The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-27
SUCCEEDS IN A5RoGATlNe THE. UNIT RULE AND WINS 1s
 DELEGATES FROM OHIO.
BRYAN'S STRENGTH WITH HIM
purnig Night Session a Wilson Dem. on5tration Lasted Thirty three MInutes-Nominations Ex-
 pccted Thursday Night.

Baltimore, June 26-The progrns- sives in the Democratic national con yention claimed notable victory to- night when they carried motion abrogating the rule by which some state delegations were bound to cast their votes as a unit.
 The fight for and aganist the unit rule was waged particularly about Ohio. where IS sssstrict delegates had been instructed hy primaries to vote for Woodrow Wilson. but where the state convention, controlled by the Harmon forces, had invoked the unit rule, bringing al! ohio delegates 10 The Ohio governor.
 The convention, by 565 i5 to f3tis voted that no state delegation should le bound by unit control. except n such cases where a state law was mandatory on the subject
 Wilson supporters in the conven- ton. s'he earlier in the evening. had carried on a demonstration lasting 8 minutes, regarded the vote as dis tiHctly fayoring their candidate The Wilson boom had been growing Throughout the day.
 Wilson gained and Harmon lost IS votes for the Ohio delegation as a result of the fight. II was said the ahI0gation of the rule might lead to breaks in other delegations and this left the presidential nomination race tonight in greater doubt than ever
 New York s solid block of 90 votes were cast in favor of continuing the unit rule. amid hisses and grans Missouri. fhe home ssate 0f Ciiang Clark split 20 tu in favor of the anil rule. and this result also was received with groans When Nebras- ka and Kansas voted solidly for the abrogation oi the unit rule. there we're cheers from the Wilson forces. Penn syiyania, a Wilson state. gave d bis majority for abregation
 There had been reports during the day of a growing sentiment in the New York delegation in favor of Gov ernor Wilson. The delegation voted under the unit rule tonight in casting iis ballot against the proposition fos- tered by the New Jersey governors supporters.
 ihe siEsihftt fight over the ;iiiit rule carried the night session well along toward midnight The report from the com mittee on credentials then was re- celYed As there was minority re- port requiring discussion, an adjourn ment was decided on till noon tomor- row
 4 sweltering atmosphere charged with humidity greeted the delegates as they filed in for the nights session just before S o'clock A thunderstorm hat had been threatening for an hour kept the gallery attendance down and al o'clock only about half of the seats for spectators were alled The delegates too were slow in arriving National Chairman Mack appeared on the scene shortly after 5 o'clock.
 Al S.32 Chairman Parker dropped hls gavel, the sergeant at-arms clear sd the aises and secured order while the Rev Mir Grouse began the inYO- cation lmediately after the prayer, Representative oCvington of Mary land, chairman of the committee pn lales, presented the committees re- port The report as read by MT. Gov ngton would place the nomination for president and vice president on the program of the convention immediate y after the reprt of the committee on Credentials and before the adoption ol the platform.
 This is contrary to the usual GUS 'enl, said MT Coyington But while she committee on rules was in session today three distinguished members the committee on resolutions, Seh- asoF Raynor. Governor Vardaman and another distinguished member of the resolutions committee, came into our soHlerence, They informed the rules sommlttee that the resolutions com millee, by vote of 4l to Il, had de- 1efmlned that the exigencies of the present. Democratic situation made 1t Nlse to have this convention proceed w the nominations before the adVp- sl0n Qt the platform. In recognition Oi ae distinguished members of the res o'gpons committee, the committee oll 1aies has embodied it in the report ol sae rules committee. now move the aaoption of that report
 { ne report much to the sur 9rise ol the convention generally was auopted by viva voce vote. without fpposition'
 MT Covington then presented the ~slority supplemental report or tlie .aies committee making the "unlt saie rule of the convention AS stported the rule would make a uhil 1stfuetion by state convention 1nalne on delegation if majority .ne delegation favored any par teNiar candidate. RepresentaNNo nehFy of Texas presented minority spoft which would except from the tNs5a'lons of this rule such delega-
 spas as are elected under state pri- agty rules by eongressioal distrieS'