The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-02

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regained one of the Iowa votes
which had deserted to Wilson.
In Ohio Wilson gained one of the
original Harmon votes, giving him
20 in the state to % for Harmon.
Wilson Goes Back.
The fortyifirst ballot showed
loss of two for Wilson and gain
Of one for Clark.
Forty-frst ballot official:
Total, Loss.
Wilson. NiSs i.2;; Clark, 424; Uh.
.derw0od, l06; Harmon. 27;. Foss. 2S
Bryant; Kern, 1; Gaynor, /; alb
sent. 10.
another attempt was made 10 ad-
iourn, this time until III clock to-,
day BY the time Maryland was
reached on roll call on the motion
TO adjourn. a big vote had been re.
corded against II and il was with
drawn fea
Then in great disorder the forty
second ballot was begun.
AS the forty second ballot pro-
ceeded the disorder grew until o.
hamilton Lewis of Chicago who
was In the chair had trouble en-
forcing qL'iet The delegates In
convention roared with laughter
when lowa's vote was announced.
Twelve for Clark, thirteen for.
Wilson and one for the Honorable
j. Hamilton Lewis
Ut took several minutes to sub
due the uproar, but he finally an
nounced
Please be quiet as is consistent
to your convenience. gentlemen"
The Clark cohorts cheered for the
speaker when he gained six votes at
the expense of Wilson.
BY this time the delegates were
so tired of the proceedings that
they did not take things seriously.
Every occurrence or announcement
that offered the slightesy ehfiIse
was made the basis of a joke or
greeted with howls and jeers.
That Baritone Voice.
Governor Brewer of Mississippi
in announcing Missssippi's 20
votes for Underwood, pronounced
he name in free rich baritone
voice. He had been doing the same
thing throughout the evening but
this time the delegates took 1t up.
"WlO1O-O-O-D' swept the hall.
Some of the more enthusiastic dele
gates surrounded the roar with
series of their trlils and cadenzas.
Chairman Lewis had a great deal
of difficulty conquering the noise.
on the fortyNsecond ballot, Clark
gained and Wilson lost IL. I'm
derwood lost 2.
Forty-second ballot, official:
Total, 10SS.
Wilson, 494; Clark, 430; Under
wood, 104; Harmon, 27; Bryan, IL;
Kern, Il Foss, 2S; Gaynor, 1;
James, L; j. Hamilton Lewis, /;
absent, 1-2.
When the result of this ballot was
announced, Delegate Wallace of
Washington secured the floor and
moved to adjourn, until noon today
In the midst of the disorder, Sena-
tor Stone of Missouri seconded the
motion and All Mitchell Palmer de-
manded a rolfscall
The roils CALI chad scarcely began
when the imotjm was practically
certain to prevail. Delegates be-
gan to crowd from their seats and
put of the haH. The aisles were
jsmfmed before haif a dozen states
were called. and the call proceeded.
When the last state had been called
less than half the delegates were in
their seats. The end of the rolf
call was reached at 12:43 am. and
the convention adjourned until "
noon today ~ eds BIZ II
Ballot. ~ u. Il
The thirty-tifird ballot found the
leaders practically at standstill.
Wilson merely holding his total to the
tnirty-second ballot while Clark gain
ed one from Underwood in Virginia.
AT the end of the ballot, the Champ
Clark people revived their dropping
spirits by displaying a big banner on
Which the following tribute to Clark
from w. ]. Bryan in 1910 was printed
in red:
Il have known Champ Clark 1SI
years. He is absolutely incorrupt
Tile and his life is above reproacn.
Never in all these years have
known him to be upon but one side
of the question and that was the side
that represented the people"
There was cheer as the Missouri
ans displayed the banner above their
delegation 1t continued for several
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Take it over to Nebraska and
show it to Bryan shouted some one.
No sooner was this said than the
acted on the suggestion. |
Then came trouble.
Bryan arose and faced his tormen-
.ors for a moment. Several police
llen hurried to his side and with |
hem as an escort the tNebraskan fair
v blazed. U sIeel
Bryan, ivfi with rage jumped up
md rushed to the stage where he |
lgnanded of the acting chairman
Fohn r. Lamb, of Indiana. whether
lc was to he subjected to insult.
Bryan demanded the right to anil
'wer what he termed a 'gratuitous
INSULT" y@sVNW
Lamb refused to let Bryan talk. and
he came down demanding that James
e sent for.
Protected by Police.
Police got on the other side of 1
'ryan as he stepped before the Mis-
ouri delegation. The Nebraskan's I
ace was bright red, and as he called ]
or David r. Francis or the chair [
lan of the Missouri delegation. doz-
N fcts Wpra ShaLnn in HE faco and 4