Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-11

CLARK"
The Misaonrtans cheered and they
were given a round of applause.
The result Of the ballot was an.
nounced: Wilson, 900; Clark. "a: Har.
mon. IL.
Wilson had won and the nomination
was made unanimous.
Days Of Fighting.
The Democratic convention Of 1914
will go down In history as being the
most remarkable held by the party in
the last fifty years. II was more fruit
full OF sensation and excitement than
any political gathering ever held
within the memory OF the Oldest dee
gate, It took seven days and thirteen
sessions OF the hardest and moct
strenuous lighting to pick the stand
ard bearer who is TO lead the party in
the coming campaign. Forty-six times
was the roll OF states called before a
decision was reached.
The first ballot was taken early
Friday morning after ep all night ses-
sion devoted TO oratory on the part
of the champions of the different can
didates, in which they set forth the
reasons why their particular man was
the man Of all men to lead the party's
battle for votes In November.
Story OF the Ballots.
The first ballot resulted: Clark,
44Oh: Wilson, 324; Harmon. 14S;
Underwood. III; Marshall, 81 Bald
win, %; Bryan. l.
At the session Friday afternoon
four ballots were taken, the net re-
suit of which showed slight gains for
both Clark and Wilson.
Friday night seven ballots were ta-
ken Clark started out with 445, His
strength fluctuated during the night,
but he wound up with an Increase OF
four votes His highest vote of the
convention was reached on the tenth
ballot, when he got 556 votes. Wilson
started with 354 and that was his fig.
ure at closing time.
Eight ballots were taken Saturday
afternoon, with Clark's strength grad
ually dwindling and Wilson's gaining.
The six ballots OF Saturday evening
ended with Clark's vote down to 463la
and Wilson's up to 407k.
Eight ballots were taken Monday af-
ternoon, Wilson's gains increasing
steadily, while his chief opponent
continued to drop.
Monday night brought the total of
ballots up to AZ, with the deadlock
still tight The forty-second ballot
gave Wilson 494 and Champ Clark
430. The ratio of increase and de-
crease in each case being gradual
Bryan 10 Storm Center.
In the matter of noise making and
tumultuous demonstrations the con-
vention equaled, II it did not actually
surpass, any political convention in
| history
William jennings Bryan was the
| storm center of most Of the exciting
| incidents, The first Of these was
when he made his bitter fight against
the election Of Judge Parker as tenn
porary chairman and lost out.
Thursday night Colonel Bryan
threw bomb into the convention and
started the biggest uproar that had
broken loose up TO that time when he
introduced q resolution declaring
Morgan. Belmont and Ryan enemies
of thel party, and placing the conven-
ton squarely ON record against the
nomination of any person who was in
any way connected with these men or
their interests, or in any way under
their influence Bryan made re-
markably fervid speech, denouncing
the predatory interests and Morgan,
Belmont and Ryan In particular.
The resolution was carried by a
vote OF 500 to $50
Attacks Murphy.
Saturday Bryan again threw the
convention into disorder when. in
changing his vote from Clark to VIII
son. he made an attack on Murphy of
New York and again roasted the So
called "Ryan-Morgan-B Belmont crowd"
He declared emphadcally that he
would support no candidate who owed
his nomination to the vote Of the New
York delegation