The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-03

nomination II another big state went
over
This became almost a certainty
when a moment later West Virginia
cast her l6 votes for Wilson.
A number OF state chairmen were
now comforting with their delegates
and the Wilson sentiment was obyi-
ously sweeping the hall like wildfire,
There was general feeling among
even the ultra-Clark men that only
a most sensational turn of affairs
could prevent Wilson's nomination
within the next few hours.
Bell, Stone, and Francis and others
We're working hard to gather men to-
gether and hold them solid against
Wilson and prevent his nomination.
Tom Heflin, congressman from Ala
bama, and manager OF the Underwood
boom, advised the Alabama delegation
at 12:45 to switch TO Wilson.
John II Bankhead chairman OF the
Alabama delegation bitterly denounc-
ed EellinI
Mind your own business! Tom"
said Bankhead with a sc6wiS>
II am just trying to save your
forces" said Helm. Events that
have transpired during the last two
hours mean that Wilson's nomina-
ton is now a certainty"
Alabama, however, refused to take
any action at this time.
After the forty-thiTd ballot some OF
the ultra-Clark leaders said that
while they would concede Wilson
about Gao votes that would be the
I4v,nft ,f 10 h.
not be nominated.
They claimed To have 1863 last
ditch" Clark votes on whom they
could rely 10 hold out against Will
son all summer ii necessary. To this
the. Wilson men replied that, ifs the
New Jersey governor received any
thing like $40 votes no power on
earth could keep the anti-Wilson del
egates from climbing onto the band
wagon.
The Maryland delegation demanded
that II be polled on the forty-third
ballot and this was done. The delega-
ton stood five and one-half for Will
son to for Clark with one and one
half absent The Wilson men forced
the poll
Utah moment later came in solid
following Pennsylvania example and
piled it's eight votes for Wilson
The example of~solid states proved
contagious as Wisconsin was next in
line. AS It's chairman announced that
its &c votes were solid for Wilson the
Jerseyites he'll danother jubllation.
On the forty-fourth ballot Colorado
gave Wilson 10 votes as against one
heretofore cast for him.
Just as this shift came Charles F
Murphy came down to the Missouri
delegation and engaged in earnest
conversation with Davis Francis and
Francis was assuring the Tammany
chieftain that he would be able TO hold
his forces intact from now on.
Indiana came solidly into the Wilson
camp on this ballot, a gain of 2 for
Wilson
h Iowa Wilson gained 8 and one
half votes.
Pennsylvania recorded itself solid
for Wilson on this forth-fourth ballot,
the two that had been holding out
swinging into line
Before the result of the forty.
fourth ballot could be announced
some OF the Washington delegates de-
a pOll VI lhS u--SodlAOhs 49,
chairman bitterly denounced the de-
mand, declaring that il came from
some delegates who wanted their
names in the papers"
James ruled that any delegation
could demand a rol-cail at any time.
When an attempt was made 10 vote
proxies in this delegation, Chairman
James ruled that they could not he
used. Washingtons chairman APP
pealed to him to make an exception
in this case.
THE state OF Washington has nc
alternates,' he said. land we have
universally recognized each others
proxies from the beginning"
James stuck to his ruling. 80 long
as the chair has no challenge maze
of proxies 1t cannot interfere" he
said. The delegation had no right
to create alternates if the convention
that created it did not name any The
chair must rule that no proxies can
be recognized here"
A Washington delegate shouted at
lanes
II appeal from the decision OF the
chair which " part o. the fraud
that has been practiced In this con-
vention."
Ollie James became white with
anger.
IF the gentleman has any opinion
that any of the decisions of this chair