The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17
A. SEWALL OF MAINE.
NOMINATED FOR THE VICE
PRESIDENCY.
Bland Withdrawn by Governor stone
MCLEAN Also Withdrnws-A Man From
The Fast Thought Necessary Given an
Ovation Convention Adjourns.

The Fast Thought Necessary Given an
Ovation Convention Adjourns.
For President W. J. BRYNN Of Ncbr,.ka.
For Wise Prs dent MR. SkWALI. Of Nam,
CuicAGo, July I The Democratic
national convention completed its
'Vsrk this afternoon by nominating
on the iifth ballot Mr.. Sewall of
Maine as the running mate for ". j.
Bryan, the boy orator" of Nebraska,
who was nominated with such great
hurrali yesterday afternoon.
The result was accomplished only
with considerable difficulty and IN
defiance of Mr.. Mclean wishes, pos
%itivcly expressed this morning. At
tctnpts were made To stampede the
convention To Richard l.. Bland of
Missouri, but these failed. though he
was once within fifty votes of a ma.
jority. Joseph {. Sibley OF Pcnnsyl-
vania was also distinctly in the race
for Il time. but was dropped at his
wish expressed by telegraph. ON the
fourth ballot John K Mel can of Ohio
seemed an almost sure winner, but at
its close it was positively announced
that he vas not Il candidate for tho
position, and Mr.. Scwall of Maine
won.
rnE asst DAYS CROWD SMALL.
Although 10 o'clock was the hour
fixed for rcassembling this morning.
at twenty minutes after hat hour not
more than 100 delegates were in the
pit, and the galleries were not halt
filed. The delegates had been worn
out by the struggles of the past four
days, and public interest seemed to
have eliminated yesterday in the nom.
nation of a Presidential candidate.
The news that John Il. Mclean OF
ohio. who vas the most formida Bile
candidate last night, had finally and
positively decided not to allow his
name to be presented for the Vice
Presidential nomination, left an open
field for the second honor. The silver
leaders stood about with their heads
together discussing the availability of
VIC iouS oIRItsS-
man Ben Shively of Indiana. recently
nominated for governor of tina. State,
was strongly talked of BY the leaders,
despite the declaration of the Indiana
delegation that his nomination would
confuse the situation IN that State.
George Fred Williams of Massachu.
sets, Mr.. Sewall OF Maine and several
Illinois men, as we'll as Mr.. Bland and
H,inS war;. also ,p,nti,nnl p.u
said that it was Mr.. organs wish that
on the ticket with him.
As the hands Of the clock pointed
TO II o'clock, Chairman White called
the convention to order. There we're
only about 1000 people in the hall.
More than half of the gold delegates
were absent. Contrary to the usual
custom, the proceedings were not
opened with prayer. A few routine
announcements were made before the
names of the vice presidential candi-
dates were presented. Chairman iiar-
rity of the national committee an
nounccd the last meeting of the old
national committee, and w. Finley of
Ohio, moved the ratification of the
delegations.
tIbktE tkEp WILLIAMS fltNit
Nominations for the vice presidency
were then called for. after n motion
offered by Senator Jones of Arkansas,
had been adopted limiting the nomi,
mating speeches to five minutes each.
i. L. O'Sullivau of Massachusetts,
who had often attracted the eye of
the convention by his outbreaks OF
enthusiasm, walked To the platform tn
place in nomination George Fred
Williams of his " state. Although
he Is not IA graceful orator, his SEN
fences were ringing and had the close
attention OF the convention. lie re
fcrrcd to the Sullcn delegation from
New York and urged the convention
to prove that IL had turned down New
York's Notwithstanding to ilill-no
because he came from the East, but
because he was for gold. lie told how
Williams had fought the corporations
in Massachusetts, and therefore had
been antagonizcd," the speaker said
''by Henry Whitney, "a Standard Oh
magnate and brother of the Whitney
who sat silent yondcr.' pointing tC
the New York Standard Oil man
O'Sullivau urged the convention tC
choose a man from the Atlantic coast
that East and West might join hand
on the ticket, and ended. wv d,
not want n man with Il barrel To in
augurate this peaceful revolution
William a. burke of C~aliforni;
named the veteran Democrat, Arthu
Sewall Of Maine, and e. =. Thomas o
Colorado seconded it.
The official announcement Of the
vote was: Iiarrity -, Teller |, White
|, Pattison ., Williams OF Massachu
setts 10, Mclean III, Clarke 80, Sew
all loo. Sibley 1913, fithian /, Danic
II, Bland ~, Blackbur 20, William
of Illinois -, Boies 20, not voting Is
A STAMPEDE FOL BLAND TEIEp
Before the second ballot was begun
Delegate Van Wagner of Iowa with
drew Governor Boies' name. At I'll,
very beginning Of the second roll call
Alabama tried TO start n stampede 10
Bland by announcing that Alabama
which had on tho FIRST ballot, divide,
her vote among five candidates, cas-
her =? for Richard Parks Bland