Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-29
The Fourth Ballot.

Chairman James took the gavel
again and the fourth RON call started
at GOA. The first change came in the
Louisiana vote. where Wilson gained
| one from Clark.
Underwood gained two from Clark
| in the Massachusetts vote; Clark and
| Marshall each gained one vote. and
| Harmon and Wilson each lost one on
the Michigan
Wilson picked up three votes in
Nebraska. Clark maintained his
strength of - votes there, Hartman
losing three of the four that he had
| received on previous ballots
Wilson gained another vote, this
time from Clark, in New Hampshire.
New York east its solid block of
ninety votes again for Harmon.
North Carolina gave an additional
half vote to Clark, at the expense of
Gov. Harmon. Ohio gave to John w
Kern ON the fourth ballot the single
remaining Bryan vote, Mr.. Bryan
dropping out of the list.
Clark gained So votes in Tennessee
on the fourth ballot Underwood lost
5h OF these, and Harmon and Wilson
each lost a half vote.
A gain of one for Wilson, lost by
Clark, marked the Wisconsin vote.
A gain of one for Harmon, lost by
Clark. was recorded in Porto Rico's
vote
The total result was: Clark AS:
Wilson 1885,, Underwood 112: Har-
mon 1863; Marshall 81; Baldwin IA;
Kern 2.
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Underwood lost 2i5. Harmon lost 4,
Marshall and Baldwin were un-
changed, but BRYAN lost the two
votes he had on the third roll call.
Kern getting both.
The fifth roll call was begun at $50
o'clock. The first breakup in the fav-
orite sons delegates came when Com
necticut was reached. Underwood got
3, Clark and Wilson of the four
teen votes that had gone TO Gov.
baldwin on the four preceding bal
lots. The Connecticut change of vote
was hailed with cheers by the parti-
sans of the candidates who profited
by the switch from the Connecticut
candidate. When Kansas was reach
ed, where Clark had received the sol
Id delegation of 20 in the preceding
roll CALL the vote was challenged by
j. w. Orr, Wilson delegate. =. j.
Sheridan. delegate-at- large. read to
the convention the resolutions of
Kansas state convention under which
the delegates We're bound to vote for
Clark until "Two-thirds believe he
cannot be nominated"
"The delegation stands II for Will
a fats rly e,af1 ATr Sheridan
"and under our instructions | am
bound 10 cast the 20 votes for Champ
Clark
Chairman ollie James ruled that
GAS long rs two-thirds of the dele
gates from Kansas have not decided
that Clark has 10 chance for the
nomination the Kansas vote must be
cast for Clark In its entirety VIII
soa was second choice should Clark
fail.
Wilson and Kern each won a vote in
Michigan. Underwood and Harmon
each losing one,
Clark lost one vote to Wilson in New
Hampshire on the fifth ballot. Clark
gained two immediately afterwards in
New Jersey. This gave Clark four votes
in New Jersey
In North Carolina, Wilson gained an
, other half vote from Clark, while Tn
derwood gained two from Harmon.
Harmon gained one in Ohio, and Clark
also gained one. Wilson and Kern each
lost . vote in Ohio. Tennessee gave
Coy. Harmon an increase of eight
votes on the fifth ballot, Clark lost 6ls,
Wilson ! and Underwood Il vote. Har-
| mon getting all of them. Clark gained
ore vote from Harmon in Porto Rico.
The fifth ballot resulted as follows:
Clark AS: Wilson. 351; Underwood
1875. Harmon 1ilh; Marshall 81;
Kern 2.
4 Tie changes from the preceding ball
| lot were:
Wilson gained IL; Underwood gain
| ed ,Ih; Harmon gained s.
| The vote of Clark, Marshall and
[ Fern was unchanged.
Chairman James recognized mo-
tion to recess until $50, this evening.
He announced that as tonight's SEES
| sion would be the eighth and as the
tickets TO the convention had only
eight coupons, the final coupon would
/ he recognized for admission for sue
| ceeding sessions