The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-03
Party Presents
"a United Front
After the Battle

AAuHllhueu lAyin a6E ghSsl
came the center OF a group Of dele
gates anxious to congratulate him.
Il became apparent as the Bryan
advisers left his side and mingled with
the Wilson delegates On the floor that
GOV. Marshall Of Indiana would not
have the support Of the Bryan-Wilson
forces for the vice presidential nom
nation Bryan let it become known
that he did not believe Marshall would
be a strong candidate
At 9:35 D. m Chairman James call
ed the convention 10 order,
Immediately after the prayer Chan-
man James announced:
Nomination Of candidates for vice
president Of the United States are now
in order
The roll call began, Alabama pass
ed. Arizona had no name to offer.
California, Colorado, Connecticut and
Delaware passed,
III II Dean OF Georgia mounted the
platform to make the first nomination.
I'VE want to nominate a real great
man" he shouted
From all the hall came cries Of
CLARK, Clark, Clark"
For several minutes Dean continued
amid shouts of name your man. Who
Is he?7
When he finally placed Clark in
nomination, a yen sounded through
the hall
Meanwhile the leaders were exert
ing every effort to reach Clark on the
telephone.
As Dean concluded. former Coy. A
NJ Dockery 81 Missouri hurried to the
platform to decline tie nomination FOR
Clark
The Honorable Champ Clark has
decided he cannot accept the office Of
vice president" said Dockery. Champ
Clark did not reach this conclusion
out Of pique,' continued Dockery. He
Is AZ loyal 70 the mocratlc party
and to its nominee. Woodrow Wilson
as be ever was. Speaker Clark sim
ply prefers to remain in his present
place or to remain a member Of the
house Of representatives.
As Dockery concluded Gov. Burke
Of North Dakota Was placed in nom.
nation
Idaho seconded the nomination Of
Burke.
samuel Alschuler Of Illinois took the
platform and nominated Elmore W.
Hurst o. Rock Island, H.
A motion to limit nominating
speeches to five minutes and second
ling speeches to three minutes went
through by acclamation.
A Mitchell Palmer Of Pennsylvania.
Wilson leader, proposed al 1850 that
the platform be taken up before the
balloting Of the vice presidential nom
nations was begun.
Shortly before II o'clock # was de-
termined by the leaders in the con.
yention that Champ Clarks name
should again be presented and his
friends agreed to interapso no further
objection to IT'S consideration.
Tine motion TO postpone further con
sideratiou OF the vice presidency aao
take up The platform carried. and Sen
alor Kern Of Indiana read the docu-
ment
The reading Of the report Of tho
committee on resolutions consumed
nearly an hour 1t was listened to
with careful attention by the dele
gates and a few spectators who re
manned Ia the hail. When The reading
concluded Senator Kern moved the
adoption Of the report which was done
by a viva voco vote.
G h Menzles OF Indiana then tool
the platform and nominated Gov. Mar
shall for the vice presidency
When the presidential nomination.
were again taken up it was after mid
night Michigan seconded the nom
ination Of Gov Marshall. Minnesot.
seconded Gov Burke.
Henry Volmer OF Iowa nominate,
Martin }. wade. He urged ~Wnsoi
and Wade, as an attractive tickle
that would sweep the country.
Wads Declines.
SIR Wade himself followed Volms
ana declared that be did not desire Ia
place himself lie seconded The nom
inatioh Of Gov. Burke
Kansas seconded the nomination .
Burke and Louisiana seconded that d
Gov Marshall.
Alonzo u Miles OF Maryland place
Mayor Jas. Preston Of Baltimore i
nomination.