Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-01

SSSi1, Underwood, n2h Harmon, ";
Marshall, 30; Kern, ~; Bryan. /.
This left Clark with loss Of six
votes; Wilson. Underwood. Harmon and
Marshall unchanged. Kern gained two
and one-half votea.
The eighteenth ballot proceeded as far
as Tennessee before any considerable
shift Twelve and one-half votes were
gained by Underwood, ten for Clark and
two and one-half for Wilson. The re-
suit: Clark, s5s: Wilson, 3sl: Underwood
155: Harmon. %; Marshall. 30; Kern. sh
Bryan, /.
This was a loss Of ten for Clark, a
loss Of one and one-hall for Wilson and
gain Of twelve and one-half for Under
wood.
This ballot brought ciark's vote down
on the tenth ballot and which his mama
gers counted on to help force his nomi-
nation.
The nineteenth ballot was begun and
i Idaho's Kern vote broke for Bryan CIV
ing him six of the eight votes Of the
state. Clark received two.
Nineteenth Ballot.
The result of the nineteenth ballot was:
Clark, $50; Wilson. S6e; Underwood. iSs;
Harmon. 20; Marshall. 30; Kern. 8;
Bryan. 1.
This showed loss of three for Clark.
loss of three for Wilson. gain for
/, Underwood Of five and gain Of six
for Bryan.
During the twentieth ballot Senator
Bankhead manager OF the Underwood
forces. received telegram from Repre-
Z sentative Underwood.
I'VE control the situation. hope my
friends will stand firm"
The twentieth ballot resulted: Clark,
6l2; Wilson. sss1; Underwood. 12i,s;
Harmon Z, Marshall. %; Kern, !; Bryan.
|; Foss. 2; James, 3.
This was q loss Of twenty for Clark,
gain Of 30ss for Wilson, q loss OF 8k
for Underwood. Foss and James were
placed on the roll on this ballot.
Wilson men In the Washington and
Wyoming delegations demanded roll calis.
Clark had majoritiss in each delegation
and under, the unit rule the entire vote OF
both went to him.
Clark's loss and Wilson's gain continued
on the twenty-first ballot. The result
was: Clark. sos: Wilson. 1854; Harmon,
20; Marshall. 80; Kern. i; Bryan. !;
Foss. g.
This was loss OF four for Clark, a
gain OF seven for Wilson and q loss OF
three for Underwood.
Former Governor David r. Francis OF
the Clark forces moved that the conven.
tion recess until $50. The Wilson forces,
encouraged BY their steady gain through
the afternoon, objected and Senator Lea
Of Tennessee demanded . roll call
After recapitulation OF the roll call
which consumed twenty minutes, the vote
was announced: Ayes. 62s,b; noes, B47
The convention refused thus to adjourn
and the twsnty-seccnd ballot was begun.
When Massachusetts, was reached
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston endesvored
to secure unanimous consent to make q
statement. 1t was refused and Fitzgerald
announced:
Massachusetts casts thirty-four votel
for Foss, two for Clark"
An uproar followed and the Massachu.
setts delegates protested that they be
given an opportunity to place Foss In
nomination.
William sulzer. In the chair. used hil
gavel and the roll call proceeded.
When Ohio was called the Harmon vote
of that state went to Clark. Twenty
eight and 1 half votes were recorded fol
Clark anN half vots went from the Har'
mon colanan 10 Wilson. vsrmont's entir,
syots. eight. on this call went to Foss.
The twenty-second ballot was: Clark
556s4; Wilson. a6ii, Underwood. ii5; Mar
shall. 90: Foss, "a; Bryan. /; Kern. /.
Clark lost seven and . half, Wilson
gained one. Underwood lost three and 4
half ana Foss took Q place on the roll
Harmon's twenty-nins In Ohio we're elm
mated, twenty-eight and half vot,
going to Wilson.
The twenty-third roll cali was begur
at 7:45 p. m.
The result OF the twenty-thifd ballo
wss: Clark. 4s7,s; Wilson. 500; Under
wood. il4at: Marshall. 20; Foss. 45; Bryan
/: Gaynor. l.
This was loss Of three for Clark and
a gain Of three for Wilson and loss o
half vote for Underwood.
Iowa's delegation. which had beer
passed, demanded poll. The delsgate
stood seven for Wilson. nineteen TO
Clark. Sulzer. In the chair. ruled tina
the vote must be cast for Clark and al
Iowa delegate appealed from the deci
sion Of the chair Representative Hughes
I. the Wilson leader. demanded roll cal
ON the appeal. and amid disorder tn
clerk began the call. Finally the appes
was withdrawn.
The twenty-fourth ballot began at SO
p. m. On the twenty-fourth ballot tn
vote stood:
Clark, tss; Wilson, 402h; Underwood
1lSlt; Foss. l3; Marshall. 30; Bryan. l.
This gave Clark loss Of one and one
half; Wilson gain OF three and one
half: Underwood gain of one. an
Foss loss Of two.
Wilson had passed the 100 mark for tn
first time, and when the vote was an
nornced the Wilson enthusiasts cheers
Loudly.
Senator Stone Of Missouri took tn
stand to ask unanimous consent to q
agreement.
Il ask unanimous consent he said