The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-06


Baltimore, July 3.-For President
Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey
For Vice President - Governor
Thos r. Marshall of Indiana.
This was the ticket completed by
the Democratic National Convention
1.56 A. NJ. today
The nomination Of Governor Mar
shall, for Vice President came as
something of a surprise for when
the nights balloting for Vice Presi-
dent began it seemed that the Bryan
Wilson contingent in the convention
mad definitely settled upon Governor
John E. Burke, of North Dakota.
There was not much of a fight,
however, and when two ballots dis
closed Marshall easily in the lead.
Governor Burk's name was with
drawn and Marshall was proclaimed
| the nominee by acclamation. A min
ute later the convention had adjourn
ed sine die.
Governor Wilson was nominated at
the afternoon session on the forty
sixth ballot, and his nomination. like
that Of Governor Marshall tonight,
was quickly made unanimous. The
best of feeling pervaded both ses-
sions.
| Mr.. Bryan had announced his in
tention of Introducing d resolution in
effect discharging the national COM
mittee from the conduct of the COM
ing campaign and allowing Governor
Wilson to appoint his own campaign
committee. He was dissuaded from
this course, and, instead of making a
move that might have stirred up
strife. he made little speech which
he termed his 'valedictory" and in
happy mood turned over the mantle
to his former leadership as a Presi-
dental candidate to Governor Wilson.
He pledged his faithful support to
the Presidential nominee and ended
by urging that either Governor Burke
or Senate, George Chamberlain, of
Oregon, be nominated Vice President.
The Nebraskan was understood par
ticularly to favor Governor Burke as
a type of the modern progressive.
When. after the first ballot, some
one moved to make the nomination of
Marshall unanimous, Mr.. Bryan
started for the stage to make a state
ment. The motion was withdrawn be-
fore he could speak. When the mo-
toned was resumed. after the second
ballot, Mr.. Bryan did not protest.
The platform hewed out in COM
mittee several days ago, and warmly
praised by Mr.. Bryan, was adopted
with a whOOp.
Many Of the delegates went direct
ly from the convention hall to special
trains and by tomorrow practically all
will have left town.
Baltimore, July 2.-Governor Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey, was made
the Presidential nominee of the Dem
Ocratic National Convention at the af-
ternoOn session today when, on the
10th ballot he received 800 votes to
81 for Champ Clark.
The Missouri delegation, which had
remained faithful to Clark To the end,
then moved that the nomination be
made unanimous There was a great
chorus of approval and the long fight
was over.
| Only four ballots were necessary to-
day to reach a nomination. When the
convention adjourned last night the
convention had seemed to be in al
but hopeless deadlock. Wilson had
| begun to lose ground on the last few
ballots and Champ Clark had made
few temporary gains. This en-
couraged the Speaker to run over to
Baltimore from Washington this
| morning. in the hope OF still further
! turning the tide and rallying his
| forces To a final stand
When he reached here. however, he
| learned that the Illinois delegation.
at an early morning conference had
| decided to switch from Clark to Will
son. This meant a change of 81
votes and was as fatal to CIark's
chances as ii was inspiring To the
Wilson forces. Illinois had been ex-
peCted to break all day yesterday
and there was deep gloom i'm the Will
son camp when it failed to do SO.
With the pb1noa th;s ,,,o,,,;,,cr