St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-07-06
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NOMINATED
Clark Loses Out After Hard
Fought Battle.
Bryan as Well as Clark Re-
fuses Vice Presidency.
Marshall Nominated for Sec
ond Place Third Ballot.
Bry an Promises Hard Work
for Victory of Party:

Luz v1CLOIy VI I dILy.
Baltimore, July 3.-For Presiden
Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jel
sey.
For Vice President-Gov. Thoma
r. Marshall of Indiana.
This was the ticket completed b
the Democratic National Conventio
at 1855 q. m. Wednesday.
The nomination of Gov. Marshal
for Vice President came as something
of q surprise, for when the night
balloting for Vice President began
It seemed that the Bryan-Wilson con
tingent In the convention had set
tied definitely upon Gov. John E
Burke of North Dakota.
There was not much of a fight
however. and when two ballots dis
closed Marshall easily in the lead
Gov. Burke's name was withdraw
and Marshall was proclaimed tn,
nominee by acclamaticn. A minut,
later the convention adjourned sin,
die.
The first ballot for Vice Presiden
resulted as follows: Marshall, 389;
Burke. 3O5 2-3; Chamberlain, 157;
Hurst of Illinois. n: Preston So;
McCoombs, IS; Osborne, s.; Sulzer
3: Wade 26; absent, IS 1-3.
Clark and Bryan Decline.
Speaker Champ Clark easily could
have had the vice presidential nomi-
nation, and efforts of Wilson leaders
as we'll as those Of 9th ers of various
sections Of the party, were directed
toward having the Missourian accept
second place on the ticket. He res
0lutely declined and stated positively
that he would not accept, even IL the
convention forced the honor Of the
nomination upon him.
~ Col. w. J. Bryan was among those
placed in nomination and. in declin-
ing, took occasion to make his last
speech of the convention. After. ex-
pressing his thanks and saying he
thought the post best fitted for an
other, he delivered what many re-
garded as his yaledictory as the party
leader. Hl
1t Is not because the Vice Pres
idency Is lower in Importance than
the Presidency that l Decline" he
ssfd. There is no Office in the ma
tion SO low that would not take If
| could serve my country by accept
Ing It.
II believe that l can render more
service to my country when have
not the embarrassment Of a nomina
ti0n and have not the suspicion of a
selfish interest, more service than ]
could as candidate, and your can.
didates will not be more active in
this campaign than shall be.
My services are at the command
Of the party and fell relief now
that the burden of leadership il
transferred to other shoulders. =
When, after the first ballot, some
one moved to make the nomination
OF Marshall unanimous, Mr. Bryan
started for the stage to make a state.
ment. The motion was withdraw!
before he could speak. When the
motion was renewed after the sec.
Ond ballot, Mr.. Bryan did not protest
The platform, hewed out in com,
mittee several days ago, and warml,
praised by, Mr.. Bryan, was adopted
with z whoop.
Many Of the delegates went direct
~ AAVAt kuC NOuVCutlON u6ll u SlCCI6j
trains, and by tomorrow practically
Ill will have left town.
vi, Great Victory for Wilson.
The nomination of Gov Wilson tc
carry the standard of Democracy
came Tuesday afternoon on the forty.
sixth ballot. After steady gains upon
several preceding ballots of the days
session. Underwood and Foss dele
gates were released and similar ac-
tfOn taken In the case of the follow.
efs Of Clark.
Party leaders and his opponents
in the recent contest hastened tc
pledge him their support, = and the
sentiment was general that the Dem.
ocratic party, with him as leader and
q fellow-progressive on the ticket,
had the greatest opportunity of years
Everywhere was voiced the belief
that there was nothing to fear from
either the regular Republican nomi-
nee or the proposed Roosevelt third
Rerty.
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