Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-29
New York Gives Him Ninety on the Tenth Ballot
Michigan and Pennsy Also Divide Delegations
Wilson Second, with Slight Gains Underwood
Leads Harmon-Bryan BObs Up Smiing|y.
THE LATE BALLOTS.

Baltimore. June 28.-A sensational
break in the New York delegation
gave that states 80 votes to Champ
Clark on the 10th ballot In the Demo-
cratic National convention. this morn
ing. carried the Speaker to a total of
$50 out of loss delegates but still left
him 10 votes short of the two-thirds
vote necessary to a choice. The ball
loting was continuing at an early
hour this morning. with the Clark
forces outwardly confident and the
Wilson managers doggedly claiming
that the final break" would come to
the New Jersey governor
The Clark manager jubilantly claim
ed that every Democratic candidate
who ever reached a majority in the
convention always succeeded IN even
tually getting the required two-thirds
The 18th ballot. announced al A.
Nj, showed no material change.
Total. loss. Clark 547a; Wilson s54 ,
Underwood 12s: Harmon %; Mar
shall 80; Kern / Bryan /; not vot-
ing 2.
Third ballot-Total vote 1888. Clark
AL; Wilson 345: Underwood 114la;
Harmon 140I2: Baldwin IA; Marshall
81; Kern 1: Bryan l.
Fourth ballot-Clark 443; Wilson
3491a; Underwood 112; Harmon 1862;
Baldwin IA; Marshall 81; Kern 2.
Fifth ballot-Clark 44s; Wilson 351;
Underwood 119k; Harmon 141h;
Marshall 81; Kern ..
Sixth ballot-Total 1888. Clark AS:
Wilson 1854; Underwood 121. Harmon
1875; Marshall 81 Kern /; Bryan /.
Seventh ballot-Total 1888: Clark
44s4a; Wilson 3521s; Underwood
l2S1a; Harmon 1291a; Marshall 81;
Kern /; Bryan 1.
Eighth ballot-Total 1888: Clark
44si@; Wilson 3511s; Underwood 12s;
Harmon 1870; Gaynor /. Marshall 81:
Bryan /; James Kern /.
Ninth ballot-Total 10SS Clark 452;
Wilson 352lA; Underwood 1121a; Har-
mon 1T; Marshall 81; Kern /; Bry-
an /; Gaynor l.
Connecticut deserted Baldwin ON the
NTH ballot Nine votes went to Under
wood; four tofClark and one to VIII
son.
Clark and Wilson each lost one vote
to Underwood in Connecticut ON the
seventh ballot
Wilson added one of Harmons support
N "a
seventh ballot
Clark gained two and Wilson one in
Ohio at the expense of Harmon on the
seventh ballot
While the seventh ballot was in prog
ress Murphy of New York Taggart of
Indiana, and Sullivan of Illinois We're In
earnest conference endeavoring to agree
upon some concerted plan of action. 1t
was said a determined effort was being
made in the Illinois delegation to swing
IL to Wilson.
Report was persistent as eighth ballot
was ordered that decided break would
come, that New York would go to I'm
derwood for a time and that Massachu-
sets might go to Foss. The purpose it
was said, was TO break the Clark
strength.
The plan for breaking the Clark
strength did not materialize on the eighth
ballot, Massachusetts sticking to Clark.
New York cast its votes as usual for
Harmon.
Clark lost two votes on the Tennessee
ballot. One of them went to Mayor Gay
nor of New York.
The roll call was begun for the
eighth time. The first change on the
eighth ballot came on the vote OF
Michigan. Harmon lost one of his
three votes from the previous roll call
the one voting going to Underwood.
Clark gained one vote from Wilson
in Nebraska.
In North Carolina Wilson gained
one from the Underwood column
Clark gained one vote from Wilson in
Nebraska
In North Carolina Wilson gained
one from the Underwood column.
In Ohio Wilson lost one and II
placed Chairman Ollie James on the
roll
The result of the eighth ballot.
Clark 44Sla; Wilson 351ls; Under
wood 1913; Harmon 1870; Marshall 81
Bryan 1; Kern L; Gaynor l; James l
The changes from the seventh bal
lot We're:
Clark lost one, Wilson lost one.
Underwood lost "; Harmon gained
V. Gaynor and James were added te
the list, with one vote each. The am
nouncement of the vote was followed
by the start of the ninth roll call al
lips o'clock. There was no change