Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-14

DETROIT, Aug. 6.-When the encamp-
menr reassclnbled after the noon recess
it was generally thought that Washing
ton had q cinch on the location for next
years encampment. Her supporters
had been betting all the morning that
not a third Of the delegates would favor
the capitol Of Nebraska, which was the
only rival in the field. In fact they
gave it out that ever the formality of a
ballot would probably be dispensed
with. They did not depend entirely
upon the Oratory of their advocates.
Their invitation took the form of an
immense silver plate with the statues of
Thomas and Farragut on the sides,
vignettes of the Capitol, Mount Vernon
and Arlington around the border, and
the invitation exquisitely engraved in
the centre. The affair was enclosed in
q casket of satin and Russian leather,
locked with a key of solid gold. The
Western men depended solely upon ar
guments and the %eloquence of their ad.
vocates. Paul Vandervoort, of Me-
braska set the ball rolling
In Behalf of Lincoln,
and urged that the gathering should be
held for once, at least, at a point that
was easy of access to the tens of thous-
ands OF veterans in Kansas, Nebraska,
Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas and the
West generally. Governor Thayer,
Past Commander Rae, of Minnesota,
and Comrade Campbell, of Kansas, also
spoke earnestly and at length in behalf
of Nebraska's capitol. General Bur-
dette and w. Pipes, Of Washington, led
the oratorical batteries in behalf of the
national capital. Corporal Tanner
dwelt upon its advantages and Edgar
Allen, of Virginia, came to the rescue
on behalf of the South. While the
speech making was in progress the
Pennsylvania delegation, which early
in the day had been scheduled as solid
for Washington, asked leave to retire
for consultation. This filled the Wash
ington people with alarm and they re-
doubled their buttonholing of the dele
gates on the floor of the hall.
Confusion ReiGned Supreme,
the noise of the gavel was drowned in
the roar of voices, intermingled with
which were sounds of warm disputing.
When the Pennsylvania delegation filed
again it was with the announcement
that they had voted 20 to 1S in favor of
Lincoln and that it had been decided to
enforce the unit rule in favor OF the
majority. Amid a scene of excitement
unparalleled in the history of encamp-
ments, the roll was called, Illinois.
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, California
and other large delegations voting for
Lincoln. and when the last state had
been called the tally sheets apparently
showed a majority for Lincoln. Paul
V~andevoort jumped on a chair and
chair and shouted,
"The Day Is Ours"
Thereupon President Oakley, Of the
Lincoln board of trade, and a dozen
others tore off to the telegraph office to
spread the glad tidings. Meanwhile the
apparently defeated delegates had been
clamoring for a verificalion of the vote
and when this had been done it was
found that the thirty-six votes of New
York had gotten into the wrong column
and the corrected vote stood: Wash
ington, 1855; Lincoln, 339. When the
corrected count was announced the
Western men were for the moment
stunned while the supporters of Wash
ington yelled themselves hoarse, In
the midst OF the confusion an adjourn
ment until morning was taken.