Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-28
WILSON IS IMPOSSIBLE;
KERN A OZARK HORSE;
GEORGIA STANDS FIRM
BY JAMES B. NEvIN.

wood made in the first ballot in the
convention recorded at 7:10 this morn
ing Underwood polled under the alb
rogation of the unit rule something
like 90 more votes in the first ballot
than the Georgians expected. He is
generally regarded not only by the
Georgians themselves, but scores of
delegates from other delegations, as by
far the most conspicuous so-called
dark horse. possibility before the con-
vention now
The Georgians confidently predict
that Underwood will show ever finer
form on the second and third ballots
although they do not look for his nom
ination on an early ballot, of course.
From the very first the Georgians have
received encouraging reports from the
New York delegation, and Tom Tag
CART this morning said his Indianans
look not with any degree of disfaVor
on Underwood as an eventual PROPOSE
tion.
Talking Underwood Only.
The Underwood organization lnsloe
the convention is compact and aggres-
sive. Wherever it may go, should a
break from the Alabaman come, 1t ism t
talking anything but Underwood for
the nomination today 1t is generally
understood that Champ Clark Will get
Georgia's vote when Georgia switches
If she does switch, as has been pointed
ont before but the delegation sees no
switching point in sight right now
If clark should show up strong on
the second ballot. and Underwood fall
off it is possible that Georgia might
swing into the speakers column on the
third ballot. 1t seems more likely how
ever that IT will not swing away from
Underwood to anybody soon Strageh-
ca1ly. the Georgians believe Under
woods position today to be ideal
Kern Looming Up
In the event of a long and uncom-
r,ro,,,ieine deadlock, and the apparent
tnonossiblity of either Clark's or I'm
dervood's nomination, the man most
1ilzelv to emerge into the limel1ght
seems at this moment to be John W.
Kern. Of indiana.
The Georgia Underwood delegation
rs not particularly enamored OF Kern
hut it is beginning to realize that ne
Az nossible dark horse of probable
dangerous speed, and that his eventual
nomination, in q deadlock, is con-
Hingency that they may be called uPo"
M face resolutely by and by.
IF Rrvan succeeds in blocking Clark s
nomination. as Wilson'S already has
haen blocked, the Georgians reallze
that they have nothing to hope for
from the Nebra skan. He is against
Underwood and seemingly unalteraoly
lea Rrvan would take Kern If Kern IS
tbe hest he can get He viii tag Kern
progressive candidate of compro-
mise and in the final analysis Of
Hhings he might put it over Only the
actual ballotting will tell the story.
At this stage of the game Kern
seems not nearly so probable as pos
sible Astute delegates, gingeriN ols-
cnssing the Kern matter to-day see III
IL tragic fnish to Democratic hopes
of four wears building They say Kern
wo1ld make. before the country, an
ahsurdv weak and unappealing candl-
date Nevertheless, the Kern talk TOR
what it is worth, is going the ROUNDS
quietly. but surely
If C,hamp Clark grows, and 1t IS pre-
dicted generally that he should and
will, the Kern talk will vanish into thin
air. and nobody will know exactly
where. when. why and how 1t started.
IF clark doesn't grow lookout for Kern,
saw the wise ones.
Wilson Outfit Exhausted.
There is scarcely a delegate of prom
inence in Baltimore, outside the VIII
son ranks. who does not agree today
that Wilson is clearly out Of the rum
ming and can not hope to come back,
late Yesterday afternoon, following
New York's vote on the South Dakota
ease the Wilsonites were filled with
4ov They thought it was to be Wilson
nossiblv on the first ballot. Today
+hev know. even if they yet are reluc-
tant 70 confess that Wilson has been
Gone for utterly. The Wilson outfit
has exhausted itself It has reached
food tide and never again will 1t be
recl1oned with seriously.
the South Dakota case, was not IN
derstood by the Wilsonites Charles
Murphy is today suspected of a clever
X devised scheme behind that vote to
smoke out Bryan New York has no
more idea Of helping nominate Wilson
than it has of Aging to the moon.
There is a large and swelling majority
IN this convention plainly determined
that Wilson shall not be nominated.
Mr.. Bryan. in the peculiar attitude
If an instructed Clark delegate, has
been credited with a large desire 10
further Wilson'S cause. The cold truth
Of the matter is, Bryan is for Bryan.
But Bryan voted, under his instruc-
tions for Clark on this mornings bal
lot New York and Indiana may go to
Clark, and they may go to Underwood.
The best and surest bet is they never
win 90 to Wilson on the question Of his
nomination.
Why Georgia Hit Bryan.
The Georgia delegation cast Its solid
vote against the Bryan resolution last
NIGHT more as protest against what