Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-29
FOLLOWERS OF SOUTHERN CAN.
o,DATE REFUSE 70 60 TO AID
OF CLARK OR WILSON.
STAND PAT IN HOPE
THEY WILL FORCE BREAK
Clark Must Win Quickly IL He Wins at
AlI-uncertainty ~ to Where New
Works Votes Will Go Whom Clark
is Abandoned-harmon Apparently
Out o. Running.

Baltimore. June 2s-In an effort to
break the deadlock in the presidential
termined early today to meet at noon.
Soon after the convention adjourned
this morning members OF the commit
tee gathered to discuss the tangled
state Of affairs. to find way out OF the
difficulty and man to lead the way.
Several champions OF leading candi-
dates were appealed to during the early
hours Of the day and Chairman Mack
finally called a meeting Of the COM
mittee.
Workers Get Busy.
News Of the proposed meeting spread
quickly thru the headquarters Of the
candidates and plans were made by the
leaders In all camps to confer with the
the committee. That the New York
delegation would stick by Clark for a
total Of ten ballots was reported early
today. and this information steeled the
determination Of the Wilson, Harmon
and Underwood leaders to stand with
unyielding front for their candidates In
the hope that after the nineteenth bal
lot New York would desert Clark
New York supported Clark in three
ballots last night. According to the
agreement Murphy will cast the ninety
votes for the speaker In seven more
successive ballots. Then II Clark has
not reached the goal the ninety votes
will be transferred to another man.
ho ne
termined The agreement to stand by
been made when the Clark support was
chairman.
Exodus Begins.
Weighted with their second struggle
lasting practically all night. the lead
ers and the main body OF delegates
1were late in making their temperance
at the main centers Of activity this
morning and u was we'll toward noon
before the work Of concentration, con-
ference and caucus WAS In full swing
The early birds were again sanguine
that decisive ballot would be reached
today and that the convention would
conclude its labors tonight.
Already the exodus from Baltimore
had begun and placards at every hand
announced special trains carrying away
large parties who had come to see a
candidate chosen.
Clark Must Win Quickly IL at All.
IT was the general feeling that II
Clark wins he must win quickly. A
continuing deadlock was the one thing
which might eat away the command
ing lead. The problem before his
forces was two fold--first. to hold the
present strength intact. and second to
add 1861 votes to his $40 shown on the
twelfth ballot to give him the neces-
sary two-thirds majority. Tho first
problem was not menacing one but It
had its difficulties. The ninety New
York votes were not regarded as
dependable quantity II the struggle
was prolonged tho the New Workers
were still feeling their way ready to
stand by Clark II his forces could
show an ability to concentrate the
field.
Forces Holding We'll.
Outside the New York acquisition
the main body Of Clark men were hold
ing together well. altho II was said
some who had formerly strong Bryan
affiliations might develop n tendency
to try Wilson II the contest was pro-
longed These consideration led the
Clark men to bend all their efforts to
finishing the contest quickly.
The Underwood forces were looked
upon as playing an important part In
the present critical stage OF tht ballot
ing. They were standing solidly but
with no evidence Of wavering during
the early hours. but their 123 votes on
the twelfth ballot made them in a
sense the key to the Clark situation.
for with them the Clark total would
he augmented well along toward the
necessary two-thirds.
Underwood Man Unwaverirg.
Rut at the Underwood headquarters
there was not the slightest indication
there was not the slightest indication OF
power among the other candidates. The
sole idea was to keep the Underwood
forces together In the belief that 1t
would gather strength from all quar-
ters In case a break came from the
candidate now in the lead.
Reports were current early today II
Underwood would step aside for Clark
the majority leader Of the house would
be named for the speakership. Clarks
supporters would not say whether
these reports had any basis but ad-
mitted that the Underwood people now
held the key to the situation.
Information was forthcoming this
morning that one OF the leaders OF
the movement for Mr.. Underwood In
one of the southern delegations would
urge that the time had come to turn
Mr. Underwoods vote over to Clark on
the Rround that the floor leaders
chances were only slight at the best
IN the face Of Mr.. Bryan's opposition