Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-15
Convention lnStruCtS Delegates
to Vote for Clark as Long
as He Has a Chance.
WOODROW WILSON SECOND
CHOICE OF KANSANS
Seeing Defeat for His Candi-
date Wilson's Leader Moved
That Twenty Delegates Be
instructed for Clark,

IBy Morning Journal Spectal Lensed Wire
Hutchinson, Kan, March IA
Kansas joined hands with Missouri to-
day i'm support of the candidacy of
Champ Clark for the democratic
presidential nomination. A plank in.
troduced by the supporters of Wood
row Wilson declaring for an unin-
struTted delegation was rejected and
the convention unanimously adopted
a resolution and instructed the dele
CATION to the national convention to
cast the twenty votes of Kansas for
Clark.
If it becomes evident that Mr.. Clark
cannot be nominated the delegates
are instructed to cast their votes for
Wilson as second choice.
The resolution instructs the twenty
delegates from Kansas ito vote for
Clark as a unit until two-thirds Of the
delegation believe his nomination to
be impossible and the delegates are
further instructed that In all other
matters they shall vote as a unit as
a majority of the said delegates may
decide"
I'VE instruct our delegates further
that If II becomes evident that Mr..
Clark cannot be nominated. our
twenty delegates shall vote for Wood
row Wilson as long as In the judgment
of two-thirds Of the dgiegation he has
a~rhancc Tor tho 1.ofnfnatlNn.'
Clark's Majority safe.
Although the Clark men had n safe
majority at all times on the floor of
the convention, they met stubborn OPP
position in the committee on resolu-
tions, where a motion to put throug h
the Clark plank. later adopted by the
convention, failed of passage by a tie
vote. The same tie in committee pre-
vented the Wilson men from getting
their resolution for an uninstructed
delegation. Thus the fight was thrown
to the convention floor.
As chairman of the resolutions
committee. b. J. Sheridan. of Paola,
Clark's manager in Kansas, report
ed the disagreement to the conven-
ton Mr.. sheridan moved that the
convention adopt the Clark plank
F. NJ. Pearl. of Hiawatha. Wilson
man, presented n substitute for Mr..
Sheridan's motion in the form of q
plank for an uninstructed delegation.
With the convention in an uproar
over the parliamentary tangle involv-
ed, Judge W. $. Glass, of Marysville,
also a Wilson supporter, moved to
table both resolutions. If Judge
Glass motion had prevailed II would
have meant a Kansas delegation with
no instructions; just what .the Will
son men wanted
Glass motion then was the first
.l.fA
Mr.. Pearls substitute was rejected
$40 TO ESQ.
Clark Unanimously Endorsed.
Realizing that the convention had
thus put itself on record i'm favor of
Ia Clark instructed delegation, Mr..
Pearl moved that Mr.. Shcridan's mo-
tion instructing for Clark he unanim-
ously adopted. The motion went
through with a whoop.
We've been beaten,'' Mr.. Pearl
said, addressing the convention. The
convention as representatives of the
democrats of Kansas by defeating my
resolution for an uninstructed dele
cation has indicated the purpose of
Kansas to vote for Champ Clark. My
hat is In the air for the speaker. We
are democrats. Clark has won. Let's
make IL unanimous.'
The convention endorsed Norman
T.. Mack, national chairman OF the
democratic party. and instructed the
delegation 10 vote for his reelection
at Baltimore.
w. +. Sapp was unanimously re-
elected national committeeman from
Kansas.
The following delegates at large
were named:
n. ]. Sheridan. Paola: A. NJ. Jack
son. winfield. n. s. GaitskiIl. Girsrd.
II. L. Martin. Marion.