Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04
Clark, Underwood and Foss
Withdraw After Forty-Fifth
Ballot and Delegates Flock
To Jerseyan.
ACTION SMALL SURPRISE
Governor Gained Steadily
Throughout Balloting Last
Night and Today Speak
er Lost Consistently.
STATES FALL INTO LINE
illinois and West Virginia Leads
Break and Others Quickly
Follow When Forty Sixth
Roll Is Called.
Convention Hall, Baltimore,

SOuSeuCIOu Kan, DditlHipiC Y,
July 2.-Woodrow Wilson,
governor of New Jersey, was
nominated for presidency by
the democratic convention at
3:15 o'clock this afternoon.
He received a total of 900
votes. On motion of Senator
w. j. Stone, of Missouri. his
nomination then was made
unanimous by the convention.
This vote was finished al 3 30.
The convention then ad-
iourned until 9 o'clock p. M.
when nominations for vice
president will be made and a
platform adopted.
There was a great demon
stration when Chairman Ollie
James formally declared
Woodrow Wilson the nominee
of the convention for presi-
dent of the United States.
The nomination was made
after Underwood and Foss
had been withdrawn, Clark
had released his supporters
and New York. as a climax,
had moved To suspend ballot
ing and make the nomina-
tion of Wilson by acclamatlon.
lvrhere was objection to this
plan. AS the final roll call
came one state after another
fell into the line for the New
Jersey executive, piling up an
overwhelming majority.
The result Was received
with tlmultous dcmonstra-
strations by spectators and
delegates.
After the nomination of
Wilson the next order of
business was nominations for
vice president. Prominently
mentioned are Governor
Marshall. of Indiana; Gov
ernor Burke. of North Da-
Dakota Congressman Henry,
of Texas, and Senator Kern,
of Indiana.
Fitzgerald. of New York, moved
that roll call be dispensed with and
nomination of Wilson be made by
acclamation.
The convention arose enmasse
when the spokesman moved with
Wilson be nominated by acclama-
ton. A frenzy of cheers swept the
floor and Galleries. Delegates stood
on their chairs waving hats and
fiass;;,
first three ballots taken today:
Forty third ballot, official: Clark,
329; Wilson, 602; Underwood, 98!/,:
Harmon, %; Foss, ~; Bryan, 4;
Kern, I.
Forty fourth ballot. official: To.
tai, 1908. Clark, BOG; Wilson, 629;
Underwood, 80; Harmon, 27; Foss.
Forty fifth ballot, official: Clark,
3Os; Wilson, 633; Underwood, 81;
Harmon, 25; Foss, q.
Baltimore, Md, July 2.-UnIess III
democratic national convention made
for president today 1t w;
asserted by leaders of all factions tn;
q majority of the delegates would T..
gard the situation as nearly hopeless
Some of them went so far as to adm
privately that they feared the CONVEX
ton would have to adopt some 9th
means of selecting candidate, eth
through fortnight's recess OF IL
present convention or through a ma
meeting to be held later.
Bryan's Proposal.
Aittle consideration has been give
o William ]. Bryan's proposal that
sentfral presidential preference prima
De held.
Many convention leaders, howeve
leId tenaciously to the opinion that
domination would be made today. The
pointed to the fact that Illinois fif
votes would bc swung to Wilson t,
day, the dele cation early this mornir
having voted Az to 18 to switch fro
Clark. The Clark forces declared tn,
the switch was with their consent ar
would be made to demonstrate the fn