Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-07-17
ARTHUR SEWALL, MAINE
..TuE SAILS OF WHOSE VESSELS
MHITEN THE SEAS"
n,.Iey,tion From washington iooiA
IL Hand in NOmin"tihs'
Were Victorious

Chicago. July u.-Today ended the '"09
re remarkable convention since the "e
cratic party in 1860, was rent assume i.,o,,
the slavery issue. Today the con
COMPLETED the work which spllI inc 20.
in twain on the financial issue
Sauau of Maine, a Bath shipbullder "i'''
an ardent free coinage man, was h""io
for vice president on a ticket heaue" ~
William T. BRYAN, the eloquent '""7
oroto,, from the prairies beyond the "-S
-ta,,ri Ovar 1eO delegates % the CONVEX
tion all of whom, with the exception VI
10 cold DELEGATION from Wisconsin anu "
10, Of tho delegation from Minnesota
nama from east of the AlleghahleS' re
fused to participate in the hoihI"'''O
the presidential candidate on l't
nIatform, over 80 today decphed ~ pc"
ticipate in a nomination Tor we ~
dent. Many of the delegates had leI' ''-N
city in disgust. Whether the seIeVe''
will Mace n third ticket in the Ielu -
matter for future development Ing
var daru,crats. who were controlling Tue
convention absolutely, and who aleh& ca
the east in order to erect t"s
banner of silver, hope 10 Secui
support from the populists OF 'h'
west and south and the silver re-
publicans to recompense them Tor 'h7 loS'
which the platform ana ticket must w
evitably entail in the east. They nope ~
see all the hitherto discordant elements ol
silver rally to the standard when they
have raised.
The nomination of Sewall for vice p''s'-
Of S1T' u
BRYAN for president. Bryan had set the
convention afame with his eloqnen'e' ana
his name was on every lip when the bFi-
loting began, but Sewalls name IN CON
nection with the vice presidency hau
hardly been mentioned.
Mclean Was Day Late.
John r. Mclean, the Cincinnati c1@or'
was the most prominent candidate IN ire
field, and had the nomination been mace
last night he would probably lave been
named. But the leaders decided to dlIo"
the balloting to go over until TODAY so
that an opportunity might be had / NOR
oughly caucus the situation, and 20 leal II
Bryans wishes in regard to his ruHn ng
mate. The names of SeWall, Of Xxi on
gresham Shiyely of Indiana, who mas re
Gently been named for governor D. the
Hoosier state, Mclean Sibley of tcEniEl-
vania, Bland and others were canVds5ed
and Senator Jones and other advocates OF
silver came to the conclusion that for geo
graphical reasons the Maine man was the
most available for the place on the ticket
with Bryan The strongest argument in
his favor perhaps was that his nomina-
ticn would at once silence the cry that the
silver cause was sectional an imputariOn
the Arkansas senator was quick to reouke
when Senator Tillman avOwed that such
was the case in the convention on Thurs
day.
Mr. Mclean decided not to be a candi-
date, and gave directions to his friends
in the Ohio delegation not 10 present his
name, but the Mclean sentiment was
so strong that it could not be suppressed.
Just as the contest had narrowed down
to race between Sewall and Mclean,
the latter through a personal telegram.
which was read from the stage, withdrew
his name, and there was a stampede for
Sewall. The latter was nominated, as
Bryan was yesterday, on the fifth bal
| lot.
w. r. Burke of California, nominated
Sewall. On the first ballot 10 candidates
were voted for. Sibley of Pennsylvania
reaching 1863, the highest number of votes.
The other votes We're divided as follows.
MI M co,,.a,1 100 rIas.,.,' =,
Walter Clarke of North Carolina "a san-
ator Daniel H. bland 60 Rlackbnrn 81
ex-Congressman Williams of Illinois %
George r Williams of NTassacbnsatts IL
Pofo., % D,t+inoa - 10 ~,
California / Fithian of Illinois and Sar,.
tor Teller of Colorado ono each
Lacked IiI.a Doeo.+
On the eecond ballot tbo,l' no., -.
temDt to stamneda tho conva,tio, -
BLAND who on this ha1Iot roooi,.ol On,
votes. Mclean movad nm to 10 Cu1a,'
fell hack to ia and Sau,o,I 49, =.
n If looked as If tho Iattar -,o', 5,, ~
trouslv beaten Rut senate, 1o,a, -,'i.,,
his 16 Arkansas votes stood e,no ~ w,
lied the followers If tho 1I,i,,a 49,, -,
on the next ballot sewall secured o. votes
Meantime there appeared to he peneraI
movement in favor of Mclean
Some of the BLAND men desor+oa .,r,
and went 70 Mclean who Ia ~ .,l,
ballot with 2lO After tba orno,,,,,aa,,,l,.
Of tbfs ,,o+a pIas'3, 'I'e announcement
| drawn by Governor Stone of Missouri
who read a message from fine utsso,,rio ;,
| positively declining to a11ou, tbo No. =,
his name for the vice presidertia1 ns,,,,.
alton.
The Bland votes on tho four., ,ar-
went to Sewan in large blocks hut NJ
Lean captured enoueb to yt,,a It,, -
ingly safe lead of 29l apainst oe, 81,
| Sewan
nurine +bis ru -,