The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-05
WOODROW WILSON IS
CHOICE Of DEMOCRATS.
New Jersey Governor Sweeps Convention by Storm
as State After State FIocks to His Stand
ard, and Finally Makes His Nominal
ton Unanimous.

Bell asked consent to explain the vote
of his state
Mr. Bell held a whispered chat with
A. Mitchell Palmer on the speakers
stand and then retired to his delega-
ton without speaking.
When Earl Brewer of Mississippi
cast the vote of his state for Wilson
the good natured crowd gave a long
shout In imitation of the Brewer vote
for Underwood
Goes Down Fighting.
Missouri stood CALAMITY by her
guns. She went down fighting and
cheering. When her name was called
the chairman replied:
Missouri casts SO votes for Champ
Clark"
Instantly every man in the delega-
ton was on his feet shouting and all
hats went into the air, and the dele
cation sent up one mighty cheer.
The rest of the convention admired
the dashing picture With one accord
the other delegations sent up cheer
for the fighting men of Missouri while
the women in the balcony waved hand
kerchiefs and screamed.
The roll call proceeded with the
greatest disorder as state after state
swung into the Wilson column. When
the roll call had concluded and it was
ANNOUNCED that Wilson had received
the necessary number of votes to give
him the nomination the convention
went wild and amid the greatest up
roar that ever was witnessed in con-
vention the nomination Of the New
Jersey man was made unanimous.
Wilson Men Break Loose.
The twelfth session of the Demo
| cratic national convention was called
to order at 1900 yesterday afternoon.
There was the usual notice that
| the galleries would be cleared in case
of demonstrations, and then the TAX
! ing of the Ard ballot began at 1915
| p. m.
When the roll went on the pent-up
enthusiasm of the convention had an
outlet when Roger Sullivan sent 40
of the So votes of Illinois to Wilson
and announced that Is votes had
gone to Clark There was an out
break from the Wilson folk.
Mr.. Sullivan still tried to talk. The
yelling crowd would not let him.
Finally he finished his announcement
Under the unit rule So votes for
Wilson"
The news thrilled the Wilson out
| fit They shouted for joy.
When Kentucky was reached Ollie
w Young of Moorehead, KY, made in
quiry as to Kentucky.
"The Kentucky delegation desires
! to know if under our instructions we
can cast our vote for Wilson if the
majority of the delegates SO desire"
he said.
Governor McCreary read the in
structions of the delegation to support
Champ Clark "as long as his name
was before the convention"
| He held that the delegation must
cast its vote for Clark.
Chairman James said that he would
J order poll of the state if it was de-
manded, but the demand was not
made, and the Clark vote stood as
cast by Governor McCreary.
Fails to Stampede.
When the Virginia delegation was
called its chairman said:
! up to this time the Virginia dele
CATION has cast its vote according to
the individual wishes of the delegates.
| This morning our delegation held a
| caucus and it was decided that the
time had come to apply the unit
rule We decided to cast our 26 votes
| for Mr. WILSON,
Mingled cheers for Wilson and for
Bryan followed A Missouri man
| tried to start stampede for Bryan
and it fell fat
The Wilson folks were all smiles,
| cheers and yells They rested long
enough to let West Virginia get into
action McGraw's delegation, which
had been in the Clark column,
switched and voted for Wilson.
They cheered again and again as the
new recruits came to their standard.
The announcement of the result of
| the forty-third ballot was the signal
for short squirt of applause from the
| Wilson side of the house.
Stays With Underwood.
Mississippi, which held 'solidly 30
votes for Underwood, hesitated for
| the first time on the 44th ballot.
| When her name was called the cheer
| ing voice that had sung go votes for
! Oscar Underwood" since the opening
of the convention, asked that the
state be passed while it held a caucus.
| Pennsylvania changed her long
| standing vote of "A for Wilson to-
solid shot of rs for the New Jersey
man.
The change which put the Key
stone state solidly behind Wilson
started the applause again.
The Wisconsin vote, which had been
| divided was also thrown en- masse
to Wilson
Washington demanded roll call on
the 44th ballot before the official
count was announced.