Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
Eleven Ballots Taken, but
AL! Are Far Shcrt
of 726.
NEW YORK LEADS BREAK
Casting of 80 Votes for Speak
er Causes Demonstration
Lasting 21 Minutes.

convention Hall, Baltimore, June 29.
After taking the 18th ballot the con-
vention adjourned at o'clock this
to meet again at l o'clock
this afternoon. Clark received 4 ma
jority on the 10th ballot. when his vote
reached 556, but on the 11th ballot hs
lost two and on the 18th ballot fell
to $40. Wilson gained four on tho
11th ballot and on the last ballot had
354. Totals on the 18th ballot
Clark. $40.
Wilson. 354.
Underwood, 1913.
Harmon, %.
Marshall, 80.
Kern, /.
Bryan, l.
ELEVEN NIGHT BALLOTS.
Last nights session of the conven-
tion was one of great excitement, tho
results of the various ballots being
cheered by sympathizers of leading
candidates as the vote showed a gain
for their favorite. Eleven ballots were
taken during the night. but no candi-
date came within striking distance ot
the 726 necessary to nominate. Clark
recorded the highest vote, when on
the 10th ballot he had 500 majority Hs
fell back on both the I1th and 18th
ballot.
NEW YoRK'S BREAK TO CLARK.
When New York broke on the 10th
ballot and cast 80 votes for Clark,
great demonstration followed. continu.
ing 81 minutes. Later the convention
broke loose again. This time it waa
a Bryan-Wilson outburst, and it lasted
80 minutes.
Wilson's vote on the 10th ballot was
S5012, on the llth it was 354ia and OF
the last ballot it was an eyeu 354.
New York supported Clark in
three ballots last night. According
to a reported agreement, Murphy will
cast 80 votes for the speaker in seven
more successive ballots. Then IL
Clark has not reached the goal. tho
| 80 will be transferred to another
man. Who it may be has not been
! determined. The agreement of tho
New York leaders to stand by Clark
I
made when the Clark support waa
given to Parker for temporary chair-
man.
MUST WIN QUICKLY.
1t was the general feeling that 10
| Clark wins he must win quickly. a
/ continued deadlock was one thing
which might eat away the command.
ing lead he already has established.
The problem before the Clark forces
was twO-fold; first, to hold their
present strength intact against de-
fections; and second, to add 176 1a
votes to his 549 shown on the 18th
ballot to give him the necessary two
thirds majority. Just how this
problem was TO be solved was a
cause of worry in the Clark camp.
UNDERWOOD HOLDS KERN.
Underwood's 123 votes are looked
upon rs the key 10 the situation. His
managers have shown no indication
of directing the vote as "A balance of
power among other candidates. on
the contrary. they seem TO believe by
holding together they eventually VIII
win the nomination.
URGES SWING TO SPEAKER
one report this morning was that
one OF UnderwDOd's southern dele
gates would urge the time had come
to swing his vote to Clark, as. in
view of Bryan's opposition, Under
wood chances were only slight al
best, and that the logical NOMINEES
was Clark. Harmon's % is looked
upon as possible acquisition 10
Clark and il is said there is author
ity for the statement that New York
will never 20 to Wilson, and that
TaWmany would prefer Bryan TO the
New Jersey governor. Kern and Gay