Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04
WILSON IS NAMED.
CLARK DROPS OUT:
BREAK IS SUDDEN

the calling of the roll for the Add time
There was general impression that
today's session would find some means
of breaking the deadlock
In Arizona. on the ADD ballot, Clark
lost one Vote to Bryan.
Connecticut showed gain of two
for Wilson. They left the Clark col
unn In Idaho Wilson gained 11a.
The hall was quiet as Illinois was
reached. when Roger G. Sullivan. of
Chicago, announced Eighteen votes
for Clark. 40 for Wilson" there was
great cheering.
Chairman Jane. pounded the table
with his .avel and finally quieted the
uproar.
Illinois to Wilson.
"lllinois under the unit rule casts 5s
votes for Wilson," he announced. and
another cheer greeted the shift. This
gave Wilson a clear gain of oS votes
in Illinois.
The New Jersey governor continued
| to gain. In Iowa he added 1i2 to his
total vote.
When Kentucky was called and the
vote was announced, 70 tor Slark, one
of the delegates demanded:
Il want TO know If Kentucky can
| vote for Wilson III a majority OF the
delegates desire to do So"
| Governor McCreary. chairman of the
delegation. argued that the instruc-
| tions of the Kentuck ians would not
allow a break. The Wilson men did
| not press the point. although evidently
confident of IA vote in the delegation
\ In Louisiana Wilson gained Two anG
in Michigan. eight.
New York stopped what for few
minutes looked like a Wilson landslide
Representative William Sulzer am
| nounc.a the New York vote as 80 for
Clark as heretofore This dispeled al
! hope of nomination on this ballot The
| Idelegation had decided in caucus tt
| continue to cast its 30 votes for Clark
4 The vote in the caucus showed Is FOL
Clark, 10 for Wilson and for Under
1 wood.
I North Carolina added two extra votes
| To the Wilson count.
| When Virginia WAS reached Senator
swanson arose to explain the states
| Vote He asserted that at the caucus
! this morning the delegation had de-
citied to enforce the unit rule for the
first time Wilson had secured a ma
! jority of the delegation and the state
IA votes were cast for him.
"Ryan and Bryan
The Wilson adhercnts cheered thu
| Virginia vote, but from the Glarl
forces there went up the shout of:
] Ryan and Bryan"
4 Thomas r. Ryan. who was denounced
| by William j. Bryan. is Il member .
the Virginia delegation.
The disorder was quieted only to b'
renewed with yigor as the entire clarl
vote of 16 In West Virginia went ovel
to Wilson. In Wisconsin, Wiisol
| gained one more.
The forty-third ballot gave Wilson
eo2; Clark 329; Underwood, 9s12
Harmon. 2s. Foss. %, Kern. l. Bryan
4 l.: absent l y. This gave Wilson {
I. gain of 1OS and Clark a loss of l01.
Underwood lost 5,2. The announce
/ nent of this vote started Il Wilson
| demonstration.
4 Come on you Wilson,, yelled TIN
Jersey delegates.
The ballot left Wilson l24 vote
short of the necessary twothirds L
nominate.
Forty-Fourth Ballot
Once more the call of the roll begar
/ ii was the 44tln ballot and Wilson ii
i the beginning gained one in Arizona
Colorado climbed aboard the sbant
/ wagon giving Wilson gain of nine
This made the vote 10 to two for Will
/ son. One of HE two WAS Mrs. ANN
r. pitZer siSterinlaw of Speake
Clark
In Idaho on this ballot. Wilson los
half vote. but he gained two as In
diana's vote was cast solidly for him.
1t was rumoreG on the conventio
floor ,hat Governor Marshall. Of In
diana would be a candidate for vic
/ president if Wilson were nominated.
Nilsson gained 31a votes in Iowa am
Louisiana gave hlm one more
The Mississippi delegation WAS j
caucus when called on the 44th ballc
and Was passed.