures
and declared Taft's nomination had
been procured unjustly and illegally.
Current Appropriations Extended.
wasntngion, juiy 1. noin me
house and senate today agreed to a
resolution extending current appro
priations through July, thus prevent
ing the threatened tl-up of govern,
ment machinery occasioned by the
failure of congress to pass several big
appropriation bills.
Resolution for Wilson.
Baton Rouge, July 1. A resolution
was Introduced Into the Louisiana
general assembly today requesting the
uuuistanu delegation to the Baltimore
convention to caat Its 20 votes for
Woodrow Wllaon.
Flour Kates Reduced.
Washington, July I. The Interstate
commerce commission In a decision to.
day practically directed Ihe reduction
of flour rates from Minneapolis and
other northwest points to the Atlantic
seaboard. , , mm
Baltimore, June 2. lark vole Is
splitting up on the twentieth ballot
to Wllaon and Underwood, In the ef
fort to start something. Delegare
are worn out.
8. B. JEFFRIES.
HARMON S MEN
iUEONOTQUIT
SHIKERCURK
Declares Candidate Permitted
His Managers to Bid for
Support to the "Interests."
'IN CONSTANT TOUCH
WITH REACTIONARIES"
Missouri Representative Calls
the Charge "False and
Infamous" Says He
Is Progressive.
Baltimore, July 1. William I.
Bryan lat night replied to the state
merit of Speaker Champ Clark de
manding that the Nebraskan prove or
retract the general charge made fn
convention that the Clark forces had
allied themselves with the so-called
privileged classes. In his statement
Mr. Bryan said:
"1 have received notice by publica
tion only. The only criticism I have
made against Mr. Clark 4s not that ho
has acted wrongfully,, but that he lias
failed to act. 1 may over estimate the
Importance of the presidential office.
but I have felt that an aspirant for
that office ought to manage bis 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 tight, and that he informed
his supporters to vote as they pleased.
If that contest was purely a question'
between Judge Parker and myself as
individuals, his refusal to take part
would not be material, although he
never sent out a piece of literature or
had a speech in his behalf that did
not represent him as my special cham
pion of 16 years. If he distributed
any literature In which he associated
his name with. Judge Parker's I shall
be slad to withdraw this statement
upon inspection of the literature.
"But 'he popteet between ludgel
Parker and myself was not personal,
but a contest between progressive de
mocracy on the one side and reaction
ary democracy on the other, and T
contend that In such a contest It was
Mr. Clark's duty to take one side or
the other, if in his Judgment there is
any material difference between the
two kinds of democracy, if he insists
that there is no difference, he has no
rlghl to complain of criticism at the
hands of those who believe that there
is a vital variance.
Doings of Clark Manama's.
"But the activity of Mr. Clark's
managers is as objectionable as his
own inactivity, They have been in
constant co-operation with the reac
tionaries, if Mr. Clank did not au
thorize them to act, he has, so far a-s
I know, failed to rebuke them for act
ing. I take it for granted that he
does not object to the action of his
managers in soliciting or, at leant, in
accepting without protest the support
of the 90 wax llgures which Mr. Mur
phy under the unit rule uses to carTy
out the will of the predatory interests
"The public is not much interested
in Mr. Clark's opinion of me; he will
have ample time in which to express
his opinion after the convention,
whether he Is nominated or not; but,
If I am any Judge of news, the people
would like to know Immediately
whether hei believes that the New
York delegation, which Is completely
under the domination of Mr. Murphy,
and which contains among Its num
bers representatives, attorneys or
agents of nearly every predatory In
terest that Is oppressing the people
whether he considers this delegation,
thus controlled by one man who Is
controlled by tho Interests stands In
the same position ius delegates which
represent the masses nnd whether he
has any objection to a nomination
made possible only by the support of
the New York delegation.
"I have tried to advise Mr. Clark
In his own Interest, as I believe, us
well as In the interest of the party,
and It is a source of great disappoint
ment to me that he should have lis
tened 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 de
sire to Impose my advice upon him
but I feel that It Is not presumptuous
for me to assume that 1 am better ac
quainted with the sentiment of the
pepple than those, who havo had his
ear, and I am sure that 1 speak for a
larger number. I aro sure, too, that I
am as disinterested as those upon
whose counsel he relies, for 1 have no
Interest In the success except my inter
est In the principles and policies which
Continued on page two.
Judge Cocke Bending CVrg.
Speclni to The GazetteNews.
Baltimore, June 28. The conven
tion Is still In u deadlock. The con
test between Bryan faction and Tam
many faction Is growing more bitter
and Bryan withdraws his support of
Cb.rk be. aiis. Taminany Is vutlni'
him. Ilellin Is presiding: Judge Philip
Cocke h been appointed , reading
clerk nnd Is calling roll of states
North Cnrillna la still voting Wil.lon
It, Clark I, Underwood 4. No nom
ination probable before midnight or
Monday.
FOR ORGANIZATION
OF THEJIEW PARTY
Prendergast of New York
Makes First Move Ap
peal to Progressives.
New York, July 1. The first step
toward the organization in New York
state of the new party launched in
Chicago by supporters of Col. Roose
velt, was taken yesterday by City
Comtproller William A. Prendergast.
He was appointed to represent his
state on the committee formed in
Chicago to organize the new party.
He laid the cause before the people
in an address to voters.
Provisional organization, Mr. Pren
dergast says, will be effected without
delay and permanent organization will
follow as quickly as possible. In his
statement he says:
"I submit this appeal to men of all
parties and men who have had no
previous political affiliations. In the
name of the already great number
who have expressed their approval of
a new party shall be formed for the
cans and democrats to enroll' them-
hes in defense of honesty in politi
cal work and the advocacy of genuine
principles of political, social and in-
fdustrlal reform
"This new party will not be the re
sult of any sudden judgment passed
upon the highhanded acts of the re
publican committee and the discred
itable work of the republican national
convention. The acts of that conven
tion have rendered it necessary that
a hew party shaull be formed for the
purpose the new movement w ill serve
is one towards which the hearts of
millions of men have been directed
in the past few years. A new party
is a necessity because so many have
come to realize the hopelessness of
truly efficient and upright govern
ment through the agency of each of
the old parties unjess they could be
effectually divorced from the sinister
control of those who believe that
'the power to take' Is a fitting rule
oi life.
"There must be no mistaking the
gravity or immensity of tills task, hut
it will appeal to those who believe In
the moral glory of American democ
racy. Let the men who have this
faith undertake the labor. That
labor Involves the contest of every
place to be voted for by the people
at the coming election, from presi
dent, congressmen, senators and as
semblymen to the lowest office for
the principles we represent are as
essential to the perpetuation of the
national government.
"A provisional organization for the
state of New York will be effected
without delay to be followed as quick
ly as possible by a permanent organ
ization. "Let every man who has In him
the spirit of the minute men of Con
cord and Lexington follow the ex
ample of a distinguished citizen who
has already slgntiled his Intention of
lighting for this cause, and doing so
said, 'I want to enlist, not for the
campaign, but for the war.' "
(Signed)
"WM. A. PRENDERGAST."
C. 8. Wins Clay-Bird Shoot.
Stockholm. Sweden, July 1. The
United States today added another to
their list of victories at the Olympic
games, by winning the clay bird shoot
ing competition. The American team
took first prrze by a score of 632 out
of a possible 600. Great Britain came
second and Germany third. The in
dividual army rifle shooting competi
tions started this morning.
President Nominate Bullitt.
Washington, July 1. Tho president
today sent to the senate the nomina
tion of William Marshall Bullitt or
I,oulgvillc, Ky., to be solicitor general
of the United States to succeed Fred
erick W. Irf-hman of St. Louis, resign
ed.
WIND SMITES CITY
FIFTY MJSET DEATH
Thirty-Six Bodies Recovered from Debris at Regina, Sas
katchewan Seventy-Five Girls Buried in Falling
Building but All Escaped Alive.
Regina, Canada, July 1. Thirty-six
bodies had been recovered up to
o eh" k this morning In the ruins left
by lax night's tornado. Hundreds of
searchers have been working In the
debris since daylight. Tha death list
probably will he confined to 00. The
military has been called from the an
nual encampment and is In charge
of the city.
The havoc wrought by the tornado
14 appalling. It will be late today
before It is known Jua,' how many per
sons were killed. IV Ice and cltlions
worked throughout Ihe night rescuing
the Injured and recovering bodies of
the dead. The storm lasted but . a
short time, sweeping dtiwn upon tho
people before they knew what to ex
Probable Effect of Bryan
Clark Exchange on Fu
ture Balloting in
the Convention.
MANAGERS OF WILSON
SEEM MORE CONFIDENT
His Steady Gains Encouraging
to Them Underwood
Men Refuse to Talk
Compromise.
Baltimore, July 1. When the dem
ocratic national convention began Its
sixth days session today there was
no prospect of an Immediate break in
the deadlock over the presidential
nomination. The twenty-seventh ballot
was expected to show whether Speak
er Clark had won back any of the
delegates who had deserted, by his
statement denying Bryan's implied ac
cusations that New York's votes plac
ed him under obligations to its monied
interests. Wilson's chances are be
lieved to depend on his ability to
continue the steady gains his vote
has shown all along, especially since
Bryan threw him his support. Many
leaders thought It likely they would
wind up things during the day. There
is no denying that Bryan's attack on
what he termed the agents of the
"interests" stirred up a hornet's nest
and it is a question how long it will
be before the atlngs . can be with
drawn. Delegates to tho democratic con
vention held to the fragile hope this
morning that its first three or four
ballots taken at today's session would
result in sufficient splits among in
structed delegations to lead to break
ing the deadlock. The opinion ex
pressed by William J. Bryan that he
could see no reason why the con
vention should riot nominate today
was not shared, by party leaders, who
admitted frankly thn' they ronid nor
see a way to untagle the knot that
bound the convention. VIce-Chairman
Hall, member of the national cuti
mittee from Nebraska, said:
"I believe we will be here a week.
Certainly I do not look for a nomina
tion for two or three days."
There were no' overnight changes
in the situation so far as could be
learned and not the slightest Indica
tion that the managers of any of the
candidate for the nomination would
give ground and consent to a compro
mise. Clark, Wilson and Underwood
leaders most fear the coming of the
psychological moment when the del
egates worn and weary with the
struggle, might thrust leadership
aside and choose any candidate whose
numo is opportunely sprung upon the
convention. This often has been
history of deadlock conventions. Bit
ter denunciation and acrimonious dis
cussion were frequently heard' this
morning nnd Bryan and Clark state
ments were eagerly read. Many politi
cal friendships approached the part
ing of the ways. Clark delegates, at a
meeting this morning, decided to
stick with the speaker through thick
and thin.
Bryan-Clark Controversy.
Campaign managers possibly might
have reached some agreement as to
the nomination If Interest in Ihe
deadlock bad not been dwarfed by the
personal controversy developed be
tween William Jennings Bryan and
Speaker Clark. The vlnlt of Mr. Clark
to Baltimore and his arrival too late
to attempt vindication of himself be
fore the convention overshadowed
everything else as a subject of Sun
day gossip.
Party leaders generally took the
position, not wit!. standing the .Mlssou
rlan's imrassioued d-nlal of Mr.
Rryan's Imputation that he was be
holden to Morgan, Belmont and Ilyan,
that he would be unable to regain the
votes he had lost. At the same time
many of them thought that sympathy
Continued on page six.
pect. Its path through the town was
swept clean. The electric light plant
waa demolished, adding to the terrors ,
of darkness. The telephone exchange
collapjed and burled .75 girls In the
debris. They escaped death, however,
although a nuniber were hurt. Boats
on tin- lake were swept high Into the
air. Several persons In canoes were,
drowned, being unable to get bark to
Imre when the storm struck. A gi
gantic grain elevator was picked up
and carried bo feet
The distress of parted families was
pitiable In the darkness, many persons
going all night before they knew
whether relatives Were dead or alive.
The provisional government today ap
propriates :;., ouu fur relief work.