Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-06-27
CLARESCHANCES
APPEAR better
Supporters Of Mlssourian Confident
ofFhis Nomination.
WILSON MEN ALSO SEE VICTORY
Friends Of New Jersey Man Claim He
10 the Only Real Progressive Be-
fore the conventlon-Flrst
Ballot Wednesday Night.

Baltimore, June 26.--Champ Clark
looms up now as the probable nomi'
nee OF the Democratic convention.
The swing IL with Clark.
It will not be q first ballot nomina'
ton. The reason is that the favorite
son instructions must be followed.
Harmon must receive his 81 instructed
votes: Underwood his 81, but after
the first ballot the expected may
happen.
The first ballot on president will
probably come late Wednesday night.
Under the two-thirds rule-and talk
Of abandoning that rule seems to have
vanished-it takes 1913 votes to land
the nomination. Whether In the end
Clark will get enough additions to his
instructed and pledged delegates to
bring his total up to the desired figure
depends in a large measure on the
action Of Chief Murphy and the other
leaders Of the forces of reaction; on
whether they will in the end throw
their support to the man from Mis-
souri,.
Tammany Votes Uncertain.
There is always suspicion about an
unfulhlled pledge of Tammany, and
Tammany and the reactionaries IN
this convention are one.
The Clark supporters believe, and
49,, 1xr hnf fhnU q IN have
New York's 80 votes, and the hun.
dreds of Missourians in Baltimore are
jubilant over the favorable outlook
for the Speaker.
Ex-Gov. Francis said:
tits quite possible that Mr.. CLARK
will have a majority on the first bal
lot. LIDO not rely upon that much
but 1t is possible. On the second OF
third ballot, however, am sure that
he will show up with a majority OF
the delegates OF that l am positive.
The candidate who first shows ma.
jority will then get the two-thirds.
That is Democratic convention his
tory"
"No, he will not get the entire Par
ker vote. We don't expect that. But
he will get a goodly portion, of it.
Besides, we know that he will draw
from the Bryan vote"
HE has SO conducted himself that
when the voting begins the ultra-con.
servatives and the ultra-progressives
can come to him. He has done moth
ing to offend anyone. If he wins IL
will be q great presidential victory
He will have won with scarcely any
money for campaign purposes"
Wilson Not Downeast.
The Woodrow Wilson supporters
profess not to be downcast by the de-
feat of the progressives in the Par
ker-Bryan vote. r. s. Hudspeth, ma.
tional committeeman from New Jer
sey, one Of the Wilson managers, said
THE vote gives US absolute assur.
ances as to where Clark stands.
Clark has allied himself with the old
guard. This leaves Wilson the only
avowed progressive in the race-that
is, a progressive who will not yield
his principles on any account. He lie
In the race to stay on that line We
are in better shape than at any time,
for the reason that we can place our
finger upon all the candidates. AT.
ter the first or second ballots the Will
son strength will grow until he is
nominated.
Not sure About California.
THE convention is, we know,
more than two-thirds progressive. For
instance, we made no particular show /
ing in the vote from New Hampshire.
Connecticut. indiana and Illinois.
From all of these states we will get
progressive votes because they are
there. Then there are Montana,
Utah and California. am not sure
about California, because do not
know how far the Hearst influence ex.
tends there, but l am in hopes that we
will overcome that or that Hearst
win weaken.
Nov, am going to say something
that may surprise you. New York
state cannot be surely counted upon
In the final analysis for Clark. Why,
the New York leaders have their state
ticket at stake. To carry that ticket
through they must be on . presidential
winner. They probably can't win with
Clark, With RQoeeYelt in the held TIE |;
men. int coniSS here are no political
fools. They are looking out for the
state success FIRST. and II q progress
sivo win bring II they are going tol
that progressive whether they like hia
or not"
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