Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-07-05

egatiOns and even In the states that
had been voting solidly for the speak
er. Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston an
nounced the vote of Massachusetts as
for Wilson and q for Foss. Dele
gates who were weary Of candidates
who had no earthly chance shouted to
Fitzgerald to withdraw Foss's name,
but he shook his head pugnaciously
and insisted that the vote be recorded
as he had given it. When the vote Of
the empire state was called Murphy
arose quickly, took two steps up the
aisle and shouted the old familiar
New York casts 80 for Clark"
He fairly snapped his teeth as he
called 1t. Tammany was dying hard.
The imminency of Bryan's triumph
for Wilson victory was so regarded
by the New Yorkers-was hateful to
Murphy and most Of the men behind
him. The Missourians, the men from
California under the leadership Of The
odore A. Bell, the crowd from Arkan-
sas and the delegations from the Clark
states cheered for Murphy, but their
applause was weak and perfunctory.
There was not a good cheer left In
the whole Clark crowd. Texas plump
ed its big forty into the Wilson camp,
and the chairman shouted. "the next
president Of the United States An
cry Clark men ordered him to sit
down. II looks could have stabbed
him he would have been a goner. The
cheering broke out again and visitors
and delegates went to their feet In q
| splendid demonstration. The only
| people who did not join In this were
| the men of Missouri and OF New York.
They sat silent and glum. Charles F.
Murphy was shooting glaDoes all over
the floor, counting leaders who might
be relied upon to stand against the
Wilson advocates. He was showing
more activity than he had done at any
| time since the convention met. The
result of the forty-fourth ballot was:
Clark, 306, loss Of &c: Wilson, 62s, a
gain of 81; Underwood. 80, a gain Of
u; Harmon, q, loss Of I. and Foss.
q. Bryan and Kern had been elm
mated. The foTty-fifth ballot resulted:
Wilson, 633; Clark. 306; Underwood.
81; Foss, q; Harmon, rs.
At the beginning of the forty-sixtn
ballot Senator Bankhead, Mr.. Under
woods representative in the conven-
ton, pushed his way through the ex-
cited crowd until the massive Ollie
James sheltered him.
Senator Bankhead wishes to have
the roll call suspended" shouted
Chairman James, until he has had
the opportunity to make a statement
for Alabama" Those who had been
informed of the skirmishing and man
euyering Of the leaders on the floor
felt it was all over, and the great gath
ering became as still as death as Sen
ator Bankhead began a telling speech
in harmony's behalf, ending by with
drawing Underwood's name from be
fore the convention and releasing from
their obligation all who had been In
structed to vote for him.
The Wilson men waited patiently
until they had heard Senator Bank
head release the delegates instructed
for Underwood, and then they Gu
loose. Chairman James banged tn,
table and pleaded with the crowd, bu
it was some time before he got an!
semblance Of order.
Before Senator Bankhead had I'm
ished speaking. Senator Stone Of Mis-
souri, Champ Clark's campaign mana
ger, had started for the speaker
stand Charles F. Murphy. standing 4
the aisle at the head Of the New Yorl
delegation, watched the effect of Sen
ator Bankhead's speech and then hus
l tied around and whispered wor
l here and there to the leaders VIII
were fighting to keep at least one-thir
of the delegates In the Clark column
I In order that the nomination of Wilso
might be blocked. Murphy's face wa
E redder than usual, and he shove
: some excitement. Senator Banl
heads speech, all the Clark men rea
; lied, meant the utter defeat Of III
+ speaker. All their predictions that g
y no time would Wilson get over SO
!, votes, had been swept away even b.
s fore the Underwood men were relea.
s ed. and now that the supporters Of tn
Alabaman were free to vote for On.
body they pleased. Murphy and Sem
z tor Stone realized that all the hope fc
l. Speaker Clark being nominated ha
a vanished.
= The Wilson leaders, naturally jub
n liant, tried To restrain their enthus
s asm, but they were shaking hand
l. with one another while men with Cd
d, impulse to get on the band wagon q
1t soon as possible were shaking hand
T. with them, congratuiating them an
70 saving that they we're the ardent sal
lie porters of the New Jersey goveFno
lie When Senator Stone got to the pia
form, he made brief speech reieasin
the Clark delegates. but. said he, q
far "a the Missouri delegation Is col
oerned. we shall vote for Speaks
Clark until the last ballot Is taken
70 CONGRESSMAN John Fitzgerald I
BROOKLYN, Tammany's leader ther
was dispatched to the speakers star
n and moved that the convention unar
r. mously nominate Wilson by ACCLAIM
as ton. There was just a sign of smi
In and a twinkle of the eye from Murpf
or as he heard the roar Of approval fro
I'd delegates and galleries. Missouri o
I'd iected. however, and when the roll ca
a. was completed Chairman James shot
n ed: Wilson $50 votes" Before 4
as words had been heard Senator Ston
to who was at the elbow Of big Ollie. sa
10 In a sing-song voice: "Mr. Chairma
rs move to make the nomination