The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-01
The Bitter Feeling Between
Clark and Wilson Dele
gates Is Evident
MANY DARK HORSES
ARE MENTIONED
Clark Is Second Man in History to Be
Denied Nomination After Having
Received a Majority Of
the Votes Cast
Ry G. y. srEwAnT


Washington, juno 3o.-tSpeeial)-So far
as can be ascertained the situation in
the national democratic convention, when
It resumes baloting Monday morning
will be nebuious There are all kinds of
rumors, predicting trades and compro-
misses, but when an authority is asked
with reference to them It always turns
out to be without Foundation In fact.
One thing is sure, and that Is there
is 10 trade or compromise even con-
sdered by the Underwood forces up to
this time, and they Will ON the roll call
continue to vote for the AlabamIan.
On the contrary. the Underwood forces
declare that the situation Is Just now as
they predicted it would be. and the time
has now arrived for them to not only
hold {, what they have. but TO force the
fighting for their candidate ON the
grounds that neither of the two leaders
in the balloting SO far can be nomin-
ated. s
Wilson-Clark Fight
Neither Wilson nor Clark have ma
jority of the ballots, and the fight be-
tween them. especially sinct Bryan has
discarded Clark and has aligned himself
with Wilson. has been SO bitter that even
the most sanguine Of the forces of both
csrnot hope for trade or compromise
between the two. and so far as the lead
ers are concerned. there will be none.
lust how far this feeling extends as be-
tween the delegates themselves no one
can say. but the feeling is there with
large part of them.
ka ie fo mn
mate candidate at ALL it seems logical
that the Clark and Wilson forces must
find a candidate that they both can
agree upon. Underwood's friends declare
that this is where he comes in Mr.. Tn
derwood himself remains confident that
his chances are not impaired by the fight
SO far, and that he has lost nothing IN the
running.
Various delegations have been to see
him and be has received many assurances
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Clark, who, 1t is believed now. is out
of 1t entirely, stalSed his all on a last
throw in his bitter denunciation of Bryan.
and apparently on the surface It strength
ened him some, but not sufficiently for
him to regain but little of the ground he
lost on the closing ballots Saturday night.
But Bryans action aud Clarks fierce
answer to II has, Il Is believed. planted
an insurmountabc barrier between Clark
and Wilson.
Various candidates are mentioned, dark
horses from almost every hamlet, some
that most of the delegates never heard
of but whom, 1t is insisted have no com
nection with Wall street and predatory
wealth. Prominent among those men
toned are Senator Kern and Governor
Foss of Massachusetts.
On the tenth ballot. when New York
threw her 30 votes to the speaker and
for six consecutive ballots thereafter
he was at the crest Of his wave. Except
In the case of Van Buren no democratic
convention has ever refused to nominate
a candidate who received the majority,
yet after the sixteenth ballot the speaker
began to lose and II Is conceded now that
unless something Unprecedented happens.
he is To become the second man In his
tory who has been denied the nomination
after receiving majority.
No one Gan tell what tomorrow will
bring forth but the Underwood leaders
sic taking advantage of the situation as
regards Clerk and Wilson and are deal
ing telling blows on tho weary delegates,
and doing their best to show them the
way out OF their difficulty, and they hope
that the convention will eventually turn
to Underwood as the only man that can
be agreed upon that can lead the party
to victory El afe