The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03
WORK Of FRIDAY
WAS A BIT TAME
INDICATIONS POINT TO DEAD
LOCK WHICH MAY LAST FOR
MANY DAYS.
CLARK AND WILSON IN LEAD
Harmon Drops From 127 Down to. 20
Votes-underwood is Holding His
Own In contest-To Be a Fight to
the Finish.

Baltimore.-A monotonous success
sion of roll calls brought no nomina-
ton in the Democratic convention late
Friday night when the sweltering
delegates were still answering the
droning voice Of the reading clerk.
The results Of the roll calls up to
the ninth were discouragingly SINH
lar. None Of the leading candidates
made any material gains or losses.
There was no change Of more than 8
votes in the totals up to that time.
The steady gain Of the Wilson vote
had eliminated with a count of 1854 on
the sixth ballot. On the seventh viii
son lost l IL votes.
Bryan, Kern, Ollie James and May
or Gaynor Of New York each receiv-
ed m or two votes in the course of
the balloting. Harmon lost slowly
but steadily from his l14S Of the first
ballot. Underwood gained a trif1e.
The leaders of the various factions
hurried about the hall. The air was
full of rumors Of IDEALS" and trades"
A shift that would throw a deciding
vote to one candidate or another was
looked for on every ballot by some OF
the delegates while others expected
an all-night session.
The long predicted "break" ! the
New York delegation came on the
tenth ballot when Leader Murphy an
nounced 81 Of the 80 votes from that
state for Clark. He got no further
when a great demonstration broke out
among the Speakers delegates and
friends.
While it was in progress there
were several fstcufs on the floor.
Those who claimed to be In the con-
fdence of the New York delegates
predicted there would be "a switch
away from Clark on subsequent bal
lots. bt,
Murphy later announced that the
New York delegation showed 81 for
Clark, 8 for Wilson and 1 for Under
wood, but under the anit rule gave
all it's 80 votes TO Clark.
The result Of the balloting was as
follows:
First Ballot.-Sulzer, New York 2;
Clark, 44O IL; Wilson 324; Under
wood, III -; Harmon 14S; Marshall
81; Baldwin %; necessary 726; abb
sent 2; Bryan l..
Second Ballot-Clark 446 IL; VIII
son 339 "a; Underwood Ill IA; Har-
mon al; Marshall 81; Baldwin IA;
Sulzer 2; Bryan 2; not voting half.
Third Ballot.-Clark AL; Wilson
s45: Underwood ia IL; Harmon
40 1-2; Marshall 81; Baldwin IA; Bry-
an /; Kern 1. -.
Fourth Ballot.-Clark 443; Wilson
$40 -; Underwood liz; Harmon
1876 -; Marshall 81; Baldwin IA;
Kern 2.
Fifth Ballot.-Clark 443; Wilson
351; Underwood 119 IL; Harmon
141 IL; Marshall 81; Kern 2.
Sixth Ballot.-Clark AS; Wilson
1854; Underwood 121; Harmon 136;
Marshall 81; Kern /; Bryan /; total
1883.
Seventh Ballot.-Clark 449 1-2; Will
son 352 IL; Underwood 1913 IL; Har-
mon 1923 ~; Marshall 81; Kern ,;
Bryan i; total 1,OSS.
Eighth Ballot.-Clark 44S IL; VII
son 351 1-2; Underwood 1913; Harmon
100; Gaynor /; Marshall 81; Bryan /;
James /; Kern /; total 1,08S.
Ninth Ballot.-On the nineth ballot
the leaders stood: Clark 452; Wilson
351 IL. 3
Twelfth B~allot.-Clark, $40; Wilson
s54; Underwood, 1923; Harmon, 29;
Marshall, 80; Kern, /; Bryan, i; not
voting 2 IL.