The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-10
THE FOURTH BALLOT.
Scenes of Excitement Attending the
Ballot.

SC0000 Oh EXCIC0m00t AtC00Ol0X the
Ballot.
The result of the third ballot Was an.
nounced at 1:10. Tue gains made on
the Blame vote and the understanding
that the Logan vote would probably be
transferred to Blaine produced another
storm OF cheers and sili excitement. -
Bingham Of Penn, and W. M. Phelps.
OF New JERSEY. and one or two colored
delegates endeavored to get hearing
and vociferated and gest'culsted with.
out succeeding 10 being heard Their
voices being drowned in the tumultuous
yells. cheers and demsnds for call or
the roll Not deferred By their failure,
Roosevelt. OF New York, carried away
by the excitement got up on his seat
waived his arms and appeared % II be
was saying something, bot not word
WAS heard from him Finally. o. $50
the taking OF the fourth ballot was be.
gun.
An Exciting Scene.
Before the vote Of Alabama WAS Civ.
en- there was another uproarous scene Ia
which butcher, Roosevelt and other New
York delegates took prominent parts =
1t arose upon the technical point that Z
motion to take recess bad been made
and had been decided by the chslruau
10 the negative, although the calls had
been for vote by States. They sp.
pealed to their friends to hase the vote
on the recess taken BY States, and ct 2:
80 the vote by States began The IIli
nois delegation requested few momentl
for consultation - to its vote snd then
Il was announced % % to Is for ad.
journuent The vote was challenged
showing that Il was regarded % impor.
tsnt and the result Of the polling Of sbs
Illinois delegation was: For recess. 81
against II, Is. The v1as Of New York
Was polled snd resulted: Ayes, ~; nsvs,
%. The vote OF Psnnsylsania We poll.
cd aud Was: Ayes, IL; noes, -. Ten.
nessee gave - votes
In the Negative,
90 that, although the vote still vent on,
the motion for recess is defsate,l. The
result OF the vote on the motion for Z
recess VAS. yeas 36l. noes $50. The
announcement Was hailed with vocifer.
ous applause % . Blaine triumph. !,
vas long time before order Wss restor,
ed sufficiently to have business proceed.
ed with. An Ohio delegate proposed to
nominate Blaine by scclamation, bu,
Borrows, of Michigan. insisted spc q
the taking OF . ballot. FINELY. q 3 is
the convention proceeded with the bal
lot.
How lt Was Done.
Alabama increased her vote for Blaine
9, Arthur losing s and Logan I. Ar.
kansas, California, Connecticut and Del
aware made no change. In Florida
Blaine gained : and Arthur lost A.
There WAS 40 change 10 Geofgis. Wheu
Illinois was called, Senator Cuilom ROSE
amid tumaltueus applause cod read The
following dispssch from Gen. Logan:
WAsHIsarox, D c.. June Q.
y. - OoiIOas AitluOAs AOAo1osao1S
The Republicans OF the States tbs,
must be relied upon to elect the Presi-
dent having 90 strongly shown . pref.
ersnce for Blaine. / deem 1t my duty no,
to stand in the Wsy Of the peoples
choice, and recommend my friends to
assist In bic nomination.
JoHx A. LooAx.
How It Was Received.
Sepator Cullom had hardly ceased
reading when . roar Of applause, lik,
the voice Of thunder, smote the build,
ing, and It WAS several minutes befor,
the vote Of Illinois could b. anaounced
90 great Wss the tonfusioss CulloE
Withdrew the name Of Logan and cas
81 Of NE Illinois vote for Blsine, Z fol
Logan and s fos Arthur. Indiana, smit
CHEERS, east her 80 votes Tor Blaine.
Iowa gave Blaine -. lossof 4, whicl
were announced for Arthur, cheers fol