The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03

For vice president, Governoi
Thomas r. Marshall of Indiana.
This was the ticket completed by
the democratic national convention a
1:56 a. m. today.
The nomination of Governor Mar
shall for vice president came as some
thing of surprise for when th'
nights balloting for vice president
began it seemed that the anvil
son contingent in the convention hac
definitely settled upon Governor
Burke of North Dakota. There was
not much of fight, however, ane
when two ballots disclosed Marshal
easily in the lead Governor Burke's
S1ame was withdrawn and Marshal
VAS proclaimed the nominee by ac'
eiamation. A minute later the con.
vention had adjourned sine die.
Bryan Yields
Mr.. Bryan had announced his intention
of introducing a resolution in effect dis
charging the national committee from ths
conduct of the coming campaign and al
lowing Governor Wilson TO appoint hi:
own campaign committee. He was dis
suaded from this course and instead OF
making a move that might have stirred
Up strife. he made a little speech which
he termed his .valedictory" and in a hap
Ply mood turned over the mantle of his
former leadership as presidential cam
didate to Governor Wilson
He pledged his faithful support to the
presidential nominee and ended by urg-
ing that either Governor Burke or Sen
ator George Chamberlain of Oregon be
nominated vice president. The Nebraskar
was understood particularly to favor Gov
ernor Burke as type of the modern pro
giessive.
When, after the first ballot, someon;
moved to make the nomination of Mar
shall unanimous. Mr. Bryan started fol
the stage to make statement. The mo
ton was withdrawn before he coul(
speak. When the motion, was renewed
after the second ballot, Mr. Bryan die
not protest.
The platform. hewed out in commit
tee several days ago. and warmly praised
by Mr. Bryan, was adopted with whoop
Many Of the delegates went direetl:
FROM the convention hall 10 special train
and by tomorrow practically all will hav'
left town.
Governor Wilson was made the pres
dental nominee of the democratic party
at the afternoon session of the nationa
convention today, when, on the forty-sixtl
ballot, he received 800 votes to "a for Clark
The Missouri delegation. which had re
mained faithful to Clark to the end. ther
moySd that the nomination be made unan
iIhous. There was a great chorus of ap
plause and the long fight was over.
Only four ballots were necessary today
to report a nomination. When the con
vention adjourned last night the conven
ton had seemed to be in an all but help
less deadlock. Wilson had begun to los,
ground on the last few ballots. and ChamI
Clark had made few temporary gains
This encouraged the speaker to rush over
TO Baltimore from Washington this morn.
ing in the hope of further turn-ups and
rallying his forces to a final stand.
Illinois had been expected to break al
day yesterday and there was deep gloon
in the Wilson camp when it failed to dc
so.
With change this morning, however, the
Wilson forces went to the convention hal
at noon in the firm belief of the majority
that the governor would be nominated be-
fore another adjournment.
West Virginia joined hands with Illinois
IN going over to Wilson on the forty-third
ballot, the first cast today.
VhSoh NiiWpo l. aSt
Wilson jumped from his final vote of i9i
last night to COZ on the first ballot today.
The figures told their own story. The
Wilson delegates We're jublant as Chair
man James announced the forty-fourth
ballot.
The most important changes on this ball
iot was In the Colorado delegation, which
had been voting II for Clark and / for
Wilson. This time Colorado divided 10 TO
IN favor of Wilson. Altogether the ulti-
mate nominee gained q votes on this bal
lot. Then came the forty-htth. 1t was
disappointing, IN way, for Clark held
MS own and Wilson made gain of only
-FOUR
Ihere were Few In the hail at this time
VINO uid not beleNe wilson would win.
nut they reared IL would take long,
iong WINE Tor nun 10 attain the '2oi:
votes necessary to nominate.
II was realized that there must be a
decided break IN the Underwood vote,
winch mad held hrm from the beginning
before any man could win.
Clark Delegatas Released
senator stone Oh Missouri. who had
peeI' III consultation win Clark cimoed
,ne s.ase anu "neh ne coulu make
niiiiseii hearu ieieaseu III tue haihe Oh
been pledged "a him. ''''
He said I'VE will stick by old Champ
Clark to the end
That was the beginning of the end. II
became apparent that Woodrow Wilson
would be nominated and INSTRUMENTATION
followed shortly afterwards
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston followed
Stone The convention was i'm an almost
continuous uproar. The Wilson forces
already were celebrating their victory
There no longer was any doubt as TO the