The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30
Ifsontinued pom Fifth Paso.)

1fs5S3 ttSqnIlnueo Pom Faith PaSo.l
S)3ceivAd with prolonged cheering and ap-
ltr4Anse. after which Senator Stone, of
! Missouri. was recognized by tho chair.
,kS 4nntori Stone said;
= IA tSo FAR as Speaker Clark is concerned.
haye Dust this one sentence TO utter.
Z{# pledge his great record as Demo-
= tat and the splendid service rendered
Ills party for more than quarter of a
1century, and no part OF It was moro
3oonspicuous than that during the cam
1Sphigns OF William ]. Bryan" Gap
tplause-l
&, Then the call for Nebraska began.
hon the roll call Nebraska's vote
(Which up TO this ballot had been cast
Ia for Clark and for Wilson. divided.
&Clagk 4, Wilson ~. The result OF the
1ourteenth ballot was:
Clark, $50.
Wilson, 302.
~ Undcr,vood, 113-
~ Harmon, 70.
ri Marshall, so.
u Bryan. 9.
Il Kern, 2.
This was loss OF 4 for Clark; a
r. ain Not 512 for Wilson, and a loss
#of 11-2Nt for Underwood.
An Oklahoma delegate asked to ex-
9plain his change OF his vote from
Wilson to Clark
~Aiy name is Gidd!ngs. of opulant,
fpkla- have always followed the
leader OF tho Niagaraic Nebraskan.
4 but do not like to Sit here and hear
aspersions on my fellow Democrats.
III think It is time to call a halt in
personalities and stand on principles.
I want to so back to Oklahoma with
my record clean.
There a delegate cried from the
door: You may go back, but you will
4 never come back"
Mr.. Giddings defended his record as
ia Democrat and asked IL Mr.. Bryan
could DO the same
4 II ask this" concluded the Okla
ihoman. "to turn upon MIR. Bryan a
3paraphrase statement of his own,
Thou shalt not press down upon the
& brow OF Democracy n crown of -"
Here q yell interrupted. The speaker
tried TO finish. but the uproar drowned
his voice.
:. You shall not press down upon the
row -sof Democracy thorny crown
anarchy. You shall no, cruelty us
ION q cross of selfishness." shouted
tddings and he left the platform.
The poll of Oklahoma proceeded
Oklahoma's vote was unchanged
lark. 10: Wilson. TO-
The svuabble had taken more than
nall an hour, and had accomplished
nothing. Connecticut changed its vote
to Wilson. !: Clark. Q; Underwood, 4
Tho call of the roll OF the hfteenth
ballot was then begun at 3.55.
This ballot showed Clark a loss OF
i; Wilson gain of 12. Underwood
a loss of IL. This gave Wilson Just
one-siXth of vote less than one
third of the convention.
When Idaho was reached on the six
teenth ballot. Governor Hawley, of
the State asked a poll of the delega-
ton. declaring that although instruct
ed for Clark. majority OF the dele
gates had determined that the time
had como to disregard their instruc-
tions.
Chairman James. after examining
the resolution !nstructing the delega-
tim. concluded: II the majority of the
delegation believes that there Is no
longer a reasonable hope OF Clarks
nomination. they may violate their in
structions.
shout of protest went up. OBJ
1ect TO the chairman characterizing the
acton of the delegation as a violation
of their Instruction. shouted Thomas
9Rhll. a Texas Wilson delegate.
1daiteas passed.
epresen,af Burleson. Of Texas.
went TO thd Ia,, . and protested