The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
Changes on Fourth Ballot

The changes in the lineup were:
 Clark gained 9 Wilson gained 41z, Underwood lost 2h, Harmon lost I, Marshall and Baldwin were unchanged.
 Bryan lost the two votes he had or the third roll call, Kern getting both.
 The fifth roll call was begun at 6:30 o'clock. Alabama again started it with the solid Underwood vote of 2l dele- gates. The first breakup in the "fa- vorite son" delegates came when Con- necticut was reported Underwood got nine. Clark four and Wilson one of the l4 votes that had gone to Governor Baldwin on tho fourth ballot.
 The Connecticut change on vote was hailed with cheers by the partisans of the candidates who profited by the switch from the Nutmeg state candi- date. When Kansas was reached whore Clark had received the solid delega- tion of the 20 preceding roll calls, the vote was challenged by J. w. Orr. Wilson delegate.
 B. J. Sheridan, a delegate at large. read to the convention the resolution of Kansas state convention, under which the dele- gates were bound to vote for Clark "nntii two-thirds believe he cannot be nomi- mated"
 The delegation stands Ii for Wilson. g for Clark" said MT. Sheridan, "and under our instructions I am bound to cast the 20 votes for Champ Clark"
 Chairman Ollie James ruled that "as | long as tVo-thlrds of the delegates from Kansas have not decided that Clark has no chance for the nomination, the Kan- sas vote must be cast for Clerk in it's en- tifety" Do you want a poll of your deegation?n he asked of the Kansas dele gates. Yes" shouted Delegate Orr, 'eal1 the roll of the delegates"
 Sheridan Sustained
 ft.., ,,.rf~. Af.. delegates to vote Wilson for second choice. when it became The belief Of two-thlrds that Clark could not be nominated. The poll of the delegates sustained the state merxs of MT. Sheridan that the Kansas delegates stood Wilson Il. Clark Q. Chair man James held that the vote must go to Clark under the unit rule. With Clark leading the ballot he said two-thirds do no say that he cannot win. The vote stood II for Wilson and for Clark.
 "The chair declares that the instructions of the democrats in that state be carried out and the 20 votes of Kansas cast for Champ Clark" The ruling met no oppo- sltion from the Wilson delegates on the l floor, and was vigorously approved ythe adherents of MT Clark. When Maryland was called there was no response. The state was passed tenn porarlly, while the delegation conferred over It's vote.
 Wilson and Kern each won vote in Michigan. Underwood and Harmon each losing one
 Clark lost one vote to Wilson in New Hampshire on the fifth ballot. Clark gained two immediately afterwards in New Jersey, picking up the two Floating votes" that had been cast for several other candidates. This gave Clark four votes in New Jersey.
 Underwood Gets Two More
 In North Carolina Wilson gained an- other half vote from Clark while Under wood gained two votes from Harmon. Harmon gained ono in his own state. Ohio and Clark also gained one. Wilson and Kern each lost a vote in Ohio.
 The Tennessee vote which had fluetu- ated widely on tho preceding roll calls gave Governor Harmon an Increase of eight votes on the firth ballot Clark lost | 6i3 Wilson and Underwood F vote. Har- mon getting all of them. Clark gained one vote from Harmon in Porto Rico.
 The fifth ballot resulted as follows:
 Clark 443. Wilson 85l. Underwood 1l9ls. Harmon 14lk Marshall 3l. Kern 9.
 The changes from the preceding ballot were
 Wilson gained 1is. Underwood gained 7Ia. Harmon gained 5.
 The vote of Clark, Marshall and Kern was unchanged
 After the announcement of the result of the fifth ballot Chairman James recog- nized a motion to recess until 9:30 this evening. He announced that as tonight's session would be the eighth and as the ticket to the convention had only eight coupons the final coupon would be recog- nlzed for admission to succeeding ses- sons.
 There was a chorus of disapproval when the motion to adjourn was put. but James declared 1t carried. The convention ad- af -stQ usoa ierlt