The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-06
Vol. XXXIV. No. 38.

OF 4Sf last night to S02 on the first
ballot today. The figures told their
own story. The Wilson delegates
We're jubilant as Chairman James di-
rected the second call of the day
the 44th of the Convention.
The most important change on this
ballot was in the Colorado delegation.
which had voted IL for Clark and
for Wilson. This time Colorado divid-
ed, 10 to in favor of Wilson.
Altogether the ultimate nominee
gained u votes on this ballot. Then
came the 45th. 1t was disappointing
in a way, for Clark held his own and
Wilson made a gain Of only 4.
There were few in the hall t this
! time who did not believe SON
would win, but they feare = ould
take long, long while ~ dim to
attain the 725 1-3 vote = Issary to
nominate n,"nt sa = ,p.," 1t was re = fhat there
must DE a decided in the Un-
derwood vote, W y .ad held firm
eon,a from the the. begin = 'ef0re any man
Inc tort ballot, which had
peen orde cant results. Senator
stone, of M >ouri, who had been in
consultation with the Speaker climb
ed on the stage and when he could
make himself heard, released in the
name of the Speaker all of the dele.
gates who had been pledged for him.
| "As for Missouri. however" he
added. ''she will cast her SO votes for
old Champ Clark to the end"
That was the beginning of the end;
it became apparent that Woodrow
Wilson would be nominated and his
, nomination followed shortly after
wards.
| Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston. fol.
lowed Stone. The Convention was in
an almost continuous uproar. The
Wilson forces were already celebrat-
ing their victory. There no longer
was any doubt as to the result Mayor
Foss, of Massachusetts, from further
consideration and declared that "the
. Old Bay State would fall in line for
Woodrow Wilson.
/ Then second Fitzgerald was rec
ognized. This time it was the Con-
gresham from Brooklyn, a member
of the New York delegation. He
made a plea for harmony and ended
by suggesting that a further roll cali
be dispensed with and the nomination
, of Wilson be made by acclamation,
New York, he said, was ready to vote
for the man the great majority Of the
delegates desired as their nominee.
/: The faithful Missourians objected
to this plan because Of their desire to
vote a last time for Speaker Clark. 1t
was = foregone conclusion what the
result would be as the last call Of the
States began.
4, Alabama, which had started every
; other call with "a votes for Under
wood, changed to Wilson and State
after State followed suit.
1t was just 3.15 p. NJ. when the
solid 76 votes for Pennsylvania car
ried Wilson over the winning line.
making his total at the time 1888
votes. =, =.
The stampede did not end until $50
of the loss votes in the Convention
had been cast for the nominee,
| Missouri with her SO had been
joined on the last ballot, for Clark. by
/ "A of California's 26 votes by dele
gates from Florida. from Louisiana.
all q from Nevada. from New Jer.
sey. the home State of Governor Will
son, from the district of Columbia
and l from Ohio. This little handful
readily joined in the chorus of ac-
clamation when Senator Stone moved
that the nomination he made unani-
nous
: 1t was 3.15 p. NJ when Chairman
James officially declared Mr.. Wilson
the nominee OF his party There was
an attempt at another demonstration.
bat the delegates were too tired TO
keep it up long. Thcn. too. the local
appropriation for = band had run out
last saturday night and there was no
inspiring mus. o. help along the en-
thu*iasm. In ,''s respect the nomin-
alton was uniqur Every one i'm the
Convention han seemed in happy
frame Of mind ;Ho' The end had come.
w. J. Bryan who had taken abso-
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