Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-11

cheer for the nofables as they entered
had gone.
A scattering of nervous hand clap
ping filtered across the hall when
illinois was called. In the center
| aisles at the front OF the delegation
stood Roger C. Sullivan, chairman OF
the delegation. Silence SO deep that
the immense crowd seemed to have
stopped breathing fell over the hall.
He announced that under the unit
rule Illinois gave its So votes for
Wilson.
The applause started again. 1t was
far more feble than the outburst
which such a gain to the Wilson ranks
would have evoked last week. The
weary delegates had lost enthusiasm.
la scattering of feeble "ahs" was all
that greeted the steady rise Of the
Wilson vote through the ballot. Iowa
followed with a gain Of III to tho
Wilson vote. 1t fell on a sea OF ST.
lence.
Louisiana added two more to the
Wilson total.
Stampede Appears Near.
New York received respectful at
tention. 1t was the same monotonous
New York casts ninety votes for
Clark" The crowd laughed. North
Carolina added two ito the band
wagon passengers. Then came Vir-
ginia. 1t cast its solid twenty-four
votes for Wilson. A gain Of fourteen
and one-half was the result. The
crowd broke loose. 1t seemed the
stampede was on. Delegates jumped
to their chairs, waving hats, hand
kerchiefs or whatever came handy.
The galleries a~pplauded decorously.
In a minute it was all over.
West Virginia, a couple of minutes
later, pumped her entire is for Will
son. 1t meant a loss of that many
from the Clark column. 1t was &C
cepted cheerfully. Wisconsin added
one, Alaska did as well.
The total was announced: Wilson,
6O2; Clark, 306; Harmon, 25; Under
wood, 81.
Wilson Gains on Next.
Before the applause had died out
the forty-fourth ballot had started.
Arizona added one more to the
Wilson total. Colorado jumped it nine
higher and was rewarded with lout
cheers.
Illinois stood solid and before the
hand clapping of appreciation hat
died Indiana cast its solid thirty, {
gain of two for Wilson. Iowa followed
by increasing it's vote for him b.
three and one-half. Louisiana addet
one more, Maryland added one ant
one-half for Wilson.
\ New York again gave its ninet,
votes to Clark.
Ohio switched one vote from Hal
mon to Wilson without comment
Pennsylvania went solid with its sex
enty-six for Wilson, a gain Of tw
more.
Tennessee added one, but nobod
noticed it sufficiently to applaud. Uta
gave him its entire eight, making
gain Of n and one-half votes.
Wisconsin gave its entire twent.
six, a gain Of four for Wilson.
When Mississippi was called, tn
last on the list, the convention hel
its breath. Twice the clerk shoute
for it. The state gave its twent
votes to Underwood, as usual.
The forty-fourth ballot: Wilso
=. 629; Clark, 306; Harmon, 27; Unde
wood, 90. gf d g
Forty-Fifthf Ballot Started.
II The forty-ifth ballot started imm
diately.
- Wilson made no gains up to Ne
- Mexico, which state was polled, votir
~ four for Wilson and four for Clar
=, and under the unit rule Clark held
eight votes.
New York stood fast for Clark ar
- lessened the possibility of a nomin
ton on this ballot
When Ohio was reached Wilst
gained two, taking them from Ha
mon. Tennessee took another fro
or Clark. and gave it to Wilson. Alasl
added one, giving its entire six
OF Wilson.
The ballot resulted: Wilson, So
ts' Clark, 306; Harmon, rs; underwood
81.
Wilson's victory seemed assur,
'e- and the other candidates were wit