Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1912 — ILLINOIS GOES OVER INTO THE WILSON CAMP [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ILLINOIS GOES OVER INTO THE WILSON CAMP

Majority of Delegation Authorizes Sullivan to Change Vote From Clark to the New Jersey Governor. TODAY’S SESSION IS ON Clark and Wilson See-Saw Back and Forth in Their Respective Votes During Night. NOMINATION STILL A PROBLEM Delegates" LlverT"Up" After - Midnight Hour and Showed a Desire to "Play Hookey"—One Creates Amusement by Voting for Ollie James, While Another Brings the House Down by Casting His for J. Hamilton Lewis, While the Latter Is Acting Chairman. BALANCE SHEET OF BALLOTS. First Last Candidate. Ballot. Ballot. Net Change. Clark 440'/ 2 430 10'/ 2 loss Wilson .... 324 494 170 gain Harmon ... 148 27 121 loss Underwood. 117'/ a 104 13'/ 2 loss Baldwin ... 22 .. 22 loss Marshall 31 31 loss Bryan ..... 1 / 2 '/i loss Kern 1 1 gain Foss 28 28 gain Gaynor 1 1 gain Baltimore, July 2.—When the Democratic convention resumed its work at noon today it was announced that Roger C. Sullivan had been authorised by forty-seven of 11110010' fifty-eight delegates to cast that state’s votes for Wilson on the forty-third ballot today.’ At a caucus held early this morning Sullivan was directed to switch Illinois’ vote from Clark to Wilson on the next ballot, but before this could be done the conwventlon had adjourned. Eleven of the delegates fought against a desertion of Speaker Clark, but a majority of the others declared that support of Wilson was the only manner of breaking the deadlock. The time for making the Bwltch was left entirely in Sullivan’s hands, the delegates directing that the change should be made when ‘in the best Judgment of the chairman (Sullivan) it should be deemed advisable.” May Btart thet Break. The big vote of Illinois was held in line for forty-two ballots without difficulty. Just before adjournment, shortly after midnight, a meeting was held. By their vote the Illinois delegation decided that Clark had no chance for election and that the next choice should be Wilson. Adjournment was taken before it was generally known among the Wilson men that Sullivan and his men from Illinois had decided to change. The Illinois vote today was expected to have a big moral effect upon the rest of the convention. After forty-two fruitless ballots, the convention adjourned at 12:40 o'clock this morning Just as far from the nomination of a candidate for president as It was when the first ballot was called in the early morning hours of last Thursday. The convention went into session again today at noon. Before it met there were numerous caucuses of state delegations and more conferences of leaders, but as the convention started on the forty-third ballot there were few indications that these meetings had been of any avail. Two sessions of the convention were occupied yesterday by fruitless balloting. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey climbed steadily throughout the day until he had obtained 501% votes. Champ Clark showed loss after loss. ,

Clark Shows Strength. On the forty-second Clark showed some ability to “come back" and the, night ended with the vote like this: Champ Clark, 430; Woodrow Wilson, 494; Oscar W\ Underwood, 104; Eugene Foss, 28; Judson Harmon, 27. J. Hamilton Lewis, Ollle James and Mayor Gaynor of New York each received one vote and William Jennings Bryan received one-half a vote on the final ballot. To tkf political forecasters there 1s not much of encouragement for a break in the deadlock in these figures. Wilson Is generally believed to have reached the crest of his strength In the convention. Champ Clark may again this afternoon get. some votes

that were switched to Wilson la*, night, but his managers are not quite so confident as earlier in the week. Underwood Holds On. The Underwood folks are hanging on in hopes that the presidential lightning will strike their candidate. The tw'b sessions of the convention were hard gruelling affairs, characterized by little else than the monotonous call of the roll of state "and the never ending announcement of a vote which did not nominate. Michigan furnished the one big sensation of the evening by switching a large part of its vote to Wilson. Some of this was returned to Clark on the last ballot. As the midnight hour was passed the delegates began to liven up and desire to “play hookey." One delegate started some fun by voting for Ollie James. Another brought down the house with a vote for J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago, who was acting ag temporary chairman. James Opens Night Session. It was 8:20 p. m. when Chairman Ollie James reached the chair. He was applauded. He immediately called the convention to order at 8:21 p. m. Rev. Clayton M. Rauck, pastor of the Third Reformed church of Baltiflaore, offered the shortest prayer since the convention began. The thirty-fifth ballot was then or? iered. TbOre was wild cheering as Michigan cast 21 votes for Wilson and 8 for Clark. This was a gain of 15 votes tor Wilson. —- : 'v:, Wilson showed a gain of sixteen on the thirty-fifth ballot, but it brought but a few cheers. The Thirty-Sixth Ballot Called. The thirty-sixth ballßt started with the same monotonous regularity. WLoon lost one vote from Michigan

IDn the thirty-sixth ballot. Champ Clark lost on the thirty-sev-enth ballot. The thirty-eighth ballot was started Immediately after the results of the thirty-seventh had been announced, at 9:36 p. m. The thirty-ninth ballot was started at 10:17 p. m. The delegates were sitting tight, but the audience was very restless and noisy. Many left the hall. Attempts of Underwood and Wilson men to cheer when their candidates showed gains in the thirty-eighth ballot were met with hisses. Wilson passed the five hundred mark on the thirty-ninth ballot,' and the convention hall immediately became filled with stories of the ' big break.” The Wilson men started a wild demonstration when the official vote was announced. Chairman James rapped vigorously for oWer but the Wilson men refused to be quelled. Tlie fortieth ballot was called immediately after tlie demonstration ended, at 10:51 p. in. 1\ ilson gained one in Ohio, taking a vote from Harmon. The delegation had passed for polls three times before the Wilson gain was obtained. Withdraw Motion to Adjourn. At 11:1C a motion to adjourn until today at 10 a. m. was made. It was withdrawn after a roll call had been demanded. The forty-first ballot was started at 11: j. 6 p. m. At 11:47 p. m. J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago took the chair temporarily. He worked strenuously to preserve order.

"Put up that flask. 1 mean the gentleman in the Alabama delegation,’ ordered Chairman Lewis. The whole convention laughed; then the confusion ceased, and the fortysecond ballot proceeded. Virginia cut down its one vqte for W. J. Bryan to half a vote on the for-ty-second ballot. At 12:30 a. m. another attempt to adjourn the convention was Senator William S. Stone of Missouri. Champ Clark’s manager, personally led the fight for adjournment. The motion threw the hall into a maelstrom of protesting delegates. The roll finally was called, after seven minutes of excitement. House Resents Attack on Clark. Washington, July 2., —In answer to attacks upon Speaker Clark itk the Baltimore convention the house adopted a resolution announcing its entire faith in its presiding officer. The resolution, offered by a Republican representative, Austin of Tennessee. follows: “The members of this house, regardless of politics, express their full confidence in the honor, integrity and patriotism of the presiding officer of this house the Honorable Chatop Clark.” It was passed unanimously, Republicans and Democrats applauding. The confusion grew more and as the vote proceeded. Almost every delegate was on his feet. The motion to adjourn w'hs carried by a vote of 781 to 260 at 12:40 a. m. until 12 noon today.

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HRS. HUGO DE FRITSCH.

Harriet Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson of Cincinnati and niece of Mrs. Taft, was married the other day to Mr. Hugo de Fritsch of Boston.