Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-16
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6t8tto.
The announcement Of the chairmin was re-
ceiyed with great confusion. Ord having Il
length been restored upon the floor. the chair
directed the secretary to call the 70 Of the
states for the fifth ballot. The 70 call pro-
coed without incident until the state Of West
Virginia was reached when thDt state re-
quested To be passed. TIL ~ vots from Wis
consin that had been w.thhll from the h-st
st II decll1ed 10 vote III state Of Illinois
WAS also passed. as the d, legation frim O 'io
marched 10 their committee nm for con,utl-
ton The roll call having been com1lelcd Ia
regular course, the secreta y returned t, ca
the ninos OF the states viii h had been pas ell.
Upon tn second call, the state Of IVES. Vir-
glnia was still not ready to vote Illinois,
however. upon tn, second ca l. cast IS volt $
fo- B fya1, amid tn, greatest enthusiasm
The D'ean msn were now content. AT this
time J'hn L. Mclean. OF Onio mounted his
chair. The c0nfu Ion still bein, very gre Il, he
had some difficulty In securing recognition, bul
finally succeeled lie said: "Oii) W thdrIws
the name OF Jo1n r. Mclean. and casts her
votes for william j. Brfa1." Thi, announce
ment cansei greas enthusiasm and was de-
csiye Ct the re u
! Gov tone. OF Ms 'ouri-"Mr. Chairman IN
Gtntlfme Of the Conve1t,o Two or three
dagsag, receive this note holding up u let
teri which | will now read In your hearing,
from iicharl Parks Blnl:
"'urBtNoN, NO, JULY
"'Gov ". J. stone Dear Sir: wish it to
be understood that do not want the nominl-
ton unless 1t is the r'gncnt of the free silver
delegates that | would be the strongest canll-
date II it slould at any tine appear that my
candidacy Is an obstruction to the nomination
OF any candidate who is acceptable to the free
coinage delegates In the convention. or one
more acceptable to majority Of those dele
gates than myself wish my name ut once
withdrawn from further consideration. am
willing to waive state instruct ms for me and
let the free silver delegates lee de the matter.
Put the cause above men. Yolrs truly,
n, p. BLAND
1.-THE cause must be put above the man. |
came to this convention as one Of the delegates
from Missouri. voicng he sentiment OF the
democracy OF that state, to present for your
deliberate consideration the mime OF that IL
lustrious commoner, for whom many Of you
have expressed p'efe ence by your votes In |
this convention. To those who have been our |
friends In the trug de, desire now to return |
my grateful Appreciation. But, following the |
directions Of M. Blan h mself that whenever
majority Of the silver DELEGATES IA the con-
vention sh II have expres,e preference for
anot or, h desired his name Internationally
and pesemptoriy withdrawn, now, In the
name Of Missouri, lower the standard under
which we have fou4ht throuihou this convcn-
ton and In It's place lit that Of the gifted and
glorious son o. NctrasEa.
Gentlemen, we have chosen splendid
leader beautiful as Apollo intellectual be-
yond comparison; a great orator u great
scholar. but above all beating In his brea.t
there Is heart that throbs In const mt SYM
pathy with the great masses Of the people. and
instinct with the highest sentiments OF pa
triotism. We will not only nominate him. but
believe with as much confidence MS can be-
lieve anything in the future tn we will elect
him by an overwhelming majority in Noyem-
Der, and that we will inaugurate. not only
democratic administration Mt Washington, but
one viii h at its close will be set down as
among the purest and ublest ind the most IL
lustrious OF American history. So now. gen.
temen, withdraw the name Of Richard Parks
Bland and cast the ~ votes Of our state for
William j. Bryan. Of Nebraska"
At the close Of Gov stones remarks the
convention broke into the widest excitement.
Delegates and those in The galleries alike
jumped on their chairs and waved umbrellas
and flags In one end Of the hall an enthusi-
asst waved aloft shoe on he end Of long
stick
During the excitement, the Bland band began
to play, but the officers in the convention quick
ly shut them of After the excitement had sub
sided so that the chairman could be heard, he
presented to the convention A. Van Wagner,
of Iowa who said. Gentlemen of the Con-
vention: When the delegation from Iowa
came TO Chicago they bore with them this
message from our great leader: 1 have
in my heart but one DESIRE and that is
the desire OF the great cause In which we
are all engaged He said to us; II am not
nominated at Chicago 1t will be no personal +
disappointment to me, II the cause for which /
we are fighting shall not succeed in November,
1t will be great personal disappointment to
me. My advice and my request to you is that,
Notwithstanding your strong Instructions II
when you get to the Chicago convention you
are satisfied there is any man who can poll
more votes than |. | ask you to cast the vote of
Iowa for him
Nov, my friends, while we have confidence
in Horace Boies, while we have moderated
heretofore his strength, perhapswe at this
time believe, after looking upon this great as
semblage, that william Bryan, Of Nebraska,
can poll more votes than any other candidate
before this convention. | am therefore, in
structed by the delegation from Iowa to with
draw Gov Boies' name from your considers
tion and cast our 70 votes for William j.
Bryan, OF Nebraska" Great applause.
After considerable effort the chair succeeded
In restoring sufficient order for Senator Turpie, /
who had come upon the stand, to be heard
Senator Turpc said: Mr., Chairman and Gem
tlemen of the Convention. The delegation from
our state has stood from first to last by our
distinguished chief executive Of Indiana. but
am now authorized by the delegation from In ,
diana and the great democratic constituency
which II represents to cast the 81 votes OF our
state for William J. Bryan, of Nebraska.
"Mr. President, also further move you and
oil the delegates of this convention, in the in (
terest Of unity which should make unanimity-
move you that the nomination Of W. j. Bryan
for the office of president of the United States
be made unanimous
Gov. Culberson, Of Texas I'm view of the
fact that the friends Of Mr. Bland have with
drawn his name from this contest am in
structed by the majority Of the delegates from
Texas to cast the votes Of that state for Will
liam J. Bryan" q
After number Of other changes to Bryan
had been made, the chairman put the motion
Of Senator Turpie OF Indiana, to make the
nomination unanimous, and declared the vote
carried
The result Of the fifth ballot was not an
uounced, but the unofficial figures are Band,
49, Bryan, 6a4; Pattison, 9j Stevenson, O.
Hill, |; not voting, 1852,
When quiet was restored, the chair an
nounced q recess would be taken until eight
o'clock In the evening