Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-29
FIVE VOTES FAIL
| TO BREAK LINES;
| RECESS IS TAKEN
No Candidate Withing Striking Dis.
tance Of Nomination, Though
Champ Clark Leads.
WILSON MAKES SMALL GAINS
More Conferences Held During Two.
Hour Recess for Dinner.
SPEAKERS LEADERS CONFIDENT
Expect to Prevent Nomination of
Any Other Candidate.
WILSON SECOND MAN IN RACE
Harmon Gets New York Vote and
Bryan Drops Out.
NIGHT SPENT IN THE HALL
NOMINATING Speeche. -
WILSON SECOND MAN IN RACE
Harmon Gets New York Vote and
Bryan Drops Out.
NIGHT SPENT IN THE HALL
Nomihating Speeches and Demon.
strations Fiji In the Hours TIL
Long After Daylight, When
First Ballot Comes.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
BALTIMORE. June @.-The S,xth h.,,o.
was taken at $50 tonight No nomination
BALTIMORE. June @.-when tha
democratic national convention too, !.
TWO hours recess for dinner tonight fiva
presidential ballots had been cast with.
out result. Speaker Clark continued to
lead the, field. but no candidate Was
WITHIN striking distance of the 7eS votes
necessary to nominate.
Governor Woodrow Wilson Of New
Jersey made small but steady gains dnr-
ing the balloting, going from ss4 on the
first to SSl on the fifth. Clark went from
44o1s on the first to 44S on the fifth. a
gain of two and q half. Representative
Oscar w. Underwood made gain of two
votes. while Governor Harmon lost six
and half. Governor Marshall was the
only so-called ''favorite" remaining I'm
the race at the fifth ballot his vote being
stationary at thirty-one. Mr.. Bryan
dropped out Of the voting and Senator
Kern Of Indiana had two on the fifth.
As each roll was called the vote of New
York's ninety delegates was awaited with
breathiess interest. 1t seemed to be con-
cedod that II big break was to come
New York would lead the way. The votes
continued to so for Harmon. Massa-
chusetts showed signs of wavering from
Clark, while eleven of the twenty Kansas
delegates expressed desire to vote FOR
Wilson. They were bound by the unit
rule, however, and the entire Kansas vote
of twenty remained in the Clark column.
While the recess tonight ostensibly
was for dinner. really 1t was to permit
continuance of the conferences that
had marked the day and many delegates
believed that some sort of agreement
might be reached in the interim. The
Clark people claimed that enough OF their
delegates to constitute third Of the
total In the convention would adhere to
the speaker and prevent any other per-
son being nominated.
The convention was scheduled to 60 to
work again at $3.50 and Chairman James
announced that Saturday session might
be necessary.
Afternoon Session.
The convention hall again be-
came center of animation toward 8
o'clock in expectation Of the decisive
struggle ahead. Quite number of dele
gates were early in place despite their
strenuous labors Of the night. The gal
leries began to brim wit ha fluttering
mass of humanity. promising a crowd
exceeding that which held frenzied car
nivai throughout the night. The sultry
weather brought odt many women in
pretty white gowns. waving fans and
adding to the color and animation OF
the vast encircling galleries.
Representative Stanley of Kentucky, of
steel investigation fame, and Senator
MARITIME from New Jersey, were among
the early arrivals. The band took up its
part In the enlivenment and cheers
greeted the arrival OF Chairman James
at All o'clock. The gavel fell Just one
minute later.
Rev. Henry M. Wharton. pastor of
Brantley Baptist church Of Baltimore,
offered prayer.
Chairman James at Ais announced
that the roll call for the presidential
nomination would be resumed at once.
Several minutes were required to clear
the floor and restore order.
States continued to follow the first
ballot No changes occurred in the poll
as the vote proceeded through the list
OF states, until Massachusetts was
reached. Here one vote broke away
from Clark, who had received the states
entire thirty-six, and was added to the
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