The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-07

get a call of states on a motion for
adjournment. The Blaine men are
The chairman Is vainly endeavor-
ing to restore order. At 2::2O p. M, a
motion to Adjourn to 7:3O was lost.
Illinois pOlled Is votes against ad.
i0nrnment and 90 otherwise. A poll
! was demanded.
The vote to adjourn is proceeding
slowly. The roll on states is being
called.
On the third. Blaine 375, Arthur
"a, Edmunds So, Logan 81. Sherman
z5. .Hawley IL, Gen. Sherman 2. Lin
coin, s.
There was great cheering over
Blaine's gain. A number Of the del
egations are comforting.
The convention refused to adjourn
by 3l6 to As.
Foraker moved that Blaine be NOM
mated by reclamation. Roosevelt de-
manded a call OF the roll amid great
excitement.
FOURTH BALLOT.
Alabama, Blaine gains 8, Arthur's
loss.
The announcement of the vote
caused great cheering and waving of
hats and handkerchiefs.
Foraker withdrew his motion in
order to ave time.
Florida, the call of delegates was
demanded.
The Illinois vote with B'aine's pre-
ceeding votes give him Ala, a majOri-.
ty of the entire convention, at 3:24 pm.
Roll call Of delegates demanded.
Great excitement.
Blame is sur on the fourth ballot.
On the announcement of the third
ballot the crowd was wild with ex-
element, knowing that Blaine was
sure on next ballot. It is possible the
nomination of Blaine will he made
unanimous in a few minutes.
In roll call on Pennsylvania so far,
Blaine gains Is over the second bal
lot. Arthur loses ) 8, Edmunds loses 5,
Logan loses three, Sherman loses ?.
Missouri, Blaine gains 1. Arthur
gains l, Edmunds loses l; Logan
loses L.
Nebraska, Blaine gains 2, Arthur
loses 2.
Nevada and New Hampshire no
change.
New Jersey, Blaine galns2
New York. Blaine gains |.
The other states with few excep-
lions gave Blaine large accessions.
In the Pennsylvania roll call Blaine
gains 6, Arthur loses 3. During the
poll OF Pennsylvania there was an
angry controversy between Pennsyl'
yania and New FORK delegates, the
charge Of lobbying being made on one
side and angrily repealed on the other.
The indications are that Blaine's
vote will exceed 500 on this ballot.
When the official result Of the Sd
ballot was announced, it was given
out that Logan had telegraphed his
managers to change his vote to
Blaine: great excitement and con-
fusion. The official footing up of the
Sd ballot we're: Whole number OF
votes cast, 8l9; Blaine received
395, Arthur ia, Edmunds 80,
Logan So, JnO. Sherman %, Hawley
%. Gen. Sherman =, Lincoln 8. The
result of the third ballot was an
nOunced at 2:lO. The gains made on
the Blaine vote and the understand
ing that the Logan vote would prob
ably be transferred to Blaine created
great enthusiasm.
1t is said Logan will will be offered
the vice-presideut.
Blalne's majority on this ballot
will exceed 500. Burleigh, of New
York, will on behalf of Arthur's
friends move to make the nomination
unanimous.
BLAINE NOMINATED.
Blaine was nominated by the vote
of Pennsylvania at 4:18 p. m.
Bingham. of Pennsylvania, VIM.
Phelps, of New Jersey and one
or two celored delegates en-
deavOred to get a hearing and
v%ociferated and ~gesticulated without
succeeding in being heard. Their
voices were drowned in tlmultuous
wells and cheers and demands for a
call of the roll. Not deferred bytheir
failure, Roosevelt, of New York,
carried away by. the excitement,
got up on his seat, waved
his arms and appeared as if he was
say ing something, but not a word was
heard from him. Finally, at 2::3O,
when the fourth ballot was begun,
and before the vote OF Alabama was
given, there was another uprOariOus
scene, in which butcher Roosevelt aud
other New York delegates took a
prominent part.
CHICAGO, June 6-The convention |
was called to order at l1:2O 4. m. 1t
is said the Arthur men have decided
to try and force All adjournment
after Il few ballots.
One hour and a half before the time !
for the convention to assemble a vast
crowd Of people were in front OF the
entrance waiting for the doors to
open. 1t seemed there had
been no change from last
night when thousands de.
manded admission to the hall al
ready crowded. Doorkeepers. police
men and sergeant. alarms exercised
great patience and there was little
Irritation. The umo this morning
in the air is that the independents, !
alarmed at the strength of the Blaine
demonstration last night, have deter
mined to cast the vote Of Mississippi
and Vermont, on the second ballot
for Gen. VIM. r. Sherman.
1t was past the hour for the meet
ing when the gayei fell and the chair
man announced that the convention ;
would be opened by prayer by Rev. !
~. A6,f,,lior az Tho % Drochvtarion |