The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-06-28
Wilson Gaining Slowly When Adjourn.
ment is Taken Till 900
O'clock.

began to gather for the afternoon ses
sion of the national convention a
early as noon. Ticket spectators di
land Office business this Afternoon
but mostly at bargain prices.
The convention hall was again pack
ed this afternoon. The galleries wer,
packed to OverfI0wing an hour befOr,
the convention was called to order.
Ten minutes before the convention
met the members of the resolutions
committee who had been working OF
the platform declared the task com
plete. COIOnel.Bryan declared himsel
satisfied with the platform saying i
was splendidly progressive.
Tie convention was called to order
at All p. M.
After the convention was called tC
order there was the invocation by Rev
Henry Wharton of Baltimore, and then
the roll call was ordered.
The calling of the second ballot on
the presidential nomination was order
ed at 4:19.
The vote on the second ballot: Mon
taDa for Clark s, Oregon for Wilson
10, Washington for Clark IA, Idaho for
Clark s.
The unofficial vote in the second bal
lot was: Clark 4461a, Wilson 3391s,
Harmon 141, Underwood 1117a, Mar
shall 81, Baldwin IA, Sulzer 2, Bryan
2. Not voting 1.
Wilson gained eight in Vermont.
The correct vote on the second bal
lot was: Clark 4461s, Wilson $685.
Harmon 141, Underwood III, Marshall
81, Baldwin IA, SuIzer 2, Bryan 2. Not
voting 11s.
As the roll of states proceeded the
galleries chered loudly at the an
nouncement in each instance. When
it was seen there likely to be little
change in the result, number of the
Clark managers went to Murphy and
begged him to swing the New York
Murphy made no reply.
There was wild cheering when Will
son gained one in massachusetts and
Clark lost one. There was another
desertion of one from Clark in New
Hampshire.
New Jersey shifted two votes last
night from Underwood to Congress-
man Sulzer of New York. In Ohio
Clark and Wilson each gained one
while Harmon lost one.
1t was noticeable just when New
Ycrk was reached that Murphy disap-
pointed the Clark workers by keeping
his 80 votes for Harmon.
The vote on the third ballot then
began.
The third ballot was then called.
On the third ballot Idaho gave Clark
8, Montana for Clark, Washington IA
for Clark and Oregon 10 for Wilson.
The unofficial totals on the third
ballot were: Clark AL, Wilson 345,
Harmon 1401s, Underwood HE,
Baldwin IA, Marshall 81, Bryan 2,
Kern 1.
On the fourth ballot there was no
change from the third until Louisiana
was reached. Wilson gained / here,
while Clark lost 1.
In Massachusetts Clark lost 2 which |
shifted to Underwood. Underwood
gained / and Clark in Michigan while
Harmon and Wilson each lost l.
In Nebraska Wilson gained 8 of the
4 Harmon votes. In New Hamsphire
Wilson gained another vote from Clark.
The vote on the fourth ballot was:
Clark 443, Wilson 3497s, Harmon 1868,
Underwood 112, Baldwin IA, Marshall
81, Kern 2.
Connecticut broke away from Bald
win on the fifth ballot, the vote be-
divided thus: Wilson 1, Clark 4, I'm
derwood 8.
When Kansas was called in the j
fifth ballot it developed that the dele l
cation was trying to break its instruc-
lions and the chairman admitted that II
the delegates wanted to vote 8 for t
Clark and II for Wilson, but that the ]
demanded that two
thirds of the delegates vote on the !
change before it could be ordered. S
The Clark men still retained control {
inder the instructions and insisted Oh h
he twenty votes being voted for f
Clark. The Wilson men insisted that
Wilson was the second choice OF the t
convention which elected the dele t
rates. Great confusion followed the t
but Chairman James n
uled that until twO-thfrds Of the
Kansas delegates ordered that Clark D
'e abandoned the vote could not he e
hanged. A roll call was ordered to de- a
ide the delegates positions. c
The unofficial vote on the fifth bal n
OF was: Clark 443, Wilson S51, liar el
ION 1411s Underwood 1197a, Marshall
1, Kern 2. The fifth ballot was with b
ut choice and recess was taken to
ntiJ Q.R0 O'Clock this evening. Ia,