The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-14

slightest thing should escape. Dan Burns
sat IN the middle of the main aisle, and
Walle the perspiraton stood out in beads
on his forehead he carefully Tailed the
vote votes, wa watching each one like cat. AS
vote after vote was piled up for Markham
ne seemed to breathe easier. and when
Major Bonebrake of Los Angeles shouted
Los Angeles casts 63 votes for Markham"
Burns smiled and the southern delegates
cheered.
THE FIRST BREAK.
Wnen tne Toll-call was completed, it was
found that Markham had received 299 votes.
while Morrow had 2S1, Chipman 81 and
Shlppee 80. There was a moment of hesita-
tlon.. The clerks set to work to sum up the
result, and before the vote could be an
nounced the Chairman of the Forty-sixth
Assembly District delegation of San Fran
cisco arose and shouted that he desired to
change one vote to Markham.
Cneer aiter cEeer went uD from Walter
Moore and his bashi-bazouks. The San
Bernardino and San Diego delegates sprang
widest confusion ensued. The air of the
heated chamber was filled with the whnOp
OF the warning delegations for several
minutes.
A WILD SCENE.
When the applause had subSided another
delegate from San Francisco arose to make
similar change. Another war whoop was
AoAoOt III uu luSldut
prevailed. Half dozen delegates clamored
for recognition. They shouted like mad
men and climbed on chairs and tables,
throwing hats and fans high into the air.
The Los Angeles men hugged each other
like children and danced for very joy. The
Chairman of the Forty-thrd San Francisco
District crowded his way up to the side OF
the Chairman and announced that he had
another vote for Markham. Another wild
yell, Wh00p and a hurrah and il was
done.
THE FINAL BREAK.
Delegation after delegation. led by Calav-
eras, wheeled into line and threw their
strength to the man from Los Angeles
Cheer after cheer rang out, and, before it
had ceased, Markham was the man. The
air was full of waving arms and flying hats.
Shouts rent the air, and men shrieked and
clamored like wild men, and the Chair could
not maintain order There was perfect
stampede, and Secretary Ryan found it i'm
possible amidst the frantic scramble to
keep track of the changes.
MADE UNANIMOUS.
Confusion reigned supreme, and in the
midst Of 1t General Dimond arose and
moved that Markham's nomination be made
unanimous. Another cyclone OF cheers
swept through the convention. The ques-
tion was put ard storm of ayes made it
positive. j. n. E. Wilson proposed three
cheers for Markham, and they were given
with will. In the confusion an adjourn
ment was taken until o'clock in the even
ing, when further nominations were to be
made.
THE VOTE BY COUNTIES.
The result of the first ballot before the
vote was announced was as follows:
Whole number of votes east 677. Neces-
sary to a chaice, 339. Markham 299, Nor
row Isl. Chpman 63, Shippee 30 scatter
ing4.
The yote bv counties was as foIlows.
Alameda, Markham 10, Morrow 80, Chip
man 1, Shippee l; Alpine, Markham 1;
Amador, Morrow T. Shippee /; Butte,
Morrow s, Chpman 3. Shippee 4;
Contra Costa. Morrow 9; Del Norte, Nor
row 2; El Dorado, Morrow s; Fresno,
Markham 10; Humboldt, Markha am 9, Nor
row 2, Chapman 4; 1nyo, Markham 3;
Kern, Morrow 6; Lake, Morrow 8, Lassen,
Chipman, s.; Los Angeles, Markham 63;
ing J. Sn5nssa MsTDGsa NS4H6sw Mgr5sw 6I4d G4ip
Modoc. Morrow 4 Mono, Morrow s; Mon,
terey, Markham 10; Napa, Markham 3,
Morrow 8, Chipman 2; Nevada, Morrow u;
Morrow 6, Chipman 8; Plumas. Chapman 4 j;
Sacramento, Markham 4, Morrow 19, Chip
man /. Shppee / San Benito, Markham 4;
San Bernardno, Markham 16; San Diego,
Markham "a; San Francisco, Markham AZ,
Morrow 76. Chapman 8. scattering 3;
San Joaquin. Shippee Is; San Luis Obispo.
Markham I. Morrow2; San Mateo, Morrow
3; Santa Barbara, Markham Z. Morrow 2; !;
Santa Clara, Markham Is: Santa Cruz,
Markham IL Shasta, Chapman s. ST.
ezra, Markham Q, Morrow 2. Chip
mau 2; Siskiyou, Morrow 4, Chipman
4; Solano, Markham 2, Morrow TO-;
Sonoma, Morrow 10, Chipman 2; Stanis-
laus, Morrow 3. Shppee 3; Sutter, Mark
ham 5; Tehama, Chipman Z; Trinity, Nor
row l, Chipman 2; Tulare, Markham 10.
Morrow .; Tuolumpe, Morrow 5; Vent tura,
Markham 2, Morrow 8; Yolo, Mark ham &,
Morrow .; Yuba. Markham I.