The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03

BALTIMORE, July 2.-Woodrow
Wilson. governor of New Jersey. and
at one time president of Princeton uni-
versity. was today nominated as the
Democratic candidate for president OF
the United States.
The nomination came after the mo1e III
sensational struggle ever witnessed In
a national convention. 1t was lQnG
fight. The convention was in its eighth
day The fight was between Speakers
Champ Clark and Wilson. AT one tirn0
Clark had more than half of the L091z
delegates Then Wilson began ~
creep up on him. on Monday WILSON
passed Clark, When the conventions
convened today the opening roll can
was the forty third. Wilson's nomi-
nation was accomplished in the forty~8
sixth ballot. The vote was: ~
Wilson. 290; Clark. 81; absent, ~
1t required rs to nominate. Thiss
roll call was finished at S;3t. Th0s
nomination was made unanimous tNO
minutes later The convention ad~s
! journed at A. AZ until 9 o'clock There
| remained yer as the work of the body
the nomination OF vice president,
| and the adoption of platform. Tbs
| platform was ready. II had been writ~@
| ter, practically. by William j. Bryan<s
II sst night there -v-ss t1itk ~ the efS
feet that the~deadloch, Whicis had, helssl
for four days. could not be brokers',
Some talked of months adjournmenf.s
This feeling was dissipated when HM-s
nois was reached on the first balt0Ge
taken today. 1t was very quiet when
this State was called. Roger Sullivan
arose and announced the ballot.
Illinois Breaks.
Illinois, - for Clark: 40 for VIII
SON" he cried.
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votes were put TN the Wilson column.
The big break had come, Ii MnA
| tile beginning Of the end Wilson waag
/ In the air Michigan caught the spirit
/ She gave Wilson twenty-elght. and
| Clark 2. This was a gain for Wilson
| of eight. Other States as they weros
| called helped some. Virginia voting
| for the tirsr time under the unit r1ioss
| gave her entire vote 10 Wilson. Thl1s
| boosted him twenty four. One OF the
| Virginia delegates was Thomas E4gs
| Ryan whom Bryan attacked In the
| convention. Missouri, seeing whafs
was coming. began to sing in q sort
! of Houn' Dawg rune:
| RYAN and Bryan. Ryan and BryauxS
| Don't take the WaH Street Candle
| date 4
| West Virginia got in the game. ShN.
! swung TO Wilson with her sixteen, Hu1kss
stracting them from the Clark r0tAlN
which was now quickly disappearin9
! The two chief rivals had started t1l1
| day with this vote: Wilson. 494: Ctafft
| 40. When the first ballot of the 462&
was counted it was found that Wilo0G
| had gained les, and Clark had le
| i0f. 5ss$Sss
| Colorado alIs in line.
| Colorado came to the bat for MN
| son en- the next ballot. She sws*ct&
| nire votes from Clark to WI1001X
| Pennsylvania had been voting T1nl
| along: Wilson, "a: Clark. 2. She Ng&
| the g"hole vote to Wilson. Utah 1
| lowed suit, adding her eight v4t1
| Wisconsin gave her twenty-six vN
! to Wilson, although half q dozem
| the delegates had been voting
| Clark. When the scrsy-fourth h42
| WAS announced. wilson needed 4
| ninety seven votes TO win Thi9
| the result OF the forty nth ~
The Forty-Fffth.
! Wilson G33; Clark, sos und4F5M
/ ~. Foss, 81: Harmon. rs.
/ When the forty -ssxth hai1nt
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