The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-07-06
New Jersey Governor Wins
On Forty-Sixth Ballot Be
fore Democratic Nominat-
ing Convention - Gov
ernor Marshall of Indiana
Given Second Place
Bryan and Clark Refuses
Second Position - Great
Victory for Wilson.

Baltimore, July 0.-FOr RF6SldeHG-
Gov, Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey.
For Vice President Thomas r.
Marshall, of Indiana.
This was the ticket completed by the
Democratic National Convention at
1 IS Wednesday.
The nomination of Gov. Marshall for
Vice President came as something of a
surprise. for when the nights balloting
for Vice President began, it seemed
that the Bryan Wilson contingent in
the convention had settled definitely
upon Governor John E. Burke of North
Dakota.
There was not mucn of a fight, how
ever, and when two ballots disclosed
Marshall easily in the lead, Governor
Burke's name was Withdrawn, and Mar
shall was proclaimed the nominee by
accianation. A minute later the con-
vention had adjourned sine die.
The first ballot for Vice President re-
suited as follows: Marshall, 389; Burke,
305 2-3; Chamberlain, l57; Hurst, OF
Illinois, II; Preston, So; McCombs, IS;
Osborne, 8; Sulzer, 3; Wade, 26; alb
sent, 46 t-3.
Speaker Champ Clark easily could
have had the vice presidential nomina
ton, and efforts of Wilson leaders, as
well as those of others of various sec
tons of the party, were directed toward
having the Missourian accept second
place on the ticket. He resolutely de-
clined and stated positively that he
would not accept, even If the conyen-
ton forced the honor of the nomination
upon him.
Col. w. j. Bryan was among those
placed in nomination and, in declining,
took occasion to make his last speech
of the convention. After expressing
his thanks and saying he thought the
post best fitted for another, he delivered
what many regarded as his valedictory
as the party's leader.
SIT is not because the Vice Presi-
dency is lower in Importance than the
Presidency that I Decline" he said.
,fThere is no office in the nation so low
that would not take it If could serve
my country by accepting it.
81 believe that / can render more
service to my country when | haye not
the embarrassment of a nomination and
have not the suspicion of selfish inter-
est than I could as candidate, and
your candidates will not be more active
in this campaign than | shall be.
"My services are at the command o
the party, and feel relief now that
the burden of leadership is transferr ed
to other shoulders"
When, after the first ballot, some one
moved to make the nomination of Mar
shall unanimous, Mr.. Bryan started for
the stage to make statement. The
motion was Withdrawn before he could
speak. When the motion was renewed
after the second ballot, Mr.. Bryan did
not protest.
The platform, hewn out in committee
several days ago and warmly praised
by Mr.. Bryan, was adopted with awhoop.
Many of the delegates went dire city
from the convention hall to special
trains, and by tomorrow practically all
will have left town.
The nomination of Gov. Wilson to
carry the standard of Democracy came
Tuesday afternoon on the forty-sixth
ballot, After steady gains upon sew
eral preceding ballots of the days ses-
sion, Underwood and Foss delegates
were released, and similar action was
taken in the case of the followers OF
Clark,
Party leaders and his opponents in
the recent contest FASTENED to pledge
him their support, and the sentiment
was general that the Democratic party
with him as leader and fellow-pro :
gressiYe on the ticket, had the greatest
opportunity of years. Everywhere was
voiced the belief that there was nothing
to fear from either the regular Repub-
liean nominee or the proposed Roose-
velt third party.