Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1912 — WOODROW WILSON ON 46th BALLOT [ARTICLE]

WOODROW WILSON ON 46th BALLOT

Governor of New Jersey Named to Lead Democratic Ticket.

CLARKLOSTSTEADILY Td Bryan is Due the Victory of Wilson —Platform WUI Be Adopted Along Most Progressive Linos. Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, was named for president by the democratic national convention at Baltimore at about 2:30 o’clock this Tuesday afternoon. Wilson began gaining last Saturday and after the Marshall vote shifted to him on the 28th ballot his increase became more rapid. He passed by Clark on the 30th ballot, having 460 to the speaker’s 455. The convention remained in session until a .late hour Monday night, in the vain attempt to nominate. Wilson continued to gain slowly until the 39th ballot, when he had 50i%. On the next ballot he bad the same number.

On the 41st he fell back to 499% and on the 42nd he dropped to 494. The futility of further ballots until a recess was seen and the convention adjourned. It reconvened at 11 o’clock today and Wilson’s vote was increased from the start at the expense of Clark. The 45th ballot stood: Wilson 633, Clark 306, Underwood 97, Harmon 25, Foss 27. still lacked 92 1-3 votes of enough to nominate, but it was clear that he was about to carry the day and on the next ballot he went over the mark necessary to choice. The exact vote could not be learned, but it is understood to have been less than 800. The convention adjourned at 3:40 after Senator Stone, of Missouri, had moved to make the nomination unanimous. The motion carried and a big demonstration followed. The convention will reconvene at 9 o’clock tonight to adopt a plaform and nominate a vice president.