Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

ers. this afternoon, for the purpose of
ascertaining what could be done to
break the deadlock, National Chair
man siack said: Representatives of
all tire candidates were present and
each made clear the position of his
choice for the nomination. / can say
that there is no change in the situa-
ton az result of this conference and
there is no immediate prospect that
there will be. Certainly | don't look for
my change between now and the time
the next ballot is taken, tomorrow.
Some of those attending the confer
ence were National Chairman Mack,
Charles T. Murphy leader of Tammany
Hail; Representative A. Mitchell Palm
err of Pennsylvania; Senator Stone of
Missouri; Former Governor David NJ.
Francis of Missouri; Senator Luke Lea
of Tennessee and National Committee
mon Taggart and Sullivan.
Mr.. Mack expressed the opinion that
the time had come when settlement
shoHle be reached and that the highest
quality Of leadership would be shown
if the leaders would forget that they
We're for any particular candidate.
night, was that the convention was i'm for
another long fight to name ticket.
Judge Martin J. Wade national com
mitteeman from Iowa, said that Clark
would show an increased strength on
the first ballot, tomorrow
I'VE will stay here all summer to fight
II out" said Judge Wade, tonight. III
il Is necessary. It is not now ques-
ton of this or that mans candidacy; but
whether this convention will vote to sus-
tain an attack on a Democrat who has
risen from a plough boy to the Speaker
ship of the House of Representatives +"
The attitude of the Indiana delegation
has been the subject of much specula-
ton, this afternoon, by the Clark and
Wilson managers. 1T was learned that
the Indiana delegates will continue to
cast their 30 votes for Governor Marshall
for several more ballots in the hope that
the Clark vote may split up and some of
it land in the camp of the Indiana Cow
ernor.
The Indiana folks said, tonight, that
Gov. Foss of Massachusetts had been
thoroughly tried out as a dark horse
last night, and that he had developed
no strength after several ballots They
argued that sooner or later a move to
bring Gov. Marshall to the. front would
be logical. In the event ii is clearly
shown that the convention will not turn
to Marshall, the delegates, it was said
will cast their ballots for whoever they
desire. 1t was said. late today, that &c
out of the 30 Indiana delegates would go
to Woodrow Wilson and that after they
had voted for the Navy JerSav ,yavernof.
they would inaugurate a movement to
have Gov. Marshall named as ice Pres
ident
Senator 0Gorman of New York and
Senator Kern of Indiana talked for two
hours, this afternoon. over the situation.
Both senators said that their talk had
no significance, but Senator O'Gorman
expressed the opinion that Gov. Wilson
will be the nominee of the convention.
Former Gov. Francis of Missouri, one
of the leaders of the movement for
Speaker Clark. said that the Clark forces
had no intention of retreating: that they
We're entrenehed for a stout campaign
and they were not considering eompro-
misses.
Senator Bankhead remarked with some
that he was weary of the talk
that the underwoodforee would COM
promise.
Mr. Underwood is the logical choice
land We propose 10 stand firm. They
have got TO come to u.s.
The Underwood managers expressed
themselves as entirely satisfied wltn
events up to the present time.