Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-07-06
WILSON NOMINATED
BY The DEMOCRATS
The NATIONAL CONVENTION
AT baltimore ENDS WORK
TUESDAY NOON.
Illinois Was First State To Break To
Woodruff Wilson, ON the Forty fourth
Ballot, Then other Candidates With
drew, Making the Choice Unanimous
Washing in Clark Column To Last.

drew, Making the Choice Unanimous
Washing in Clark Column To Last.
Convention Hall, Baltimore, July a.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey, was nominated for the presidency
of the United States by the national
democratic convention in session here
today.
The ballot which gave the New Jer
sey candidate and exponent of "pro-
gressive" principles the necessary two
third vote, came in startling climax to
the long deadlock.
A great crowd, which had packed the
convention hall since long before the
convention, was called to order, cheered
itself hoarse, and the delegates them
selves joined onlookers in freznied
parade about the great convention hall.
The nomination was made on the 10th
ballot
Senator Bankhead announced the
withdrawal of Underwood before the
forty -sixth ballot.
First Ballot Tuesday.
The solid Illinois delegation, which
was a wavering member of the Clark
column on the voting Monday night,
on the first ballot of Tuesday, the forty
third since the convention opened,
switched to the Wilson column. The
individual standing of the delegation
was announced as Clark 1s, Wilson 40,
but under the unit rule the entire vote
was cast for Wilson.
The addition of the Illinois vote gave
Governor Wilson majority of the dele
gates, and the announcement was greet
ed with prolonged cheering.
Gov. Marshal for Vice President.
Baltimore.-For president, Governor
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey.
For vice president, Governor Thomas
r. Marshall of Indiana.
This was the ticket completed by the
democratic national convention.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey, was nominated for president OF
the United States when, on the 46th bal
lot he received 900 votes to "a fol-
Champ Clark.
The Missouri delegation, which had
remained faithful to Clark to the end
then moved that the nomination be made
unanimous. There was a great chorus
of approval and the long fight was over
The nomination of Governor Mar
shall for vice president came as some
thing of surprise, for when the night 4
balloting for vice president began il
seemed that the Bryan Wilson contin
gent in the convention had definitely
settled upon Governor Joseph E. Burk,
of North Dakota.
There was not much of a fight, how
ever, and when two ballots disclosed
Marshall easily in the lead, Governo
Burke s name was withdrawn and Mar
shall was proclaimed the nominee b,
reclamation.
Features of Democratic Platform.
Immediate downward revision of tn
tariff favored.
Asserts high cost of living is in larg
measure due to high tariff
Vigorous enforcement of criminal a
well as civil law against trust officials
Action of republican administrator
in connection with STANDARD Oil com
pany condemned.
States rights reasserted.
Should have presidential primaries.
| Pledges party to enacting of law pre-
hibiting campaign contributions fror
corporations.
Single presidential term favored.
Economical maintenance of eficien
| navy.
Control and regulation of railroad
express, telegraph and telephone con
{ panies. Physical valuation a basis Q
rates.
) Aldrich banking bill opposed. Gu,
rency laws should be revised.
Renewal of declaration in precedin
platform on conservation of natural T.
q sources.
q Cooperation of federal and state GO
. ernments in regard to waterways.
q Party pledged to creation of a d
partment of labor.
Encouragement of merchant marine.
Reform in civil service law and
! civil and criminal procedure.
Colonial exploitation condemned.
q Territorial government in Alaska.
Parcels post favored.
h Rule of the people to be assured.
J. Wilson Receives News.
Seagirt, N. J.-When Governor w
son received word that the democrat
convention had nominated him for pre-
O ident, he was laughing and chattiI