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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
2
This brief item records that the paper is published every afternoon except Sunday by the Wenness er Valley Printing Company Inc marked within the Decatura publication.
Second class matter notice lists mailing options and rates for subscriptions by carrier and mail. It also notes truth of timely delivery, request to call if late, and advertising rate information by request.
Col Henry Watterson delivers a harsh arraignment of Bryan alleging hypocrisy and mercenary aims at the Baltimore convention. The piece accuses Bryan of seeking four more years to profit and to fuel church events while harming the party and sidelining Wilson and Clark. It likens his tactics to staged grandstanding and accuses him of betraying colleagues and voters.
The piece accuses William Jennings Bryan of treachery and self interest at the Baltimore convention, deeming him a disruptive force harming the Democratic Party. It argues Roosevelt and Taft leverage Bryan’s actions, while Champ Clark and Governor Marshall are cited in contest for the vice presidency, with Democratic unity left fractured and uncertain.
The report reveals why the Underwood forces abandoned their bid after realizing Underwood could not win. It notes expectations tied to Clark's Kentucky vote and hints at how Wilson's nomination emerged as the result of those calculations.
The Washington Post says it hopes Mr. Bryan will not object to the Democratic candidate receiving the vote of New York in November.
The passage recalls Champ borrowing money to stump the country for Bryan era politics. The wife attributes this to those earlier campaigns and notes the Peeress leader as part of the context.
The Nebraska political figure delivered a string of oratorical phrases at Baltimore praising past figures. He invoked Champ Clark's fervor for Bryan across multiple elections and contrasted with Woodrow Wilson’s stance four years earlier as he sought a path to remove him.
The Aldrich currency plan has only drawn endorsement from Group 8 of the Alabama Bankers Association. The Taft and Roosevelt conventions rejected or denounced it, while Democrats voice opposition. Are the North Alabama bankers who met at Echols the sole financial statesmen in the country?
Mr. Bryan’s forty-ninth and last address at the Baltimore Convention marks a dramatic surrender of party leadership. He denounces the era as stormy and disastrous and condemns its spirit as spiteful and treacherous, blaming leaders for discredit and defection.
The account recalls Woodrow Wilson’s belief the nomination was Champ Clark’s and his telegram to release delegates. Bryan’s opposition and Wilson’s delegation hold shifted the outcome, with Clark securing the majority and Bryan resisting orders, leading to Clark’s ultimate nomination.
Notice to taxpayers that the Morgan County Books of Assessments for 1912 are prepared and ready for inspection in the Judge of Probate's office. The Morgan County Commissioners Court will meet on July 5 to examine the assessor's returns correct errors and hear claims.
The article recounts Francisco Pizarro’s rise from illiteracy to wealth through conquest and piracy. Betrayal, ransom gold, and a brutal end mark his 16th century exploits in Peru. A later revolt led to a palace ambush where Pizarro died after a fierce fight at Lima on June 26 1541.
A quip compares a secretary of a women's club facing mental strain to needing a sanitarium. The exchange implies stress from summing club minutes, hinting at humor about overwork and worry in social circles. The snippet reflects light social banter rather than a full event.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a Judge Plunke with uncertain memory and a response affirming recollection in a terse exchange.
Several lots in the best recent Decatur area offered cheap to builders to meet demand. Interested parties may contact A. B. Lamikin.
Bea W. O. Rogers and helpers P. J. Reedy Carl and Fred Dreber plus Walter H. Todd and Tram Master Weaver were in Birmingham for the Fourth. J F Williamson, a carpenter, is in Nashville due to illness. C H Moorman, traveling secretary of the YMCA, was here yesterday.
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