El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-03

I convention. He secOndeu the nOmina-
ton of governor Burke.
BaItimOre's Mayor Suggested
Kansas seconded Burke and LOuisi-
] ana seconded Marshall.
Maryland placed mayor James Pres
ton, OF Baltimore, in nomination
The Platform Adopted.
The convention at this juncture sus-
pended the rules and heard the read
ing of the platform, which Gov Wilson,
as the standard bearer. had given his
I approval 1t was adopted by vive
| vOce vote and the ballOting for vice
I president was taken up.
The reading Of the platform was con-
I Guided at 11:45 and senator Kern i'm
I mediately moved its adoption, which
was done by viva vOce vote
The first ballot for vice president re-
/ suited; Marshall. $50; Burke. sos %;
I Chamberlain, Isl: Hurst of Illinois II:
Preston, IS; AIeCOmbs IS; Osborne, 9;
/ Sulzer- 5; Wade, 20; absent 461k.
Marshall was then nominated by ac-
| clamatiOn.
| The convention adjourned sine die
..The Reunited Nation
Senator BanlShead, referring TO the
withdrawal OF Mr.. Underwood as a can
/ didate before the convention yesterday,
/ spoke in part as follows:
Mr. Underwood enterest this contest
I hoping that ne might secure the NOM
nation from this convention, but 1 de-
! sire to say for him that his first and
] greatest hope was that through this
movement he might be able to eliminate
/ and eradicate for all time every re-
naming vestge of factiOnal feeling in
( this country. (ApplaUse.)
/ Mr. Underwood today would willing
! ", anXiOusly foregO this nominal ton II
/ he had succeeded and If the country
/ has concluded that the Mason and
( Dixon line had been tramped out and
/ that this IS once more united cOun-
/ try. (Applause)
/ We have demonstrated here, my
! friends, in my judgment. that no longer
{ that sectional feeling exists (Ap-
1 plause.)
The liberal support that Mr. Under
( wood has had from the east satisfies Us
! that if the opportunity were presented
| they would again support this man.
= (Applause)
Not Seeking the office.
He has always said: I take no per-
sonal part in this convention, and shall
( not this time He has no concern. my
Z friends, about his own nomination or
/ election beyond that which naturally
! comes to every man who feels that he
Z is thoroughly equipped and qualified
{ for that high office But / think the
( time has come when it is demons trated
{ that he cannot be nominated in this
: convention; and he cannot be used to
3 defeat the nomination OF any other
/ candidate cloud 'applause.)
I He and his friends everywhere stand
! ready to give the nominee of this con-
: vention their hearty support"
a delegate shouted: Vice presi-
/ dent?"
Not Vice Presidential Candidate.
Senator Bankhead- Vice PRESIDENT
I No (ApplaUSe.)
No friend of the Democratic party
/ would dare suggest to take that man
from his present position, eapplaUse) Z
I they cannot elevate him to the highest
! office in the land Vice PRESIDENT Any
! body can sit in the vice presidential
I chair, daughter and applause) it is a
I kind of an ornament only. Even I.
/ humble as I am, could sit in that chair
/ and say; The gentleman from New
{ York moves to adjourn (Laughter).
{ And that is all. (Laughter.)
| This great Democrat the demOc-
( racy'S best asset; this great Democrat
: who has made 1t possible for the Demo-
/ cratic party to win in the next contest.
E viii stay where he is and perform the
I duties that he has been performing
. without complaint. To take that man
. from the field of usefulness and con-
I. strUetiOn that he now occupies would
I be crime unless he can be promoted
/ to the presidential chair, the only pro-
! motion that You could give him I hope
I no man here viii suggest his name for
/ vice president He has repeatedly said
; No and he is a man who stands BY
his word
The Withdrawal.
Now. my friends. enc more word and
I / will conclude
Mr. Underwood directs me as the
| humble instrument by which his cam
pIign has been conducted, to withdraw
mis- name before the convention. Gap
/ IsauSe). Pc directs me further to
: thank most sincerely those devoted
| friends who have stood by him so 10y
ally through the tedious hours Of this
: convention They can never be plotted
from his uemOTT- He further directs
ne to say TO the memoirs of this con-
! venlion thai no feeling Of resentment
I Tor luminosity exists IN his heart to-
wards any mem Der of it.
Il withdraw his name from before
| the convention and he authorizes me to
I release from their obligations all the
friends that have been elected for and
] instructed to vote for him. which they
I have so loyalty done as long as his
I name is before the convention. His
I friends are at liberty to vote for whom
! they please" (Applause-)
Gov. 0.Neal (Alabama); Mr.. Chair
man, I assume the state of Alabama
will again be called
Clark Delegates Released.
Senator stone Of Missouri asked that
the unanimous consent be given that
/ the roll call be vacated so that he
: could make a statement
Such consent was given and senator
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen Of the
convention;
Il desire following the statement OF
] senator Bankhead, to say that. speak
ing for Mr.. Clark, I will release, If re-
lease be necessary, any obligation TO
] him imposed upon any delegation IN
3 this convention. (Applause)- The dele
/ cations who have stood by him so 10y
{ ally will be remembered by him and
Z his friends with devoted affection
/ would not have a delegation here stand
for another ballot under sense OF Obli-
/ CATION to him. I would have them act
as they now think best So far as the
I Missouri delegation is concerned, IN
der the peculiar circumstances that
I have surrounded this convention and
! / its PROCEEDINGS we shall vote for
speaker Clark until the last ballot IS
Z cast If the verdict shall be against
him and in favor of another. 1 need
not 90 to the trouble of pledging this
| convention and the American Democ-
/ racy that old Champ Clark and his
I friends will stand by the ticket
! Great applause
Toss Is Withdrawn.
I Chairman James then announced that
mayor John Fitzgerald. of Boston, had