The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-03
Wilson and Marshall
Head Democratic Ticket

Fitzgerald Of Boston mounted the plat.
form. He withdrew the name of Gov
ernor Foss of Massachusetts and an.
n0unced that the Massachusetts, dele.
CATION would vote Cor Wilson.
Uproar greeted this announcement,
for the nomination of Wilson had now
Become practical certainty.
When the disorder subsided Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald. who had just I'm.
ished conference with Murphy, took
the stage. His advent marked the
end Of the opposition to Wilson as an
organized body.
Fitzgerald made a plea for harmony.
He said: I'VE want to leave this hall
d united Democracy, with victory in
November assured
lr conclusion. he said:
Il move that the roll call be dis.
rcnsed with and that the convention
proceed by acclamati)a to nominate
that distinguished Democrat, Govern
vr woodrow wilson,
Convention IN an Uproar.
The weary delegates stood on their
chairs and shouted wildly. Missouri
and New York alone sat unmoved
throughout the demonstration.
Wilson adherents dashed about the
hall. shaking hands. hugging each
other and dancing with glee. The
aisles were jammed and the sergeants.
alarms and police fought in vain to
quiet the throng.
The stolid mass of men who had sat
through ballot after ballot until they
mad almost gone into stupor of rou.
tine, greeted the relief with an out
burst Of jubilation and became as
noisy as crowd Of school boys. II
took fifteen minutes to quiet them
Finally Chairman James announced
that plan. proposed by Representa-.
NATION, could be carried only by unan
imous consent
Senator Reed OF Missouri took the
platform to object to this scheme, and
said:
"W,tnout the slightest desire to ex
press any resentment or rancor. I OBJ
ject. because Missouri wants to be
recorded on this ballot for old Champ
Clark" and the Clark forces cheered
F. H. Mccullough Of Missouri asked
and received permission to make a
brief statement He said the people
of Missouri Love old Champ Clark
The regular order was demanded
and the forty-sixth ballot and final
roll call of the states was begun.
a Landslide Continues.
alabama, twenty.four votes for Will
SON."
ARIZONA, six for Wilson"
Arkansas, eighteen for Woodrow
Wilson,"
1t was difficult for the clerk to pro
ceed on account Of the applause that
greeted each response.
California was passed and Colorado
gave its twelve votes to Wilson Con.
necticut did likewise with its fourteen
Delaware, always consistently in the
Wilson column, cast its votes there
0eain amid applause.
Florida voted seven for Wilson and
five for Clark. Underwood's twenty
eight in Georgia went to Wilson A
cheer greeted Illinois fifty-eight as il
was cast for the New Jersey govern.
or. Indiana and Kansas also support.
ed Wilson without dissenting vote
Louisiana gave Clark two Of its
twenty votes. Names twelve were
cast in block for Wilson. Maryland's s
sixteen and Massachusetts thirty six
were likewise given to Wilson. Nichi.
gan's thirty climbed into the band
wagon beside the twenty-four men
from Minnesota. who had seats from
the beginning. Underwood's twenty
in Mississippi was announced for VIII
son by Governor Brewer in his best
baritone voice.
When Missouri was called. Senator
Stone, in a voice that could be heard
throughout the hall, announced: mis-
souri, casts thirty.six votes for Champ
Clark"
The Missourians cheered and they
were given a round Of applause
Montana and Nebraska went solid
ly for Wilson and all of Nevada's eight
was cast for Clark, followed by New
Hampshire, which gave eight to viii.
son.
The four Clark votes in New Jersey
remained Arm and the vote of the
state was recorded, Wilson "a, Clark
4. New Mexico gave Wilson It's eight
votes.
Another outburst occurred when
Charles F. Murphy rose in his place
to announce:
New York casts ninety votes for
Woodrow Wilson,"
North Carolina gave Wilson its full
twenty-four votes and North Dakota's
ten got into line. Then Ohio waz
reached, and Ed H. Moore Of the Har.
mon forces took the stand to realese
the Ohio delegates irom any obliga,