The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-06-29
WILSON SCORES-BRYAN BOON
lOlIS - THERE is MUCH
TALK OF DARK HORSE.
CLARK STILL LEADS
SPEAKERS MA N AG ERS SAY
THERE HAS BEEN NO WAv-
ERiNG IN THEIR FORCES.


night when they carried a motion alb
rogating the rule by which some state
delegation We're bound to cast their
votes as a unit
The fighr for and against the unit
rule was waged particularly about the
state of Ohio. where eighteen district
delegates had been instructed by pri
maries to vote for Woodrow Wilson
but where The state convention, con
trolled by the Harmon forces, had in
voked the unit rule binding all Ohio
delegates to the Ohio governor.
The convention by a vote of 565,a 10
491k voted that no state delegation
should be bound by unit control ex
cept in such cases where a state law
was mandatory on the subject
Wilson supporters in the conven
ton, who earlier in the evening had
carried on a demonstration lasting
thirty-threD minutes. regarded the
vote as directly favorable The viii
son boom had been growing through
out the day
Wilson gained and Harmon lost
eighteen votes from the Ohio delcga.
tion as result of the fight. 1t is
said the abrogation OF the rule might
lead to breaks in other delegations,
and this lptl the presidential race in
greater doubt than ever.
New Yorks solid block of ninety
votes was cast, amid Kisses and
groans, in favor of continuing the unit
rule. Missouri, the home state OF
Champ Clark, split twenty-nine tc
seven in favor of the unit rule and
this result was received with groans
When Nebraska and Kansas voted
solidly for the abrogation of the unit
rule, there We're cheers from the Viii
son forces. Pennsylvania. a Wilson
state, gave a big majority for abro
cation.
There had been reports during the
day of a growing sentiment in the
New York delegation in favor of vii
son. The delegation voted under the
unit rula IN casting its ballot against
the proposition fostered by the New
Jersey governors supporters.
The right over the unit rule car
ried the evening session well along
toward midnight. The report from
the committee on credentials then was
received. .As there was a minority
report. requiring discussion, an ad
Journment was decided on until noon
Thursday.
The situation in the Democratic
national convention with respect tc
a prcsidential candidate is as complies
and uncertain as at any time since
the delegates began to pour into Bal
timore.
10 ta1l of hci
of The Champ Clark wave which
reached its crest Tuesday night. but
the speaker's campaign managers are
not Wiling to admit that there had
been any wavering in their forces
AT the same time they went to the
convention hall with the expressed
purpose of forcing the issue at the
earliest possible opportunity. The
opposition forces, hearing of this plan
are preparing to block it.
Dark horses" are being discussed
everywhere by the leaders and dele
gates, but there appeared to be some
difficulty in crystallzing sentiment as
to which one of the dark horses is
darkest.
The adherents of Woodrow Wilson
claim that their candidate has made
distinct gains. They asserted, with
out giving details, that some of the
Clark sentiment was turning toward
the New Jersey governor and were
in more hopeful mood than at any
time during the convention period.
The second day of the Democratic
National Convention served. to make
more distinct the line of cleavage be-
tween conservative and progressive
elements of the party. 1t also made
clear that candidate Champ Clerk has
cast his lot with the Murphy-Taggart
Sullivan crowd-and from now on he
may expect no assistance from Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
On the other hand Wilson's chances
are showing improvement.
The adoption OF the minority report,
which abrogated the unit rule, resulted
in the delivery to him of eighteen
Ohio votes. Had the unit rule been
permitted to remain, they would have
gone to Harmon.
Bryan is still the biggest individual
factor in the convention but is not be-
ing considered SO fayorably as the III
innate choice in the presidential race.
The credentials committee favored
Clark in several contests. indicating
that Tammany is going through with
a suspected deal, to reward the
speaker for his support of Judge Par
ker in the temporary Craftsmanship
contest.
Bryan refused to accept chairman
ship of the resolutions committee, as
signing as his reason that he could
tight TO better advantage for progre =
i've measures as a private in the rams
OF the committee. 1t is apparent that
the conservative element will oppose
any reference in the plat
form to the initiative, referendum and
recall.