The Washington times., 1912-06-28

I'M this convention. Clark leaders will
make desperate efforts to show their
strength on next ballot. If Clark can
not effect a successful combination on
second or third ballot, he will be rated
Dark horse talk is still persistent, with
Kern leading.
Still Far From Settled.
The first ballot demonstrated conclu-
sively that the contest Is still far from
settlement and the race an open one.
The leading candidates were Speaker
Champ Clark of Missouri and Governor
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
Clarks total vote was 440h, as COM
pared with the 725 needed to have him
named as Democracy's choice. Wilson
poled 324 votes. Both men showed little
change from the bedrock figures of
| their campaign managers.
Congressman Oscar w. Underwood of
| Alabama received 1171a votes; Gov. Jud-
son Harmon of Ohio. 14S; Gov. Thomas
Marshall of Indiana. 81; Gov. Simeon E.
Baldwin of Connecticut, %.
There was the usual freak announce
ment of Presidential preferences. Con-
gressman William Sulzer Of New York
| receiving two votes. Bryan receiving
one, and two delegates declining to eX-
ercise their right.
! AS soon as the result of the ballot
| was known. and it was seen that the
| fight was certain to be long drawn
| out. the steering committee forced an
| noon, when the balloting will be re-
sumed. This action infuriated many of
| the delegates. who voted In the mega
tive and appeared to have hay had, had lung h,,s
| Chairman Ollie James sustained the
! ayes.
Fervid Oratory.
For hours previous to the voting the
convention session was marked with
fervid oratory, unprecedented demon
strations for favorite sons and general
tumult, which at times utterly blocked
| the wheels of convention routine.
| Immediately following announcement
of the adjournment, the Clark men went
into conference, claiming that they
would force the Speakers nomination
on either the second or the third ballot
| They have, they said, assurances that
| New York's ninety votes will go &c
| them just as soon as 1t is certain that
they will be sufficient to force Clark'I
| nomination.
They also asserted that the Baldwin
and many OF the Underwood votes, as
well as majority Of the Harmon dele,
early in the fight. Former Gov. David
R. Francis. who is assisting Senator
William Stone in leading, the Clark
enough to insure the Speakers nomina
ton, If not on the second, then on the
third ballot.
The Wilson forces were greatly en-,
| couraged over the fact that they main
tained their power in the face OF a des
perate effort by the Clark managers tC
split their strength just before the
voting by. insisting that Wilson hat
| haan Of h. .,
put the parry on record in his Money
trust resolution.
To Be Long Drawn Out.
The general impression Of experiences
politicians at the convention was tn
fact that in Il lony drawn out arfair, tn
chances of a lark horse nominee wer
far greater than had been anticipate,
before
There was only handful of tn
'nany thousand spectators who las
the great building still in their seat
wher daylight broke. hut the ran
and file Of the delegates were sti
At their task. For hours they had bee
Listening TO the flow of eloquence-an
nraI -clo IuolI"e- urging the claims q
} strations had delayed the labors an
set the program so far back that a.
CalcL Llat!ons had been upset But IN
majority of the delegates retained thei
good temper. and. while there wa
mach horse play, especially IN the cas
Cf speakers. who insisted on maxim
"sPread-caglr" speeches. those VIII
really had 4 message to deliver weI
accorded a patient hearing.
Wien the sun replaced electric light
the convention was i remarkable sigh
Most OF the men in the building wCr
! in their shirt sleeves. Many We're nod
ding In sheer exhaustion as they leane
lack in their hairs and waited. SrnOk
from fiash lights taken bv ncwsrape
photographers earlier IN the session
sin hOabd laEiiv away above anon
) the Cloth-CcVerrd rafters In tke pr
Nate boxes in the rear Of the speakers