The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-01
Outside Happenings of the Week for Quick Reading

OYSTER BAY. June z7 - Colonel Roosevelt has indicated that he will make an issue of the attempt which is being made by the big interests 10 compel him to withdraw from the race for the presidency.
 BALTIMORE. June 2. w. l. Bryan. his coat and vest off, is working in the committee room where he and Senator OGorman. of New York. are writing the plat form which it is believed will be adopted by the convention, and which will he distnctively progress sive in it's blanks Asked for d statement, Bryan said: The fight is half won. and have nothing to say about what is left There have been and will be things happening every minute. I'll see this fight through to the finish" The Tam many forces were defeated on the platform vote and on the unit rule. which was abrogated.
 The Clark boom was badly dented when Clark refused to support Bry- an on the temporary chairmanship vote. Woodrow Wilson backed by Bryan, won victory in the con vention by bringing about the abro- gation Of the unit rule
 Daly of the Alaska delegation was elected National committeeman from Alaska, after the Daily delega- tion had been seated by the contest ] en dexter of Washington state is pres ent at the convention and declares he will quit the Republican party and return to the Democracy.
 BALTIMORE. June 2S. After debating questions of moment all night long. the Democratic conyen- tion cast it's first vote for the presidential candidates at breakfast time this morning. That vote stood: Clark, 44o; Wilson, 324; Harmon, 1iS; Underwood. IF; Marshall, 31; Baldwin. 22; Sulzer, ?; Bryan. l. The Alaska delegates voted for Clark and for Sulzer. Two of the New York delegation voted for Harmon. At o'clock this morn ing the convention adjourned to 1 o'clock this afternoon.
 Ill the early morning, after hours of disorder and excitement. the Bry- an resolution. declaring that the convention oppose any candidate who is under obligations to J. Pier pont Morgan, Thomas F. Ryan or August Belmont, was adopted by vote of SS9 to l96, the six Alaska delegates voting for it's adoption That part of the resolution which demanded that Ryan and Belmont who are delegates to the cOVVeH- tion, withdraw from the convention was cut out before the passage of the resolution.
 BALTIMORE. June 2S. - The con yention met at o'clock. Immedi- ately on converting balloting was re sumed The second ballot showed very little change from the first one. the vote standing: Clark. 44G: Wilson, $40; Harmon, 140; Under wood. Ill; Marshall, 30; scattering, 1S
 OYSTER BAY, June 2S. - George w. Perkins. of the J. P. Morgan banking house, and other Wall street men. were in conference with Col onel Roosevelt today regarding the organization of the new Progressive party.
 ST LOUIS. June 2S. = Governor Hadley announced this morning that the Taft leaders had offered him the nomination for the presidency at the Chicago convention in order to prevent split in the party. Roosevelt. however, objected to this method of sidetracking his own as pirations and would not release the governor from his pledge.
 BALTIMORE, June 29, 1:30 d. m. For the tenth time since nomina tiuns were declared in order by Chairman Ollie James more than 24 hours ago, the delegates to the na tional Democratic convention have answered to the roll call, and there remains much doubt as to the final action of the convention. There has been but little change ill the rela- tive positions of the several candi- dates for the nomination during all the voting, and at this time the opposing factions seem more than ever determined to hold out to the end.
 Hb ttIlll bdllOl, lit ltSult VI which has just been announced, gives Clark 536. a lead of IT votes over his nearest rival. but he still lacks 192 of having enough votes to secure the nomination. Wilson comes second with 359 votes, just ten less than half the necessary two-thirds, and , less than the num- Der he must have to prevent the nomination of Clark, should the lat ter receive the entire support of the other candidates.
 The Alaska delegates cast their votes at the start, four for the New Jersey governor, and two for Con gressman Sulzer. who has endeared himself to the territory on numer- ous occasions. In the later Vot- ing, however the Alaska delegation uentered on Wilson.
 The convention was in recess much of the day in order to give the delegates the opportunity to rest after their all-night session. second adjournment was taken at : o'clock in the evening and the fight taken up again at 9:3O, since which time the balloting has pro- ceeded almost without interruption.
 The rule of the Democratic con- vention is that the successful can didate for nomination must receive two-thirds of the votes, or 12S, there being a total of 1902 delegates rep resented
 The feature of the night session was the switch made by the New An1apafinn which SllnDOfteu