Evidently his adherents thought so, for one made a motion to adjourn.

It was voted down, and once more the roll call started.
"I shall vote for Milton," Peter told Schlurger, and the changes in the delegations as the call proceeded, proved that many changes were being made the same way.

Yet the fourth ballot showed: Porter 125 Milton 128 Catlin 208 Scattering 14 The wildest excitement broke out in the Porter delegates.

"They've beaten us," screamed Kennedy, as much to himself as to those about.
"They've used Milton to break our ranks, meaning Catlin all the time." So in truth, it was.

Milton had been put up to draw off Porter's delegates, but the moment they had begun to turn to Milton, enough New York City delegates had been transferred to Catlin to prevent Milton being chosen.