Morris tribune., 1912-07-05

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would vote for Clark on all ballots re-
CARELESS of what others might do.
Mayor Fitzgerald then took the plat
form and withdrew the name of Gov
ernOr Foss.
Delegates Are DliatoFy.
The convention hall began to fill
by II o'clock, but delegates, wearied
with the long night sessions and
monotonous roll calls, were late ap-
pearing. Free admission was again
an attraction for the crowds, which
filed the galleries and massed solid
ly in the areas flanking and back of
the delegates, Cool breezes through
the upper windows added comfort to
the day and kept the flags fluttering
The New York delegation arrived
early for the purpose of holding a
caucus before the balloting. They
agreed that the situation was very
much up in the air" The standpat
| element in the delegation, which thus
far has been in the ascendency, were
for standing by Clark through thick
and thin, bat they conceded that there
was a considerable element which felt
that the time was near at hand for q
change. These were the conditions
which were gone over at the early
conference.
The New York delegates were still
in caucus when the convention met
The information that came from the
caucus room was that the New York
vote would continue to be cast for
Clark.
At 1915 Chairman James directed
the calling of the roll for the forty
third time. In Arizona on the forty
third vote Clark lost one vote to
Bryan. ....
Connecticut showed a gain Of two
for Wilson. They left the Clark col
umn. In Idaho Wilson gained one
and one-half. The hall was quiet as
Illinois was reached. When Roger c.
Sullivan of Chicago announced: "Eigh
teen votes for Clark; forty for Will
son." there was great cheering.
! Illinois in Wilson Camp.
illinois, under the unit rule, casts
flfty-eight votes for Wilson," he an
nounced, and another cheer greeted
the shift. This gave Wilson a cleal
gain of fifty-eight votes in Illinois
The New Jersey governor continued
to gain. In Iowa he added one an(
one-half to his total vote.
When Kentucky was called and tht
vote was announced twenty-six fo1
Clark, one of the delegates demand
ed:
81 want to know if Kentucky cal
vote for Wilson if a majority of thu
delegates desire to do SOP"
Governor McCreary, chairman of thu
delegation, argued that the instruc
lions of the Kentuckians would not al
low a break. The Wilson men did no
press the point, although eEidentl,
confident of vote in the delegation.
In Louisiana Wilson gained two, ant
in Michigan eight additional vote
were obtained.
New York stopped what for a few
minutes looked like a Wilson land
slide. Representative William Sulze
announced the New York vote nine
ty for Clark, as heretofore. This dis
oil hnoo IF oioo
ballot.
North Carolina added two extr
votes to the augmented Wilson count
Both Virgnias for Governor.
When Virginia was reached Senate
Swanson arose to explain the state
vote. He asserted that at a caucu
the delegation had decided to enforc
the unit rule for the first time Wi
son had obtained a majority of tn
delegation and the states twenty-foll
votes were cast for him
The Wilson adherents cheered tn
Virginia vote, but from the Clar
forces there went up shout Of "Rya
and Bryan"
InOmaS r. Ryan, VINO was df
nounced by w. ]. Bryan, is membe
of the Virginia delegation.
The disorder was quieted only t
break out with renewed .vigor as tn
entire Clark vote of sixteen in Yves
Virginia went over to Wilson. In wiz
consin Wilson gained one more.
The forty-third ballot gave Wilso
500; Clark, 329; Underwood, SSh
Harmon. 80; Foss, 27; Kern, +; Brya1
1; absent, III.
This gave Wilson a gain Of 109 an
Clark loss Of 101. Underwood los
6k.
The announcement of this vot
started Wilson demonstration.