The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-28
no CHOICE IS
MADE ON THE
FIRST BALLOT
Convention Works All Night
and Takes a Recess un-
til,4 This Afternoon.
EVERYONE 3 is AT SEA
All the Entrants Are a Long
Distance from the
!; Wire Now.

BALTIMORE, Md, June 2SlAt-
ter sitting all through the night the
Democratic national convention
reached the first ballot on the pres
idential nomination shortly before Z
O'clock this morning. There was
NO choice. In fact. all of the candi.
dates were so far away from the
two-thirds vote necessary to nomi-
nate, that the delegates today looked
forward to long, hard fight.
After the first ballot the conven-
ton at 7:16 a. m. took a recess un.
til 4 O'Clock this afternoon. In the
meantime there will be much study
Ing Of the figures on the test vote
and many conferences among the
leaders.
BallotIng for president started at
6:4S a. M, after a night of noml-
mating addresses.
There was no choice on the first
ballot. The official ballot follows:
sulzer, of New York 2, Clark 40
H., Wilson S24,, Underwood III
Ia, Harmon 14S, Marshall 81, Bald
win 90; necessary to a choice 1898,
absent 2, and Bryan /.
The convention adjourned until
4 p. m. after the first ballot.
Before hurrying to his hotel to
catch few hours sleep, Bryan to-
day Indicated that the delegates had
already spoken their minds against
Underwood and Harmon, but he was
non-commital as to whether his
choice was Wilson or Clark. He
believes he secured a great moral
victory in securing the passage of
the Observation-Disclosures resolu-
tion which he hurled into the con-
vention like a bombshell, When
asked what the effect would be, he
said: "waIt a week, there has
never been such an alignment Of
political party against an interest.
Just see the vote cast for the reso-
luton. The elimination OF the last
clause did not nullify the resolu-
lon. 1t was merely putting into
effect the first clause. When before
in any convention have we ever had
such men named? What do you
think Of of VIrginia's vote for the
resolution, and Thomas IF. Ryan
was sitting in that delegation? This
resolution has made delegates get
into line. Those who nominate a
reaetlonary after the passage OF
this resolution, would never dare go
home, II they lived west of the AL
leghenies. The convention has
gone on record"
Bryan gave no definite answer to
questions whether he would support
a reactionary candidate, or whether
he would bolt.
WORKOUT leaders and delegates
were soon In bed to gather strength
for the final engagement Of the
nominating battle tonight.
The resolution introduced by Bry-
an last night, which was passed by
a two-thirds majority. declared the
convention opposed to the nomina-
ton OF any candidate for the presi-
dency under obligation to ]. Pier
point Morgan, Thomas r. Ryan, Au-
gust Belmont or any OF the "privl-
lege seeking class.
The convention was thrown into a
ruror by the proposition which, as
originally introduced, called for the
withdrawal of Ryan and Belmont
delegates from Virginia and New
York. This part OF the resolution
was resented as invading the rightD
of sovereign states, and when its
full import became known, cat calls
and boos, jeers and Kisses mingled
with handclapping. cheers and
stamping of feet in the galleries and
on the floor followed.
Mr.. Bryan made the situation
even more dramatic by asking Viz
ginia and New York to request a
modification of the resolution, and