New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-29


Gus candidates. as compared with the sec
ond ballot. were as follows:
Clark lost FIVE and one half votes: Will
son gained FIVE and one-quarter; Under
wood gained three and one-quarter; Har-
mon lost one-kalf a vote.
Chairman James tool, the gavel again.
and the fourth rollcan started az 6:o4
p. NJ. with the big crowd paying close at
tenrion 10 the votes cast
The FIRST change on the fourth ballot was
in the Louisiana vote, where Wilson gained
one from Clark The delegation was d.
vided evenly, ten for each candidate
Underwood gained two from Clark in the
Massachusetts vote on this ballot
Clark and Marshall each gained one vote.
and Harmon and Wilson each lost one on
the Michigan vote.
Wilson picked up three votes in Nebraska
on the fourth ballot. Clark maintained his
strength OF twelve votes there, Harm on
ceived on previous ballots.
Wilson gained another vote, this time
from Clark, in New Hampshire.
North Carolina gave an additional half
vote TO Clark, at the expense OF Governor
Harmon.
Ohio gave to John W. Kern on the fourth
ballot the single remaining Bryan vote, Mr..
Bryan dropping out Of the list
Clark gained 6la votes in Tennessee. In
derwood lost 5l1 Of these and Harmon and
Wilson each lost half a vote
a gain Of for Wilson, lost by Clark,
marked the Wisconsin vote. the division
being: Wilson, 20; Clark 6
a gain Of ! for Harmon, lost by Clark,
was recorded in Porto Rico's vote.
The fourth ballot resulted as follows:
clark, 44s; Wilson 34eI: Underwood. 112;
Harmon. 1852; Marshall. 81; Baldwin, IA;
Kern, 2.
The changes in the lineup were: Clark
gained 2; Wilson gained AZ; Underwood lost
2lz; Harmon lost 4; Bryan lost the two
votes he had on the third rollcall. Kern
getting both.
The fifth rolcali was begun at $50 o'clock.
The first breakup in the 'favorite son"
delegates came when Connecticut was
reached. Underwood got nine. Clark four
and Wilson one Of the fourteen votes that
had gone 10 Governor Baldwin on the four
preceding ballots
The Connecticut change OF vote was hailed
with cheers by the partisans Of the candi-
dates who proited by the switch
When Kansas was reached, where Clark
had received the solid delegation OF twenty
in the preceding rollcalls. the vote was
challenged by J. ". Orr. Wilson delegate.
B. J. Sheridan, q delegate-at -large, read
the resolutions OF the Kansas state conven-
ton, under which the delegates were bound
to vote for Clark until two-thirds believe
he cannot be nominated"
The delegation stands eleven for Wilson.
nine for Clark" said Mr.. Sheridan. and
under our instructions, I am bound 70 cast
the twenty votes for Champ Clark
Chairman Ollie James ruled that as long
as two-thirds of the delegates from Kansas
have not decided that Clark has no chance
for the nomination" the Kansas vote must
be cast for Clark I'm It's entirety
DO YOU want poll OF your delegation
he asked Of the Kansas delegates
Yes" shouted Delegate Orr. Call the
roll Of the delegates"
The Kansas instructions authorized the
delegates 10 vote for Wilson as second
choice when II became the belief OF two
thirds that Clark could not be nominated.
The poll Of the delegation sustained the
statements OF Mr.. Sheridan that the Kan
sas delegates stood: Wilson, Il. Clark, g.
but Chairman James held that the entire
vote must go TO Clark under the unit rule
With Clark leading the balloting," he
said. "two-th!rds do not say that he can
not win The vote stands II for Wilson ana
for Clark The chair directs that the IN
structions Of the Democracy in that state
be carried out and the twenty votes OF
Kansas be cast for Champ Clark"
The ruling met with no opposition from
the Wilson forces on the floor and was Wig
orousIy approved by the adherents Of Clark
Wilson and Kern each won a vote IN
Michigan. Underwood and Harmon each
losing one.
-Four Jersey Votes for Clark.
Clark lost one vote 10 Wilson in New
Hampshire on the fifth ballot. He gained
two Immediately afterward in New jersey,
n,okjng I'd the two floating votes" that
had been cast for several different csndi-
dates This gave Clark four votes in Ne"
Jersey.
In North Carolina Wilson gained another
half vote from Clark. while Underwood
gained two votes from Harmon. Harmon
gained one in his own state. ONO ana
Clark also gained one. Wilson and Kern
each lost a vote IN Ohio
The Tennessee vote, which had huctuated
widely on the preceding rollcans' gave
Governor Harmon an increase of eight
votes on the fifth ballot Clark lost 6H
Wilson ! and Underwood Il vote. Harmon
getting all OF them.
Clark gained one vote from Harmon In
Porto Rico.
The nth ballot resulted as follows:
Clark. 442; Wilson. 351; Underwood,
1f9Dp; Harmon, 141R; Marshall 81; Kern &
The changes from the preceding ballot
were: Wilson gained one and one-haN'
Underwood gained seven and one-haf;
Harmon gained FIVE.
After the announcement Of the result OF
the eth ballot Chairman James recog.
nized a motion 10 take recess until 9;3O
In the evening. FIe announced that the
night session would be the eighth, ana as
the tickets TO the convention had only
eight coupons the final coupon would re
recognized for admission for succeeding
There was 4 chorus Of disapproval when
the motion 10 adjourn was put, but Chair
man James declared il carried. The con-