Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-03
Illinois and West Virginia Make First Breaks,
Then Stampede Follows with Missouri Fl
nally Moving to Make 1t Unanimous
Marshall, Indiana, for Vice President.
WILSON AND MARSHALL.

Baltimore, July S.-Following is the
Democratic National ticket:
For observation-disclosures Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey.
For Vice observation-disclosures Thorn
as r. Marshal of Indiana.
This was the ticket completed by the
Democratic National convention at f.56
A. Nj, today. The nomination of Gov.
Marshall for Vice President came as
something of a surprise, for, when the
nights baIloting for Vice President be-
gan it seemed that the Bryan Wilson
contingent in the convention had def
niteiy settled upon Gov John E.
Burke of North Dakota.
There was not much of a fight. how
ever. and when two ballots disclosed
Marshall easily in the lead Gov
Burke's name was withdrawn and
Marshall was proclaimed the nominee
by reclamation. a minute later the
convention had adjourned sine die
The delegates. worn and weary, made
their way out of the big convention
hall singing and happy to be started
for home.
Governor Wilson was nominated at
the afternoon session on the 46th
ballot and his nomination, like that
of Gov. Marshall. tonight, was quick
ly made unanimous. The best of
feeling pervaded both sessions and the
delegates seemed to be in happy
frame of mind.
Mr.. Bryan had announced his inten-
ton of introducing a resolution in ef-
iCf as OH ba
tee from conduct of the coming cam
paign and allowing Gov Wilson to
appoint his own campaign committee.
He WAS dissuaded from this course
and instead of making a move that
might have stirred up strife he made
a little speech which he termed his
"Valedietory" and in happy vein turn
ed over the mantle of his former lead
ership as a Presidential candidate to
Gov. Wilson He pledged his faithful
support TO the Presidential nominee
and ending by urging that either Gov
Burke or Senator George Cham ber-
lain of Oregon be nominated for Vice
President.
The platform was adopted with a
whoop.
Baltimore, July Coy. Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey was made the
Presidential nominee of the Demo-
cratic National convention at the aft
ernoon session, today, when on the
18th ballot he received 800 votes to
81 for Champ Clark. The Missouri
delegation. which had remained faith
ful to Clark, to the end, then moved
at hn i
nous, There was a great chorus of
approval and the long fight was over
Only four ballots were necessary,
today, to reach nomination When
the convention adjourned last night,
the convention had seemed to be in
an all but hopeless deadlock Wilson
had begun to lose ground and Champ
Clark had made few temporary
gains. This encouraged the Speaker
to rush over to Baltimore from Wash
ington, this morning. in the hope of
still further turning the tide.
When he reached here, however, he
learned that the Illinois delegation
had decided to switch from Clark to
Wilson. This meant change of SO
votes. As had been anticipated. the
vote of Illinois marked the beginning
of the end. West Virginia Joined
hands with Illinois in going over to
Wilson on the 4Srd ballot, the first
east. today.
Wilson jumped from his final vote
of 1874, last night. to COZ on the first
ballot. today, The figures told their
own story. The Wilson delegates were
jubilant as Chairman James directed
the second Gail of the day, the 44th
of the convention. The most impor-
tant on this ballot was In the Colo
RADIO delegation which had been vot
ing il for Clark and l for Wilson.
This time Colorado divided 10 to .
in favor of Wilson. Altogether. the
ultimate nominee gained q votes on
this ballot. Then came the 45th 1t
was disappointing in a way. for Clark
held his own and Wilson made a gain
of only four.
There were few in the hall at this time
who did not believe Wilson would win
but they feared it would take long
while for him to attain the 725 l-3 votes
necessary to nominate. 1t was realized
that there must be a decided break In
the Underwood vote.
The 46th ballot had been ordered when
Senator Bankhead of Alabama was seen
making his way to the stage. There was
a confusion of applause and cheering,
Senator Bankhead stood for long while
before he could proceed to release the
Underwood delegates. He had uttered but
a few words when the meaning of his