The Washington herald., 1912-06-30

eeeded the delegates left their chairs ant
moved about in the aisles.
The result was an increased confusion
The delegates stuck 20 the ship, how.
ever. In spite OF their WEAKNESS they
lremained for the roll call. The audience
however, had no such reason for re.
manning in their chairs ThrouEhout the
llong, tiresome. oppressive afternoon and
levening the visitors constantly came and
went. They regarded IL as sort of q
moving picture show to which they were
privileged TO stay for the next perform
anee II they came late.
Wilson Up to 4O2.
On the twenty-fourth ballot the gen.
eraI pyrotechnics OF the day were shot
on all over again. Iowa began to slide
10 the Wilson column again, having cast
It's votes for Clark throughout the bal
lots. A roll call was asked. Again Il
had been taken, the unit rule was brought
out, and the vote cast as before, for
Clark. There was an appeal from the
ruling Of the chair. but II was withdrawn.
When the result Of the twcnty-fourth
/ ballot was announced, showing Wilson
with 402i5. the Wilson men started the
demonstration, but tho noise soon ceased.
Before the next vote was begun Senator
| STONE went 20 the platform and asked
UNANIMOUS consent TO the following agree
ment:
That after two additional ballots, on
the third ballot, the candidate receiving
the smallest number OF votes be dropped,
and after the next ballot the candidate
| receiving the smallest vote on the ballot
be dropped, and so on until the last ballot"
Chairman James ruled that the agree
ment could not be made without unanI-
nous consent There was objection and
the agreement died. A scheme fathered
by Senator John Sharp Williams Of Mis-
sissippi that the lowest candidate with
draw with unanimous consent OF his hack
ers was postponed. IL perished before his
eyes when the delegates from various
parts OF the han shouted their disapprovaL
BY p m the evenings entertainment
was under way
-. Ham" wIeIds GaveI.
The afternoon crowd in the galleries
had disappeared. A more fashionable one
had taken its place. The evenings array
Of temporary presiding officers appeared
Congressman Sulzer. looking like the pic
ture OF Andrew Jackson that adorns the
east wall stood manfully TO his task. over
working the Gavel for thirty lusty min
utes. Then Ollie James took his own
place again until his hoarseness. the re-
suit Of days OF talking above the con-
fusion. made another vacation necessary
and allowed Col James Hamilton Lewis
Of ChiCagO-faultleSsly attircd OF course
to assume the chair.
The twenty-ffth ballot went ahead
without excitement. Outside the confu-
sion that made the chairman interrupt
the proceedings occasionally to demand
order, the vote was ColOrless. When the
result was announced Il was found that
Clark had slipped hack to 4S9 while VIII
son had reached +6. Foss the new en-
trant in the race, had the original forty
three votes with which no started his
dark horse entrance. Evidently II was
not the psychological moment for a mys-
terinus stranger in the list. and the /
other candidates held their strength |
Harmon was back with his twenty !
Ohio votes. FOss' strength FOR the most |
part came from Massachusetts, deser- |
tion from Clark at his greatest strength. |
Twenty-SINth Ballot CoIorIesS. /
The twenty-sIxth ballot was as color /
less. The Wilson force had made some
slight advances The Maryland deIeEa-
tion was passed. Il was rumored II
would divide. part going TO Wilson With
this rUmor appeared another. that the
was ready to take an over
Sunday recess. The leaders had agreed
to an adjournment. II was reported. The
delegates. most Of them hungry. all
weary, welcomed the news. There was
a show ot sprightllness as they save
their votes or responded 10 some polite
of the temporary chairman.
Maryland was reached. Senator John
Walter Smith announ sed the vote as six
teen for Clark. Il vas protested and a
poll demanded. Tho poll was ordered.
Smith was the first man called. He
voted for Clark. Joshua W. Miles was
called. He rose 10 his feet. then clam
bered on his chair. He Is a big man
with a big voice
For whom does the gentleman vote?"
asked a clerk.
For Woodrow wilson" rang out the
rich full voice OF Miles.
Then the convention went wild. For
the hours there had been monotonous
The roll had gone ahead with nothing
wrangles over the recording Of a half
vote. or some my st.fyInE parliamentary
tangle
Wilson Demonstration started.
Here was action. The noise swoIed
forth. It started with the New Jersey
delegation seated across a narrow aisle
rom the Maryland men. tt spread TO
,ther Wilson delegates and delegations.
The Woodrow Wilson, song was start
d up by the former Princeton heads
The song was lost in a swell
II cheers, but the singers kept man
ully at IT, Finally. they switched to ,
Maryland. Ny Maryland" as a COM ,
,liment to the newest addition TO Will
ons strength. ,
The galleries enjoyed il all hugely ,
They had grown to believe that they
we're entitled to at least one demonstra-
ion from the session. 1t had come. .
'he gallery folk arose and helped out '
.fter a few minutes The Clark dele I
-ates decided that the best thing to do a
vas to join the din. They cIambered /
o their chairs and used their lungs c
The newspaper photographers who had :
lso grown TO believe that they were en-
tiled to a demonstration from the sesSl \
lon, werc ready. The flashlights fared
nd the shutters clicked and the noise
'ent on.
1t was contagious. The Underwood
eoPle caught il in a minute. They jumped
p and shouted and enjoyed themselves.
was all very regular, as demonstra- 4
ons have been staged in national con- Y
entiOns for the past two weeks. They \
egan to march. Il
FIhshIiEhts Add 10 Din. d
''Twentysix States have demanded the .
Of Clark" said a banner car
ed at the head OF the Clark division. 1t
ade its way around the hall. The flash
ghts fiared some more. The explosions
'unded like a wild Indian in a border :,
wn. =
The confusion was punCtuated with reg =
ar beats of the chairman's gaveL