Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-07-02
After One Of the Most Terrific Battles Ever Fought In the History Of Ame
Can Politics. the Great Governor Of New Jersey Wins Coveted
Honor and Is Proclaimed Choice Of the Democracy
For President Of the United StateS

Baltimore, July 2.-Woodrow vii.
son, governor Of New Jersey, was nom-
mated for president by the democratic
national convention here this after.
noon on the forty-sixth ballot. On
that ballot Wilson received 900 votes,
or 266 votes more than the required
two-thirds. As quickly as the roll Of
states was announced, Congressman
Fitzgerald Of New York arose and
moved that the nomination be made
unanimous, and the one thousand and
eighty-eight delegates jumped to their
feet, after which followed demon
stration by the entire convention and
the galleries which surpassed in noise
and enthusiasm all previous outbursts
Of a convention noted for its demon.
strations.
Beginning of End.
! When the convention convened Mon
day morning after resting over Sun
day, the first ballot showed but few
changes, but as the voting progressed
throughout the day and until after mid.
night last night, Wilson gained steadily
and cIark's vote gradually melted
away. The last vote before adjourn
ment until o'clock today was 4s8Ia
for Wilson, 423 for Clark, with the 9th.
ers divided among Underwood, Har-
mon and Foss.
BIG Gain for Wilson.
The Wilson leaders and delegates
Iabored all night long with delegations
who had been voting for other candi.
dates and the success of these efforts
were manifest on the first ballot to-
day, when Wilson showed gain of
more than one hundred and Clark a
loss Of that number, the vote being:
Wilson, COZ; Clark, 32e; Underwood,
e8E; Harmon, 20; Foss, 27; Bryan,
I; Kern, 1. This was on the forty.
third ballot. There was little change
on the forty-fourth, although Wilson
gained some and Clark continued to
fall away. Wilson was still few
votes short on the forty-fifth ballot,
but on the fateful forty-sixth there was
stampede to the New Jersey execu.
tive. It was started when Senator
Bankhead of Alabama, on behalf of
Underwood, released the delegates
who had been SO loyalty supporting
the southern congressman. Senator
Stone of Missouri followed suit, and,
on behalf Of Clark, released the Mis-
sourian's faithful followers. Prac-
ticaIly all of them went to Wilson,
and before the roll call was nearly
completed a great shout went up, a
shout Of gIadness that the nerve-rack.
ing contest was over, and thanks to
the magnificent leadership Of William
]. Bryan, the democratic party was on
record as thoroughly progressive and
with leader concerning whose pro-.
gressiveness there could not be the re-
motest doubt. At $3.50, Baltimore time,
1880 Montana time, the nomination
was made unanimous.
Adjourn Until Evening.
After a measure Of quiet had been
restored, a motion was passed to ad-
journ until 9 o'clock this evening, when
vice president will be nominated and
the platform will be adopted The
convention will 90 down In history az
the most remarkable ever held and
all records for the number Of ballots
taken before candidate was named
were broken.
History Of Convention.
One week, spent largely In fruitless
balloting, but with the regular order
of business frequently interrupted by
sensational incidents, came to a close
last night and the one thousand and
eighty-eight delegates who comprise
the national convention of democrats
are today apparently farther from a
solution of the problem as to whom
shall be the standard bearer of the
party this year than they were when
the first ballot was taken early Thurs.
day morning.
Bryan the Center Of Things.
The big, dominant figure Of the en-
tire convention Is William Jennings |