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Machom, Benedict Brooks, Poarl
Croek and Walter Honsoh. Two
' voted for Underwood. Under tho
unit rulo, Now York's nlnoty votos
wont for Clark. Tho Illinois dole-
" gatlon filed Into Its soats while tho
roll of tho New York delegation was
In. progress. Their caucus ended in
a determination to stand by Clark,
for whom tho fifty-eight votes had
boon cast since tho boginnlng of tho
balloting.
Tho result of tho twonty-oightk
ballot was: Clark, 409; Wilson,
400; Underwood, 112; Fobs, 38;
Marshall, 30; Harmon, 29; Bryan,
1; absont 1.
, This- gave Clark a gain of 5,
. Wilson a loss of 11 and Underwood
a loss of , as compared with tho
twenty-sixth ballot.
After conferring with a number of
friends, Mr. Bryan said It was un
likely that ho would roply to tho
spoech of Mr. Stanchflold. It was
reported, that Senator Itaynor of
Maryland, might seek opportunity to
dofond tho "progressives." .
Tho Now Mexico delegation de
manded a poll after tho vote had
been reported "eight for Clark." The
roll Call showed Clark 5, Wilson 3.
Under tho unit rule tho eight wont
to Clark. Oklahoma's delegation
was polled, but tho voto remained,
Clark 10, Wilson 10. Pennsylvania
addod one to hor usual voto of 71 for
1 Wilson.
Tho result of the twonty-oighth
ballot was: Clark, 468; Wilson,
437; Underwood, 112; Harmon,
23; Foss, 28; Kern, 1; Bryan, 1;
absent, .
Marshall was eliminated, twenty
nine of his thirty votes from fndjana
going to Wilson, who gained1 thirty
ono on the ballot, while Clark lost
one and, one-half. At, tho close of
tho twenty-eighth ballot it was an
nounced that arrangements had been
mado to oxtond all railroad tickets,
making them good until July 10.
rM "Ninoteon hundred and twelve or
1913?" demanded a delegato, but
there was no roply forthcoming.
Tho twenty-ninth ballot wag or
dered called.
Indiana on tho twonty-ninth vote
gave Kern four and Wilson twenty
six. Thus Wilson lost three. s
A dispute in the Iowa delegation
showed that that state stood: Clark,
14; Wilson, 11, hut undo the
unit riilo' the entire voto of the state
"went to dark. Another wrangle fol
io wod when Kansas was challonimd.
The delegates askod that the state bo
passed. Half a dozen delegates
yelled:
"Wo want 'to vote now. Two
thirds of this delegation are for Wil
son and we want the vote cast that
way."
The delegation was ordered nnllnfl
VIA chorus" of yells and jeers1 greeted
.tho beginning of tho poll and tho
roll of tho delegation proceeded in
. gieat disorder. The voto was: Wil-
vrson 13, Clark 6, absent 1. The voto,
of Kansas, twenty in all, went to tho
Wilson olumn. Chairman 'James
ruled that tho vote Bhbuld go to,
- Wilson
Theodore Boll of California toolr
the, flpor uftor a disorderly dispute
to apgittEttinst casting tho v'.ote of
Kansasfor, Wilson. .; .
Tho delegaus were impatient and
' Boll was f roquontly interrupted. Ho
.rgued tfiat the Kansas delegation
could not shift to Wilson until two-
jyjhirds tut the delegation voted for
Wilson... Ho asserted that-thirteen
was not;., two-thirds arid ; contended
that tho' twenty votes should go to
Clark.
, Bell Sfiftd troulile in gefitliiff a hear
ing '(uuMhig' argumont-waaipunctu-ated
by jeers.
"Sing it," shouted a delegate as
ho noared the conclusion,
Palmes ,Qt Eennsylxanto, .$0 ' Wil
son loader, answered BoiL. . Hcsaid
that with only nineteen dologates on
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tho floor, thirteen constituted two
thirds of tho delegation and their
votos should control tho state's
votes.
Chairman James then ruled that
two-thirds of tho delegation meant
two-thirds of tho delegates present
and gave the twenty votes to Wil
son. Tho result of tho twenty-ninth bal
lot showed changes in tho votes of
only throe states. It was: Clark,
468; Wilson, 43G; Underwood,
113; Foss, 38; Harmon, 29; Kern,
4. This gave Clark a loss of half a
voto, Wilson a loss of one and one
half, Bryan lost his single vote and
Kern gained, three.
Tho thirtieth ballot proceeded mo
notonously until Ohio was reached.
Then ten of Harmon's twenty-nine
went to Underwood. Wilsonrs nine
teen remained intact. Vermont gave
up Foss on this ballot and her eight
votes wont to Wilson. The result of
tho ballot left Wilson In the lead.
The voto of Iowa, which was passed,
gave Wilson 14, Clark 12. Up to
that time tho vote of 2G had gone to
Clark.
When tho result was announced
a roll call of tho delegation was de
manded and again showed Clark 12,
Wilson 14. Iowa's vote, as an
nounced, gave Wilson the lead for
the ballot with 460 votes. It gave
Clark 455.
Cheers greeted the Wilson voto as
it was anubunced during the roll
call. - :
The result of the ballot was:
Clark, 455; Wilson, 460; Under
wood, 121; Foss, 30;-Harmon, 19;
Kern, 2.
Thus'Clark lost 13 and Wilson
gained 24. Underwood gained 9.
Wlieh the total voto Of lio thir
tieth' ballotfWas announced the Wil
son followers, with their candidate
for the. first1 time- In tho lead, made
a demonstration. 4
Tho thirty-first ballot gave Wilson
a better lead.
Wyoming announced that its dele
gates having determined that Clark's
nomination was no longer a possi
bility, shifted to Wilson, a gain of
six for the New Jersey governor.
Wilson improved his lead on the
thirtyrfirst .ballot. Clark, 442;
Wilson, 474; Underwood, 116;
Foss, 30; Harmon, 17;. , Kern, 2;
absent, . ,.. .
This gave Wilson a gain .of 15,'
Clark ilost &, Underwood lost 5
ana Harmon lost 2.
At the end' of tlie thirtyrfirst bal
lot tho Michigan delegates support
ing Clark sent to Senator Reed of
Missouri for instructions.
"Sit .still in the boat,"' counselled
the. senator, "Thoy CWilBon forces)
can't get two-thirds majority.
West Virginia demanded a poll
which,,, showed Clark 1, Wilson
3 ..absent 1, Under tho rniif. i
the entire vote of tho state, sixteen,
was pas ior uiaric. . ,
. There was little change on the
thirty-second ballot. The result
was: Clark, 447; Wilson, 477;
Underwood, 103; Foss, 28; Har
mon, ,29; Kern. 2: absent. U
This gave Clark a gain of one,
while W.llson's vote was unchanged.
Harmon gained 15.
The thirty-third ballot found the
leaders practically at a standstill.
Wilson merely holding hiB total of
the thirty:second ballot while Clark
gained one from Underwood in Vir
ginia. At the end of this ballot, tho
Clark; people revived their drooping
spirits bv disnlavinir n tile hnnnai.
which tho following tribute to Clark
irom vv. j. Bryan in 1910, was
prmceu iinrea: w ...
"I Wave known ChamprClark for
eighteen years: Ho Is absolutely in
corruptible and his life above' re
proach. Nevf)r in all .a these years
have I known him .to be-bn but one
side of tho mostion and that was
the sido that represented the
people."
There was a cheer as the Mis
sourlans displayed the banner above
the delegation. It lasted for several
minutes.
"Take it over to Nebraska and
show it to Bryan," some one
shouted. No sooner was this said
than tho Missourians acted on tho
suggestion. Then the trouble came.
Bryan arose, several policemen came
to his side, and with them as escort
the1 Nebraskan fairly fought his way
to tho stage.
"Is tho Missouri delegation re
sponsible for sending that banner, to
the Nebraska delegation?" asked
Bryan.
Half a dozen policemen charged
into tho crowd.
"Anything against Bryan?"
shouted a Missouri delegate, shaking
his fist at the smiling Nebraskan.
From the aisle tho police assisted
the Nebraskan upon the platform.
Half a. dozen hand-to-hand fights
followed as the Clark mon tried td
carry their banner up ph. the, plat
form behind Bryan. A Score of
policemen fought in vain to quiet
the shrieking, fighting mob.
Chairman James hurried in and
took the gavel from John E. Lamb
of Indiana. After five minutes'
effort Mr. James, aided by' the police,
secured some semblance of order.1 '
Mr. James finally announced the
beginning of the thirty-fourth ballot,
and Alabama had cast her votes
when Bryan, who had stood for
several moments with the stplidness
of an Indian, was recognized;
"Go on and vote," called a dele
gate. "Stop him; wo "want11 to' go
home--we don't want a- speech. He
is paid to stay here; we are not."
Chairman James explained that
Mr. Bryan had risen to a question of
persdnal privilege. .' fi,.v-i ,-,'n
Mr. Bryan then said: ' "':. u
"I was called in by my delegation
when a banner was placed in front
of us. I asked those in charge of 'It
to remove it. They refused. I went
to the Missouri delegation and asked
the, chairman whether; it had been
sent there by the: Missouri delega
tion. If the act was authorized ,by
the persons in charge -of that ban
ner, I have nothing to say, ,but if it
was done through orders .nf..fhA. tvmq
c,Wl .lf . r- ..7,0' n7 '"" i
oyun Hciufcuuyu x ciaimtine right to
answer tho question,' ,.thus pro-;
pounded." ' , u "
A howl interrupted. "'r"!,T"v'
"The chair regrets .to suggest thati
the gentleman from Kebrnsitn. hoo!
not stated a question, personal!
4 A cheer greeted this land Mr
Bryan bowed and left the stand
Among the Missouri delegation For-
uoi uuvBi-uur JuocKery shopped him'
and disclaimed any connection with
the appearance of the banner Mr.:
nryan went nacic to his seat.
Tho convention was in a tufmoil'
long afteirMr. Bryan hadt'aken his!
seat. There were sevetaVfist fights
among delegates and tho big force'
of policemen had their" hands full
quelling the outbreaks, but a now
squad of tfolice camo.in during the
disturbance, and when tho yelling
was renewed every aislo was lined:
With bluecbats. nhntrmn rn,
directed the police to arrest anyone
auwcmpuug- to carry a Danner of any
sort into the armory. ..
wnen Maine was reached on tho
thirtyfourth ballot its vote of
twelve' was cast solid, for Wilson
This: took two from Underwood and
one from Clark. .
This showed a cjvln hf fT
I Wilson. Clark remained unchanged.
uuuoiwuuu lust LWO.
At . the end of the thirty-fourth
ballot Roger C. Sullivan? of Illinois
moved that tho convention take a
recess until 8 p. mu-The motion
prevailed, by acclamation .and ' at
5 ;15vthe.; convention adjourned. .
On tho thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth
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ballots the change was Immaterial.
Clark gained a single vote and Wil
son secured two additional
After the thirty-sixth ballot Chair
man James surrendered the? gavel to
Senator O'Gorman of New York. A
cheer greeted the senator as he be
gan, presiding.
On the thirty-seventh ballot .Clark
lost two. The shift of .two. from
Clark to Underwood was .tho only
change on this ballot,
Thirty-seventh ballotf : official:
Total, 1.088. Clark, 432-; Wilson,
496; Underwood, 100 ; Harmon,
29; Kern, 1; Foss, 28; absent, .
In Connecticut - Underwood- gained
four from the Clark column. ."When,
Florida was called a poll :vas de
manded. The call of tho delegates
showed that of the delegates-. t two
were for Wilson and ten -fdr Under
wood.
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Senator O'Gorman, in': the: Chair,
ruled tho resolution abrogating tho
unit rule in cases whercaJ;prefefeh
tial primary had been h'6ldv applied
to the Florida delegation, and the
voto was recorded: 'Underwood 10:
Wilson 2.
The ruling produced disorder
which Senator O'Gorman-had some
trouble in quieting.
In Tennessee Clark lost 3 The
delegation gave Clark, Wilson- and
Uiiderwood eight votesteach. : -
On tho thirty-eighth ballot 'Clark
lost 7; Wilson 2 and Underwood
gained 5. : i i ir-.
Thirty-eighth ballot, official:
Clark, 425; Wilson, 498 ; 'Under-,
wood, 106; Harmon, "29; JToss, 28;
Ken,vl; absent, . t ....
The convention was almost stain
jieded by thousands ' of persons who
were' refused admission after Chair
man "uames had ordered the police to
admit no one except delegates, alter
nates: and members of the press..
ii iWherf 'order .fWasM-estoredathe ipo
llce had trouble preventing crushed
atr the doors and in -the- streets
around the hall. Within ' a, few
minutes the authorities were- .con
fronted with a situation so'iserious
that reserves were sent fOr and the
crowds driven back from the -doors.
. In front of the hall, tho .street was
roped off at each entrance .of the
building and double, lines of police
werestationed acrosp the. street.
j Np one was permitted, through the
lines without a delegate ibadge,- a
tiqkpt, or press badge and .lgket.
; Jiw 10 o'clock it was -, estimated
that ,2p, 000 persons. we're- packed in
thestreots clamoring fpr, admission;
WlW0 C0U11 elude thepolice.. It
Was0thp first time since ,'tjie, conven
tion fl began that precautions were
necessary to avert possible accident
");"FS "a11 -u a-i t.ue uoors.
oTjhei police orders ..wero so "Strict
that several delegaW;w,ho.;.had . f or,
gotten their badges were exqluded
frpm the hall for anibour hPfore they
?? ?,get, word ioaWOi and :obtain
identification. , . . .
.The hall itself was. filled" t:o ,capa-
cUy hundreds standing, in the aisles
.around the seat, sections on the
ground floors. .'. '"'v. 4 v
p.Ap Jhe, Sht wore W and. balipt
after ballot was taken i without re
sult the temper nt -tho delegates
gr,ew worse. Evrv nTiiff. nrf
every demand for the.pli, Awkoned .
S bl"erneas tha HJ heoath tho
?h2Spd-lnB2' Hissoak ' 'Mhoarted
pheers and jeers grpoted jtho. few
cliannes in each succeeding hallot. '
r This, spirit was sjipwn .up-times in
tho .audience apd. tho, police were
forcod to remove offendera who bo
came involved in quarrels.
I.On the thirty-nintixbaliot, the first
break came in Colorado.; 'Wilson
was given one of tmul twelve Clark
votes. Of the stat. . to-iiHo tw ni
Lrado .'delegates ..wtiro instructed to
T, ,. L ,JiarK unttt:neiGased by
hlm;V.K Chairman tJame . held that
that the delegates were responsibly
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