Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
cheer for the notables as they entered

CuSoT ilOr LILO uVLhUl6S as Lu0y euL0T0u
had gone. a'ilt q. 4. n iy5
A scattering OF nervous hand clap
ping filtered across the hall when
Illinois was called. In the center
aisles at the front of the delegation
stood Roger G. Sullivan, chairman Of
the delegation. Silenco 30, deep that
the immense crowd seemed to have
stopped breathing fell over tho hall
He announced that under the unit
rule Illinois gave its IS votes 1 for
Wilson. #. ". Ss5H 5li
The applause started again. It was
far more feble than the outburst
which such gain to the Wilson ranks
would have evoked last week. The
weary delegates had lost enthusiasm.
A, scattering Of feeble "a1s 3 was Ill
that greeted the steady rise Of the
Wilson vote through the ballot. Iowa
followed with q gain of ! II to- the
Wilson vote. It fell on q sea Sof u
lence. "a ~, y.
louisiana added two more to the
Wilson total. N {.:js \,
stampede Appears Near.
New York received respectful at
tention. It was the same monotonous
''New York casts ninety votes for
Clark The crowd laughed. North
Carolina added two to the band
wagon passengers. Then came Vir-
ginia 1t cast it's solid twenty-four
votes for Wilson. A gain Of fourteen
and one-half was the result. The
crowd broke loose It seemed the
stampede was on. Delegates jumped
to their chairs. waving hats, hand
kerchiefs or whatever came handy.
The galleries applauded decorously.
In minute it was all over.
West Virginia, couple Of minutes
later, pumped her entire 16 for Viii
son. Tt meant loss Of that many
from the Clark column. It was ac-
cepted cheerfully. Wisconsin added
one. Alaska did as well.
The total was announced: Wilson,
6O2; Clark, BOG; Harmon, Is; Under
wood. 81. " s.5is
Wilson Gains on Next. s;$
Before the applause had died out
the forty-fourth ballot had started.
Arizona added one more to the
Wilson total. Colorado jumped it nine
higher and was rewarded with loud
cheers. & III If
Illinois stood solid and before the
hand clapping Of approb baton had
died Indiana cast its solid thirty, a
gain of two for Wilson. Iowa followed
by increasing its vote for him by
three and one-half. Louisiana added
one more, Maryland added one and
one-half for Wilson. q.
New York again gave its ninety
votes to Clark. & 81
Ohio switched one vote from Har-
mon n to Wilson without comment.
Pennsylvania went solid with its sew
enty-six for Wilson, gain Of two
more. 4; q
Tennessee added one, but nobody
noticed 1t sufficiently to applaud. Utah
gave him its entire eight, making a
gain OF one and one-half votes.
Wisconsin gave. its entire twenty.
six, a gain Of four for; Wilson. N S "a I.
When Mississippi was called, the
last on the. list, the convention held
us ,DFeaLu. - VICE tue ClSIh 5bAOuIeut
for It, The state gave its twenty
votes to Underwood, as usual. 81 III
The forty-fourth ballot: Wilson,
62s; Clark, BOG; Harmon. II; Under
wood, 80. rs. Il
Forty-Fifth Ballot started.
The forty-hfth ballot started imme,
diatelY. .$i 533, TX 4 81
Al Wilson made no gains up to New
Mexico, which state was polled, voting
four for Wilson and four for Clark
and under the unit rule Clark held it's
eight votes IA. +. a. h
New York stood fast for Clark and
lessened the possibility Of nomina-
ton on this ballot. il.
U When Ohio was reached Wilson
gained two, taking them from Har-
mon. Tennessee took another from
Clark and gave It to Wilson. Alaska
added one, giving Its entire six to
Wilson. "a 8sz. b 81 .ssss y.
The ballot resulted: Wilson. 633:
Clark so6; Harmon, Is; Underwood,
81. \ 4 lt55
Wilson's victory seemed assured
and the other candidates were with