Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-06
CONVENTION OVER
DELEGATES co HOME.
National Committee Takes Up
Work of Campaign After Can
didates Have Been Named and
Platform Adopted

Baltimore, July 3-There was an
optimistic feeling among the dele
gates to the Democratic National con
vention as they left the city for their
homes today. That the ticket nomia-
ated will sweep the country in Nov
ember was the general opinion. by
this evening the city will be almost
deserted by the delegates.
No Bitterness
All of the bitterness of the conven-
ton has been forgotten and the East
and West are satisfied with the repre-
sentation on the ticket The dele
gates were especially pleased with
such progressive platform, and IS
they departed all We're confident Of
victory.
A Strong Ticket
When the convention adjourned at
sc this morning, after one of the
most desperate struggles in the par
tvs history, the delegates felt that
they had selected the strongest ticket
possible under the circumstances.
The Central Figure
The central figure, as the conven-
ton broke up, was Mr. Bryan. He
created more excitement than any
other man in the convention In the
closing hours he made spectacular
valedictory speech, and was loudly
applauded.
Will Confer With Candidate.
The new national committee held
meeting today to decide upon a place
for the next meeting, and also ar
range plans for the campaign.
At the meeting of the Democratic
National committee committee OF
seven was named to confer withMthe
candidates before electing permanent
officers. The present officers will
serve temporarily. The committee is
going to see Girt tomorrow to confer
with Governor Wilson.
Concluding Session
Baltimore, Md, July 3.--The Demo
cratic national convention nominated
Woodrow Wilson, governor OF New
Jersey, for president, and Thomas X.
Marshall, governor of Indiana, for vice
president Both nominations were
made unanimous.
Speaker Champ Clark was offered
second place, but absolutely declined
to accept.
By vote of $50 for the New Jersey
executive to "a for Speaker Clark and
II for Governor Harmon, of Ohio, the
longest deadlock in national con-
vention since the Civil War was
broken
So rapidly did the states follow the
lead set by Illinois IN swinging to the
"schoolmaster statesman that his
warmest supporters could hardly be-
lieve their ears. particularly after the
long and arduous work of the past
week.
The final vote as recorded by the
clerks was particularly gratifying to
the Wilson supporters, because its fig
ure--990-took away any chance for
Charlie" Murphy, the New York lead
er, to claim any credit for the COVER
nor's election.
How Wilson Was Nominated.
The tide set - trongly for Wilson
on the forty-third b Hot. Then the ex
pected flop of Illinois led the way and
others followed in rapid order, the
New Jersey governor gaining a total
Of los votes.
The result of the forty-third ballot
was: Clark, 329, loss OF 101 Wilson,
500, gain of 10s; Underwood, 9s1s,
a loss of 515 Harmon. 2S; Foss, 81;
Kern, /; Bryan, /.
Aside from the switch of Illinois,
which had been previously announced
from caucus, the principal change
from Clark TO Wilson was West Vir-
ginia, which sent its solid 10 votes
from the speaker to the New Jersey
governor. He also gained eight votes
In Michigan. two in Connecticut and
I4h in Virginia, Alaska and Hawaii
each contributing one.
On the forty-fourth ballot Wilson
crept still nearer his goal, getting the
two votes from Pennsylvania which
had been going to Clark, and thus
having the solid Keystone delegation
for the first time. The Wisconsin and
Utah delegation also became solid for
him, five votes in the former and / "
in the latter deserving the speaker. He
also got the solid Indiana delegation, |
taking one from Clark and one from
Kern, the only one Kern had on the |
preceding vote. This brought Wilson's |
total to 629, while Clark went down
to 306.
The result of the forty-fourth ballot
was: Clark, 306, loss OF 26; Wilson, |
629, a gain of %; Underwood, SO, a |
gain Of "; Harmon, q, a loss of l, |
and Foss, 81 Bryan and Kern had
been eliminated.
All that Wilson needed as the forty
fifth ballot started was the Underwood |
vote or its equivalent. He only got
two of them and got two also from