Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-04
Vice President Named by Ac-
cIamati0n After I'd Ballot.
WAS OFFERED TO CLARK
Speaker Declined to Accept
Second Place.

For president, woodrow Wilson, Of
New Jersey; for vice president.
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana.
This is the ticket named by the
Democratic national convention in
Baltimore, Md.
The nomination of Governor Wilson
came ON the forty-sixth ballot OF the
convention. Wilson on the final vote
got $50; Clark, "a, and Harmon, IL.
The nomination was then made
unanimous.
Governor Marshall was nominated
after two ballots had been taken. The
nomination was also made unanimous.
William j. Bryan caused trouble in
the closing scenes of the convention
by taking the platform and endorsing
Governor Burke, of North Dakota, and
United States Senator George F.
Chamberlain, of Oregon, as against
Marshall Charles f. Murphy and
other leaders who have been fighting
Bryan lined up for Marshall.
So rapidly did the states follow the
lead set by Illinois in swinging to the
"schoolmaster statesman" that his
warmest supporters could hardly be-
lieve their ears. particularly after the
long and arduous work of the past
week.
The final vote as recorded by the
clerks was particularly gratifying to
the Wilson supporters, because its fig
ure-990-took away any chance for
Charlie" Murphy, the New York lead
er, to claim any credit for the COVER
nor's election.
The tide set in strongly for Wilson
on the forty-third ballot. Then the ex-
pected flop of Illinois led the way and
others followed in rapid order, the
New Jersey governor gaining total
OF 108 votes
The result of the forty-third ballot
was: Clark, 329, loss of 101; Wilson,
6O2, a gain of 108; Underwood, 9S1a,
a loss of 51a; Harmon, %; Foss, 27;
Kern, l Bryan, l.
Aside from the switch of Illinois,
which had been previously announced
from caucus, the principal change
from Clark to Wilson was West Vir-
ginia, which sent it's solid 16 votes
from the speaker to the New Jersey
governor. He also gained eight votes
in Michigan, two in Connecticut and
141k in Virginia, Alaska and Hawaii
each contributing one.
On the forty-fourth ballot Wilson
crept still nearer his goal, getting the
two votes from Pennsylvania which
had been going to Clark, and thus
having the solid Keystone delegation
for the first time. The Wisconsin and
Utah delegation also became solid for
him, five votes in the former and IA
in the latter deserting the speaker. He
also got the solid Indiana delegation.
taking one from Clark and one from
Kern, the only one Kern had on the
preceding vote. This brought Wilson 8
total to 629. while Clark went down
| to 306.
The result of the forty-fourth ballot
! 629, gain of 27 Underwood, SO, a
gain of " Harmon, 27, loss of /,
and Foss, 27. Bryan and Kern had
been eliminated
All that Wilson needed as the forty
fifth ballot started was the Underwood
vote or its equivalent. He only got
two of them and got two also from
Harmon, sending his total going to
633, while Clark S 306 stood firm
The result of the forty-fiffh ballot
was: Wilson, $685. Clark, 3O6; Under
wood, 81; Foss, 27; Harmon, g. Viii
son gained four on this ballot. Clark
held his own and Underwood lost two.
The final or forty-sixth ballot was
made necessary by a technical objec-
/ ton raised by Senator Reed, of Mis-.
souri,, to granting right to make the
nomination by acclamation, which re-
quired a unanimous vote Of the CON
vention
Clark's vote came down to "a and
4 Harmon had only II supporters. Only
| two delegates were absent
There were three high lights
in the proceedings: The swing OF
| Illinois and its So votes from Clark to
Wilson; the withdrawal of Represens
tative Oscar Underwood. Of Alabama
as candidate. and the announcement
of Senator Stone, OF Missouri, which
Immediately followed the Underwood
withdrawal, that all Clark delegates
were released from their pledges.
All three of these announcements
brought forth tremendous cheers from