The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-30

the twenty first ballot was ordered
II looked very much like Clark was slip
ping and that impression WAS strengthened
had been going for Clark on ballot after
ballot, was challenged. The poll Of the
delegation showed that five OF the four
teen wanted to vote fc~ Wilson and three
for Kern. The vote vas 40 announced
but the chairman Of the delegation got
up and announced the same old fourteen
for Champ Clark under the unit rule.
! When objection was raised to this. the
resolution under which the delegates had
TO vote as unit on all matters
was read. Tho Wilson and Kern men
yelled about the brutality of the unit
The Wilson managers. seeing this check
to the advance of their candidate. were
! tearing rad.
The nest minute Wyoming's vote was
ohallongei. and there was no doubt that
/ delegates in various Western delegations
of the Wyoming crowd showed four for
Clark and rwo for Wilson, but under the
instructions, AZ long as a majority was for
Clark the unit rule applied.
Clark Moves for Recess.
The Clark people we're obviously getting
frightened. Gum Shoe Bill Stone and
David X. Francis hurried up to the plat
form and whispered with Chairman James.
for adjournment. They wanted to have
time to plaster their wounds and stop
the progress of the Wilson charge.
The result Of the twenty-first ballot was
then announced. II showed that Clark
had sos, a loss of four; Wilson. 3951,, a
gain of Z; Underwood ils1., n loss OF g..
The others were unchanged.
EN-GOy Francis WAS then recognized
and moved that the convention take a
recess until 10 p. NJ. The motion was
changed to make it $50 p. NJ. but there
was storm of noes. Senator Luke Lea
jumped mp and demanded u roll call.
Others cried for call of the roll. and
Chairman James ordered il.
From the start the vote on the motion
showed where the real Wilson and Clark
sympathizers were. Alabama started
| off with twenty-four votes for the recess
| Underwood's men. whether friendly to
Wilson or not. wanted time to repair their
strength, for Underwood had been losing
votes. Gov. Gilchrst Of Florida. who
announced the vote of his State, voted his
twelve men against the recess. but was
under misconception Later he changed
delegations all voted for a recess. MUIR
ply. Roger. Sullivan and other bosses
plunked their votes with the Clark people.
The Wilson States voted solidly against
| a recess. because the trend. slight as it
was. was all their way, and they wanted
no Interruptions. They were backed up
by the following OF the minor candidates.
The Marshall delegates and the Massa-
achusetts people were against Il recess.
There WAS u row in the Massachusetts
delegation. Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston
challenged the vote but after an alterca-
ton 1t was allowed to stand at thirty-six
noes.
Wilson Beats Recess.
Then the vote was announced as 5.si.
for the recess and SAT-. against il. The
result was greeted with loud cheers by
the Wilson men, while the Clark people
looked unhappy
There was still faint hope in the minds
| of most of the delegates. whatever their
| choice was. that the convention would be
able TO wind up it's work before mid
| night, but the deadlock seemed to be as
| tight as ever. Everything was bedlam.
Leaders like Murphy and Sullivan and
even veteran observers like William r.
Sheehan of New York have never seen a
situation SO confusing.
The wtenty-second ballot brought
! many changes. Wilson lost a vote in
| Connecticut, bur gained two in Idaho
| He had finally captured the entire eight
votes OF the delegation from Clark
Louisiana switched one vote from the
NldIh W tIle NiiSOu ColuItul una IHen
Mayor Honey Fitz Of Boston was noticed
standing on chair at the Massachusetts,
| standard. He desired, he said. to explain
Massachusetts vote before he cast il i.
There was Il howl from a Texan. who in
insisted that tho roll call be maintained A
delegate rushed to the speakers stand
and shaking his finger at Congressman
Sul2er. who was presiding. shouted:
Give Mayor Fitzgerald the same
| courtesy "a Bryan got"
| The Texan, however, persisted in his
objection. and Congressman Sulzer
Mwouldn't let Mayor Fitzgerald be heard.
The Massachusetts delegation hooted.
There were cheers for Foss. and finally
Fitz zgerald said: Massachusetts, casts
thirty-four votes for Gov. Eugene Foss.
tpto this ballot Clark had twent y seven
votes in this delegation. and all but two
Of them were wiped out. 1t was some
| time before Fitz gerald got a chance to
announce two votes for Clark. as there
we're demands from all over the hall
| that he should be heard. When he saw
It was useless to change the ruling of
Congressman Sulzer he Topped into his
chair.
Ohio Deserts Harmon,
As the roll call proceeded Wilson gained
one vote i'll Montana and one in New
Hampshire. The chairman of the Ohio
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votes for Clark and ;, vote for Wilson. !
Apparently the Clark contingent had
expected this. for there was practically
no cheering. The Ohioans. with the ex-
ception Of half a vote. had deserted Judson
Harmon.
Again the Tennesseeans made a new
lineup. Clark gained four votes, Wilson
one and one-half and Gaynor one. The
Massachusetts delegation stood on their
chairs and gave three wild whoops when
Vermont cast her eight Votes for Gov.
Foss. Six Of these votes had been for
Wilson and two for Clark.
Mrs. Hutton, the woman delegate from
washington. announced the fourteen
votes OF her State for Clark. which meant
no change. although il was the first time
her voice had been heard in the proceed
ings.
The total vote on this ballot was Clark
S0I.; Wilson, 396l,; Underwood, Il5:
Marshall. 30; Fcss, 43; Harmon, l. Gaynor'
I; Kern, I: Bryan, I. This was the lowest
vote for Clark since Murphy took New
lork's ninety out Of the Harmon column
This total showed a loss Of y, in the
Clark vote. q gain Of / for Wilson. a loss
Of 3n for Underwood. a gain Of az for
Foss. and a loss OF 2s votes for Harmon.
On the twenty-third ballot Connecticut
again shifted her vote. Clark lost .
both of them going to Foss. A cheer
greeted the voting of Louisiana when
one Clark man topped to Wilson. clark
gathered them, in. In Virginia, too,
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