The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
|BREAK OF DELEGATES TO PRINCETON
MAN Is FEATURE OF NIGHT SESSION
Missourian Loses Many Votes
Given Him Last Week, But
Still Wilson Lacks Suffi-
cient Number

CONVENTION HALL. BALTI
MORE. July Woodrow Wilson. o
New Jersey, gained additional votes Oh
the thirty fifth and thirty-sixth bal
lots tonight in the Democratic ma
tional convention. but the deadlock
seems still far from broken.
Michigan caused the sensation oil
the early evening by Pumping twenty
seven and then twenty-six vote for
Wilson on the thirty-fifth and thirty
sixth ballots respectively. The Mich.
igan men said that they had done Il
to satisfy the Wilson men on theii
delegation. and not for the purpose
of starting a general break.
North Carolina and Ohio passed In
the thirty-sixth ballot, and the re-
suit of the caucuses by the delegates
was a. gain of two for Wilson.
The thirty-seventh ballot was then
begun. The thirty-seventh ballot broke
all records for balloting III d national
convention. When James A. Gar
field. defeated Grant. who was seek
ing third term, Garfield won on the
thirty-sixth ballot.
Delegates TO the Democratic ma
tional convention, tired. worn and
haggard. assembled slowly tonight to
resume the long grind OF balloting
which the deadlock has Developed
There were rumors OF breaks in the
air, but rnrnors are no longer slim
ulant for the wtaried. poker playing
brand of delegates, who are here
lighting It out TO the death.
The Illinois delegation was rest
less. So is everybody. They all wan,
to go home.
The doors to the convention were
wide open tonight TO everybody and
Baltimore folks focked into the gal
leries. filing them long before the
convention was called to order.
Everybody in Baltimore came. and
thousands could not gain admission
As If they felt danger and dynamite
in the air, certain to explode once a
nomination comes. the police chiefs
OF Baltimore doubled the force OF uni
formed men within the hall The
entire fronts Of the press and speak.
ers' stands were lined with police.
men shoulder to Shouider
Illinois Caucus Held.
The Illinois delegation caucuHet
lust before the night meeting wat
called to order. Roger c. Sullivan
declared out OF order motion te
poll the Delegation on president anC
tho caucus adjourned.
As the Indiana delegation arrived
Thomas Taggart. Of Indiana. said:
Indiana is willing to take any &C
ton that will certainly mean thu
breaking OF this deadlock. Any actor
that events indicate will be efficacioui
10 this end will be taken in the In
terest of party harmony and looking
to party success In November.
Ii was S:20 y. Al. when Chairra,
Ollie James reached the chair. Fl,
was applanded. He Immediately call
ed the convention to order ut so.
r. NJ
Rev. Clayton ii. Rauck, pastor o
the Third Reformed church. OF Bal
timore, offered the shortest praye
since the convention began.
The chairman directed that the po
lice close ali doors. save TO delegates
! alternates and newspaper men. III
ordered sufficient police brought int
tho hall to keep order. He threatened
70 order cleared any gallery in which
there ives disturbance.
The thirty nth ballot was then or.
dered,
Crowd Cheers Bryan.
II was SEQ p. NJ when W. J. Bryar
fcors4ued On Third ParsJ