The Van Buren press., 1912-07-06

the speakership OF the house. II /
have not entered into such an alliance.
then the Democrat, however distin-
guished, who wantoEly charges me
with this act, is a traitor 10 the Demo
cratic party and to his professed
friendship to me.
81 am not here TO plead for a nom-
ination or attempt to influence any
mans political action. Let every man
proceed in this convention according
to his convictions and the expressed
will of his constituents. | ask no
undue consideration from any man,
be he friend or foe, but | demand ex-
act justice from every Democrat either
in this convention or throughout the
nation. With William j. Bryan and
his charge made in the convention
the issue is proof or retraction. I
shall expect him to meet that issue.
(Signed) ~Champ Clark"
Saturdays balloting follows:
Thirteenth Ballot.
Clark 554, Wilson 356 10, Under
wood ia 10, Harmon o. Marshall 30,
Foss 2, Bryan !.
Fourteenth Ballot.
Clark $50, Wilson 1862, Underwood
113, Harmon 29 Marshall 80, Bryan
., Kern 2.
This was a loss of four votes for
Clark, a gain Of five and a half for
Wilson and a loss of one-half for I'm
derwood.
Fifteenth Ballot.
Clark 552 Wilson 1863 -, Under
wood 40 10, Harmon %, Marshall 30,
Bryan ., Kern @
Seventeenth Ballot
Clark 5i5, Wilson 362 10, Under
wood 112 1.2, Harmon %. Marshall 30,
Kern -, Bryan l. This ueft Clark
with Underwood l12 -, Harmon %,
Marshall 80 a loss of six votes, VIII
son, Underwood, Harmon and Mars
hall unchanged.
Eighteenth Ballot,
Clark 535, Wilson 361, Underwood
1875, Harmon 20, Marshall go Kern
5 IL, Bryan 1.
Nineteenth Ballot.
Clark 532, Wilson 1888, Underwood
1870, Harmon 20. Marshall 30, Kern 1,
Bryan Z.
Twentieth Ballot
Clark 5l2, Wilson 3SS 10, Under.
wood 121 u, Harmon %, Marshall 30,
Kern I, Bryan /, Foss Q, James g.
This was a loss Of 90 for Clark; a
gain Of 20 10 for wilson a loss OF 8
10 for Underwood. Foss and James
each were placed on the roll on this
ballot
Twenty-First Ballot.
Clark sos. Wilson 395 10. Under.
wood 11S 10, Harmon %, Marshall 30,
Kern T. Bryan ], Foss g.
Twenty.Second Ballot.
Clark 500 10, Wilson 39G 10, Under
wood 115, Marshall 30, Foss 43, Bryan
l. Kern !. Clark lost seven and a
half; Wilson gained one; Underwood
lost three and a half and Foss took a
place on the roll Harmon's % in Ohio
were eliminated, 2S - going to Clark
and half n vote going to Wilson.
Twenty-Third Ballot.
Clark l97 10, Wilson 800, Under.
wood ia 10, Marshall 30, Foss As,
Bryan 1, Gaynor J. This was a loss
of three for Clark and a gain of three
for Wilson, and loss Of half vote
for Underwood
Twenty.Fourth Ballot
Clark 400, Wilson 400 10, Under.
wood 1l5 10, Foss AZ, Marshall 80,
Bryan l. This was a Clark loss Of one.
half, a Wilson gain Of three and a half,
and Underwood gained one and Foss
lost two
Twenty.Fifth Ballot.
Clark lG9 Wilson 4O5, Underwood
1OS, Foss 43, Marshall 30, Harmon %,
Bryan /, James 3.
This was n loss OF q for Clark. n
gain Of . 10 for Wilson and q loss
Of 7 1.2 for Underwood.
TWenty.sixth Ballot
Clark iG3 10, Wilson iO7 -, Under.
wood 1l2 10, Harmon 90, Marshall 80,
Bryan T. Toss AZ, Absent one.hal'.
After the taking Of this ballot the
delegates seeing there was no hope
.of a nomination soon and not wishing
TO hold a SUNDAY session voted to ad.