The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-11

William JENNiNho DIM AN.
, convention when it met Friday morning
was to choose one of the above mentioned
men as the Democratic standard bearer
for the campaign. After the convention
had been called To order at 1857 by Chair
man White prayer was offered by Rev.
Green.
Pattison Placed i'm Nomination.
Chairman White announced that the
convention was still on the call of states
for nominations. Thereupon Mr.. Harrity
of Pennsylvania, chairman Of the nation
al committee, mounted his chair and
placed in nomination ex Governor Robert
f. Pattison. This evidence that Penn
sylvania would stand by the platform and
participate In the nomination drew "a cry
of delight from the silver men and Pat
tison's name got swinging round
of applause from the galleries. Mr.
Mattingly. of the District of Columbia,
seconded the nomination of that peerless
champion of free silver that firm friend q (
che farmer and liborcr, John Il. McLeap,
Of Ohio" Delegate Miller, of Oregon,
added To the list OF nominations the name
of Sylvester Pennoyer, of Oregon. The
names of Bland, Bryan, Boies, Blackburn
Matthews, Mclean, Pattison and Pen
noyer were before the convention
Kisses for New Jersey.
New Jersey stirred the first really sensa-
tional passage. McDcrmott from his
chair shouted in stentorian tones: The
state of New Jersey respectfully declines
To vote Kisses The gold adhcrents i'm
the galleries attempted To drown the dis
approval with their cheers but were un-
able To do so
Governor Flower made this statement
when New York was called; "ln view of
the platform adopted 10y this convent on
and of its actions and proceedings, j am
instructed by the New York delegation tn
say that we will not participate in the Sc
lection of car didatc for president or vice
president and therefore decline to vote
The great body of New York adherents
In the galleries sent up IA storm of approx
al, but other cries were heard of Put 'em
out; put 'em out
Row in Wisconsin Delegation.
A big row occurred when Wisconsin
was called General Bragg announced
that he was instructed by the majority of
the Wisconsin delegation To east no vote.
One of the silver delegates challenged this
and insisted on call of the roll of the
state The result was that nineteen dele
gates refused to vote. Senator White,
tho chairman, finally ruled that the
unit rule instructions did not
contemplate the refusal of delegations to
vote He rulet. that all silent votes should
be considered absentecs, but that every
delegate present who desired tn vote had IA
right To have their votes registered. This
ruling was loudly checred, as it blazed the
.Ist. fh.a
thirds required to nominate within the
meaning of the rule were two-thirds of the
votes cast, according to the precedent of
1916.
The first ballot resulted: Bland, a23;
Boies, s6; Matthews, 81; Mclean, 81;
Bryan, l05; Blackburn, 33; Campbell 2;
Pcnnoyer, 10; Tilman, IL; Teller, s; Hill,
/; Russell, 2; stevenson, q Pattison %;
absent and not voting, ls5
A second ballot was then taken and re-
suited: Not voting lG0 Bland, 2sl; Boies,
81; Matthews, 81 Mclean, 53; Blackburn,
Al; Pattison, l00; Bryan, 1877; Pennoyer,
8; Stevenson, 10; Hill, l. Teller, g.
Bland aud Bryan Gain.
All the candidates were losers on the
second ballot except Bland, who gained
As, and Bryan, who gained W The Bryan
boomers i'm the galleries cheered and -four
ished flags and Autographs of the orator Of
the Platte Delegate Marsden, of Louisi-
ana, wos on his feet again the moment or
der was obtained with another motion To
abrogate the two-thirds rule, The ma
jority should prevail, he yelled The
old custom Is n cowardly subterfuge"
Senator Jones of Arkansas made the
point that the resolution must be consid-
cred by the committee on rules Marsden
grew red In the face and called for water
The galleries who then recognized in the
irate Lousianian the man who distin
guished himself on the first day of the
convention by developing an unquench
able thirst for water They were con
yulsed with laughter and yelled them
selves hoarse Some one got him glass
of water and he gulped II i'm full view of
10000 people.
Finally a point of order that the ques-
ton could be considered only by the com
mittee on rules was sustained. 80 Mars
den trippcd from the stand buoyant aud
waving his arm i'm recognition of the gal
lery howls, while friends rushed up bear
ing watcrs
Then The third ballot was taken aud re-