Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-29
Story Of Afternoon Session.

Baltimore, June 29.-With all the
wind jamming and hooraying and sky
larking out of the way the nRtiona
convention reassembled at 4 O'Clock
for the sober business of nominating
the candidates. The loss weary
gentlemen, still heavy eyed from the
all night session, that came to nothing
except the first official showdown OF
strength, were in their seats at the
time set for converting. They sweated
in the ~blanketing heat, for the brand
Of weather was the most trying Of any
since the sessions began. There were
no cheers for anybody at the outset. Ii
was too hot.
Naturally the delegates knew little
Of what was going on behind the
scene The under currents ran toe
deep for them. But even the bis
bosses, the handful who do things, ap
peared to be drifting, waiting for o
cue upon which to act.
Mr.. James, of Kentucky, permanent
chairman. called the convention tC
order at 4:15. The prayer was made
by the Rev. Henry Wharton, pastor OF
the Brantley Baptist church of this
city.
There was a persistent story tina
Kern would surely Win on the fourtl
bullet, win Underwood as his run
cocksure offered to bet even money
that 1t would be Kern and Underwood
The New York delegation was absent
while this tale was going about. WheI
they came In from their caucus, with
Murphy leading the procession, the
Tammany floor leaders, Congressman
John J. Fitzgerald and John Quinn
following, the news got out that New
| York had decided to stick to Harmon
as long as there was a chance for the
Ohio governor. The Clark people
seemed to have recovered overnight
something Of their assurance. They
were predicting that Clark would
eventually get the backing Of Murphy
Taggart and other bosses who have
been stalling along with fayorite sons
There was no shift In the lineup OF
the first ballot until Massachusetts
the nineteenth state on the list, haC
been reached. Then the Wilson folk:
chusetts gave So votes to Clark, {
loss of /, which went to Wilson, VIII
had not received a vote from Massa
chusetts Oh the first ballot.
Then New Hampshire dropped int,
! the Wilson column, Clark getting
votes, a loss Of /. Alter that Their,
were breaks In several delegations.
The Wilson crowd let out a yell whei
Pennsylvania added l to the New
Jersey governors column. Every mo
ment the Wilson folks were feelin,
more confident. Wilson gained half
vote In Utah and Clark 1 in Wis
consln. Clark gained a vote In Port
Rico from a delegate who did not vot'
on the first ballot. When the votes o
Vermont were turned into the Wilson
column from Baldwin the Wilson root
ers whooped for a minute.
The Michigan and Tennessee dele
gates could not decide on the first rol
q IL hao W pS PaooSN' AhC IN
gan delegation was badly split. VII
son got IL. Clark IA, Harmon 4, Maj
shall /. Clark gained 2 votes and Wi
son l.
Leaders Are All at Sea-.
The puzzled condition in which tn
leaders found themselves was striking
ly manifested by the numerous whis
pered conferences which were bein
held in "the bosses avenue"-the cer
ter ~aisle-along which sat Murphy O
New York, Sullivan Of Illinois, TaggaI
of Indiana, Tom Browne Of Vernon
and "Gumshoe" Bill Stone Of Mis-
souri,. Tom Brownies lips were With
a quarter of an inch of the left ear 0
Senator Stone, and that veteran maste
of craft promptly pussy footed up
the chairman's perch. 1t looked as
everybody who had any say In thi
game were seeing Murphy. That ehiei
tain, safely chapsroned by the Charlie
c"Reliable') White and bulwarked b
perhaps tho most notable set OF bi
lawyers In the country, William I
Sheehan, John B. Stanehflsld, Morga
J. O'Brien and Alton b. Parker, lister
ed, nodded u way or the other an
eye indicated by the flicker OF a
syelash what he was thinking abou
The fascinating problem Of the gam
was which way the associated bosse
would eventually jump.
The nrst change on the third ballt
was a switch Of 4 pair Of Maine me
TO Wilson. There was sharp cheering
The intense feeling Of the delegate
was expressed by the way In whic
the chairmen of tho delegations Gale
out the vote. The votes Of the soil
compact, enthusiastic delegations Wei
announced ringingly and triumphant.
while the vote loosely held. split del
gations, was called falteringly an
haltingly.
- When New Jersey was called theI
vas something for the crowd to lauR