The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-11

pause. ooh. gentlemen" he remonstrat-
Il. do keep quiet" Cries Of "Sit down."
"sit DOWN.
The chairman resumed his statement and
| said that the two-thlrds rule had been
acted on without objection ever since its
adoption in the Ohio Convention OF 80
| The rule Sread that "two-thrds Of the
/ whole number Of the votes given shall
be necessary for nomination OF a PreA-
dent and Nice-President."
Thus In his opinion. two-thirds Of tie
/ votes given would nominate the candidate
for President aud Nice-President Of the
United States. (ChcersJ
THE FIFTH BALLOT.
"Can the roll" he ordered, and the
fifth ballot begun.
At 2.35 the fifth roll-call was begun.
and IL soon became evid IN, that Bryan
would secure votes sufficient Oh this ballot
10 nominate him by the nee ,ssary ma
jority. When Kentucky which was one
of the states which di1 not JON in the
procession. was reached. Mr.. Rhea who
had put Senator Blackburn in nomination,
rose and said:
while Kentucky loves her great Demo
crat. Joe Blackburn. arl would bee sad
to STE him elected President Of the 'n.ted
States. yet, as he served in the Corfed-
'ldit al MY lhfg w b'N 90 ~ ~ '"''N
him. (Faint hisses) Therefore KEN
lucky takes great pleasure N casting her
twenty-six votes for the wOrlfs greatest
orator w. J. Bryan (Cheers)
Ohio stu stood Nv Mclean.
Illinois. which had asked TO De passed.
cast her vote as for Bryan.
This left him with AS votes. G6 short
OF the necessary number. Oklahoma
changed her votes from Bland 10 Bran
making 454 Then Ohio withdrew IT,
name Of Mclean and cast 46 votes fer
Bryan. making his total 800
Before tn result was announced, but
when it was known that Mr. Bryan lad
received within few of the necessary
number OF votes. Governor Stone, OF 4Ais-
souri,. assembled the platform, and As soon
as order could be obtained he addressed
| the convention in these words.
BLAND WITHDRAWN.
Gentlemen Of the Convention TWO or
three days since / received this hote.
\ which / viii now read in your hedilnS,
from Richard Parks Bland:
81 wish il to be understood that | 10
| not desire the nomination unless % IS the
| judgment Of the frec-silver delegates .'ai
l would be the strongest clnd.d.i.". y
| IL shall AT any time appear that Giy car
didacy is the least obstruction O. re
! ceptable to the free-coinage delegates II
the convention, or one more dccepiat ie
to a majority OF those delegates u"n
myself / wish my name at once -uncoi.'.--
tionally Withdrawn from further cons De
Grafton. / am willing TO waive state H.
structions for me. II need De. ana 10 itt
the free-silver delegates decide The whale
matter. Tie cause must be gut above
the man. (Applause)
MISSOURI FOR BRYAN.
Il came to this great city" continued
Governor Stone as one OF the delegates
from Missouri. voCing the sentiment OF
the Democracy Of that State. to present
for your deliberate consideration the
name OF that illustr1ous commoner for
whom many Of you have expressed a
preference by your votes IN this cOnven-
ton. To those who have been our friends
In this struggle l desire now to return
my grateful thanks, but following the
direction Of Mr.. Bland himself. that
whenever a majority OF the silver dele
gates expressed their preference for an
other he desired mis- name withdrawn,
now. in the name OF Missouri. lower the
standard under which we have fought
throughout this convention and in Its
place lift that Of The gifted and glorious
son Of Nebraska loud and long con-
tinued checring)
We have chosen a splendid leader.
beautiful as Apollo. intellectual beyond
comparison. great orator. great
scholar but above all. there Is beating I'm
his breast a heart that throbs in con-
slant sympathy with the great masses
Of the people and instinct with the high.
es sentiment OF PATRIOTISM
We will not only nominate. but be-
lieve with as much confidence as can
believe anything I'm the future. We will
elect him by very large majority I'm
November. and gentlemen. we will i'm
augurate not only a Democratic admins
tration at Washington. but one
that viii be set down among the
people as one of the ahlest i'm Amer
lean history. So now. gentlemen. I with
draw the name of Richard Parks Bland
and cast the thirty-four votes Of the state
of Missouri for William j. Bryan"
Governor Stone was listened 10 with
a silence such as 10 other orator had
been honored with except Mr.. Bryan
himself. and at the close Of his effective
little speech he was loudly cheerod.
Judge Van Wagon. OF Iowa. was next
recognized. He said the Iowa delegation
bore to Chicago with them from GOV.
Boies a message saying that he had only
the success Of the party an heart: that
he would not he disappointed if he was
not nominated but that he would be dis
appointed II success did not come in
November.
BOIES WITHDRAWN.
In case the delegation found when they
arrived nj Chicago that some other can
didate had more votes than he, then his
name was to be Withdrawn.
Acting under these instructions he for
mallv withdrew the name Of Horace Boles
from the convention and cast me twenty
six votes of Iowa for W. j. Bryan. Sen
otor Jones stood on his chair 20 announce
that Arkansas changed her vote Of SIX
teen votes from Bland 20 Bryan.
Montana changed their six votes from
Bland to the winner the chairman declar-
ing that it was the intention
Of his state to stick 10 Bland from fist
TO last. and they had done their duty.
Senator Turpie, OF Indiana, mounted the
platform and said. amid great noise and
confusion. that he was now authorized 10
withdraw the name OF Governor Mat
thcws and TO cast the vote Of Indiana for
William J. Bryan, Of Nebraska.
(ChcersD In view OF the unity which
should prevail in the convention. said Mr..
Turpie. ] move that the nomination Of
W. !. Bryan be made unanimous.
(Cheers)
After the vote OF Texas had been shift
ed to Mr. BRYAN the chairman put the
question. on Senator Turpie's motion. 10
make the nomination unanimous and de-
clared il carried, only few votes I'm the
negative coming from the Pennsylvania
delegation.