The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16
Men would stay away from the polls.
THE NpTF


ballot vas begun about &c P. m on
Thursday night. There were SD votes
in the Convention, and ST were neces-
sary 10 a choice. The vote was
Cleveland, 1872. Bayard, 10; Thur
man. So; Randall. IS; Mcdonald, SC
Carlisle, %.
North Carolina cast her - votes
solidly for Mr.. Bayard, aud wisely, we
think.
The convention adjourned until next
morning. Then an effort to create 4
stampede IN favor Of Gov. Hendricks
was made. but failed, unfortunately, We
fear.
The y. Y. Sans report thus describes
the final vote
When Illinois was called Gen. John VI.
Palmer arose and began TO report the
vote
.'One for Thomas A. Hendricks he
said IN a ringing voice.
a storm of cheers greeted the announce
ment. IL Increased IN volume, and kept
increasing until the hall was 10 an uproar.
Kelly, Grady, Cochran, and scores of
delegates We're on their seats, waving
their hats and doing their best to increase
the enthusiasm. The Indiana Hoosiers
we're wild with JOY, and half of Wisconsin,
was 10 a hubbub.
The demonstration swelled TO the di
mansions Of a cyclone. State guidons
were waved. The band burst in with
.'Hail Columbia" The guidon of In
diana was brought 10 the platform, des-
pite the protests of the Chair, aud waved
triumpbantly over the Convention, UNI
brellas and p~arasols were opened and
turned in the air. Hats, handkerchiefs,
enthusiasm was intensified when the
band struck up Yankee Doodle"
John Kelley, wore a face wreathed In
smiles. He saw a chance of piercing
the Cleveland column, of turning It's
hanks, and of winning a victory.
Half the State delegations were on their
feet in consultation. Ohio, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, and North Carolina were
especially conspicuous. In ten minutes
there was a lull ID the cyclone, but the
elements again gathered Roadway, and
it ragged more tiercely than ever. Cock
ran, Grady, and Others futtered around
the consulting delegations and did what
they could to stampede them for Hem
bricks. An Arkansas delegate rushed
over to Mr. Kelly and promised him the
vote Of Arkansas on the next ballot If
there was any show Of success.
All this time Hendricks was ia his seat,
quiet and pale, speaking to no one. The
band again added 10 the confusion By
turning itself loose on The Star spangled
Banner" Chairman Villas had raped
and shouted for order until be was red in
the face. He turned to his left and there
stood the Tai. Sycamore Of the Wabash
with hi, left hand extended toward the
delegates. Watterson's visit to the In
diana delegation seemed to be productive
Of fruit. Senator Voorhees, talked with
the Chairman long and earnestly, while
the band played a march from "Boccac-
cio.' The hall was still a sea of waving
handkerchief. hats, and newspapers.
Umbrellas aud p~arasols were pirouetting
il every direction, and the mise was ire
mendous.
Voorhees, climbed to the Secretary's
table in front Of tho Chairman's desk and
motioned repeatedly for a hearing. When
lLS uIlCdi JtCi1 liz coIA Lila
by the unanimous rcqucst of the delega-
ton from Inliaua he withdrew the name
of Joseph Z Mcdonald and placed that
of Thomas A. Hendricks 10 nomination.
This set loose another cyclone, the gal
leries being especially lively. Through
the impartiality of Doorkeeper Bright,
the HoosierS had got a square showing.
The cyclone lasted nearly as long as the
first one, and was as noisy.
But Ir WON'T GO,
Manning had VIM. G. Whitney out
carrying dispatches and trying to
strengthen his line. AD Illinois delegate
clambered to his seat and shouted Justify
until the Chair recognized him. In a
defiant tone of voice he shouted that by
the direction Of the Illinois delegation he
cast 81 votes for Grover Cleveland.
This unmasking of Cleveland's second
battery spread CONSERVATION among the
Hendricks boomers. The Cleveland men
in their turn created a furious uproar.
They stamped their feet, waved their
hats, and screamed with d~emoniac energy
in their efforts to surpass the d~emonstra-
ton made by the Hendricks men The
band generously aided them by playing
Nou oase tIe 'SdeeH' anu "tnutuS up
with My Father aui Mother were
Irish"
Hendricks still sat among his friends,
very pale and quiet. The Mcdonald men
in other States were frothing at the
mouth. They bitterly contrasted his
course with the course of McD0nald four
years ago in G.; ncinuati. He appeared
there as the friend Of Nj. Hendricks,
aud Mr.. Hendricks had appeared here as
the friend Of Mr.. Mcdonald. but, unlike
Mr.. Hendricks, Nr Mcdonald had re-
to allow his name to 90 before that
With every chance Of his re-
the Nomination.
Indiana threw her thirty so'id votes for
Hendricks. They had no strong power
of attraction. One Cleveland vote was
drawn from Iowa. The loss was imme-
retrieved, however, by the cap
ture Of a Bayard vote in X ausas.
CARLISLE ~iT6tRAWN
Kentucky was the next State to sur
prise the Canvenfion. Mr.. Mckenzie
got the floor and withdrew the name Of
John q. Carlisle. Then Kentucky split
added /, to Hendricks vote, 3 to
Cl~eveland's, to bsy.rd's, and ] to
Humans. 1t was not what the hsad-
ricks men expected. They began to
doubt the success Of their scheme. The
hubbub oyer the Hendricks vote from
Illinois had been 4a,..a4 oa too long.
His supporters were nov Thoroughly
Their alarn. was increased by
he action of nIissouri. She gave CIeve-
and I'll votes, a gain of six, Bayard 5.
and Hendrick, q. The Bufa!o man
one vote in Nebraska. Frye of
Thurman votes went to iIend-
ricks.
Bourke Cochran aud Gen. spinola
we're working like beavers ia the New
Jersey and North Carolina delegations,