The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-01

look for some effective changes as the
roll is called tomorrow
National Committeeman Taggart Of
Indiana was asked by an inquiring
delegate this afternoon:
Where are we headlng?"
Il can't tell you--yet," replied Mr.
Taggart, and as far as I know, I
| don't believe anyone is in a position
to say what is going to happen"
| National Chairman Mack called the
representatives of the various candi-
dates together soon after the night ses-
sion closed with the purpose of as
certaining what candidates. If any,
would withdraw and what dark horse
possibility be united on. 1t was I'M
derstood that no representative of Gov
ernor Wilson's candidacy was present
| at this conference.
The deadlock was frankly discussed
from every angle and the various lead
ers present disclosed their strategetlcaI
positions with the plain purpose of con-
vincing the others that his candidate
was the logical choice
Bankhead Speaks
Senator Bankhead of Alabama. cam
pagn manager for Mr.. Underwood
made the conferees long speech in
which he fatty said that all the op-
ponents Of Mr.. Underwood should re-
tire on the ground that neither VIII
son nor Clark could be nominated in
the present temper of the convention
and that II either side would join with
Mr.. Underwood the floor leader of the
House with the addition of votes from
Harmon and Marshall, he could be
named.
Representatives of Speaker Clark and
Governor Marshall also made it apparent
that they were in no mood to give way
and when the conference was over Ma
tional Chairman Mack remarked that the
situation seemed to be In more of a tan
gle than 1t was when the session ended
last night.
After an extended conference this even
ing for the purpose of ascertaining what
could be done to break the deadlock Ma
tional Chairman Mack had the following
to say:
Representatives of all the candidates
were present and each made clear the
position of his choice for the nomination,
can say that there Is no chaNge In the
situation as a result of this conference
and there is no immediate prospect that
there will be. Certainly / don't look for
any change between now and the time the
next ballot Is taken"
Some of those attending the conference
were National Chairman Mack, Charles
F. Murphy. leader of Tammany Hall,
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer of
former Governor David NJ. Francis of Mis-
souri,, Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee and
National Committeeman Taggart and
Sullivan.
Mack Wants Settlement
Leader Murphy was uncommunicative
on the conference. MIR. Mack expressed
the opinion that the time had come when
settlement should be reached and that
the highest quality of leadership would
he CHI he laaI
they were for any particular candidate.
Notwithstanding the free exchange of
opinions and suggestions no definite re-
suits were reached As one of the leaders
remarked after a long discussion:
This seems to be a delegates conven-
ton
The feeling among the delegates tonight
was that the convention was in for an
other long fight TO name ticket.
Judge Martin J. Wade, national com
mitteeman from Iowa, said that Clark
would show an Increased strength on the
first ballot tomorrow.
Judge Wade takes the position that the
Bryan-Clark affair has solidified the Clark
forces and that they will never give in
I'VE will stay here all summer to fight
It out" said Judge Wade tonight, III it is
necessary. It is not now q question of
this or that mans candidacy. but whether
this convention will vote to sustain an
attack on democrat who has risen from
a plough boy to speakership of the House
of Representatives"
As to the attitude Of the Indiana dele
gates 1t was learned that the Indiana del
egates will continue to cast their % votes
for Governor Marshall for several more
ballots in the hope that the Clark vote
may split up, and some of 1t land In the
camp of the Indiana governor. The In
diana folk argued hat sooner or later
move to bring Governor Marshall to the
front would be logical.
Indiana Probably to Wilson
In the event II is clearly shown that
the convention will not turn to Mar
shall. the delegates, II was said, will cast
their ballots for whoever they desire
II was said late today that 20 out of
the 30 Indiana delegates would go to
Woodrow Wilson and that after they
had voted for the New Jersey governor
they would inaugurate movement to
have Governor Marshall named az vice