River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-07-11
Governor Marshall His
Running Mate.
Fortunes Take on New Lease of Life
After 43rd-Rapid Strides Are Made
In Voting as Soon as Delegates See
That Clark Boom Has Collapsed.

Baltimore, Md. - Governor Wilson
was nominated at 3:15 p. M, Tuesday,
when Pennsylvania cast vote making
total 733, breaking the long deadlock
that had excited in the democratic
convention since early Friday.
The final break to Governor Wood
row Wilson as the nominee for presi-
dent of the United States came at the
beginning of the forty-sixth ballot.
Wilson had received 633 votes on the
forty-ffth, with only 7251s necessary
to nominate.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama quick
Iy withdrew Underwood.
Senator Stone Of Missouri, in behalf
Of Champ Cl&rk, released all Clark dele
gates, at tae same time saying Mis-
souri, would vote for him to the end.
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston then with
drew Governor Zoos from considera-
ton.
BY this time it was apparent Wilson
the convention was in an uproar, de-
laying the call for long while
Wilson gained 108 votes on the forty
third ballot, the first cast today, and
the hoped-for break appeared at hand.
Illinois So delegates propelled the
movement and gains were made also
from Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Louis
lana, Maryland, Michigan, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin
and Hawaii.
Wilson's vote was COZ, a majority of
the convention. 1t was the highest
vote he had received and the vote of
329 cast for Mr.. Clark was the lowest
received by him 6vring the prolonged
balloting. When this result was an
nounced the demonstration for Wilson
was as enthusiastic and nrotracted as
the weary delegates could make it.
Senator Bankhead spoke amid
breathless silence. He said Underwood
had entered the convention hoping to
be the nominee. But his chief desire
was to eradicate every vestige of sec.
tional feeling. That had not been dem
onstrated by the liberal support given
the Alabama candidate. He would not
be a party to the defeat of any candi-
date.
"But [ think the time has come to
recognize that he cannot be nominated
in this convention, nor can he be used
to defeat any other candidate" Bank
head proceeded.
''Vice PRESIDENT" queried delegate
from the floor.
mo-" shouted back Bankhead. 'He
will not turn from the important duties
he is performing to take such an office
as vice president"
The Illinois break, which had been
predicted, came on the forty-third bal
lot. There was hush when the state
was called. Roger Sullivan was stand
ing in the aisle consulting the lieuten-
ants. Finally he spoke:
"Clark, IS; Wilson, 40. UnGer the
unit rule, the complete vote of the
state, fifty-eight, must be cast for Gov
ernor Wilson"
This brought renewed cheering from
the pro-Wilson contingent in the hall.
When Kentucy was called and Gov
twenty-six for Clark, Judge A. w.
Young of Morehead, KY, demanded
whether the delegation could not
change to Wilson now that major
ity of the delegates believed that he
should be nominated McCreary held
that under the instructions Kentucky
must vote Clark as long as his name
was before the convention. Chairman
James ruled thai unless the poll of the
state was demanded the vote should be
recorded as cast 1--WE have been here
too long now" said Young, but he de-
clined to demand the poll.
Michigan caught the contagion and
cast only two for Clark and twenty
eight for Wilson, a gain of eight for
the New Jersey governor on the forty
third ballot.
New York failed to shift it's position.
Virginia broke, casting its solid vote
of twenty-four for Wilson, giving him
a majority for the first time. West
Virginia broke, throwing her sixteen
votes to Wilson.
The Virginia break was factor
against the anti-Wilson men, and many
of them admitted that there would be
little chance of preventing Wilson's
nomination if another big state went
over. This became almost a certainty
when a moment later West Virginia
cast her sixteen votes for Wilson.
Tom Helm, congressman from Ala
bama, and manager of the Underwood
boom, advised the Alabama delegation
at 12:45 to switch to Wilson.
John Bankhead, chairman of the
Alabama delegation, bitterly de-
nounced Hefiin.
After the forty-third ballot some of
the ultra-Clark leaders said that, while