The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-15

second, remained mute when the name O.
the state was called and the clerk repeated
the call In his loudest tone. but with
result. The result OF the third ballot was
announced at 80 p. M as follows:
Third ballot-Biand. 291: Boies. Sc. Mar
burn. q: Pattison. 81: Stevenson. 3: Hin.
l. absent or not voting. l62-
The Fourth Vote.
The fourth ballot resulted: Bryan. $50:
Bland. 2l1: Boies. %: Matthews. 81: Nc
Lean, IS: not voting, 162
Tremendous cheering greeted Bryan's
figure Bryan had gained 81 votes Bland
lost just SC. The applause continued so
long that another stampede seemed Inn
minent. For five minutes cheering con-
tinued without slackening. The Bland men
alone sat silent: even the gold democrats
Joined in the shouting.
Immediately following the final outcome
Of the result of the fourth ballot. the chair
man. Senator White. of California, 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 de-
cision open to the chair. The noise and
confusion in the hall made the chairman
pause. "Oh. gentlemen" he demonstrated.
do keep quiet"
Fifth Ballot Ordered.
chairman resumed his statement. and said
that the two-thirds rule had been acted on.
without objection, ever since its adoption
in the Ohio convention In 1852 The rule
read that "two-thirds of the whole num-
Der Of votes given shall be necessary to
nominate for president or vice president"
Therefore. in the opinion of the chair,
two-thirds OF the votes given would nomi-
nate the candidates for president and vice
president Of the United States ICheers1.
Call the ROLL" he ordered. and the fifth
ballot was taken.
The fifth ballot was begun at 2:45. Cali
fornia this time gave all her Is votes to
Bryan. Connecticut, Delaware, Arkansas
and Colorado voted as before. Everybody
waited to see what Illinois did. Illinois
passed and Bryan men began to applaud.
Illinois Swings Into Line.
Illinois. which had asked to be passed.
cast her As votes for Bryan. This left him
with 446 votes, sc short Of the necessary
number. Oklahoma changed her votes
from Bland to Bryan. making 4l. Then
Ohio withdrew the name of Mclean and
cast as votes for Bryan, making his total
500. Before the result was announced, but
when it was known that Mr.. Bryan had
number Of votes, Gov. Stone, of Missouri.
assembled the platform, end as soon as or
der could be obtained he addressed the
convention in these words:
Note from Bland Read.
Gentlemen of the Convention: Two or
three days since received this note, which
I will now read in your hearing, from
Richard Parks Bland: wish It to be I'm.
derstood that do not desire the nomtna.
ton unless It Is the judgment OF the free
silver delegates that would be the strong
est candidate. II 1t shall at any time ap-
pear that my candidacy is the least OBJ
struction to the nomination Of any candi-
dofo hn "a fa N
delegates Of the convention, or one more
acceptable to q majority OF those dele.
gates than myself, I wish my name, at
once, Internationally withdrawn from
further consideration. / am willing to
waive state instructions for me, If need
be, and to let the free silver delegates de-
eide the whole matter. The cause must
be put above the man lApplause.l
Nomination Made Unanimous.
Senator Turpie. Of indiana, mounted the
platform and said, amid great noise and
confusion, that the delegates from In
diana had stood from first to last for the
distinguished chief magistrate Of Indiana.
but in view Of the wave which had just
swept over the conventisn he was now
authorized to withdraw the name OF Gov.
Matthews and to cast the vote OF Indiana
for William ]. Bryan. OF Nebraska. In
view Of the unity which should prevail In
the convention he moved that the nomtna-
ton Of W. J. Bryan be made unanimous.
After the vote of Texas had been shifted
to Mr.. Bryan the chairman put the Ques-
ton on Senator Turpie's motion to make
the nomination unanimous and declared
II carried, emily few votes in the negative
coming fromSthe Pennsylvania delegation.
The Fifth Ballot.
The following table gives the vote on
the fifth ballot as officially announced.
Changes were made thereafter, before the
nomination was made unanimous, giving
Bryan more than the necessary 512 votes: