The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-29

: 9:48 directed the calling of the roll for
| the sixth ballot.
I c. n. Malieu, an Oklahoma alternate,
| tried to move to suspend the two
! thirds rule and nominate by a majority
! vote. A chorus of disapproEal greeted
the motion and Chairman James quick
! ly sustained a point of order against it.
/ The roll call. then proceeded.
! The call proceeded without change or
incident until Kansas was reached. The
/ delegates and spectators held their
| breath, half expecting a break in Will
/ sons favor, following the roll call IF
the afternoon which showed the Kan
So ms II for Wilson and for Clark. But
the instructions holding them to CLARK
until tWo-thirds of the delegation be-
lieved him beaten held the state in line
, and it's 20 votes were cast for Clark.
In Michigan, Kern and Wilson each
, lost one to Harmon
hush of expectation settled over the
hall when New York was called but
; Charles F. Murphy rose, and as usual,
announced:
New York casts 80 votes for Har-
, mon'
/ In North Carolina, Wilson lost one to
! Underwood. Harmon lost one in Ohio.
II went to Bryan who was thus re-
stored to the roll. BY this time it be-
came apparent that there would be no
nomination on the ballot.
This was assured when New York
candidates.
In Tennessee. which cast its vote diff
ferently on each ballot, Wilson gained
four and Clark two. All of the six
came from the Wilson column.
At the end of the roll Nebraska cor
| rected her vote, giving Wilson 4. Clark
IL, gain of one for Wilson.
Sixth Ballot TOta,.
The total ballot showed little change
from the preceding vote. The result
was:
Clark, AS: Wilson. 1854; Underwood
121 Harmon, 1876; Marshall, 81; Kern,
1: Bryan, 1.
Compared with the fifth ballot, this
showed gains of two votes for Clark
and three for Wilson. Underworld
vote was the highest so far polled for
him. He gained IL over the last bal
lot. Harmon's vote was the lowest he
has received, 61a less than he had on
the fifth ballot. Marshall's 81 re-
manned constant. Kern lost one vote
and Bryan was returned to the roll
with a single vote.
Immediately the seventh roll call was
ordered and the grind went on. There
was no change in the vote until Con
necticut was reached. After asking
to be passed, the vote as finally stated
slowed losses of one each for Clark
and Wilson and a gain of two for I'm
derwood.
While the roll call was proceeding a
circular denouncing Wilson was dis
tributed among the delegates. A Will
son man from New jersey objected
and the distribution was ordered
stopped 1t took a squad of police to
stop 1t and for a few minutes trouble
seemed imminent. But the distributor
was quieted and the roll call pro-
ceeded.
In Michigan Harmon lost one to Will
son, New Yorks 90 again went to Har-
mon.
In Ohio Wilson gained one. Clark
gained two and Harmon lost three.
The webbing Tennessee delegation
shifted again. Clark gained 31k,' Will
son lost 21z, Underwood gained one
half, and Harmon lost ~
The changes were immaterial. Clark
gained So, Wilson lost III, Underwood
gained "a, Harmon lost 51s, Marshall's
81 were still solid and Bryan and Kern
each poiled the same single vote.
The Eighth Ballot.
The roll call was begun for the eighth
time.
The first change in the eighth ballot
came in the vote of Michigan. Harmon
lost one of his three votes, it going
to Underwood.
Clark gained one from Wilson in
Nebraska, the first change between the
two leading candidates.
The roll call of New York was the
same as before. with Charles F.
Murphy's New York casts 80 for Har-
mon" as the focal point of the pro-
ceedings.
In North Carolina Wilson gained one
from the Underwood vote. In Ohio
Wilson lost one and it placed Chair
man Ollie James on the roll.
Tennessee made another change of