Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-11

our h0nored son, James Hamilton
Lewis Hon. j. II. Currie, OF North
Carolina, was Text introduced, and
said he desired to name man whose
fame was not confined to one state, but
extended all over this broad land,
man revered and honored in his own
state, and all over the country where
he was known. In the last election he
was nominated ON the democratic
ticket for the high position Of supreme
judge OF North Carolina, and received
the votes Of men Of all parties, repub-
licans and populists included" He
closed by naming Judge Walter Clark
FITHIAN NOMINATED.
Hon. Tom johnson, of Ohio, then
took the stand and put in nomination,
George w. Fithian, Of Illinois, saying
OF him: s.He has been six years IN
congress, and his every action and his
every vote places him in accord with
your platform. lie has the merit
which think absolutely necessary for
the vice. presidency. and he is not
wealthy man. This fight will have to
be one by the people, by men interest
ed in humanity"
PENNeFER NOMINATED.
Hon. M. M. Miller, Of Oregon, said
he rose to place in nomination man
who was twice governor of the state ef
Oregon, as the democratic nominee,
ex Governor Sylvester Pennoyer. Faint
applause1. He is in heartfelt sympa-
thy with The laborer and labor move
ments, and the country will endorse him.
l appeal to you to recognize the Pa
cific coast and nominate Ex-Governor
Pennoyer, of Oregon.
Senator White retired temporarily,
leaving Representative Richardson, of
Pennsylvania, to preside over the con-
vention.
SEwELL NOMINATED.
VIM. H. Burke, of Los Angeles,
named Mr.. Arthur Sewell, OF Maine.
as the man who "Strove for liberty |
when God himself was DUMB"
sIBLEY NoMINATED.
Showalter, OF Missouri, presented
the name of Joseph G. Sibey, of Penn
sylvania. He spoke Of this presi-
Dental candidate as modern Moses,
endowed with the courage of Andrew
Jackson and the eloquence of Henry
Clay, and who was destined, under
heaven, to lead the American people
from bondage into liberty.
q. S. Thomas, of Colorado, Sec
Dnded SeWell's nomination.
DANIEL NOMINATED.
Powers, of Utah, presented Senator
Daniels name. Jones, of Virginia,
acknowledged the compliment, but
laid that Senator Daniel had de-
,lined to permit his name to be used
While the vote was being footed up, |
eaders of number OF delegations got
ogether and tried to get the conven-
ion to unite for Bland.
oRAToRY CLOSED.
John Scott, of Bath, Maine, toll
owed, speaking in praise of Arthur I
,ewel, of Maine. This closed the
nomination oratory and the balloting {
,egan at 12 m. K
THE FIRST BALLOT.
At Il 40 the balloting begun. Ala
'ama, missing; Arkansas, Sewell, 16; !.
Harrity,..o ..of Pennsylvania,
/, not voting 10; California, Boies Z, ,,
1. Sewell, 10; Drlawarr,
IarritY, 8. Sibley l, not voting 2;
florida, Sewell, 8; Colorado, Sewell 4,
4 ; Idaho, Band g.; Georgia,
assed; Illinois, Sibley 49, Indiana,
ibley 2, Fithian 1, Williams, of Illi- 7
ois, 4, Williams, OF Massachusetts, A
lack burn, 4, Mclean l5; Iowa, Sib.
BY, IA, Williams, IL, Teller 1; Kan
as, Williams, of Massachusetts, 20; !.
Sibley. 21, Sewell, 4, Will y
ANS of Massachusetts, / Louisiana, =
blackburn, 49,; Maine, Sewell, 12; >
iaryland, Mclean, 5, absent IL =
Massachusetts,, passed; Michigan, Nc !,
.ean, %; Minnesota, Daniel |, Sewell, !
I, Sibley 10, absent s.; Mississippi, I
ewell, 18; Missouri, Williams, of
assachusetts, 8. Williams, Of Illinois, =
5. Sibley 6, Sewell 10; Montana, =
ewall, 6; Nebraska. asked to be ex i,
used; Nevada, Mclean 6 New
and New Jersey, not vot- =
,g; New York, not voting. [Cheers
nd Kisses greeted the declination of !
lew York and New jersey to vote. !
Iorth Carolina, Clark, %; North
'akola, Sewell, 6; Ohio, Mclean 4G!;
llabama, Williams, of Massachusetts.
, Sewell, 4. Lewis, 8. Clark. 4, Will !
ams, OF Illinois, 8, Boies, 4 Ohio's
ote challenged, and poll of delegates
rdered. [Williams, OF Illinois, being
oted for, is J. R. Williams. of Carmi, :,
Illinois,
Ohio, under the unit rule, was re- 4
eived, 46 for Mclean; Oregon, Pen !
oyer 8; Pennsylvania, Sibley z; Patti !
on 2, absent or not voting So; Rhode
sland, Harrity 6, not voting q; South !
dakota, Sewell 8; South Carolina, i
ibley 18; Tennessee, Boies g. Sibley /
, Williams, of Massachusetts, 4. Dan h
81 4; Texas. Bland so; Utah, Daniel
!; Virginia, Clark "a; Vermont, Nc
.ean 4, not voting 4; West Virginia,
of Massachusetts, 12; WASH &
ngton, Lewis 8; Wisconsin, Sibley O.;
ot voting ~; Wyoming, Sitley, g.; /
llaska, not voting; ARIZONA, Williams, t
I Massachusetts, 6 District Of Colum- t
ia, Mclean 6; New Mexico, Williams, /
1 Massachusetts,, 6; OkIahoma, " hite, t
I California, L, Sibley 4, Mclean Il '
ndian Territory, Sibley g.; Oregon's
light votes changed from Pennoyer TO r
'ibley; Georgia recalled, Bland 26.
The first ballot was officially an.
ounced as follows; Blackburn, 90,
liosd 60. IalInr 4 nnxatol IL IL |