The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-02

gavel and finally quieted the uproar-
Illinois, under the unit rule, casts
5S votes for wilson, he announced and
another cheer greeted the shift. This
gave Wilson a gain of So votes in IL
hnois, the New Jersey governor con-
tinued to gain. In Iowa he added ia
to his total vote.
When Kentucky was called and the
vote was announced 26 for Clark, one
of the delegates demanded: II want tC
know if Kentucky can vote for Will
son if a majority of the delegates de-
sired to do so.'' Governor McCreary
chairman of the delegation, argued the
instructions of the Kentuckians would
not allow break. The Wilson men did
not press the point although evidently
conndent of a vote in the delegation.
In Louisiana Wilson gained two and in
Michigan eight.
New York Stays by Clark.
New York stopped what for a few
minutes looked like a Wilson land
slide. Representative William Sulzer
announced the New York vote as 90
for Clark, as heretofore. This dis
PEELED all hope of nomination on
the ballot The delegation had de-
clded in caucus to continue to cast it's
80 votes for Clark. The vote in the
caucus showed IS for Clark, 10 for
Wilson and 2 for Underwood.
North Carolina added two extra
votes to the augmenting Wilson count.
When Virginia was reached Senator
swanson arose to explain the states
vote. He asserted that at a caucus the
delegation had decided to enforce the
unit rule for the first time. Wilson
had secured a majority of the delega-
ton and the states votes were cast
for him. The Wilson adherents cheer
ed the Virginia vote, but from the
Clark forces there went up a shout of:
Ryan and Bryan
Thomas F. Ryan, who was de-
nounced by W. J. Bryan is a member
of the Virginia delegation
The disorder was quieted only to
oreak out with renewed vigor as the
entire Clark vote of 16 in West vir-
ginia went over to Wilson. In Wis
consin Wilson gained one more.
The forty-third ballot gave Wilson
602; Clark, 329; Underwood, 90 e
Harmon, 2S; Foss. 27; Kern, 1; Bryan,
This gave Wilson gain of 1OS and
Clark loss of 101. Underwood lost
". The announcement of this vote
started a Wilson demonstration
Come on you Wilson, yelled the New
Jersey delegates
The ballot left Wilson 124 votes
short of the two-thirds necessary to
nominate
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 Will
son a gain of nine. This made the
vote ten to two for Wilson. One of
the two was Mrs. Anna B. Bitter, sis
ter-in-law of Speaker Clark
The final break to Governor VIII
son as the nominee for president of
the United States came in the conven-
ton this afternoon at the beginning
of the fOrty-Sixth ballot. Wilson had
received 633 votes on the forty-fffth
with only 725 1-3 necessary to nomi-
nate. Senator Bankhead of Alabama
quickly withdrew Underwood. Sena-
tor Stone of Missouri, in behalf of
Champ Clark, released all Clark dele
gates, at the same time saying Mis-
souri, would vote for him to the end.
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston withdrew
Governor Foss- By this time it was
apparent Wilson would win on the
forty-sixth ballot and the convention
was in an uproar, delaying the call.
The Final Ballot.
Alabama-Wilson "A.
Arizona-Wilson 6.
ADMINISTRATION Is.
California-PaSSed
Colorado-Wilson 10; Clark 2.
necticut-Wilson IA
Colorado changes to Wilson-12
Delaware-Wilson 6.
F1orida-Wilson Z; Clark 5.
Georgia-Wilson 26.
Idaho-Wilson g.
Illinois-Wilson SIS.
Indiana-Wilson 80,
Iowa-Wilson 26.
Kansas-Wilson 20.
Kentucky-Wilson 26.
Louisiana-Clark 2; Wilson 1s.
Naine-Wilson II.
Maryland-WiIson 16.
achusetts-Wilson So.
N1ichigan-Wilson 80.
Minnesota-Wilson "a
Mississippi-Wilson 20.
Missouri-CIark SO.
Montana-Wison s.