Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-03

the delegates. Cool breeZes through
the upper windows added comfort fo
the day and kept the flags fluttering.
The New York delegation arrived
early for the purpose of holding a
caucus before the balloting They
agreed that the situation was very
much up in the air." The standpat
element In the delegation, which thus
far has been in the ascendency, were
for standing by Clark through thick
and thin, but they conceded that there
was considerable element which felt
that the time was near at hand for
change. These were the conditions
which were gone over at the early
conference.
The New York delegates we're still
in caucus when the convention met.
The information that came from the
caucus room was that the New York
vote would continue to be cast for
Clark. -@1..... ~.
At 1918 Chairman James directed
the calling of the roll for the forty
third time. In Arizona on the forty
third vote Clark lost one vote to
Bryan. ..v....
Connecticut showed gain Of two.
for Wilson. They left the Clark col
umn In Idaho Wilson gained one
and one-half The hall was quiet as
Illinois was reached. When Roger G.
Sullivan of Chicago announced: "Eigh-
teen votes for Clark; forty for Will
n11 }on
illinois In Wilson Camp.
illinois, under the unit rule, casts
flfty-eight votes for Wilson," he an
nounced, and another. cheer greeted
the shift. This gave Wilson a clear
gain of fifty-eight votes in Illinois.
The New Jersey governor continued
to gain. In Iowa. he added one and
one half to his total vote. 5
When Kentucky was called and the
vote was announced twenty-six for
Clark, one of the. delegates demand.
ed:
II want to know If Kentucky can
vote for Wilson If majority of the
delegates desire to do SOP
Governor McCreary, chairman of the
delegation, argued that the instruc-
lions of the Kentuckians would not al
| low a break. The Wilson men did not
press the point, although evidently
confident of vote in the delegation.
In Louisiana Wilson gained two, and
in Michigan eight additional votes
were obtained 800
New York stopped what for few
minutes looked like Wilson land
slide. Representative William Sulzer
announced the New York vote nine
ty for Clark, as heretofore. This dis
PEELED all hope of a nomination on this
ballot. 1
North Carolina added two extra
votes to the augmented Wilson count.
Both virginias for Governor.
When Virginia was reached Senator
Swanson arose to explain the states
vote. He asserted that at q caucus
the delegation had decided to enforce
the unit rule for the first time. Will
son had obtained majority of the
delegation and the states twenty-four
votes were cast for him.
The Wilson adherents cheered the
Virginia vote, but from the Clark
forces there went up shout Of Ryan
and Bryan"
Thomas F. Ryan, who was de.
nounced by w. J. Bryan, is member
of the Virginia delegation.
The disorder was quieted only to
break out with renewed vigor as the
entire Clark vote of sixteen in West
Virginia went over to Wilson. In Wis.
consin Wilson gained one more.
The forty-third ballot gave Wilson
! COZ: Clark, 500; Underwood, 9s1k;
Harmon, %; Foss. ~; Kern, 1; Bryan.
l: absent, 1h.
Clark loss Of 101. Underwood lost
611ha.
The announcement Of this vote
started a Wilson demonstration. .
Come on, you Wilson," yelled the
Jersey delegation, as they leaped to
their chairs.
The ballot left Wilson with 124
votes short Of the necessary two
thirds to nominate.
More States Climb on.
Once more the call of the roll be-
gan. It was the forty-fourth ballot
and Wilson In the beginning gained
one in Arizona. Colorado climbed
aboard the band wagon" giving vii.
son 9 gain Of nine. This made the
vote ten to two for Wilson. One Of
the two was Mrs. Anna B. Pitzer, sis
ter-in-laW OF Speaker Clark.
. In Idaho on this ballot Wilson lost
half 9 vote, but he gained two, as In
diana's vote was cast soIidly for him.