Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
CLARKHAS 484 PLEDGED
DELEGATES; ASSURED
FIRST BALLOT CHOICE

NEW YORK June SPEAKER
Champ Clark's presidential campaign
managers are now crowding on all
steam to a whirlwind finish on the
hrst ballot at the Baltimore cony enuon.
With the last Of the delegates to the
CONVEX selected, stock taking of
the Clark managers shows him with a
commanding lead of 4S4. which takes
no account of the states, New York
among them, where the delegates are
uninstructed. and presumably will cast
their votes for the unmistakable choice
Of vast majority of the Democratic
electorate
Friends OF the speaker figure that
these will be swung to him when the
trend of sentiment becomes certain as
will also other votes now counted as
uncertain. before the end OF the first
ballot is reached so that a nomination
Of Mr. Clark by acclamation is con-
Hdently expected as an outcome of the
party conclave.
This is the logic Of the situation. ac-
cordins to the shrewd reasoning of
those who have manage the magnifi-
cent campaign of the speaker up to
this stage.
The 4s4 votes credited to him are
pledged absolutely morally or by &C
tual count OF heads. 1t is clear and
commanding majority over all the other
candidates in the feld. and represents
compact. determined body of men,
representative Of the sentiment in their
respective states which may be count
ed upon to resist any combination or
compromise that may be offered.
Aroused No Bitterness
Rarely in the history of either of the
great parties, it is pointed out, has a
candidate for a presidential nomination
come down TO convention with such
4 commanding majority of the dele
gates without having left in his wake
bruised political feelings and factional
dissension to create trouble for him in
the aprty ranks in the ensuing cam
naign.
The point of which is illustrated in
the remarks of Supreme Court Justice
Gerard, of this, city, that Mr.. Clark
shows disposition to be the candi-
date of a great party rather than the
candidate Of his own personal ambition
And that he seems the one figure on
whom all the factions can unite, on
whom no serious attack can be made.
1t is as the candidate of a harmo-
Nous Democracy that Clark's nonina
ton is looked for on the first ballot at
Baltimore, as well as the candidate of
fearless. progressive Democracy which
is destined, under his leadership. TO
sweep the country at the polls next No
vember.
What Justice Gerard says in his
strong Endorsement of Senator Clark
has been echoed a thousand times since
the beginning Of the remarkable cam
paign for delegates which closed last
night with an impressive popular vic
tory for the speaker
Enthusiasm the Keynote.
Enthusiasm has been the keynote.
and it is significant of the great popu-
larlty Of the speaker-the glowing
quality of his record of service and the
soundness Of his statesmanship-tha
his candidacy has matched at all times.
and in reason and solid worth has ex-
ceeded the acclaim with which Theo-
dore Roosevelt has been received.
The spontaniety and enthusiasm with
which state after state, in all sections
Of the country. swung into line for the
speaker is the strongest argument, next
to the delegates themselves for his
nomination at Baltimore. All sectional