Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-06
Sd Edition.
BLAINE, OF MAINE!
NOMINATED ON THE 4TH BALLOT.
SCENES IN THE CONVENTION.
Wild Enthusiasm Over FSiaine-Almost
Panic Before the 4th Ballot.

Wild Enthusiasm Over E3Iaine-Almost
a Panic Before the Attn Ballot.
Special Dispatch to The EVENING STAR:
CHICAGO, June 6.-There was great demonstra-
ton at the announcement OF the second ballot The
entire convention, except some OF the Arthur and
Edmunds delegates, arose to their feet and gave
cheer after cheer, waving handkerchefs hats, canes
etc. When order was restored the third ballot
began.
The third ballot. which gave Blaine steady rise,
was taken amid great confusion. Delegations were
conferrlng all over the hail. and there were indica-
lions Of break. but none occurred.
THE DISTRICTS DIVIDED VOTE.
The District OF Columbia's divided vote created
great laughter.
ALMOST PANIC.
was found impossible to start the fourth ballot
for some time. The convention was almost in
panic. Delegations were on their feet shaking
their fists at each other and hundreds were all
speaking at the same time. Mr.. Roosevelt, for the
Arthur men, moved to adjourn, which was lost by
terrific yell OF "no." 1t was circulated all over
transfer his vote to Mr.. Blaine. which, II true,
would nominate him on the next ballot G.W.A.
By Associated Press
The Wild Enthusiasm for Blaine at
the Close Of the Third Ballot.
CHICAGO, June 6.-The result of the third ballot
was announced at 210 o'clock. The gains made on
the Blaine vote, and the understanding that the
Logan vote would probably be transferred Blaine,
produced another storm Of cheering and wild en-
thusiasm for Blaine Mr.. Bingham, OF Penn
sylvania; Mr.. Phelps, OF New Jersey, and one or
TWO colored delegates endeayored to get hearing,
and Moderated and geSticulated without succeed
ing in being heard, their voices being drowned In
tumultuous yells, cheers and demands for call OF
the roll
Not deferred by their failure MI Roosevelt. of
New York, carried away by the excitement got
upon his seat, waved his arms and appeared as II
he was saying something, but not a word was
heard from him.
Finally, at $50 the taking OF the fourth ballot
was begun.
A Motion for Recess Voted Down Amid
Great Excitement.
Before the vote OF Alabama was given there was
another uproar1ouS scene in which butcher, RooSe-
welt and other New York delegates took promi-
nent parts 1t arose upon the technical point that
motion to take a recess had been made and
had been decided by the chair i'm the negative al
though calls had been made for vote by states.
At last Blaine delegate appealed to his friends to
have the vote on the taken by stateS and at
har-paSt the vote by states began. The Illinois
delegation requested few moments for consulta-
tlon as TO its VOTE and then it was announced %
to 15
regarded as important. and the result or the poll
ing OF the Illinois delegation was for recess, 81;
The vote Of New York was polled, and resulted:
Ayes. 42; noes %.
The vote of pennsylvania was polled-ayes II,
noes As. Tennessee gave "a votes in the negative
so that although the vote stn goes on, the Inoton
Tor recess was defeated.
Great Cheering over che Vote.
The convention refused to adjourn by vote of
366 to 455
The announcement OF the vote caused great
cheering, waving OF hats and handkerchiefs