Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-09
Speaker Of the House Is
Choice of State Democratic
Convention
DELEGATES ARE NAMED
Go to Baltimore Uninstructed
But Will Vote as
a Unit

WALLA WALLA. May S.-Champ
Clark. speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, is the choice of the Dem.
ocrats of the state of Washington as
presidential nominee
Out of total of COS, he received in
a preferential ballot taken at the Dem
ocratic state convention. which came
to close here last night after a two
days session. the votes of 455 dele
gates. Woodrow Wilson received 106
votes. William Jennings Bryan 135 12
and Judson Harmon l 12.
Bryan Stampede Attempted
A stampede for William Jennings
Bryan. which for time seemed to be
ungovernable and impossible to check
was started by the supporters of
Woodrow Wilson after the vote had
| been practically finished.
Scenes of the widest excitement
prevailed; delegates got upon their
chairs. waving their hats and shout
ing at the top of their voices. A pic
ture of Bryan was brought forward to
the center of the platform amid the
widest cheers.
The Clark men were scared badly
as no one had a chance to analyze
the votes of the delegations. which de.
clared that they wanted to change
their votes.
Clark Forces Stand Firm.
It's a Wilson movement. They see
that they have lost and they have
changed their votes to stampede this
convention shouted the Clark lead
ers, who mounted the platform, plead
ing with the Clark delegates to stand
pat.
On the first roll call Bryan had re-
ceived only thirty votes Suddenly the
stampede began; counties in swift sue
cession changed their votes
Whatcom, with it's twenty-seven
votes, declared it's preference for the
Nebraskan, thirteen Wilson men from
Pierce joined, Ferry with seven votes,
Garfield with four, Lincoln with
twelve, Thurston with seven, Pend
Oreille with five, and other counties
came over.
Excitement Cuets Down.
1t became evident, however, that the
Clark men were standing pat. Only
civ In I,,. i
announced their vote Clark leaders
then became calmer and after an
hour OF confusion the Wilson men saw
that the stampede had failed.
The total strength of the Wilson
men was better represented by the
combined vote cast for Bryan and Will
son. 2i1 ~, as against ass for Champ
Clark. The Bryan and Wilson men
acted as a unit throughout the conven-
ton, and if the delegates had not
known that Wilson's cause was lost
this vote would have been cast for the
New Jersey governor.
John Pattison, of Spokane, four
years ago candidate of the Democrats
in this state for governor was uni
mously elected national committee
man Charles Heifners name not being
presented after the sweeping vote for
Clark became known.
In caucus the three districts then
selected the names of the national
delegates and presidential electors.
Delegates Selected.
The following We're nominated and
elected national delegates at large.
with half vote each at the Baltimore
conventions:
First district-John Schram, Seattle;
J. w. Shorett Seattle; NJ. M. Lyter,
Seattle: w. w. Black, Everett; r. r.
Horner, Seattle
Second district-H. C. Wallace, Ia
coma; John D. Fletcher Tacoma p
M. Troy, Olympia; E. A. Fitzhenry
Port Angeles.
Third district-Julius Zittler; Spo-
| kane; F. c. Robertson Spokane;
George Turner Spokane; J. N. Green,
Harrington; c. F. Shaser, Cashmere;
Daniel Drumheller, Spokane; E. M
Rauch, Pomeroy.