The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

lence, adding a tribute of thanks from
Underwood for the sincere and loyal
support given him. He added that all
his friends were now at liberty to
vote for whom they pleased.
Senator Bankhead was followed by
Senator Stone, who formally released
all the Clark delegates, and then 1t
seemed inevitable that the nomination
OF Wilson would come by acclamation.
Stone said delegations were per-
fectly free to vote for whom they
choose. But the Missouri delegation
would vote for Clark on all ballots re-
gardless of what others might do.
Mayor Fitzgerald then took the plat
form and withdrew the name of Gov
ernor Foss.
Delegates Are DIatory.
The convention hall began to fill
ty IL o'clock, but delegates. wearied
with the long night sessions and
monotonous roll calls, were late ap-
pearing. Free admission was again
an attraction for the crowds, which
filled the galleries and massed solid
ly in the areas flanking and back of
the delegates. Cool breezes through
the upper windows added comfort to
the day and kept the flags fluttering
The New York delegation arrived
early for the purpose of holding a
caucus before the balloting They
agreed that the situation was very
much up in the air" The standpat
element in the delegation, which thus
far has been in the ascendency, were
for standing by Clark through thick
and thin, but they conceded that there
was a considerable element which felt
that the time was near at hand for
change. These were the conditions
which were gone over at the early
conference.
The New York delegates were still
in caucus when the convention met
The information that came from the
caucus room was that the New York
vote would continue to be east for
Clark.
At 1915 Chairman James directed
the calling of the roll for the forty
third time. In Arizona on the forty
third vote Clark lost one vote to
Bryan.
Connecticut showed a gain of two
for Wilson. They left the Clark col
umn In Idaho Wilson gained one
and one-half The hall was quiet as
Illinois was reached. When Roger c.
Sullivan of Chicago announced: "Eigh-
teen votes for Clark; forty for Will
son." there was great cheering.
Illinois in Wilson Camp.
illinois, under the unit rule, casts
fifty-eight votes for wilson" he an
nounced, and another cheer greeted
the shift. This gave Wilson a clear
gain of fifty-eight votes in Illinois
The New Jersey governor continued
to gain. In Iowa he added one and
one-half to his total vote.
When Kentucky was called and the
vote was announced twenty-six for
Clark, one of the delegates demand
ed:
II want to know if Kentucky can
vote for Wilson if a majority of the
delegates desire to do so?"
Governor McCreary, chairman of the
delegation, argued that the instruc
tions of the Kentuckians would not al
louy a brnaly The yV;fuop MON ala pot
press the point, although evidently
confident of vote in the delegation.
In Louisiana Wilson gained two, and
in Michigan eight additional votes
were obtained.
New York stopped what for few
minutes looked like a Wilson land
slide. Representative William Sulzer
announced the New York vote nine
ty for Clark, as heretofore. This dis
PEELED all hope of a nomination on this
ballot.
North Carolina added two extra
votes to the augmented Wilson count
Both Virginias for Governor.
When Virginia was reached Senator
Swanson arose to explain the states
vote. He asserted that at a caucus
the delegation had decided to enforce
the unit rule for the first time. Will
son had obtained a majority of the
delegation and the states twenty-four
votes were cast for him.
The Wilson adherents cheered the
Virginia vote, but from the Clark
forces there went up a shout of Ryan
and Bryan"
Thomas f. Ryan, who was de.
nounced by w. J. Bryan, is a member
of the Virginia delegation.
The disorder was quieted only to
break out with renewed vigor as the
entire Clark vote of sixteen in West
Virginia went over to Wilson. In Wis
consin Wilson gained one more.
The forty-third ballot gave Wilson
602; Clark, 229; Underwood, 98h;
Harmon, %; Foss. 27; Kern, l.; Bryan,
I; absent, ".
This gave Wilson gain of 109 and
Clark a loss of 10l Underwood lost
.51s
The announcement of this vote
started a Wilson demonstration.