The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-28
SIX OR SEVEN BALLOTS MAY
Be TAKEN BEFORE BREAK
Wilson Leaders Claim Delegates Re.
leased From Their Instructions, will
Stampede to New Jersey Man
Burke Releases Delegates to Wilson.
.
RESULT OF FIRST BALLOT

Baltimore. June 2s--After sitting
all through the night the demoo ratio
national convention reached the first
ballot on the presidential nomination
shortly before Z o'clock this morning
There was no choice. all the candi-
dates, in fact, being so far away from
the two-thirds vote necessary to NOM
mate that the delegates today look
forward to a hard fight.
After the first ballot the convention
at 7:16 took a recess until o'clock
this afternoon
The totals of the various candidates
on the first ballot were:
Clark $40 1-2. Wilson 324, Under
wood III Ia. Harmon 14S, Marshall
81, Baldwin %. Sulzer of New York
2, Bryan /.
Necessary to choice 729. Absent 2.
While Clark led as was expected on
.he first ballot. he lacked 2S6 1-2
votes of a sufficient number to nomf-
nate Bryan's single vote came from
an Ohio delegate, although. some
friends expected he would receive
more scattering votes on the first roll
call.
Clarks adherents claim today he
will gain steadily as the convention
progresses and also were busy with
the delegates preventing defections.
the instructed delegates have cast their
first vote in accordance with instruc-
tions they are free to switch on sec
ond choice.
A big. doubtful quantity in the vote
was the ballot of New York. That
delegation at caucus last night de-
cided to give its ninety votes to Har-
mon on first ballot. There probably
will be other caucuses in delegation
I>o1 lN<e ic
a chance that the big block of New
York votes may be thrown at any time
to Clark, Wilson or any other candi-
dates.
In addition to the renewed talk Of
the possibility of Bryan's nomination.
there was renewed talk Of dark
horse. Most of the candidates SEEM
ed content to let the fight run through
six or seven ballots before trying to
ing forces
Bryan was the center of the fight
in the convention last night precipi-
tated by him at the opening and last
ing for three hours when he introduce
ed a resolution which would have
thrown Thomas F. Ryan of the Vir-
ginia delegation and August Belmont
convention. That part of the resolu-
tion, which opposed the nomination Of
any candidate for president, "who is
a representative or under obligation
to ]. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas F. Ry-
an, or any other member privilege
seeking class" was adopted but be-
cause Of the bitter fight. that part
which asked the withdrawal of Ryan
and Belmont was withdrawn by Bry-
an.
While the storm was at its height.
many inquiries were made on the floor
as to what was meant by the resolu-
ton, many believing 1t had some bear
ing on the presidential nomination..
but Bryan refused to state. except that
the resolution spoke for itself.
The delegates for the most part list
ened patiently to the nominating
speeches and at 6:43 o'clock this
morning the roll call began. Immed-
lately after the result was announced
and recess until I o'clock this after
noon carried, many leaders began ftg-
uring upon the roll call and the out
come Of the next ballot