Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-29
highest previous record is given as
seven ballots. Their then seemed to
be no immediate prozoect for 4 nomi-
nation.
Story Of tho Nloht s...iep.

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Baltimore. June 29.-The interest in
the balloting was so keen that 10000
people stuck to their seats in the two
aour recess before the night session.
Many had anticipated a long drawn
out session and had provided them
selves with baskets Of lunch. The
crush outside was giving the police all
sorts Of trouble. Delegates and their
wives were prevented from entering
the hall.
The outlook was for a long session.
A conference OF the leaders had failed
to bring about an agreement on a can
didate who would be acceptable to
progressives and conservatives, and
the leaders were hoping to get together
on the floor and bring about an agree
ment that would prevent a deadlock
and the consequent annoyances. The
tall was again of Kern as a compro-
mise candidate. 1t was whispered
that Bryan had given up hope of win
ming with Wilson and that he intended
to make an effort to stampede the con-
vention for his friend from Indiana.
Chairman James convened the dele
gates at 0:45 p. IN. The prayer was
made by the Rev. DR.. George f. Dud-
Washington. 1t was one Of the short
est prayers on record, just thirty sec
onds. Then Chairman James ordered
the roll call on the sixth ballot.
A Kansas delegate hoped up and
moved that 1t was the sense OF the
convention that the unit rule be abro-
gated. Senator James promptly reeog-
nized Congressman william Hughes OF
New Jersey. who pointed out that the
motion WAS out Of order, and James
whacked the Kansan into silence.
The roll call proceeded rapidly.
There was no change in the standing
Of the candidate until Michigan was
reached. Here Wilson lost a vote.
The vote as a whole was a sufficient
evidence that the leaders had not been
able to make a good dicker. New York
continued to vote for Harmon. Wilson
lost a vote to Underwood In North
Carolina. Harmon lost l In Ohio to
Bryan, but Ohio's vote had been shift
inc and varvinu In thio narnltor wav
Wilson gained 4 In Tennessee. and
there was the first cheering of the
session. Clark's total was bettered
AZ votes. Nebraska corrected her vote
SO as to give Wilson the single Har-
mon vote. The result Of the sixth bal
lot was: Clark, 40, a gain Of 2; VIII
son, 354, a gain of 3; Underwood, 121,
a gain of q; Harmon, 1875, a loss of
61h; Marshall, 81, unchanged; Kern, /,
a loss of /, and Bryan, 1, unchanged.
AS the seventh ballot got under way
at 1920 o'clock the floor conferences
between the leaders began again. VIII
son lost 1 vote to Underwood in Con
necticut. There was no change in the
seventh until Michigan was reached,
where Wilson gained back a vote he
had previously lost to Harmon. From
Ohio two Of Harmon's men switched
to Clark, Tennessee leaned W. more
strongly to Clark In this ballot, and
the speaker gained 3H at the expense
Of Wilson and Underwood,
Charles T. Murphy received a whis-
Dered message and got up from his
chair and walked rapidly out Of the
hall. 1t was said that he had been
summoned to National Committeeman
Mack's room In the armory and 1t
looked very much as II another con-
ference was on.
The result OF the seventh ballot was:
Clark. 4491a, a gain Of AZ; Wilson,
352h. a loss of M, Harmon 1914. "A
loss of 514; Underwood, 1231s. a gain
Of 21h, with the others unchanged.
There was no change in the eighth
ballot until Michigan was called, when
Underwood grabbed a vote from Har-
mon. A few minutes later Clark. who