The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-02
Deadlock i'm Baltimore COnyen-
ton Still Unbroken.
Wilson and Clark Managers
Are Losing Heart.
.FOSS STAYS IN THE RACE
Friends of Massachusetts, Gov
ernor Have Hopes of Success.
Kern and Gaynor Discussed as
Dark Horses.


cratic national convention met today,
exactly one week after it was first as
sembled, the identity of the presiden-
tiaI nominee was as much in doubt as
it was at the initial session.
woodrow Wilson, the leading candl-
date, lacked 23115 votes on the forty
second ballot, the last taken before ad-
iournment last night. Champ Clark
who had dropped from first to second
during the days voting. still appeared
to control considerable more than
enough delegates to block the nominal
ton of Mr.. Wilson without depending
on the scattering votes.
To those closest in touch, the situa-
ton today appeared to be compllcated
as much as ever. Friends of both Will
son and Clark began to entertain serl-
Gus doubts as to whether either could
be nominated in face of the stubborn
opposition of the other and today they
were furtively casting their eyes about
the field for a suitable dark horse.
Clark Men Fight Hard.
The Clark forces fought desperately
all day yesterday to stem the tide OF
assertions from their wavering ranks.
They saw their strength wane from 4os
votes on the 27th ballot to Az on the
18th, while Wilson was crawling up
from 4O61S to 5011a. Then when all
seemed lost, the tide turned and the
speaker made slight gains While tn
New Jersey governor was slipping oach
on the last three ballots. On the hna
poll Wilson had 494 votes against 4oI
for CLARK.
Several times yesterday Clark was
on the verge of losing the So votes
which the Illinois delegation hao
given him from the outset Tne VIII
son adherents were conhGent that t tne
expected switch would come on the
first ballot taken today. With limos
taken, they felt that the Clark rout
would be complete and that only 1eW
4 -. G=ar- n
win over the remaining votes neces-
sary to their success. o. the olner
hand, Clark followers appeared CONN
dent that the Wilson assault had spent
itself and that the deserters would re
turn soon to the fold, bringing many
others with them. They so assured
the speaker himself who was in BATH
more last night for conference IN
regard to the situation. This aSsur-
ance is said to. have served to dissuade
Mr. Clark from his purpose of appear
ing personally before the convention
to answer the statements OF Mr.. Bryan;
Oscar w. Underwood has continued
to rank third in the voting and neither
of the. two leading candidates. mas been
able to make serious sinFoadS on ms
siren 9Th. Friends. of the Alabaman
insist that he is the only man whose
nomination would bring all FACTIONS
together. M1 !Blt3fec sci 81 -
Indiana has dropped. Governor Mar
shall and has gone over to Wilson, but
Ms massachusetts, clings to it's favorite SON
Governor Foss and is urging him as the
best vote-getter among the dark horses
in the Democratic stables Ohio has,
not yet given up hope for Governor
Harmon, although his supporters admit
that there is a slim chance that he will
be nominated.
oe Indiana, and Mayor w. J. Gaynor, of
New York. were discussed more fire.
~ 1afNV-f.
radical anti-Bryan delegates expressed
themselves as strongly opposed to Kern
because they regard him as Bryan's
candidate, but others, supporters of
both Wilson and Clark. appeared to
regard him with more favor. AS to
nificant that Mr.. Bryan yesterday
added him to his list of available can
didates."
Not since 1860 has Democratic COM
vention balloted as many as forty-two
times without nominating it's candidate
for president. In that year at Charles
ton, S. c., on the fifty-seventh ballot
there was no choice and the convention
adjourned to meet at Baltimore where |
Douglass was nominated on the second
ballot, with John c. Breckenridge sec
ond.
Wilson Delegates Find Angels.
Seagirt, N. J., July "A pledge of
$4,000 to pay the bills of Wilson dele
gates to the Baltimore convention has
been made by Samuel Ludlow. jr., a
banker of Jersey City. and Joseph z.
Bernstein, merchant of the same
place.
Reports from Baltimore that on ac-
count of the extended session many of
the delegations were hard up, caused
the Jersey City men to come here to |
make their offer.
I'VE are not going to permit Gov
ernor Wilson's fight for the presi-
dency to fail at this crisis for lack
of funds" said Mr.. Ludlow. I'VE VIII
and other living expenses which the
Wilson delegates at Baltimore are I'M
able to pay. We expect to spend q t
least $4,000 this way. If necessary,
we can raise $4,000 in "a hours and
will do So We will pay any sum
more"
House Stands by Clark.
Washington, July I'm answer to |
attacks on Speaker Clark in the Bal
timore convention, the House has |
a resolution announcing its
entire faith in it's presiding officer.
The resolution, offered by a Repub-l
lican. Representative Austin of Ten |
nessee, follows:
'.The members of this house, re- |
CARELESS of politics, express their full |
confidence in the honor, integrity and !
patriotism of the presiding officer of /
this house, the Honorable Champ 1
Clark
1t was passed unanimously, Re |
publicans and Democrats applauding. /
Good Rain in Cheyenne.
ST. Francis, Kan, July 2-Cheyenne I
county is again rejoicing over the rain.
ranging from II to inch, that fell over
the entire county Sunday night. The |
heavy rains that fell during June put
all small grain crops in splendid con-
5ition and the rain of last night insures
0ne of the best crops that Cheyenne
county has known in all her history