Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-03

llOiii lHe OldIk lOlal WHICH WdS HOW quickly disappearing.
 The two chief rivals had started the day with this vote: Wilson 494, Clark 43O. When the first ballot of the day was counted it was found that Wilson had gained 10S and Clark had lost 101.
 Colorado switched nine votes in the next ballot from Clark to Wilson. Pennsylvania had been voting Wilson 7z and Clark 2. It gave the whole vote to Wilson. Utah followed suit, giving her eight votes. Wisconsin gave 26 votes to Wilson, although half a dozen of the delegates had been vot- ing for Clark. When the forty-fourth ballot was announced Wilson needed only 97 votes to win This was the result of the forty-fifth ballot:
 Wilson, 633; Clark, 306; Underwood, 97; Foss, 27; Harmon, g.
 When the forty-siXth ballot was about to begin Senator Bankhead, of Alabama, took the platform and in a long speech in which he praised Un- derWood for his democracy, withdrew his name from the convention and an- nounced that the Underwood dele gates who have stuck to him were free to vote for whom they pleased. Senator Bankhead was loudly cheered when he finished.
 Vice president called a voice in the hall as the Senator was about to leave the platform.
 'Vice president, mo-" said Senator Bankhead. ''The vice presidency can n taly "a iyl, of duty he occupies in the House. Governor Foss, of Massachusetts, was withdrawn as candidate. Congressman Fitzgerald, of Brook lyn, then made this motion: '"I move that we nominate by ac- clamation that distinguished represen- 1 tative of Democracy of New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson,
 This brought every delegate to his feet with the exception of those from Missouri. Bryan sat in the Nebraska delegation smiling. Senator Reed, of Missouri, said:
 With the slightest desire to indi- cate my feelings of resentment against this motion, we must object to it. We want roll call so that Missouri's S vote can be recorded on this ballot for old Champ Clark"
 The final ballot was then taken.
 Night Session.
 Convention Hall, Baltimore, July g. The necessity to nominate vice president we. a1f come back. Being the last and by the way the thirteenth ses- sion of the Democratic National con- vention the galleries were crowded There was also a platform to be adopted only. It was already framed and ready and the word had gone around from the mysterious source that there was to he no fight.
 Before the convention was called tc order there was some talk of vice presidential candidates. Governor Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana Governor Burke.. of North Dakota Congressman Henry, of Texas; eX Governor Joseph w. Folk, of Missouri were the ones most prominently men toned for the prospective job. Int early gossip said that Governor Mar shall was the man who would solve the problem.
 Bryan got kings reception whe1 he entered the Armory at 9:30 o'clock From the door to hls seat he Was ' [cheered. As he made his way to thu head place in the Nebraska delegation he stopped to shake hands with number of friends.
 Finally the convention was called t' order at 9:34 p. m. by Chairman James. The delegates stopped thei fun. The house was ill order nor quickly than at any session since tn beginning.
 Delegates and visitors rose to thei feet while Rev. Charles D. Harris, o jthe Southern Methodist church, pro nounced the invocation. The roll cal of states for nominations for vic president was ordered at $40 p. m.
 H. H. Dean, of Georgia, then nom mated Champ Clark, of Missouri.
 There came great applause whe the name of the defeated candidat for president was mentioned.
 Former. Governor Cookery, of Mis- souri, was next presented to the con '. vention, who announced Clark Wa not candidate
 n Senator Purcell, of North Dakots g was recognized for the purpose of pre- ! |senting the name of Governor Burke of North Dakota, for vice president. < Samuel sA1schuller, of Illinois. wa : next presented to the convention. Ak !, tchuller then nominated Elmer W = Hurst, of Rock Island, H., delegate at-large. After he had completed hi g efspeeclNy hator Lea, of Tennessee
 moved t $npeeches be limited to fiy .|minutess seconding speeches 2 three minutes. .s
 -Conefedepan Hughes, of New Je
 sey, was hSesiding Temporarily.
 ThkR tRf name of Governor Ma |shal1s vas Ife3ented.
 e. Henfy R&Smer. Of Iowa, next spok b Hespreseptel the name of Watson WadeSpf @Ta
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