The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-02
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not occur. It's iS votes STAYED SOllu
with Clark. The roll call was in
terrupted ty the entrance OF w. j.
Bryan, whose advent was marked
by cheering
Michigan Breaks.
- k,j orealS in the Michigan dele
cation came according to schedule.
The Wilson delegates che erei as
the vote was announced po
A Wily1. 20. I. Clark. S.rsy.
- This gave Wilson is additional
votes taking them from the Clark
column. 7ani.s
.y The nsteady gain. which wilson
had been making ballot, the New
Jersey governor securing rs votes
net. Clark lost IA. underwood's
vote remained at 1O1 III: Kern lost
l..
Thirty1ffth ballot, official.
Wilson, 494 ~; Clark. 433 IL;
Underwood, 101 IL; Harmon. 20;
Kern, /; Foss, IS; absent, II.
Speaker Clarks 433 I'D votes on
this ballot was his low mark since
the beginning of the contest. on
the first ballot he received 440 IL
votes and his vote increased slowly
until the tenth ballot, when il
bounded upward as the result OF
New York's % votes going to him
in a body. After he received a ma
jority vote, however his forces
struck stone wall in the opposi-
tton openly boasted that the Mis-
sourians strength would disnte-
graf rapidly from the point where
ne had part of his opening vote.
lmmateriaI Changes. iae
On the thirty-sixth ballot the
change was immaterial Clark
gained a single vote and Wilson se-
cured two additional.
Thirtyrsixth ballot official:
Wilson, 4s6 IL; Clark. 43i 1.2;
Underwood, SO 1-2 Harmon. 30;
Kern, L; F'oss, IS; absent, IL.
After the thirty-sixth ballot Chair
man James surrendered the gavel to
Senator O'Gorman of New York. a
cheer freeted the senator as he be-
gan presiding.
On the thirty-seventh ballot Clark
lost two. Wilson's votes remained
unchanged. Underwood gained two.
The shift of two from Clark TO I'm
wood was the only change on this
oallot.
In Connecticut Underwood gained
four from the Clark column. When
FLORIDA was called, pool was de
manded: The call of the delegates
showed that of the twelve delegates
swo were for Wilson and ten for
Underwood tt
Senator OGorman, in the chair,
ruled that the resolution abrogating
the unit rule 'in cases where pref
srential primary had been held ap-
piled to the Florida, delegation and
The vote was recorded:
Underwood 10. Wilson 2. This rul-
ing produced considerable disorder,
which Senator OGorman had some
trouble in quieting.
In Tennessee Clark lost three and
one-half. The delegation gave Clar.
Wilson and Underwood eight votes
each. fs
On the thirty eighth ballot Clark
lost seven and one-half, Wilson
gained two and Underwood gained
five and one-half.
Thirty-eighth ballot official:
Wilson, 498 IL; Clark, ABS; I'm
derwood, LOG; Harmon, 20; Foss. %;
Kern, il absent, 1r2.
Delegates Tempers Suffer.
AS the night wore on and ballot
after ballot was taken without re-
suit, the temper of the delegates
grew worse Every shifting vote.
every demand for the poll of a
delegation awakened the bitterness
that lay beneath the proceedings.
Kisses, half-hearted cheers and
ieers greeted the few changes on
each succeeding ballot. This spirit
was also shown at time in the au-
dience, and the police were forced
to remove offenders who became
involved in quarrels.
On the thirty-ninth ballot the
first break came in Colorado Will
son was given one of the twelve
Clark votes Of the state.
While the Colorado delegates
were instructed to vote for Clark
until released by him. Chairman
James held that there was no unit
rnle involved and that the delegates
we're responsible only to 'their
people, The single vote was. count
ed for Wilson.
Just prior to the thirty-ninth bal
lot the Illinois delegation held a
caucus on the proposition of allow
ing a split to Wilson. IT was de-
cided not to allow a break at that
time, and on the thifty-nnth bal
ot all the SO again voted fod'
Clark.
iowa gave wilson two more
Clark votes, making the states
vote. wilson 16: Clark, 10. In |
Wisconsin another vote went to |
Wilson from the CLARK column. n
Ninth Ballot.
Official vote thirty-ninth ballot:
Wilson, 5od 1-2; Clark, 422; I'M
lerwood, los; Harmon, %; Foss,
'S: absent. 1-2.
This ballot pulled Wilson a vote
md a half above the 500 mark and
lis adherents on the floor cheered
Clara lost TO Wilson.
'nderwood's vote was unchanged
The Wilson people started dem
nstration, but the tired delegates
i'd not respond enthusiastically.
lided by the police, Chairman
ames soon qufeted the uproar. III
Dn the tlI'irty-ninth ballot Clark
ad only 81 more than one-thrd
ecessary to hold veto power and