The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-27
CLARK IS SAID
To STAND THE
BEST CHANCE
Democratic Convention EX-
pected to Nominate Candi-
date for President Be-
fore Midnight.
NO NOMINATION ON
THE FIRST BALLOT
Many of the States Have Fa-
vorite Sons to Be Honored;
Day of Conferences and
Wire-Pulling.
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE
=. I,t.rnationa1 News Service.

ALTIMORE, June 26.-Bcfore
~ midnight Thursday the Demo.
in all probability have named a
candidate for president of the unlteo
States. Only an unforeseen cont'u-
pency can delay the nomination. lneio
is every reason to believe that the Hldn
named will be Speaker Champ Clark OF
Missouri, although there is an element
or uncertainty in this as well as ail
other conventions.
The platform upon which Tue eahor hr
date will make his canvass VIII pe lno
oughly progressive and every cT
OF the party is now persuaoed Ipat
impressive platform is essential W
success. The platform is now IN the
hands Of the committee on resolutions
of which John W. Kern or Indiana,
candidate for vice president four years
ago, is the chairman.
Every state has sent able statesmen
to this convention and all agree tnas
all measures like the direct electlon OIL
United States senators, direct nom
nation plank and money plank IN
opposition 10 the socalled Aldrich plan
will be incorporated.
Getting Together" "
There was a general "gcttlng to-
gether'' of the delegates today with
view to making nomination that
would suit everybody and getting ac-
lively into the campaign that is 10
follow.
Clark. having a long lead on the 9th
or candidates, has ruled strong faVor"
ire all day. Each of the other candi-
dates has distinctive and aggressive
opposition,
To Clark there is no opposition. save
from the friends of the other aspirants
for the nomination.
nomination on the first ballot is
not vet certain. Each state has "a,
vorite son TO vote for. lndiana wall
Marshall. Four southern states w1ll
vote for Oscar ". Underwood. New
Jersey will support Governor Wilson,
and few states carried by the cover
nor in the primaries will join with them,
the most prominent being Texas and
PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio will cast her IN,
itial vote for Judson Harmon.
May Vote for Gaynor.
On the first ballot the New York
delegation may pay Gaynor the passing
tribute of a vote. although this had not
been decided upon when the delegation
met late tonight.
The Empire state. however, will
switch TO Clark on the second ballot
and will not throw its first vote to
Gaynor unles it is clearly understood
that there is to be no nomination on the
first ballot.
The Clark instructed states, which
have sent 4o3 delegates to the conven
ton, will, of course, vote solidly 70,
the speaker of the house. This vii
b,p, lad which ~ ho mi ~,
of his supporters nothing can counter
act Illinois will vote her solid delega
tion of fifty-eight for Speaker Clarl
under the unit rule and Missouri with
thirty-six. Iowa with twenty-six, Cali
fornis with twenty-six and Massachu
setts with tweDty-sx, will do likewise
Those states are scattered across tn,
map. showing the extent of the Clarl
support.
Day of Conferences.
This has been day of conferences, o
soundings, Of taking tally of delegate
or attempting to restore the harmon,
that for few minutes was not entirel
unalloyed.
While the rank and file Of the dele
gates were perspirng in the witherin
heat Of the convention hall. as the
listened TO matinee oratory, the leader
were either foiling over rules, creden
tials or platform, or holding pow-wow
in the still hotter hotels.
The nomination Of candidate fc
the presidency has not been an ess
job for Baltimore is a city of wild
distances. but of cramped conditions 8
both ends Of travel. The hotels AZ
ANAL and frightfully oyercrowded; tn
weather is all that it ought not TO b
and the patience of the statesmen wh
are trying to get together has bee
worn to wire edge.
Mr.. Bryan took his seat in the con
mittee on resolutions TODAY. but d
clned the offer of the chairmansIi
which was made unanimously Actin
as the member for Nebraska. be aske
that the usual order be transposed :
that the nomination might be mad
first and the platform afterward,
This suggestion was adopted by I'll
committee and afterward was approve
by the convention, which met in nigl
session to perfect permanent organ
zatioD,
Platform Making.
Not being able to get MT. BRYAN
the platform maker, the resolution
John w. Kern. who kept the membe
busy all through the sweltering. afte
noon hearing the offerings OF all cor
ers. including Samuel Gompers, pre-.
dent of the American Federation
Labor, who spoke for half an hour
the needs of the American workln
men and their dependence on the De!
ocratic party to serve them. Whi
the committees were at work the del
gates were listening to speeches
Senator Rayner, Representative Cla
ton Senator Gore John Temple Grav