The Washington herald., 1912-06-29

failed to support the nominees Of the
Democratic party. He and l have con-
tributed generously to the funds to meet
stead The hall was packed. The i'm
maculate costumes OF the ladies in the
galleries made II look a lot cooler than
Il was. The delegates were not deluded
by this long, however. They soon began
peeling their coats and pTyIng fans. Fans
waved in all parts Of the hall, like leaves
| fiuttertng in a morning breeze, and
| their continued sus-su-sus mingled with
the hum OF speculative conversation.
To Order Mt 4s2O.
At 4:2O. after the audience had listened
to the band. Mr.. Francis let fall his
gavel and the afternoons fight was on.
Keeping order gave him no trouble. It
was too hot to yell or move very much
One delegate, who lives in Fort Yuma
was repIning that he waS not cooling
on on his front porch.
Thomas Fortune Ryan and August Bel
mont, whom Mr.. Bryan mad failed to
purge from the rolls the night before,
were in their places. GOV. Dix, OF New
York. looking daZed, sat near Belmont.
| Roger Sullivan. as round as a large
medicine ball. sat opposite marshaling
the Clark forces in Illinois. Governors,
| United States Senators. Representative,
judges. and other political dignitaries
were sprinkled through the delegations.
attracting no more attention than the
blacksmiths and plumbers and doctors
and country lawyers who were their col
leagues.
Over all, quIvering and throbbing. was
a brand Of Baltimore heat that withered
enthusiasm as readily as II wilted collars
Mr.. Francis directed the clerk to call
the roll Of the States for the second bal
lot. There were cheers at first from
the friends Of the several candidates
when the votes for them were record
ed Each vote was reported by the chair
main Of the delegation. repeated by the
reading secretary and repeated again by
the gentlemen from Bashan whose busi-
ness II was to interpret ii to the dele
gates and the newspaper men
Clark stIn in Lead.
The second ballot showed Clark still
substantially in the lead. with New York.
about which there was much speculation,
still voting for Harmon. and Bit SulZer
still in possession OF two votes He lost
the votes Of Alaska on the second. but
picked them UP elsewhere. They faded
later. never TO return.
After the result of the second was an
nounced there was hurrying TO and fro to
FIX things up. Connecticut was voting
for Baldwin. who did not have the chance
Of the proverbial Chlnaman. and the VIII
son and Clark leaders tried to break into
It. Vermont. which tipped its eight votes
to Baldwin in the earliest vote, gave them
to Wilson on the second. Indiana was
voting solidly for Gov. Marshall, IA
vorite son, without many apparent pros
poets.
Stolidly and without interest the dele
gates continued to vote. Everybody was
waiting for a break but il did not
come. Every time the name Of New York
was called a hush fell over the as
semblage.
Clark people cried
No" said the men who shouted when
the band played Dixie. its going to
Underwood"
Where it went was to Harmon five
times
Once while the Ohio delegation was
called there was an enlivening approach
hell, a Harmon man. announced that the
delegation stood IS for Harmon and y
ioI Wilson, one not voting.
ThereUPon a delegate al the other end
of the delegation said that he was vot-
ing, and he could prove II, and insisted
that the roll be called.
Waited for New York Vote.
The secretary Of the delegation has
been standing by that man for fifteen
minutes" said Campbell, and he can;
set a vote out OF him"
Il was waiting for New York" said
the delegate.
So the roll OF the delegation was called
and the man was voted for Wilson
Another row Of much the same char
acteT occurred when a Wilson man Of
Kansas wanted to vote the delegation
for Wilson and the chairman of the dele
cation would not let him.
Our instructions" said the chairman,
ARE to keep on voting toS Clark till in
the Judgment OF twO-thirds Of the dele
cation he has no more chance Of cleo
ton. We stand II fer Wilson and 9 for
Clark"
The delegation was polled The chair
mans statement was verified. Mr.. James
ruled that under the instructions from
the convention which were read, Kansas
Clark in their entirety. They were so
cast on the next ballot.
Bryan Votes for Wilson.
On the fourth ballet. Mr.. Bryan and
two Of his friends on the Nebraska dele
CATION. all instructed for Clark, began
voting for Wilson. This caused a mild
cheer among the Wilson people. Bryan
and his two companions kept it up on
the NTH ballot.
The best approach to a break was on
the fifth ballot. when Connecticut. which
had been voting solidly for Simeon E.
Baldwin, Of Connecticut. gave nine votes
to Underwood. four to Clark, and one for
Wilson. but no other States followed the
break. Illinois poIled its fifty eight solid for
Clark, New York held to Harmon, all
the other States voted practically as
they had before. with losses here and
there. counteracted by gains elsewhere
for the various candidates At o'clock