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WILSON AND Democratic National Convention Baltimore Finishes Its Work Outline of Proceedings. TOOK FORTY-SIX BALLOTS New Jersey's Governor Had 990 Votes on Final Vote to 84 for Speaker Clark Unanimous Choice Vice- Presidency Easy. How They Voted. c D c. a 3 8 S p a to n P & ? O p a s 1 4404 324 117 148 31 22 1 .. 1 4464 3311 1UH 141 31 22 1 .. ' t 441 345 1144 1404 31 14 1 1 4 443 3t4 112 1364 31 14 .. 1 I 445 354 121 135 31 .. 1 1 f 445 354 121 135 31 .. 1 1 7 4494 3n'.'4 1234 129 4 31 .. 1 1 t 448 4 3514 124 130 31 .. 1 1 452 S.MV4 1224 127 31 .. 1 1 10 656 3504 1174 31 31 .. 1 1 11 554 354 4 1184 29 30 .. 1 1 12 649 354 123 29 30 .. 1 1 15 644 35i!4 H54 29 30 .. 1 0 14 550 362 113 29 30 .. 2 2 16 652 3624 1104 29 30 .. 2 2 16 551 3624 1124 29 30 .. 1 2 17 645 3624 112 4 29 30 1 1 4 18 535 361 125 29 30 .. 1 3 15 632 358 130 29 30 .. 7 1 40 612 3S84 1214 29 30 .. 1 1 tl 608 3954 1184 29 30 .. 1 1 II. 600 4 3964 115 .. 30 .. 1 1 II 497 4 399 1164 .. 30 .. 1 .. Foss 14 496 4024 1154 30 43 1 .. 16 469 405 108 29 30 43 1 4634 4074 1124 29 30 43 1 17 469 4064 112 29 SO 38 1 .. 18 4684 2374 112 4 29 88 1 1 19 46S4v 436 112 29 .. 38 .. 10 455 4S0 1124 19 .. 30 .. 2 11 440 4 4754 1164 17 .. 30 .. 2 12 4464 4774 1194 14 .. 23 .. 2 15 447 4 477 4 103 4 29 .. 28 .. 2 14 4474 4794 1014 29 .. 23 .. 2 15 4334 4944 1014 29 .. 28 .. 1 It 434 4 496 4 98 4 29 .. 28 .. 1 17 432 4 4964 100 4 29 .. 28 .. 1 18 425 4984 106 29 .. 28 .. 1 19 422 6014 106 29 23 .. 40 423 5014 106 23 .. 23 . . 1 41 424 4994 106 27 .. 28 1 1 Lewis. 42 430 494 104 27 1 28 4 1 48 329 602 984 28 27 1 1 44 300 629 99 27 - .. 27 46 306 61)3 97 25 .. 27 . . Gaynor got one In the eight, ninth i and 2d ballots. James got one In the eight and three ach In the 20th and 25th ballots. Baltimore. For president, Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, For vice-president. Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana. This was the ticket completed by the Democratic national convention at 1:56 o'clock in the morning. The nomination of Gov. Marshall for vice president came as a surprise, lor when the night of balloting for WOODROW WILSON Democratic Nominee for President -rice-president began, it seemed that the Bryan-Wilson contingent in the convention had definitely settled upon Gov. John E. Burke of North Dakota. A minute, later the convention had adjourned sine die. The delegates worn and weary, made their way out f the big convention hall singing and nappy to be started for home. The District of Columbia placed William Jennings Bryan's name in nomination' amid laughter and cheers. Mr. Bryan took the platform and ras given a great cheer. Mr. Bryan said for 16 yean he had teen a "fighting man" and now de sired to say a word In the. nature of a Taledlctory. In declining to allow his name to to considered, Mr. Bryan said It was not with any desire of disparaging the office. There was no office so low, he aid, that he would not fill It if he felt nig country needed him. After Miles had concluded, A. Mitchell Palmer, Wilson manager, asked unanimous consent that the1 con alderation of the vice-presidential nomination be suspended and the re port of the committee on resolutions received and acted upon. Unanimous consent was o'Jalned and Senator Kern, chairman of the resolutions committee, read the platform. When the reading concluded Sena tor Kern moved the adoption of the If . ! MARSHALL at report, which was done by a viva voce vote. Baltimore. The Democratic Nation al convention was called, to order by Norman E. Mack, chairman of the national committee, at 12:10 p. m. Tuesday. After prayer by Cardinal Gibbons, Chairman Mack announced the selection of Alton B. Parker of New York by the committee as tem porary chairman of the convention. William J. Bryan got the floor and made a forty-minute speech demand ing recognition for the progressive element in the party, and named John W. Kern of Indiana as their candidate for temporary chairman. Mr. Kern declined the honor in a speech from the stage and said that Mr. Bryan was the logical candidate of the pro gressives for the position. The role of delegates by states on temporary chairman was called and resulted in a victory for Mr. Parker by 578 to 510. After the vote was announced Judge Parker was escorted to the rostrum, THOMAS R. MARSHALL Democratic Nominee for Vice President. but before he could make his speech, accepting the chairmanship, the con vention took a recess to eight o'clock. Only a scattering attendance ap peared In the galleries at eight o'clock, the hour set for convening ,the night session of the convention. There were hundreds of .vacant Beats In the delegates' sections. The delegates who were In their seats gathered in little groups and a hum of conversa tion swept the hall. Scattered hand claps greeted Chairman Parker as he made his way up the middle aisle through the groups of delegates. Mr. Mack Introduced again Judge Parker, and the temporary chairman resumed the speech which had been interrupted. Judge Parker concluded at 9:13 o'clock and was given a round of ap plause. Before the applause had died away the routine proceedings were got under way. Second Day. There were only a few persons In the armory at 11:30 o'clock and the beat that filled the big building gave promises of a sweltering day. Floors and galleries decided on neglige raiment and coats were stripped off as soon as the delegates struck the close atmosphere of the hall. Hundreds of palm leaf fans flut tered throughout the building. Warned by the disorder of the day before John I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms, marshaled a squad of policemen and posted them In the galleries with orders to eject anyone creating a dis turbance. The day was given up to a flow ol oratory, the favorite sons of several states entertained the convention all the while waiting for the Several committees, to report The convention adjourned at 2:i" o'clock until 8 o clock. Wednesday Night's Session. The Democratic national convention voted at the night session to abrogate the unit rule as to all state delegalons except those where the state laws are mandatory on the subject The vote was, as nearly as It could be found out, 565 against the rule, 495 2-3 for it; 33 not voting. Immediately after the prayer Repre sentative Covington of Maryland, chairman of the committee on rules, was recognized to present the com mittee's report. Mr.v Covington then presented the majority supplemental report of the rules committee, making the "unit rule," a rule of the convention. As reported, the rule would make a unit Instruction by a state convention binding on a delegation If a majority of the delegates favoring any particu lar candidate. Representative Henry j of Texas presented a minority report , which would except from the opera- J tion. of this rule such delegations at are elected under state primary rules by congressional districts. The result of' the roll call as an nounced showed that the Wilson Bryan forceB had won the test. The Wilson delegates began a dem onstration. It was short lived, and Chairman Parker, seizing a mega phone, put the question of adopting the amended report It' was adopted by a viva voce vote. Third Day. The Thursday session of convention was called to order by Chairman Parker at 12:43. As soon as the prayer ended the minority report of the credentials committee dealing with the South Da kota contests was submitted. It rec ommended the seating of the Wilson delegates. The mention of Wilson In the report was the signal for a round of handclapplng and rival demonstra tions by the Wilson and Clark dele gates. After considerable discussion and much confusion roll was called and the minority report of credentials committee was adopted by a vote or 629 to 415. This seats the Wilson "1 1 iPff ! ALTON B. PARKER. Temporary Chairman of Democratic National Convention. delegates in South Dakota. The Illi nois and New York delegations voted solidly for adoption, showing indica tion of switch to Wilson. John Sharp Williams raised a point OT order that the Philippine Islands are not entitled to representation in the convention as the islands are not part of the United States. Point of order was sustained by the conven tion. The report of the committee on per manent organization naming Senator Ollie James of Kentucky as perma nent cnuirman was adopted. Senator James wns given an ovation and pro ceeded to address the convention. An indirect reierence to Bryan caused an ovation. After Chairman James' ad dress the -convention adjourned to 8 p. m. Night Session. Immediately after the night session was called to order, Mr. Bryan arose and sprang a decided surprise by In troducing a resolution and asking for Its Immediate consideration. Mr. Bryan read as follows: The Resolution. "Resolved, That in this crisis in our party's career, and in our coun try's history, this convention sends greeting to the people of the United States, and assures them that the party of Jefferson and of Jackson Is still the champion of popular gov ernment and equality before the law. As proof of our fidelity to the people, we hereby declare ourselves opposed to the nomination of any candidate for president who is the representative of, or under any obliga tions to J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas F. Ryan, August Belmont, or any other member of the privilege-hunting and favor-seeking class; be it further "Resolved, That we demand the withdrawal from this convention of 1mwnm r any delegate or delegates constitut ing or representing the above named Interest." On motion of Mr. Bryan, the rules were suspended and the resolution adopted, after eliminating the last section, by a vote of 889 to 196. Chairman James then announced the calling of the roll in the states for the nomination of candidates for president and a motion was adopted, under the gavel, limiting nominating speeches to 30 minutes and seconding speeches to five minutes. After hours of oratory and noisy demonstrations the names of Oscar W. Underwood. Champ Clark, Simeon J. Baldwin and Woodrow Wilson were before the convention. The nomination of Champ Clark was followed by a demonstration that lasted an hour and Ave minutes. Immediately thereafter the Wilton Ig mute men began a .demonstration that ex ceeded that for the Missouri man'. After the stormy all-night session the first ballot was taken at 7:10 a. m. Friday and resulted as follows: FIRST BALLOT. O P W a a a s STATE. 1 Alabama 24 Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illlnol Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky ...... Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts. . . Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire. New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina.. North Dakota... Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania ... Rhode Island.... South Carolina.. South Dakota... Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington .... West Virginia... Wyoming ....... Wisconsin Alaska Dis. of Columbia Hawaii Porto Rico 12 28 10 24 10 . 09 8 .. .. .. 12 .. 4 8 2 24 2 8 .. '90 16V4 t,V4 1 10 1 10 35 10 10 10 71 5 .. is 10 .. 8 6 6 8 40 in 6 y ' 14 16 6 19 4 6 2 3 .. 1 2 3 .. 1 Totnls UD'i S24 14S 117' Alaska cast two votes for W-illlam Sill ier of New- York. linin cusi une uie iui jmjwh. Baldwin 14 votes from Connecticut, 8 irom ermoni; iuihi Marshall, 30 votes from Indiana; 1 from Michigan: total 31. Two delegates did not yote. Totnl votes. 1.0SS. Necessary for choice. 725. AVhen the result of the ballot was announced the convention adjourned to 4 p. m Friday's Session. When the convention reassembled In the afternoon the balloting was re sumed with' little change in the vote for the various candidates. After the fifth ballot a recess was taken to 9:30 and the balloting continued until 3 o'clock a. m. The first . big break came on the tenth ballot when New York threw its 90 votes to Clark. The announcement started a big demon stration among the Clark delegates. After the eleventh and twelfth ballots were taken the convention adjourned to l p. m. Saturday. LAST BALLOT. Clark. Alabama Arizona Arkansas California 24 Colorado Connecticut Delaware - Florida 6 Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana 2 Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota .. Mississippi Missouri 30 Montana . .. Nebraska Nevada - 8 New Hampshire New Jersey 4 New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota ' Ohio 1 Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota .. Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alaska District of Columbia... ( Hawaii Porto Rico W1I- Har son. mon 24 18 12 14 6 7 26 8 68 30 26 20 26 18 12 16 36 au 24 20 16 8 24 8 90 24 10 33 20 10 76 10 18 10 24 40 8 8 24 14 16 26 90 Total 84 12 Two absent In Ohio. Neither Harmon nor Fosi received a vote In the last ballot. Saturday's Session. The sessions of Saturday and Mon day were repetitions of Friday. Bal lot after ballot was taken with little rr-v In tables of tb aidins uadi. I f-" & jmmmutGim. dates. The monotony was broken Saturday night when Mr. Bryan de clared In a speech from the stage that he would not support a candidate who depended on New York's vote for the nomination. This created a sensation and Mr. Clark issued a statement in reply which was read to the conven tion at Monday's session, and caused much enthusiasm among the Clark delegates. The balloting continued to the forty-third on Tuesday before the final break to Wilson began. CONVENTION NOTE8. Once more Colonel Martin of Mis souri, perpetual sergeant-at-arms for Democratic conventions, is in his glory. Nobody can ever hope to equal the eclat with which Martin held down his job or which Is more to the point, with more efficiency. This year Colonel Martin had his hands full. It was hot and the colonel is a pursy person, who perspires freely. In the midst of the session It was observed that the sergeant-at.arms had used four handkerchiefs mopping his fe vered brow. All four were carefully hung out to dry on the railing that boxes off Martin from the rest of he stage. Sergeant-at-Arms Martin searched the press reservation for a bold newspaper photographer who created a diversion Tuesday night In the middle of Judge Parker's speech. The snap shot man rigged up his camera on the desk of one of the secretaries, about ten feet from the temporary chairman and then, standing but that distance away from the speaker, he suddenly fired a flash. The blinding glare so startled Parker that he lost the thread of his discourse. There was an Instant rush of deputies to find the photographer, but he bad grabbed his camera and fled. Nebraska Democrats and Republi cans fraternized like political friends Instead of foes, at the convention. Tickets were freely given the Republi cans visiting here at the Nebraska headquarters. Among the. prominent Republicans getting choice seats are Former Senator Elmer J. Burkettand Senator Norrls Brown. During ova tions to Bryan, Burkett Is one of those most wildly cheering. The most remarkable thing In con nection with the convention was the fact that no one apparently tried to counterfeit the admission tickets. The Chicago convenlon visitors were be. set with sharpers selling spurious pasteboards and joke "passes." But the Democratlo admission cards are the most ornately engraved that have yet been In use at a convention and police have yet to find any Imitations. Perched In the gallery among thou sands of convention spectators was a. rooster, a real game cock, but despite his undisputed pedigree he would not crow. His guardian, who had antici pated some fun, grew melancholy as the minutes slipped by and resorted to every method of solicitation but all to no avail. It sat with head down and his tall drooped, but refused to crow. A noticeable characteristic of the Democratic convention was the pre dominance of young men among the j delegates. Beardless youth and sack r suits prevailed, and "slouch hats," long tailed coats and string ties were to rare that tney attracted attention. Some of the old timers blame every thing that goes wrong on the ybntlv CANDWICHES! What's O tastier than Potted Ham It's exceptional in flavor and doesn't cost a bit more than ordinary kinds. At All Croean gf5gi&&l$ L&ibbNeiU BSxi I 14). 41 JtrM goodness tfWLf of this root- 3Sn) 4ffA Doer as wen as I tlMa that ma It-a It I mo (Trent a favorite. una pickftg mftkM o ftaiooi. xr your grocer iin't supplied, w will mail yon a package od receipt of . 80o. Fleaae fire bis name. Write for premium pusxU. TMr mADIT.fi r. HIRES CO. 255 N. Brood St., Philadelphia. Pa. MORE HOSPITALS ARE NEEDED. Situation Improved, but Further Work Is Needed to Stamp Out Tuberculosis. Only four states, Mississippi, Ne vada, Utah and Wyoming, have no beds whatever In special hospitals or wards for consumptives. Eight years ago when the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tubercu losls was organized there were 26 states in which no hospital or sanlto rlum provision for consumptives exist ed, and the entire number of beds In the United States was only 10,000. "While these figures would Indicate a remarkable growth in anti-tuberculosis activity," says Dr. Livingston Farrand, executive secretary of the National association, in commenting on the subject, there are still prac tically ten indigent consumptives for every one of the 30,000 beds, including those for pay patients. In other words, we have from 250,000 to 300,000 con sumptives in this country too poor to provide hospital care for themselves. If tuberculosis is ever going to be stamped out of the United States, more hospital provision for these foci of infection must be provided." ! Put It Up to the Cook Book. "My dear Dolly," said a young hus band, "honestly I cannot congratulate you on your success with this pudding. It Is simply rank." "Charley!" exclaimed the little wife, "how absurd! It is all Imagina tion! The cook book says It tastes like ambrosia." Well Defended. He whose study is among the shad ows and lights of nature has an un suspected coat of mail defending him among all the turmoil. Mrs. Ollphant Stern Call of Duty. Reform is not Joyous, but griev ous; no single, man can reform him self without stern suffering and stern working; how much less can a nation of men! Carlyle. GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP No Medicine So Beneficial to Brain and Nerves. Lying awake nights makes It hard to keep awake and do things In day time. To take "tonics and stimulants" under such circumstances Is like set ting the bouse on fire to see if you can put It out The right kind of food promote re freshing sleep at night and a wide awake Individual during the day. A lady changed from her old way of eating Grape-Nuts, and says: "For about three years I had been a great sufferer from Indigestion. After trying several kinds of medicine, the doctor would ask me to drop off potatoes, then meat, and so on, but in a few days that craving, gnawing feel ing would start up, and I would vomit everything I ate and drank. "When I started on Grape-Nuts, vom iting stopped, and the bloated feeling which was so distressing disappeared entirely. "My mother was very much bothered with diarrhoea before commencing the Grape-Nuts, because her stomach was so weak she could not digest her food. Since using Grape-Nuts food she' Is well, and says she don't think She could do without It. "It is a great brain restorer and nerve builder, for I can sleep as sound and undisturbed after a supper of Grape-Nuts as In the old days when I could not realize what they meant by a 'bad stomach.' There is no medi cine so beneficial to nerves and brain as a good night's sleep, such as yon can enjoy after eating Grape-Nuts." Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Look In pkgs. for the famous little book. 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