Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-03
Changes His Vote to Wilson,
Which Causes Great Disorder
in Convention.
DEADLOCK STILL UNBRoKEN
Twenty-six Ballots Taken With No
Nomination-Many Delegates Be-
Iieve Contest Will Last for Days
Speakers Total Drops as
New Jersey Governors In
creases-Foss in List.

Con ton Hall, Baltimore, Md,
July L. When the Democratic nation
al convention reassembled at noon to-
day the most remarkable deadlock in
the history of modern politics was
still unbrOken, and many Of the dele
gates anticipated that the fight over
the presidential nomination would
continue for several days.
When the convention adjourned at
11:05 o'clock Saturday night until IL
o'clock today &c ballots had been Ia
ken since the first call of the states.
Governor Woodrow Wilson had been
gaining steadily on the last 16 bal
lots and Speaker Champ Clark as
steadily losing ground.
Clark Goes to Baltimore.
AS the convention closed a session
fraught with great excitement and tur-
MOL Mr. Clark was hurrying to Balti-
more from Washington in response to
an urgent call from former Senator
Fred T. Dubois, his campaign man
lager, and George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts, who represented that
the MissOurians candidacy had suf-
8fered by reason of an attack on his
honor" made by William Jennings
Bryan.
The ballots Saturday ran from the
thirteenth to the twenty-sixth. Wilson
began at 3561a and ended at 4071a, a
net gain during the day of 81 votes.
Speaker Clark began at 554 and fell to
4631a, a loss of 9O1a votes.
Kansas was the first important
] state to desert Clark as a whole for
Wilson.
Harmon delegates from Ohio threw
their support to Speaker Clark on
three ballots, but they did not ma
terially help him toward the neces-
sary two-thirds vote, because Of the
gradual inroads made by Wilson.
They then changed back to Harmon
! and remained there until the last bal
lot.
I Bryan Deserts Clark.
Under the guise of explaining a
change of vote in the fourteenth bal
lot in the Nebraska delegation, Will
lam J Bryan threw the delegates and
spectators into a disorderly uproar.
Bryan, who under primary instruc-
tons, had been voting for Champ
Clark, announced that he would not
vote for him again while New York
was included in the Clark column.
+ He changed his vote to Woodrow Will
son, but def1antly declared he would
s change again if ''AIr Murphy" and
j 'the Ryan Belmont-Morgan crowd"
Should vote for Wilson.
!, Demand Speech Be Stopped.
Bryan was assaulted from the floor
by many delegates, who demanded
that his speech be stopped and by
others who demanded to know if he
would support the nominee. Bryan
said he expected" to do so, but he
also expected that convention to nom
mate man without the support "of
the interests"
In this convention, Bryan said, the
progressive sentiment was overwhelnl-
ing, and no candidate would have a
chance if known not to be progressive.
The resolution adopted against any
candidate subservient to Morgan,
Ryan and Belmont showed the de-
4sires Of the convention, he said.
Refuses to Follow Murphy.
The vote of New York represented
the wishes of one man, Charles T.
Murphy, declared Bryan, and he rep
PRESENTED the same interests that
sought t0 dominate the Chicago con
vention. lie and his associates Of the
Nebraska delegation, he said, were
unwilling to accept the name Of any
man who was receiving the benefit Of
Mr.. Murp-y's leadership.
Shouts Of approval constantly inter
rupted Bryan, with occasional parlia-
mentary protests, but he pushed on.
II shall not he a party" declared
MT. Bryan, ITO the nomination of any
man who will not be absolutely free
TO earry. out the nti-lIorgan- Ryan-Bel- /
mont resolution, and make his admin
tsTation reflect government of, for
and by the people. I shall withhold
10Y vote from Mr.. Clark AIS long as
New York votes for him
Asked III He Will Bolt.
Governor lIcCOrkle of West Vir-
giuia Interrupted to ask: 'If the nomi-
nation Of q Democratic candidate is