Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-07-02
IN THE HOLLOW OF HIS HAND.
Believed Clark Unable to Regain
Votes Lost by Bryan's Attack.

Baltimore, June 30-Hope of nom
ination on the 27th ballot for Presi-
dent was practically abandoned by
Democratic leaders tonight. When
the National Convention adjourned
tor Sunday 1t was believed that some
solution OF the long deadlock would
result from conferences between the
champions Of the three leading candi-
dates, but 1t developed that the time
had not arrived for the withdrawal
OF either Speaker Clark, Governor
Wilson or representative Under
wood. 1t was not expected that the
first ballot tomorrow would differ
materially from the 26th.
Campaign managers possibly might
have reached some agreement of in
terest in the deadlock had it not been
dwarfed by the personal controversy
developed between VIM. j. Bryan and
Speaker Clark. The visit of Mr..
Clark to Baltimore and his arrival
too late to attempt vindication of
himself before the convention over
shadowed everything else as sub
ject Of Sunday gossip.
Clark Loses Votes.
Party leaders generally took the
position, Notwithstanding the Mis-
sourian's impassloned denial Of Mr..
Bryan's imputation that he was be-
holden to Morgan, Belmont and
Ryan, that he would be unable to re-
gain the votes lie had lost. At the
same time many Of them thought
that sympathy for Mr.. Clark and the
inevitable linking Of Bryan and Will
son in the minds of delegates, by
reason Of the New Jersey candidate
having been the beneficiary Of the
votes turned away from Mr.. Clark
by the Nebraskan's philippe, had in
jured the chances of Wilson's nomi-
nation.
The situation as seen by leaders
not associated intimately in the man
agement OF any Of the campaigns
seemed tonight to be that Clark,
having failed OF nomination for II
ballots after receiving majority
vote, probably had reached the crest
Of his strength.
Bryan In Control. '
Wilson, although climbing stead
lily, apparently was bitterly opposed
by delegates who resented the gene
raj impression that Col. Bryan had
the veto power, although he lacked
the votes necessary to control the
nomination. These delegates believ-
ed that the New Jersey Governor
would continue to gain even to the
point where he had a majority, but
that he could not break down the
Clark strength, which was said to be
determined that Bryan should not
win through q com mbination OF any
kind.
Should Clark and Wilson fail on
the next two or three ballots 1t was
predicted that there would be
turn to Representa- tive Underwood,
who had held his normal vote from
first to last Underwood forces are
watching for just such a contingency
and claimed to be prepared to take
full advantage of 1t. Whether the
Alabama candidate could win or not
was the subject of much speculation,
but outside of the delegates who had
voted for hi mon the 26th ballot there
did not appear to be so much enthu-
siasm.
Genuine attempts at compromise
are likely to be made If Wilson and
Underwood should follow Clark up on
high wave OF votes and still fail to
get the necessary two-thirds, but 1t
was not expected tonight that any
OF the dark horse" candidates will
stand much show until the three
leaders in turn have tried and failed
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