The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-29

order The chair is out Of order
Belmont. whom Mr.. Bryan had failed
10 purge from the rolls the night be-
fore, were in their places. Governor
Dix, Of New York. looking dazed, sat
near Belmont. Roger Sullivan. as
round as a large medicine ball, sat
opposite narshalling the Clark forces
III Illinois.
Governors. United States senator's
representatives, judges, and other po-
litical dignitaries were sprinkled
through the Delegations, attracting no
more attention than the blacksmiths
and plumbers and doctors and coun-
try lawyers who were their col
leagues.
over all. quiverins and throbbing,
was a brand of baltimore heat that
withered enthusiasm "a readily as ii
wilted collars.
Mr. Francis directed the clerk 70
cali the roll of the States for the
second ballot. There were cheers on
! the rst from the friends Of the sew
eral candidates, when the votes for
j them were recorded Each vote was
reported by the chairman Of the dele
/ CATION. repeated by the reading sec
rotary, and repeated again by the
gentlemen from Bashan, whose bust
! ness Il was to interpret 1t to the
| ctetagates, and the newspaper :tt+-ft!
/ The second ballot showed Clark still
/ substantially in the lead with New
/ ork, about which there was much
4 speculation, attn voting for Harmon.
! and "Bill" Sulzer still In possession
+ OF two votes. He lost the votes OF
| Alaska on the second. but picked
! them up elsewhere They faded
| later, never to return.
After the result of tn second was
( announced. there was hLrryina u
/ and fro to fix things up. Connecticut
( was voting for Baldwin who did not
/ have the chance Of tho proverbi&l
/ Chlnaman. and the Wilson and Clark
! leaders tried to break into 1t. Yer
! mont, which dipped its eight votes II
( Baldwin IN the earliest vote gave
( them to Wilson ON the second. IN
I diana was voting solidly for Cover
nor Marshill another favorite son,
! without many apparent prospects
Continue Voting.
Stoltdly and without interests the
! delegates continued to vote. Ever
I rody was waiting for break" bot
1 i did nor core. Every time the
maine OF New York was called, hush
! fell over the assemblage.
1t ! going to Clark this time Tue
| Clark people cried
| NO said the men who shouted
when the band played Dixie" it's
/ going to II derwood."
Where II went was 10 Harmon FIVE
! times
-Onca- white oeie delegation Was
/ called there was an enlfveninS APP
! preach to row.
! II 2nNPTnnr "a
| man. announced that the delegation
stood as for Harmon and ~ for Will
! son, one not voting.
| Could Prove IL.
| Thereupo ma delegate at the other
end Of the delegation, said that he
J was voting. and he could prove II,
! and insisted that the roll be called
| The secretary of the delegation
| has been standing by that man for
! fifteen minutes. said Campbell. And
I ne CHH't get v0re out OF him ~
| II was waiting for New York" said
| the delegate.
| So the roll OF the delegation was
| called, and the man was voted fol-
! Wilson
! Another row of much the sal me
| character. occurred when Wilson
I man in Kansas wanted 10 vote the
! tASiCBdt Apf w anu tiit Chhfi
) man Of the delegation would not lei
! him.
"our Instructions, said the chair
/ man, ARE to Keep on voting for CLARK
/ TIL IN the Judgment Of two-tnirds OF
/ the delegation ne has no more chance
I Of election. We stand eleven for VII.
/ son and nine for Clark"
/ The delegation was polled. This
| chairman's statement was verified
i Mr.. James ruled that under the in
! structlons from the convention. which
/ were read. Kansas must continue tc
I cast its twenty votes for Clark in theil
! entirety. They We're so cast on ths
( next ballot
| On the fourth ballot, Mr.. Bryan
| and two of his friends on the Ne
! braska delegation, all instructed fol
| Clark, began voting for Wilson. Thi!
! caused n mild cheer among the Wilson
| people. Bryan and his two companions
| kept 1t up on the fifth ballot,
The best approach TO break was
! on tho NTH ballot in Connecticut
! which had been voting solidly for thai
/ ornament of the Connecticut bench
! Simeon r.. Baldwin,
Connecticut gave nine votes TO Tn
derwood, tour to Clark, and one fol
I Wilson. But no other States follow
/ ed the break. Illinois polied its fifty
eight solid for Clark, New York held
/ TO Harmon, all the other states voted
! practically as they had before. witt
H.. 4 &c., a ~.