The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-12
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the air, "We1l Not Go Home till Morning y
which seemed to stimulate theenthusiasrn which
lasted three or four minutes
When Kentucky was called Mr. Mckenzie
who had nominated Carlisle, withdrew that
nomination, and announced the vote of Ken
lucky as follows For Thurman l. Cleveland g.
Bayard Z Hendricks I5.
New York gave for Cleveland 70. Mr.
Manning announced that on polling the dele
gates there were so for Cleveland and % scat
tering.
Mr.. Cochrane asked in the name Of the dis
franchised minority of the New York delegation,
to have that last statement extended in the min
utes.
The roll being concluded Pennsylvania was
called for, and the chairman announced for
Cleveland A. Hendricks H. Randall 4 Bayard
2, Thurman |. Illinois corrected its vote as fol
lows; For Hendricks l, Bayard 8, Mcdonald 8,
lows: For Bayard 8, Cleveland 13, Thurman
2 North Carolina changed her %
votes from Bayard to Cleveland.
Amid great excitement and cheering
Virginia changed her vote as follows: For Cleve-
land %; Hendricks, l. Georgia changed her
vote as follows: Cleveland, %; Bayard 3 At
this time all the delegates were their feet and
many of them were clamoring for recognition.
Florida changed her vote for Cleveland. s; West
Virginia changed for Cleveland 10; MARYLAND
changed her sixteen votes to Cleveland The
changes were so numerous, and accompanied
with so much uproar and excitement that it was
almost impossible to keep track of them. The
Missouri delegation announced change of its
thirty two votes solid for Cleveland This set off
the enthusiasm. The cheering was deafening
An anchor of flowers was carried to the New
York delegation, and stuffed eagle was carried
in procession. The band struck up
more patriotic airs, and flags and BAN
ners were waived, and the excitement gained the
fever point because the Cleveland vote had near
ly reached the necessary two thirds. At this
juncture, when the success of Cleveland was GER
tain some of the minority delegates left the hall
Outside the artillery began to boom, and inside
the uproar was tremendous. Then the change
of California was announced as for Cleveland 8,
changed the vote for Cleveland and moved that
changed her vote, A to Cleveland. Kansas
changed also for Ceveland7 Z, Bayard IT,
The chairman stated that he would rule out of
order the motion to make the vote unanimous
until after the result was announced. California
again changed her vote to sixteen (solidl for
Cleveland. South Carolina changed for Cleve-
land 8, Bayard g. Texas gave her whole
twenty six votes for Cleveland Ohio changed
her vote as follows. For Cleveland 27
Thurman 19. Tennessee changed her vote
to Cleveland Iowa transferred her twenty,
six votes solid for Cleveland At this moment
an immense oil painting of Governor Cleveland
was carried on the platform, waiting to be set
up when the vote should be announced, and still
the work of changing the votes was going on in
the most confused manner. John Kelly at
tended by some of his supporters. left the hail.
confused and disgusted at his thorough defeat.
The votes of the States in detail were then an
nounced by the clerk for verifcation as follows