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began the call, Finally the appeal
was withdrawn.
Twenty-F oiurth.

iWenty-r curtin.
On the 24th ballot the vote stood;
Clark. 496; wilson 402 l-2; Under
wood, lis 10: Foss, iS; Marshall.
30; Bryan, /.
This was Clark loss OF l.2; a
Wilson gain T-2, and Underwood
gained and Foss lost 9
Wilson had passed the 400 mark
for the first time and when the VOTE
was announced the Wilson enthus
lasts cheered loudly.
Senator Stone of Missouri took
the stand 70 ask unanimous consent
I. 10 an agreement d
III ask unanimous consent, he
said, that after two additional bal
lots on the third ballot the candi-
date receiving the smallest vote en-
thai vote be dropped from the bal
lot; on the next ballot the candidate
receiving the small number or
votes and so on"
A chorus of boots and ieers greet
ed this proposal and Representative
Bureson objected vigorously.
Bryan left his seat with the Ne
braska delegation and hurried
through the crowd 10 the front OF
the platform, where he leaned with
a hand cupped over his ear to hear
the announcement of the chairman
on the unanimous consent PROPOSE
tion. The chair announced the oh.
jections to the agreement and the
roll call was directed begun for the
25th time.
Twenty-Fifth.
The result off the 18th ballot was:
Clark. 400, Wilson, 405; Under
wood. 1OS; Foss, 43; Marshall, 30;
Harmon. 20; Bryan. / James, 3,
This was loss of q for Clark;
a gain of 2 - for Wilson. Harmon
returned to the poll with his 20
votes in Ohio which deserted Clark
The 26th ballot was ordered at
9:35
When Missouri was called on the
26th ballot, the entire delegation
rose and shouted; "Thirty-six for
Chang Clark
Another Wilson Outburst.
When the roll was called the sec
ond delegate. j. W Mills. answer
ing to his name, shouted: Wood
row Wilson Immediately the
convention was in uproar.
Mills represented only a half n
vote, but it was the signal for the
Wilson adherents for demonstra-
ton.
1t was the first indication OF a
long expected break in Maryland
and the Wilson forces made the
most of it,
When the demonstration had con-
tinued five minutes, the We Want
Wilson banner was hoisted by sew
eral men,
Soon the aisles were ehoked
with mass of excited delegates
In the galleries. was heard the
shout OF I'VE Want Wilson," but
it did not last long. The cheering,
whistling ana hootlng drowned, NJ
out. The roar redombled as huge
Wilson banner was carried down a
side aisle.
While the demonstration contin-
ued, w. j. Bryan. sat unmoved with
the Nebraska delegation.
While the excitement was at its
height the Clark forces joined in.
Half a dozen Clark banners were
carried into the hall.
Clark Men AIsoaYell.
They We're greeted with war OF
cheers. ieers, boots and Kisses. The
uproar became pandemonium Thc
Foss crowd added their quota to
the din.
The New Jersey and the Missouri
delegates seated directly across the
center aisle from each other. just
before the platform, began a wordy
quarrel One OF the Missouri dele
gates, red of face and dripping with
perspiration, climbed III his chair
and with wealth of gesture, made
an impassloned speech to the boot
ing crowd as il PASSED bE. TIE
picture OF Wilson which is is feet
nigh and which played its part in
'ormer Wilson demonstrations was
again hoisted to the gallery. Cheers
erected it.
Clark Banner Taken on Platform.
The Clark forces. not to be out
done, forced the big California Clark
banner up to the platform.
IA fight was narrowly aVerted as
the officers of the convention forced
I back down the steps.
A GIRL Miss Gladys Hogan of Bal
more seized the California banner
md tried to lead the demonstration, |
but without much success.
After the demonstration had last !
ed twenty-five minutes the chair or
dered the police to clear all banners !
rom the hail and to allow no wom-
en- in the sections reserved for the !
delegates.
Some semIblance of order was re-
stored
The poll Of the Maryland delega-
ION was resumed, a cheer greeted
he vote of state Senator Norway |
asst for Wilson.
The poH was frequently interrupt
d by disorder 1t became so diff
ult to keep the delegates and
pectators quiet that extra polce-
Zen were stationed about the aisles
The poll showed: Wilson, II; |
lark II; absent, l l-2.
A point of order against the
piitting OF the delegations vote
'as overruled by Chairman James
because no evidence that the dele
,ation was under Instructions was
,efore the convention.
aotion to Adjourn.
Immediately after the announce
nent of the twenty-sixth vote, Rep
entative A. Mitchell Palmer. of
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