A swell of Hillary Rodham Clinton delegates said they were casting their presidential nominating votes for Barack Obama on Wednesday, encouraged by her speech urging them to fall in line behind the party's certain nominee.
The delegates received their ballots at stage delegation breakfast meetings. A roll call vote was scheduled for later in the afternoon after brief nominating speeches for both Clinton and Obama. The former rivals negotiated a plan that would cut off the split roll call after a few states - perhaps by Clinton herself - in favor of acclamation for Obama.
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said Democrats from his state, which Clinton won, voted in private to unanimously support Obama.
"I think it is reflective of the unity that I sense that is building across the party," Corzine said. "That doesn't mean there won't be outliers that are still heartbroken their favorite candidate didn't make it."
