Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-16
Big Four and Delegates
From First, Second, Fifth,
Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and
Tenth May Go to Clark.
ADVANCE GUARD
NOW IN BURLINGTON
Hotels Crowded by Noon
Today, Speakers Son Be-
ing Among Arrivals; An
nounce Clark's Slate.

Burlington, May 16.-EVery train at
irving today brought hundreds Of dele
gates and politicians to attend the
Iowa democratic state convention
which will be held here tomorrow to
select rs delegates to the Baltimore
convention and adopt party platform.
BY noon the hotels and streets were
crowded with visitors from all parts
of the state. The contest is between
the Champ Clark forces and the
friends of Woodrow Wilson. OF the
1904 delegates the Clark men claim
347 are instructed for their candidate
and 1872 for Wilson.
The Wilson men, however, deny the
accuracy of these figures and say that
Clark's instructed delegates number
24O, while Wilson has ZIG. Both sides
admit that the control of the conven.
tion is in the hands Of the uninstructed
delegates.
Clark Claims 1s Out Of 26.
Former Congressman w. D. jamie
son, manager of the Clark forces, af.
ter talking with number of the un.
instructed delegates made statement
in which he declared his candidate
would win on the first ballot. He de-
clares Clark will have the four dele.
Eates-at-large and those from the f1rsb
second, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth and
tenth districts.
The third, fourth, seventh and
eleventh districts are claimed for Will.
son. The Clark leaders will ask the
convention to adopt a resolution pledg.
ing the national delegates to their can.
didate. -.
Bryan is the choice of the six dele,
gates from Lucas county and there is
| some Harmon sentiment in few
counties. This influence 1t is said will
be exerted in support Of move led
by the Wilson managers to have the
national delegates chosen without In.
structions.
Field to Combine Against Clark.
The indications are that the field
will combine in an effort to prevent the
instruction of the national delegates
for Clark. In the event of deadlock
there is possibility that Bryan may
be taken up as q compromise candi-
date as he has many friends among
the delegates. The Clark forces rely
on a spectacular, whirlwind campaign
to win.
M. F. Healy of Fort Dodge, who will
be temporary chairman of the conven.
ton, and Fred Behrman of Decorah,
temporary secretary are Clark
men. A majority of the regular organ
ization, it is claimed are with Clark.
Bennett Clark, son Of the speaker
of the house Of representatives and en-.
Enthusiastically greeted as Champ Jr."
arrived early in the day, accompanied
by United States Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri.
In the afternoon he was given a
reception which was attended by sew
eral thousand democrats. This even
ing there will be a Clark demonstra-
tion at which addresses will be deliv-
cred by United States Senator James
Reed of Missouri, former United States
Senator Fred Dubois of Utah, Con-
gressman I. S. Pepper of Iowa, and
others.
Among the arrivals was a big
crowd Of Champ Clark boomers
from Ottumwa, who paraded the
streets singing the "Houn' Dog" song.
They brought with them two sad-eyed
CANNES as mascots.
The Clark managers have advertised
for one hundred houn' dogs for use
at the convention.
The Clark slate for delegates-at-large
contains the names of Emmett Tinley,
Council Bluffs; Claude R. Porter, Cen
terville; NJ F. Healy, Fort Dodge, and
Wilbur w. Marsh, Of Waterloo. The
Wilson men have prepared no slate.