Show DEMOCRATS NAME DAVIS A AND BRYAN Convention Selects We West at Virgina States Statesman an for forHead forHead forHead Head of the Ticket LONGEST IN HISTORY Governor of Nebraska Pi Picked ked for lor Second Place Place Ballot Bal Bat Ballots lots lots lot Are Taken Before Choice Is Made For President Presidents JOHN W W. DAVIS OF WEST VIRGINIA For Vice President Presidents CHARLES W W. DRY BRYAN AN OF e NEBRASKA The above ticket was selected by bythe bythe bytho the tho Democratic National convention n Wednesday afternoon l July 0 D the day of the convention and sl session illion and the Oth day of ot continuous ous oue voting On the roll call caU the drift turned to John W W. Davis Davie of ot West Virginia When the roll call was was completed com com- completed It was apparent that he be hud had hud more than coo OO votes Illinois pearled parted th the landslide by changing rote chancing lilt ita rote oie to Duds Duvis other states quickly toll followed owed Former Senator Thomas Taggart ol ot moved mond to suspend the tha rules and make th the nomination by matlen mallon The motion was carried with witha a whoop hop and all the pent up feelings that had ad kept the delegates on edge eu for tor so many days of ot balloting were let loose In a wild demonstration In Inthe Inthe Inthe the midst of ot which the convention took a recess rece until evening to complete com corn the ticket Well It didn't look took as If It they would do it but they did at last lut The Democratic party now has a ticket The deadlock finally was broken The dreary round of ot balloting has haa ceased and and and- the almighty voice from Alabama has hal returned home to repair his hll worn vocal chords The bitter struggle between the McAdoo Mc Me- Adoo and Smith forces made this a record breaking contention convention For prolonged prolonged prolonged pro pro- I longed balloting and noisy demonstration demon demon- It Is II In a class by Itself Throughout the long monotonous grind of ot roll calls caUs frequent attempts were were made by earnest Democrats to find some somo solution of ot the difficult facing the convention any solution that would leave the tM party In har liar unity Ralston Kalston Cox and one or two others who had been Ing votes withdrew their names In the the hope that such action would start the tide toward some candidate upon whom the delegates could unite Duthe Du Dut the only effect was to bring out new candida candidates tes I Tuesday evening after the ballot bal bal- lot Frankl Franklin n D. D Roosevelt Smith manager announced that he was 1181 authorized authorized au au- au- au by Governor Smith to with with- withdraw draw the governors governor's name It If McAdoo I would do likewise But Dut until Mr Mc Me Moo Adoo would withdraw said Mr Roosevelt Roose- Roose velt the supporters of ot Smith would continue to vote for tor the governor I DEADLOCK IS JARRED Just before the ballot the deadlock deadlock was Jarred by the reading lot of a letter from McAdoo releasing hi hIs delegates The Smith followers did not ot take toke this as a bona tide fide withdrawal with with- so they continued to vote ote fo for forI forshe she he govenor The ballot showed showe I the he following vote for tor the principal candidates Smith 1 McAdoo 00 Davis Meredith 75 Walsh 52 40 Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood 41 The story of ot the themore more than roll rol calls alls Is about as Interesting as all last las years year's stock market reports and about abou as thrilling While the balance o ot of power was held by the leading candIdates candidates can can- there was no possibility of ot a 11 nomination and there seemed little lIttie that either Smith or McAdoo McAdoo Mc- Mc Adoo would ever weaken The Smith following held Its strength consistently consistent consistent- ly y throughout the many ballots bu buthe but the McAdoo strength fluctuated from time Inae to time McAdoo reached th the peak of at his power on the COth ballot ballo when he rolled up a n total of ot votes Then he began to hit the toboggan Then dropping to no on the tits O nd ballot Following the Smith announcement above referred to he began to pickup pIckup pIck pic up again and reached on the roll call Shortly afterwards came cam his announcement freeing his dele dele- gates Smith climbed slowly In the first firs two days' days balloting passing the mark ark then more slowly until h he rt readied reached his top vote on the hallot bal hal lot ot lIe He stuck closely to this fig ure re until after atter the withdrawal o of at cAdoo McAdoo ON THE LONG ROAD The balloting commenced on Mm Men day ay June 30 and continued with day and Ind nd night sessions until the agre agreement ment finally nally was wu reached d. d The monotony of ot the he roll roU calls was occasionally relieved relined by ly the excitement aroused by the meaningless switching of ot a couple of ot votes otes or the challenging of the vote of f a state William Jennings Bryan Dryan added a dramatic touch on Wednesday when arising to a question of ot personal privIlege liege lege he be a asked ked permission to explain him ils vote rote It was a heroic attempt on the part of ot the hll Commoner to break L v vAx Ax Axe I I J. J i i r e 1 I JOHN W. W DAVIS the deadlock He suggested the names of ot eight Democrats Democrat from among amone whom th the convention might choose a leader Last and most mOlt emphasized In Inthe Inthe inthe the list nit was 1188 the name of ot William O. O McAdoo whom Mr lIr Bryan specialty specially lauded but the mention of ot the Call Call- name threw throw the convention conTention Into a turmoil Bryan Dryan was hissed and booed and had great grent difficulty In tn finishing his speech If U as was intimated Intimated Inti InU mated It was an attempt to the convention It failed TWO BIG QUESTIONS Not since 1800 when the big fight on the free tree coinage of ot silver was was waged has there been such a fight over the platform In any political conven con tion The two big questions at nt Issue were the stand to be taken on the Ku Klux Klan and the League of ot Na Na- All week the time committee labored labored la la- bored day and n ht In an effort to come to an lont that would prevent pre pro vent Tent the bringing tp IP of ot the disputed questions on the of at the conven conven- tion The s of ot the members of the committee In their desire for harmony was dram Illustrated Just before the committee took a recess recess recess re re- re- re cess at at sir six o'clock Saturday morning after atter an night alp se session slon when Wil Wil- William liam Jennings Bryan nn offered up a ferent fervent fervent fer fer- vent ent prayer for tor Divine guidance The Klan plank was bitterly fought on the floor As It was finally adopt ed cd mention of ot the Klan by name Is omitted and the plank makes a n plea for tor religious freedom and ond tolerance This was the plank offered by the majority majority ma ma- majority of ot the committee and It won out by n a bare bore margin of ot four tour votes The other disputed plank was that referring to the League of Nations Former Secretary of ot War Newton D. D Baker Daker offered a minority report flatly t favoring a n declaration for tor the Wilson league The plank submitted by the majority declared for tor a referendum on the league and was adopted by a 2 to 1 vote over the Baker plank MUCH FIREWORKS This convention Is In striking contrast con on contrast to the Cleveland affair Hires Hire's es e's ell all 11 the time old-time stuff From the drop of ot Chairman Hulls Hull's gavel calling the delegates to order there was something something something some some- thing doing every ery minute Excitement Excitement Excitement Excite Excite- ment and enthusiasm ran high even at times drifting Into sporadic physIcal physical phys phys- ical lent combat The first touch of ot the fighting spirit was Injected when the Klan Issue was dragged In by Forney Forney For For- ney Johnston of ot Alabama In placing Senator Underwood's name before the convention as os n candidate for the Presidential nomination It was Temporary Chairman Pat Pal Harrison who first let loose the flood floodgates floodgates gates that swept the convention off Its feet teet Senator Harrison Is a n master master muter mas mu- ter of at oratory lIe He gave them the old old- fashioned stuff sturt and they liked It With biting sarcasm and keen ben Invective he scored the Republican party for Its alleged al aI- deeds of ot omission om and commis commis- sion Ills His short snappy sentences had hada a 1 sting In every everyone one of ot them and the delegates responded wildly to his every ev et ery cry mood Mention l of at the names of ot Ja Jackson Cleveland and Wilson set t they the the convention wild particularly the lat latter latter ter t r which started a demonstration that lasted several minutes Senator Walsh the permanent chairman chairman chair chair- man also did his share hart In Inspiring the enthusiasm of ot the crowd ro Ills a activities ac as as an Investigator In ot of the oil B scandal andal gave e 8 promise that he be would have something to say 1111 along that line and he be didn't Ills d denunciation nun nun- elation of ot those hit bit by the senatorial Investigation In met with approving cheers Ills enunciation of ot the baste basic principles upon which the party part should make it Its campaign also were wildly lIdIl B acclaimed START NOMINATING SPEECHES While the platform was being fought over by the committee It was Wal decided to devote the time Ume to getting rid of ot some som ot of the nominating oratory Forn Forney For For- Forney n ney y Johnston of ot Alabama made th the speech nominating Senator Oscar Olcar Underwood Underwood Un Un- derwood of ot Alabama He lie read a reso rue resolution resolution lution he had pre presented to the committee commit commit- tee on resolutions condemning the Ko Ku Klux Klan It started something A wild uproar ensued several se tights fights were start started ll but quickly stopped With nothing else to take up the Immediate attention the delegates devoted devoted de de- voted th themselves whole heartedly to the man who stuff Former Senator Phelan of ot California presented th the tb name Mme of ot William 3 O. McAdoo Th Th demonstration which followed lasted for tor nearlY an nn hour hour Counter demon demon- demonstrations lit rations were we're were started by the followers follow tollow- en ers frs frs' of Governor Go Smith When Chairman Chair Chair- man mall Walsh thought It had gone tar far farenough enough h he r restored restored order order long loni enough to entertain a n motion to adjourn and pronounce It carried carried i When the convention v met Thursday daJ morning th the speech making was resumed resumed re r. re- re with frequent repetitions Pt of th the tb scenes of ot the day before before Franklin D. D Roosevelt former assistant se secret r tary tart of of the the navy was brought to th the h. h platform In an Invalid chair to mike mat mak tb be speech ech nominating Gov Gor Al' Al Smith of ot New York Mr Roosevelt Is 1 par paralyzed par a id In the limbs as a result al attack of ot Infantile paralysis H Ue lie made a ft rem remarkable speech and wh when a ahe he concluded by pr pronouncing th the name name of ot time the New York governor a demonstration broke loose that lasted for considerably over an hour PANDEMONIUM CONTINUES CONTINUE For seven saven hours the pandemonium I continued as u the names of ot Senator Ralston of Indiana Senator Ferris of Michigan Senator Joseph T T. T Robinson Robin Robin- son of ot Arkansas Arkanas Former Senator Saulsbury of Delaware David F F. Bo lions Hous- oooo CHARLES W. W BRYAN I ton 0 of New e YO York k Gov Jonathan Davis of ot Kansas and Governor Ritchie ot of ot Maryland l were added to the list lilt of ot candidates The convention adjourned to Friday Friday Fri Fri- day morning on a vote which was 1188 said to be a n test of ot the relative strength of ot the Smith and McAdoo forces McAdoo McAdoo McAdoo Mc Mc- Adoo lost out by a large majority And Friday was no different from the days that had gone before More Mora ore oratory and demonstrations but they finally got to the end of ot the roll call cell and all alp the favorite sons ions were presented present present- ed for tor the consideration of ot tb th delegates dele dele- gates That woman has become an active factor In political life Ute was apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent In this convention con They participated participated participated par par- In the proceedings on tile the floor of at the convention and In committee commit commit- tt tee e work Many of at them appeared on the platform to make nominating and st st. seconding speeches ches The balloting was started when the convention reconvened on Monday morning The first ballot resulted as u follows Underwood 42 I Robinson 21 McAdoo McAdoo Mc Mc- c- c Adoo AdM Sweet 12 Brown Drown 17 Smith Saulsbury 7 88 38 John W W. Davis I 31 Ritchie 22 Harrison Harrison Har liar rison 43 Cox 59 9 Bryan 18 Ralston Halston Ralston Ral Hal ston 30 Jonathan Davis 20 Ferris 30 Glass Gloss 2 23 25 Thompson 1 Kendrick Kendrick Ken- Ken drick 0 0 O. |