The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-01
DETAILS OF THE BALLOT BY WHICH
CLEVELAND WAS NOMINATED.

CHICAGO. June 23-There was great con-
fusi"n early this morniDg when the Sia'e
Of Alabam. wss called, and it was with
difficulty that the chairman made hiDseif
heard to announce :.s scattering vo'e OF
the State. The next vote, Arkansas solid
10 for Cleveland, WAS greeted with ap-
plsuse.
The call proceeded without incide until
Illinois was reached, when the chairman
annonoced th,t on the poll of the delsga-
ton there were SO votes for and l2 against
Cleveland. Under the unit rule he cast AZ
votes for Cleveland.
Gentlemen" the chairman said, "Ken-
lucky asked for time, ~ some wish TO change
their votes" when the vote was announced
Cleveland had Is out Of 26.
The New York delegates applsuded the
Louisi'ns vote. which gave Cleveland only
The roll call proceeded, and New iork's
solid ~ votes for Hill was greeted with
applause.
The Ohio vote vas awnitei with interest.
When it gave IL votes for Boies the Iowa
men go, up a mighty yell.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
As the ro.l call proceeded the excitement
became irtenss. II culmiEatei whom
A'nska cast her two votes for Cleveland.
There was IA growing excitement Both the
Cleveland and the Hill men were around The
Arizona delegates, waiting the announce
ment of Their vote. 1t hal been supposed
that Arizona and New Mexico, which had
been given q !di ional representation in the
ccnvention would vote with the anti-Cleve-
land people. When tho chairman of tho
Arizona delegation got tho floor and an
nounced ivo votes for Cleveland, there was
such wild and renewed cheering and much
confusion, both in the gal cries and OH the
40 th,ti INN sihlo 10, fYo ci h,,a;-
ness.
NEW MEXICO sETTLEs 1T.
Then the District of Columbia was called
aud cast her two votes for Cleveland, that
ga,o him all but two-thir DIS of a vote of the
GOT necessary to n"miratc. New Mexico
SO tied tho question the next minute, whom
she announced four votes FOR Cleveland.
A South Caroliua delegate went to the
clerks desk and had vote changed from
Boes to Cleveland, on account Of an error
Tho Texas delegation changed its vote to
thirty for Cleveland. the West Virginia dele
gait n TO twelve for Cleveland the Mary
land delegation to sixteen for c Cevelan1, the
Kentucky delegation to twenty two for
Cleveland.
Mr. Neal of Ohio novel to suspend the
rules and make the nomination by acclama-
ton. He was ruled out Of order.
vIRGINIANs ELoQUENCE
Mr.. Daniel, Of Nirginin, took the platform
and sail: 1.-The Democratic people Of tho
United States have uttered their voice
through the lips Of their choscn delegates.
by that voice il has been dscrecd that Gro
yer Cleveland is tho nominee Of each and
every democrat in this convention. In
behalf Of the delegation from Virsini,, who
came here divided to day, bat who go home
as one--.on behalf Of every truc-hesrted
democrat that lovea the great banner Of the
people, move you that there bc but one
yo'ce and one sound from every Democret in
this convention and that by every tongue
the words shall 10 uttered that Grover Cleve-
land is to be the etder in this grand cam
paisn Cheers. We can, We must, we
will, my countrymen, carry the great Dem
ocracy to triumph
rAMMaN, SAT siIEHr.
Mr. Daniels remarks excitod the great,s,
enthusiasm, aud the chair wss unable t get
order for a crowd of New Yori pcope were
crying out 10 Governor FIowo", Lieutenant
Goyerhur Sheehan and others of tho New
York delegation 10 second the nomina ion.
But the New York delegation sat silent when
the vote WAS put, and from other parts of
the hall cana some emphatic negatives. The
convention Kissed at this, and the kissing
continued un'il Governor Flower got on a
chair. His lips moved. but his words could
not be Leard teyonG tie limits of circle
Just about him. liz was tying TO make tho
nomination unanimous. Those who heard
him checrel
..Ev rGRl SUBMISSION,
Bourke Cochran jnmpcd 10 L;s feet, and
said as there was some dissent uttered
when the motion was male to declare the
nomination unanimous, he would state the