Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-01
NO CHANCE SEEN
TO END SESSION
Hope of Nomination at Baltimore on
the First Ballot Today is
Abandoned.
NO LEADER Wrs Nssss eass7
Clark's Eff 49, saIn Strength
81 useless.
MUCH FEELING AGAINST WILSON
Action of Bryan Rouses Intense
Antagonism.
MAY BE DARK HORSE IN EN-
Genuine Attempt to Compromise II
Likely to be Made If Underwood
and Wilson should BE Thrown
Back Beaten.

BALTIMORE, June 30.--Hope of NOM
ination on the twenty-seventh ballot for
president was practically abandoned by
democratic leaders tonight.
When the national convention adjourned
for Sunday it was believed that some
solution of the long deadlock would result
from conferences between the champions
Of the three leading candidates, but 1t
developed that the time had not arrived
for the withdrawal of either Speaker
Clark, Governor Wilson or Representative
Underwood. 1t was not expected that the
first ballot tomorrow would materially
differ from the twenty-sixth.
Campaign managers possibly might
have reached some agreement If interest
in the deadlock had not dwarfed by the
personal controversy developed between
William j. Bryan and Speaker Clark. The
visit Of Mr.. Clark to Baltimore and his
arrival too late to attempt vindication Of
himself before the convention over
shadowed everything else as subject Of
Sunday gossip.
Party leaders generally took the posi-
tion notwithstanding the Missourian's i'm
passioned denial of Mr.. Bryan's imputa-
ton that he was beholden to Morgan,
Belmont and Ryan that he would be
unable to regain the votes he had lost.
At the same time many of them thought
that sympathy for Mr.. Clark and the
inevitable linking Of Bryan and Wilson In
the minds of delegates, by reason of the
New Jersey candidate having been the
beneficiary of the votes turned away
from Mr. Clark by the Nebraskans
philippe had injured the chance of VIII
sons nomination.
Summary of situation.
The situation as seen by leaders not
associated intimately in the management
Of any of the campaigns seemed tonight
to be about as follows:
Clark, having failed of nomination, for
seventeen ballots after receiving a ma
jority vote probably had reached the
crest of his strength. Wilson. although
climbing steadily, apparently, was Bit
terly opposed by delegates who resented
the general impression that Colonel
Bryan had the vote power, although he
lacked the votes necessary 70 control the
nomination.
These delegates believed that the New
Jersey governor would continue to gain
even to the point where he had a ma
jority, but that he could not break down
the Clark strength, which was said to be
determined that Bryan should not win
through a combination of any kind.
Should Clark and Wilson fail on the
next two or three ballots 1t was predicted
that there would be a turn to Repre-
sentative Underwood. who had held his
normal vote from first to last Under
wood forces were watching for just such
contingency and claimed to be prepared
to take full advantage Of it. Whether
the Alabama candidate could win or NOT
was the subject of much speculation, but
outside Of the delegates who had svoted
for him on twenty-six ballots there did
not appear to be much enthusiasm
Genuine attempts at compromise are
likely to be made If Wilson and Under
wood should follow Clark upon Il high
wave Of votes and still fail to get the
necessary two-thirds, but 1t was not ex-
pected tonight that any of the dark
horse" candidates will stand much show
until the three leaders in turn have tried
and failed.