The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-17

Total number of votes cast on fourth
ballot, 1853. Necessary to a choice,
5l2.
TwO-Thirds Rule Construed.
Immediately following the final
announcement of the result OF the
fourth ballot the Chairman, Senator
White, said that the proceedings
had reached the stage where it was
necessary for the Chair to state his
construction of the two-thirds rule.
A careful examination of the records
of Democratic conventions left but
one decision open &, to the Chair.
The noise and confusion in the hall
made the Chairman pause.
"Oh, gentlemen he remon-
strated, "do keep quiet Cries of
'sit down, sit down.
| The Chairman resumed his state
ment and said that the two-thirds
rule had been acted on without OBJ
lection ever since its adoption in the
Ohio Convention of 1852. The rule
read. Two thirds of the whole
number of votes given shall be
necessary to nomination for Presi-
dent and Vice President. There
fore, in the opinion of the Chair two
thirds of the votes given would
nominate the candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the
United States.
Call the roll" he ordered, and
the fifth ballot was begun.
Fifth and Last Ballot.
t2:45 the fifth roll call was be-
gun and it soon became evident that
Bryan would secure votes sufficient
on this ballot to nominate him by
the necessary majority. When
Kentucky, which was one of the
states which did not join in the
procession, was reached, Mr.. Rhea
who had put Senator Blackburn in
nomination, rose and said: "While
Kentucky loves her great DemOcraU
Joe Blackburn, and would be glad
to see him elected President of the
United States, yet as he served in
the Confederate army they do not
seem to want him. Therefore Ken.
lucky takes great pleasure in cast
ing her twenty-siX votes for the
worlds greatest orator, w. j
Bryan Cheers.
All for Bryan.
Ohio still stood by Mclean. Hi
nois, which had asked to be passed
cast her forty-eight votes for Bryan
This gave him 44S votes, sixty-stH
short of the necessary number
Oklahoma changed her six votes
: from Bland to Bryan, making 454
Then Ohio withdrew the name o
Mclean and cast forty-siX votes TO
Bryan, making his total 500. Be
fore the result was announced, bu
when it was known that Mr.. Bryan
had received within a few of tn,
, necessary number of votes, Gov
Stone, of Missouri, assembled tn
platform, and as soon~as order coulC
: be obtained he addressed the con
vention in these words
, Stone of Missouri.
"Gentlemen of the Convention
Two or three days since | received
this note, which | will now read il
: your hearing, from Richard Park
| Bland: Il wish it to be understood
, that [ do not desire the nomination
. unless it is the Judgment of tn
free silver delegates that ] would b
e the strongest candidate. If it shall
/ at any time appear that my candi
4 dacy is the least obstruction to tn
: nomination of any candidate who i
= acceptable to the free coinage dele
g gates OF the Convention, Or on
e more acceptable to a. majority G
z those delegates than myself, wis
' my name Internationally with
: drawn from further consideration
g | am willing to waive such instruC
f tions if need be, aud to let free silve
delegates decide the whole matter
The cause must be put above tn
man. [Applause.l
5 Bland withdrawn.
!; II came to this great city, con
/. tinued Gov. Stone, las one of tn
delegates from Missouri, voiclng tn
sentiment of the Democracy of tina
!; state, to present for deliberate cor
+; sideration the name of that illustrI
Gus man, for whom many of 70
have expressed preference by you
votes in this convention. To thos
d who have been OUR friends in thi
e struggle J desire now to return IN
It grateful thanks but following the di
rection of Mr.. Bland himself, tina
whenever a majority of the silvt
delegates expressed their preferenC
Il for another, he desired his nam
s withdrawn. Now, in the name {
Missouri, 1 lower the standard unde
which we have fought thrOughor
this convention, and in its place
lift that of the gifted and gloriou
son of Nebraska Loud and long
y continued cheering
4 An Eloquent Tribute.
>. 1--WE have chosen a splendid leade
% beautiful as Apollo, intellectual bt
If yond comparison, great orator,
a great scholar, but, above all, ther
3 is beating in his breast a heart thI
, throbs in constant sympathy wit
Is the great masses of the people an
J. in strict accord with the highei
I. sentiments of patriotism.
n I'VE will not only nominate hin
AZ but l believe, with as much cor
J. fidence as can believe anything j
" the future, we will elect him by
er very large majority in November