Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-05
More Gains for Wilson.

Indiana came solidly into the viii
son camp on this ballot, gain OF ?
for Wilson.
In Iowa Wilson gained - votes.
Pennsylvania recorded its vote
solid for Wilson on the 44th ballot,
the two that had been holding out
swinging into line.
Utah, a moment later, came in sol
Id, following Pennsylvania example
and gave its votes to Wilson.
The example Of solid states proved
contagious as Wisconsin was next In
line. AS its chairman called its 26
votes solidly for Wilson, the New
Jerseyites held another jubilation,
Before the result OF the 44th ballot
could be announced some OF the
Washington delegates demanded a
poll The chairman bitterly de.
nounced the demand, declaring that
| It came from some delegates who
wanted their names in the papers"
James ruled that any delegate
could demand roll call at any time.
When an attempt to vote proxies in
this delegation was made. James
ruled that they could not be used.
The Washington men pleaded with
him to make an exception In this
case. The state OF Washington has
had no alternates, they said, and we
have universally recognized each 9th
ers state proxies from the beginning"
James stuck to his ruling
80 long as the chair has no chal-
lenge made of proxies II cannot in
terfere" he said. The delegation
had no right to create alternates II
the convention that created 1t named
none The chair must rule that no
proxies can be recognized here"
Washington Delegate Appeals.
A Washington delegate shouted at
James: Il appeal from the decision
OF the chair This is part Of the
fraud which has been practiced in
this convention"
Ollie James became white with
anger. III the gentleman has any
opinion that any OF the directors OF
this convention has practiced fraud
he has a remedy and | hereby invite
him to appeal from the decision Of
the chair" shouted James.
81 do so appeal" was the reply
From all over the hall came mo-
tions to lay the motion on the table
On a viva voce vote there was a
chorus of ayes" and a very few
scattering noes from the Washing
ton delegation. James smiled
1t was an expansive smile that
; mantled his face from ear to ear.
"The ayes seem to have It," he
thundered amidst laughter and gen
r eral applause The appeal is
tabled"
| The roll call Of the delegation then
! went on.
) The vote resulted Clark, s 1-2;
Wilson, ID; absent, 3
E Under the rule, James directed
that the vote be cast for Clark
r Wilson Nears Nomination.
Z with only 81 IL votes needed to
. nominate after the 44th ballot was
9 taken the Wilson managers began a
? concerted search for the needed tai
lies. They proselyted actively among
all OF the delegations seemed con
-. fdent that there would be a real
break In the next few ballots which
would land the nomination for the
r governor.
, While this was going on Clark
=. leaders followed the Wilson men
around the hall to stralghten each
-. dent as soon as 1t was made They
:, were working desperately to get
combination that would check the
Wilson nomination and were conf
dent of success.
On the 45th ballot New Mexico de
manded a roll call While It was be
+ ing taken the Wilson managers an
5 nounced that Mississippi which haC
e been passed for a caucus, had decided
to come over to Wilson on this bal
/ lot, thus adding 20 to his total
i The right OF J. D. Hand, one Of thu
l. alternates in the New Mexican dele
y cation, to vote was opposed by thu
n Wilson men on the delegation, bu
James said that he was reguarl'
Ie elected and entitled to vote.
O James ruled that the New Mexic'
o poll showed Clark 4, Wilson 4, an
20 that under the state conventions In
u structlons, the vote must be cast 10
. Clark.