New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-03

Baltimore July 2--Governor NoouIo"
Wilson OF New Jersey was made the
Presidential nominee at the afternoon SEES
sion OF the Democratic National CoiiNen-
ton to-day when. on the forty-siN'n oa'-
lot he received 500 votes, 20 81 Tor OhauP
Clark. The Missouri delegation, which mao
remained faithful to Clark 70 the enu'
moved that the nomination be made unanl-
nous. There was a great chorus of APP
prevail. and the long fight was over
ONLY four ballots were necessary to-day
TO reach q nomination. When the conNen-
ton adjourned last night it had seemed 10
be in an all but hopeless deadlock wilson
had lost little ground on the last fe"
ballots and Champ Clark had made few
gains. This encouraged the Speaker to
rush over 10 Baltimore from Washington
this morning in the hope Of still further
turning the tide and rallyins his forces TO
a hnal stand.
When nc reached here however, he
learned that the Illinois delegation at an
early morning conference. had decided to
switch from Clark to Wilson. This meant
n change Of ifty-eight votes. and was as
fatal to Clarks chances as it was inspir-
ing to The Wilson forces.
The vote Of Illinois marked the beginning
cf the end West Virginia ioined hands
with Illinois in going over 70 Wilson on
the forty-third ballot the FIRST cast to-day.
Only One Display Of Temper
The only DISPLAY Of temper marking III"
nominating session came from some OF the
Missouri delegates. They demanded 10
know Of Senator Eankhead. when lie was
Withdrawing Underwood. why Mr. Under
wood had not withdrawn when Clark ap-
reared to have % chance. and they &C
used ~the Underwood delegates OF lax
ing" Senator Bankhead paid no heed 10
tho questions hurled ~ him.
u was a foregore conclusion VIVA. the
result would he as tho last call OF the
states began Alabama. hich had started
every other call with tw"u'y-tour votes Tor
Underwood. changed 10 Wilson, and state
after state followed sui.
It was Just S.l5 ?. M. when the solid
seventy-six votes Of Fsnnsylvani2 carried
Wilson over the winning line, making his
total at the time az votes
II was So r. m. when Chairman James
cfaciallv declared Mr. Wilson the nominee
of his party There vas an ATTEMPT at an
other demonstration, but the delegates
ware too tired 70 keep It NJ long
Thon. too. the local appropriation for a
hand had run out last Saturday night. and
there vas no inspiring music 70 help along
the enthusiasm IN this respect the nomi
nation vas unique
Nominations for the Vice Presidency
we're in order but no one had been agreed
on. SC it was decided that a recess should
be taken until 7. m.
Beginning Of The End
Chairman lanes took his place on the
pistforn1 at 12:O9 o'clock. and at that time
there were many vacant seats on the floor
Mr. James, voice. worn by week OF
shouting, was HUSKY as he announced the
Rev. George T. Grose, Of Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church, Of Baltimore, as chap
lain Of the dav The Rev Mr.. Crosse prayed
at length.
,rhe clerk Of the convention announced
another extension Of time for the valuation
OF railroad tickets held by delegates, this
time until July Is.
Chairman James directed the call ot the
roll for the forty-third time at l2:l5 o'clock
Tie first change came q moment later
when Clark lost one vote to BRYAN IN Ari-
zona
Connecticut showed gain OF two for
Wilson They eft the Clark column In
Idaho Wilson gained III
The hsll was quiet as Illinois was
reached When Roger e. Sullivan, Of Chi
oaso announced. Eighteen votes for
Clark. forty for Wilson there was great
cheering. but Chairman James pounded the
table with his gavei and finally quoted
the uprcar.
Illinois. under the unit rule, casts nifty
eight votes for Wilson" he announced, and
another cheer greeted the shift This gave
Wilson a clear gain OF ffty-eisht votes IN
Illinois
The New Jersey Governor continued 70
gain. In Iowa he added y. to hts total
vote
When Kentucky was called and the vote
was announced as tWenty-six for clark
one Of the delegates demanded:
Il want Ia know # Kentucky car vote
for Wilson II 4 majority Of the delegates
desire 10 do 50.
Governor McCreary. chairman OF the del
esation. argued that the instructions Of the
,Kentuckians would not allow break The
Wilson men did not press the point, al
Though evidently confident of vote in the
delegation.
IN Louisiana Wilson gained two, and in
Michigan eight additional votes were OBJ
tanned.
New York Stops Landslide
New York stopped what for few min
utes looked like Wilson landslide. Rep
resentativc William Sulzer announced the
New York vote as ninety for Clark as
heretofore This dspelled all hope Of a
nomination on this ballot.
The delegation had decided IN caucus to
continue to cast it, ninety votes for Clark.
The vote in the caucus showed for Clark,
Is: Tor Wilson TO- and for Underwood, ,.
North Carolina added two extra votes to
the Wilson list
when Virginia was reached Senator
Swanson rose to explain the states vote.
lie asserted that al a caucus this morning
the delegation had decided to enforce the
unit rule fog the FIRST time. Wilson had
secured a majority Of the delegation and
The states twenty -four votes were cast for
him.
The Wilson adherents cheered the Nir-
pinia vote, but from the Clark forces there
went up shout Of: Ryan and Bryan"'
Thomas J. Ryan, who Was denounced BY
william J. Bryan, is d member Of the Nir-
giHia delegation
Ths<disorder was qlleted only TO break
out with renewed vigoc as the entire Clark
,,ote Of sixteen IL West Virginia Went over
TO Wilson.
In WISCONSIN Wilson gained one more
Tic forty-third ballot cave: