The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-02
WILSON AND CLARK
Continued from rirs. P.s..)

public and Baltimore tool advantage
or the occasion.
Chairman James ordered tho door,
closed 20 prevent further overcrowd.
Ing. He warned the galleries against
disorder. Rnd declared that tho slight,
est evidence OF a demonstration would
result In the immediate clearing OF any
section. He then ordered the roll call
for the t~hirty-fifth ballot.
The steady gain which Wilson had
been making all day continued on the
thirty-fifth bTllot. tho New Jersey
governor securing fifteen votes net
Clark lost fourteen. U~nderwood's vote
remained at lO1h. Kern lost me-.
On the thirty-sixth ballot the change
was immaterial. Clark gained a sin.
gle vote and Wilson secured two addi
tional.
After tho thirty-sixth ballot. Chair
man James surrendered the gavel tc
Senator O'Gorman. OF New York.
On the thirty-seventh ballot Clark
lost two. Wilson'S vote remained un.
changed. Underwood gained two.
On the thirty-eighth ballot. Clark
lost IA. Wilson gained two. and Tn.
derwood gained 5h
Delegates Fired.
As the night wore on and ballot
after ballot was taken without result
and the temper OF the dele gates grew
worse. Kisses. half hearted cheers,
and jeers greeted the few charges on
each succeeding ballot.
This spirit was also shown at times
OF difference and police were forced
TO remove Offenders who involved I'm
quarrels.
On the 39th ballot. the first break
came In Colorado. Wilson was given
n OF the IL Clark votes of the state.
In Wisconsin another vote went to
Wilson. from the Clark column.
This ballot pulled Wilson / l-2 votes
above the 500 mark and his adherents
cheered nightly. Clark lost three to
Wilson.
On the 4oth ballot Clark regained
ono OF the Iowa votes which had de.
serted 10 Wilson. In Ohio Wilson gain.
ed n from Harmon.
Before Chairman James could order
the forty-frst roll call a tired Ala.
bama delegate yelled It move that
this convention adjourn until IL
O'Clock to-morrpw morning"
A. Mitchell Palmer. OF the Wilson
forces. demanded a roll call. but the
motion was Withdrawn and the forty,
FIRST roll call began.
The ballot showed a loss Of two for
Wilson and n gain Of one for Clark
When the vote was announced an.
other attempt was made to adjourn
mis- time until II o'clock tomorrow
BY the time Maryland was reached
on n roll call on the motion 70 adjourn
% big vote had been recorded against
u. and Il was Withdrawn.
Then In gorgorios the f-orty.second
roll call was begun.
As the forty-second ballot proceed
ed the disorder grew until J. UamU.
ton Lewis. Of Chicago. who was in the
chair. had trouble forcing qulet The
delegates insisted upon Joking Lewis
ana the convention rOarcd with
laughter when Iowa's vote was an.
nouncod.
Twelve for Clark. thirteen FOR WI.
son and % for tho Hon. !. Hamilton
T Lewis"
n took Lewis few minutes 10 su-
duo th" uprrar Whom Michigan was
reached rho Clark cohorts ch.er.d.
Tor ihe speaker gained six votes 90
tNc expense OF Wilson.
BY this time tho delegates wrrr q1
tir'd ~ Tho proceeding fhnf fhry
did not take them rrrlrlsi, Ever.
cccurarc' or ammo increment pTcral
the slightest excuse WAS made m
basis ~ r. j0ko.
With tho conclusion ~ tho END
ballot. delegate Waiiarr. Of Wash
inRion. move % adjourn until noon
. today NTrHm.H.... ..H - Lr..
~ disofi"r senator Stone tNisaourit
seconded fh' motion A Mitchell
Palmer OTsrnat ltauinI demanded a
roll call DELEGATES lrr tho hrI dur
irF trr rHIl % Do motion was car
ried Of d. g. o. m
Thirty-nfth ballot.
Ihn flirff NffH ballot vHa ordered
Alabama rr-de-woof. %. Arizona.
Clark ? Wilson. 2 f-nIrfwnrf Ar-
fnrFae. clark lN. California ffHfF "a.
vs. n-sr ,Jt,t
n~lrrwulHI o. FeHrrla. n .~Iffuu.f. ..
iIhh". Wilson. % tIHrk 90 %lIinnia.
lffF Indiana Wilson 81 kerr o.
Iowa 'lafk 4 wilson o.
% Louisiana CLARK. q r.aa wilson.
Malne clarke Wil-Yn. Il. Mar,-
a'-rn Mcconnell wilson.
'rs Mlnnrsntn. Wilson. If
Nifaia7iuri Underwood 90. Missouri.
CLARK 30 Montana WILSON. DIrfk.
tHit 'lnfF Nrw Urwpsuire CItfs
2 NIIrnn. b. Hnw Jersey. M|fruu. 90
CI1-f New Mexico CLARK New
lofs fLfrf Hl. NDrfh Caroline WILSON.
Do. frIrrw1od 81 sYrfn UaE.fn uII.
enu iH. ohio wilson. 11 UHrmnr. o.
ntinhorf 'lart 1n WIIenr DO Urr-
O. ciart 2 Rhode fsiard GLARS. i.
rpNfh rniirf NNenr. o. south Irt-