The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-04
GOV. WILSON AND
GOV. MARSHALL
Chief Executives of New Jersey and
Indiana Head The Ticket.
CHOICE WAS MADE UNANIMOUS
Illinois Led the Stampede to the New
Jersey Man-other States Fol-
lowed Rapidly and Climbed
Aboard Band Wagon.

Baltimore, Nd, July S.-Woodrow
Wilson, governor of New Jersey, and
at one time president Of Princeton uni
versity, was yesterday nominated as
the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent of the United States.
After six candidates for the Demo
cratic nomination for vice-president
had been made, the work completing
the ticket was sfde-tracked by unanl-
nous consent and the platform taken
up.
The candidates whose names were
presented are: Governor John Burke,
North Dakota; Elmore w. Hurst, ILL
nois; Gov Thomas R. Marshall, lndl-
ana; Judge Martin J. Wade. Iowa;
James H. Preston, Maryland.
Speaker Champ Clark's name was
presented, but was later with drawn.
The nomination Of Mr.. Wilson came
after one Of the most sensational
struggles ever witnessed in a national
convention. 1t was long fight. The
convention was in It's eighth day
The fight was between Speaker
Champ Clark and Wilson. At one
time Clark had more than half of the
1888 delegates. Then Wilson began
to creep UP on him. On Monday VIII
son passed Clark. When the conven
ton convened the opening roll was
the forty-third. Wilson'S nomination
was accomplished in the forty-sixtf
ballot. The vote was: Wilson, $50;
Clark, "a; absent, 2.
Nomination Made Unanimous.
1t required 725 to nominate. This
roll call was finished at 1881. The
nomination was made unanimous two
minutes later. The convention ad
journed at 4:42 until O'Clock. There
remained yet as the work Of the
body the nomination Of vice-presi
dent and the adoption Of a platform
Tuesday night there was talk t
the effect that the deadlock which hat
held for four days could not be bro
ken. Some talked Of months ad
journment. This feeling was dissi
pated when Illinois was reached or
the first ballot taken yesterday
Roger Sullivan arose and announced
the ballot.
illinois. IS for Clark, 40 for VIII
SON." he cried.
Under the unit rule the entire IS
votes were put In the Wilson column
The big break had come. 1t was the
beginning of the end. Michigan
caught the spirit. She gave Wilson
% and Clark 2. other states as they
were called helped some. Virginia
voting for the first time under the unit
rule, gave her entire vote to Wilson
This boosted him "a. One Of the Vir
ginia delegates was Thomas F
Ryan, whom Bryan attacked in the
convention.
West Virginia Switches.
West Virginia got In the game. She
swung to Wilson with her 16, sub
tracing them from the Clark tota
which was now quickly disappearing
The two chief rivals had started the
day with this vote: Wilson. 494;
Clark, 430 When the first ballot o
the day was counted It was found thai
Wilson had gained 10S and Clark has
lost 101.
Colorado came to the bat for VIII
son on the next ballot. She switched
nine votes from Clark to Wilson
Pennsylvania had been voting RICH
along: Wilson, "a; Clark. 2. Sh'
gave the whole vote to Wilson. Utal
followed suit, adding her eight votes
Wisconsin gave her 26 votes to VII
son, although half a dozen of the dele
gates had beeh voting for Clark
When the forty.fourth ballot was an
nounced Wilson needed only 81 vote'
to win. This was the result of thu
forty-fifth ballot: Wilson, 500; Clark
30S; Underwood. 81; Foss, 81; Har
mon. %.
Underwood's Name Withdrawn.
When the forty-sixth ballot wa
about to begin Senator Bankhead o
Alabama took the platform and salt
in part:
"Mr. Underwood directs me. tn
humble instrument through which hi
| CdU1pdiSH Is COnuuCteu, 10 WllHuIdN
his name. He directs me further I,
thank most sincerely those friend
who stood by him so Loyalty through
this convention. ode
They can never be blotted iron
his memory. He authorized me Il
release from their obligation all OF hi
friends who have been instructed Il
vote for him 80 long as his name II
before the convention. His friends
are at liberty to vote for whom the!
please"
Clark Delegates Released.
Senator Stone, the manager Of thu
Clark campaign, then announced thu
release of the Clark delegates.
"The delegates have stood by hin
SO loyalty" said Senator Stone, "tha
they will ever be remembered b,
him"
! Governor Foss Of Massachusetts