The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-02
Delegates Accept Motion to
Rest Made by the
Clark Men.
WILSON MEN CONTROL
Governors Friends Wanted
to Go On Till Opposition
Was Worn Out.
INDIANA WITH WILSON
Vermont Also Turns From
Governor Foss to the
Jerseyman.
FUTILE DARK HORSE TALK
Leaders Unable to Find a Man
Not Identified With a
Fighting Faction.
FUTILE DARK HORSE TALK

BALTIMORE, July 2. Il A. M)-The
Democratic national convention re-
cessed at 1910 o'clock this morning.
still deadlocked.
Woodrow Wilson throughout most
Of the day continued to add to his
strength. On the sixteen ballots that
were taken Wilson had gained SIN
votes.
Champ Clark's strength on the other
hand continued on It's downward course
and tonight even his best friends
acknowledge his chances for the nom.
ination are gone.
In the course OF the day Speaker
Clark dropped from 4s9h to 40. . loss
Of ssh.
The result OF the forty second and last
ballot was Clark 430. Wilson 4s4. Under
wood l04. Harmon 81. Foss 2s. Kern 1.
Gaynor !. James I. ]. Ham Lewis
and Bryan y.
While wilson's supporters are conn.,
dent that in the end he will be able to
gather sufficient strength 10 win the
nomination. many Democrats are dis
appointed by the slow progress he II
,, making. and at to-night's session. talk
Of compromise candidate became more
general.
No Available Dark Horse.
The trouble IL that there Ia no man
In sight about whom the several fac
tions can rally All have been tied up
with some OF the rival candidates. so
the indications are that the struggle be.
tween Wilson and Clark will 60 on un-
I'll both sides are worn down with dis
gust and fatigue and one surrenders.
In such a contest. the chances seem
now TO be altogether on the side Of
Woodrow Wilson.
In the course Of the day Gov. WILL
son broke into Ave Clark delegations.
He also invaded Marshalrs territory
and captured twenty-eiGht Of the thirty
delegates from Indiana.
Tonight for the first time Gov vii.
son also succeeded in breaking into an
instructed Underwood delegation. Two
Of the Florida delegates. who were un.
der instructio TO vote for the Ala
hama representative. jumped to Wood
row Wilson. These were only straws
which indicated the way the wind was
blowing.
Polls We're taken of several Of the
the Wilson lcaven was working rapidly
and that the Governor Of New Jersey
already had a nucleus of supporters IN
many Clark delegations.
The Wilson men contended that It
would only bc necessary for them to
play a waiting game and give the VIII
son sentiment in these Clark delesa-
tions an opportunity to find expression.
Break In Indiana.
The break In the Indiana delegation
TO Gov. Wilson was the biggest single
gain that he mnde. The next largest
block came from Michigan, when on
the thirty NTH ballot. fifteen Of the
delegates who had been voting for Clark
switched to Wilson. Up to that time
the Michigan delegation had been di-
vided IS to ~ In favor OF Clark.
Iowa. which Was an instructed Clark
delegation. split on the thirtieth ballot.
fourteen Of the twenty-six delegates
going to Wilson. Later the New Jer-
sey Governor picked up two more slv-
Ing him sixteen from Iowa. Vermont.
which was instructed for Clark. threw
her eight delegates to Wilson. although
previously they had voted for Foss.
Three OF the Arizona delegates broke
away from the Speaker and one In
} Colorado. Polls Of the delegations Ia
dicated that Wilson's strength was
growing In New Mexico. Washington
West virginia and many other States.
} The Clark men contested every inch
OF ground, however. with an enersy
born OF desperation. They declared
that they have absolute pledges from
sufsicient number Of men to block
Wilson's nomination. even II he con-
tinues to gather strength.
They were plainly DISCOURAGED To-
night when Wilson passed the 500 marx
. | ,.~.. NAM yOlIs ID DlSOBDERa, insomn!e