Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-10
MARSHALL IN SECOND PLACE
New Jersey Man Wins Victory In Long
Battle of Ballots on Forty-Sixth
Roll CaII-MarshaII Is Easy
Winner.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
President,
WOODROW WILSON.
VIce-PresIdent,
THOMAS r. MARSHALL.

AHANAh4OAOs N1OsS July Os"GONSlAOl
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey was
nominated for president by the Dem
ocratic national convention Tuesday
afternoon on the forty-sixth ballot
Thomas r. Marshall, governor of
Indiana, was chosen Tor second place
on the ticket after two ballots had
been taken. Governor Burke of North
Dakota his leading rival for the vice
presidential nomination, making the
melton to make the nomination unani-
nous.
Wilson's nomination was brought
about after the name of Congressman
Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama had
been withdrawn, the delegates in
structed for Speaker Champ Clark had
been released and Gov Eugene N.
Foss of Massachusetts had been re-
moved as possibility
Governor Wilson only lacked ninety
three votes of a nomination at the
close Of the forty-fifth ballot, and it was
apparent to all nothing could head off
his victory on the subsequent ballot.
Roll Call Is Demanded.
1t was then that the other candidates
began to get out of the way, and when
the field was left clear Congressman
John ]. Fitzgerald of New York moved
that Governor Wilson be declared the
nominee of the convention without the
Formally of roll call.
This would have been the end of a
titanic struggle which had continued
for more than a week had not Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri, one of the
champions of Clark, objected to Civ
ing Wilson the honor of vote by ac-
clamation.
Chairman James then ordered the
forty-sixth ballot, and Alabama, which
had supported Underwood without fall
tering on all previous ballots, cast its
full vote for Governor Wilson. One
after another of the states did the
same thing, and the convention be-
came a veritable bedlam of enthusi-
asm.
Named for Second Place.
The platform, as prepared by the
committee on resolutions, was adopted
by a viva voce vote.
Chairman James then announced
that nominations for vice-president
we're in order and directed the roll of
the states to be called.
The following names were present
ed to the convention: Gov. John
Burke of North Dakota, Senator
George B. Chamberlain of Oregon,
Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana,
Elmore w. Hurst of Illinois, Martin j.
Wade of Iowa, Mayor James H. Pres
ton of Baltimore.
Two ballots were taken. Governor
Marshall led in the first and his lead
increased to such an extent in the
second roll call that before a third bal
lot could be taken Governor Burke
withdrew and the nomination of Gov
ernor Marshall was made unanimous.
The first ballot for vice-president re-
suited: Marshall $50, Preston 5S,
Chamberlain 157, Hurst II, Burke
305 %, Sulzer 8, Wade &c, Osborne 8,
absent &c 1-3.
The second ballot: Marshall 6451h,
Burke 3S71a, Chamberlain 1919.
Illinois Leads Break.
Illinois led the break which placed
Wilson within reach of the nomination.
The delegation from that state acted
at the psychological moment, shifting
its So votes from Clark to Wilson on
the forty-third ballot. 1t was the start
of an irresistible movement toward
the New Jersey man which never was
stopped.
Virginia and West Virginia followed
the lead of Illinois on the forty-third
ballot, and Colorado took its cue from
the same source or the forty-fourth
ballot Enough more were added to
the Wilson column on the forty-7fth to
bring him within 100 of the nominal
ton. Then the handwriting appeared
on the wall, and the final acts of the
struggle were staged.
Arkansas came into the Wilson
camp from Clark on the last roll call,
but Florida, which had been support
ing Underwood, gave FIVE of its votes