The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-07-05
Indiana's Governor to
Be Second Name on
Ballot.
Clark Attacks Bryan;
Says Owes Defeat
to Him.

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July s.
One week to the day after the opening
of the Democratic convention here
Woodrow Wilson and Governor Mar
shall of Indiana were nominated YES
terday as the leaders on the Democra-
tic ticket.
Marshall s nomination came as a sur
prise to almost every one. He beat
out Governor Burke, of North Dakota.
whom the Wilson men had insisted
they would support for the second
place on the ticket He also downed
Governor Chamberlain of Oregon, prom
inently mentioned for the place.
Speaker Clark, who might have been
named for second place, frustrated the
efforts of his friends in that direction.
when, at the time the delegates swung
to Wilson and pledged him their sup
port tile Missourian rose and declared
that 81 have lost the nomination
through the violent and malicious
ISLANDERS of William j. Bryan"
Indicating the way the current is set
ting William Randolph Hearst in his
papers shows flop to Wilson.
1t was learned here last night that
when notified of his nomination Gov
ernor Wilson expressed delight, but an
nounced that he has not as yet decided
whether he will resign the governorship
at once or wait until after the election.
Wilson was given the nomination on
the forty-sixth ballot. The vote was:
Wilson, $50; Champ Clark, "a.
The landslide for Wilson started on
the forty-third ballot the earlier bal
loting showing little change. On the
forty-third, Illinois, Virginia and West
Virginia voted solid for the New Jer-
sey man, making the result: Wilson,
602; Clark, 329; Underwood, 98.
On the forty-fourth ballot, amid
growing excitement, Colorado IS delega-
tion Topped. The forty-fifth showed
no change.
Before the forty-sixth roll call was
started, Senator John II. Bankhead of
Alabama, Oscar Underwood 3 manager,
released the Alabama delegates, saying
that he was unwilling their votes should
be used to prevent the nomination of
Wilson.
The change of front of the Under
wood delegates made the nomination.
of Wilson certain. The convention went
wild, and march of triumph around
the hall was started, in which the aj-
herents of all candidates took part
When the din had quieted down, SEN
ator Stone of Missouri, Clark Is floor
manager, withdrew Clark IS name, prom
Using that he and the Clark forces
would support the nominees of the con
vention.
The names of Governors Foss of Mas
sachusetts and Harmon of ONO were
withdrawn.
Representative John j. Fitzgerald,
New York delegate, moved that the
nomination of Wilson be made unani-
nous. Missouri's delegation was un-
willing and demanded roll call, pre-
ferring to east its vote to the last for
Clark.
The roll call was then taken, show
ing 900 for Wilson and 81 for Clark,
who was given the Missouri vote solid
and twenty-four votes by California.
Senator Stone then moved to make"
the vote unanimous, which was done.
Adjournment was taken until CLOCK
last night.
William Jennings Bryan declared
himself satisfied with the result yes
terday.
~ am satisfied" he said. "The
nomination of progressive assures fa-
vorable action on three things of prime
Importance, the right kind of can
didate, platform and contributions
committee named by the candidate and
therefore surely in sympathy with a
clean campaign
| Tha Grs IN, fha Hax daIQ-
CATION was recorded in the forty-fourth
ballot, when the vote was cast: Wilson,
2; Clark 4. The delegation cast the
same ballots in the forthy-ffth, but
voted solid for Wilson on the forty-six-