Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-30

They were glad when the ordeal was over. But the ordeal has not moved them to desert any Of their cand dates to agree 10 any compromise What their atti do will be Sunday 5ne lec doTs trying to figure out
 But tonight as the filed from the hotels and stufy convention hall, one thing pretty certain. The Democratic National Convention was facing plain old fashioned American daae lock and the delegates sticking 10 it with tanaety that would gave brought grim smile to the lips Of 015 Hickory hin1Sef
 After nine futile ballots Saturday afternoon, the supporters of Champ Clark attempted to get recess but defeatel most of the Wilson, Marshall and Harmon f5roes join4g opposition The twenty second ballot then ordered, It showed but little change from tila previous ballots.
 0n the twenty third ballot Clark dropped below the soc mark, Wilson gaining slightly.
 As the twenty fourth ballot proceeded with little change in tfe neup, any chance of breaking the dead lock that has stripped the ooventon seemed hopeless at the present session. The N aders who had been anxious to secure an adjournment began to feel that the strug gle hopeless and were constantly circulated that adjournment t3ntii 1toE day would be taken.
 By o'clock the delegates, who had been sitting in the hall since shortly after the hour listening to th2 roll call an weary bs h9 nstant confusion began to show the esct& of the s5aan As the ballot proceede3 the delegates left leir chairs and moved about in the asles. When the vo5e oi each state was4caed t frequently called ont hV some one ill another part of the hall from the place where the delegates seated The result was an nccaase3 confusion
 The delegates stuck to he ship however, in spite o their weariness and remained for roll call.
 Throughout the long t;1 esome afternoon and even ing, visitors constantly and went
 S1IoNs On the twenty fourth ballot Iowa began to fly to the Wilson column after having cast it's vote for Clark throughout the previous ballot. roll cali asked. After it had been taken, Gl3 unit rule brought out and the vote cast as before for Clark. There was appeal from the ruling of tt2 chair but it with drawn.
 When the result Of the lallot was announced show ing Wilson with 402 2 the Wilson started dem onstra5ion, by6 the noise socn ceased.
 Before the next vcto begun, Senator w. , Stone of Missouri went to the latform and asked unanimous consent that after two add ona ballot the candidate ceivng the smallest nober Of votes be dropped and on until the last ballot. s
 Chairman Ollie James ruled that the agreement could not be used without unanimous consent There no objections and the agreement died
 A scheme fathered by John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi that the lowest candidate withdraw with the unanimous consent of his hackers. But it pershed bs- fore his eyes when the delegates from various parts of the hall howled out thar approval
 BY9 o'clock the evenings enter rtainment was under way. The afternoon crowd in the galleries had dis appeared fashionable had taken it's place. The evenings array Of presiding officers appeared Congressman SU1zer stood 7nanfully to his task, working the gays for thirty minutes Then Ollie James took his place again until his hoarseness the result of th days talking above the confusion wanted another