The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-07-24

Delegate McDermOtt OF New jersey
demanded call of the states. There
was no second to Mr.. McDermott's de-
mand, however, and then Chairman
White declared the motion carried.
Another wild scene followed. Again
the gudons were torn from their sock
cts and .paraded about. Boies and
Bland banners and flags of oil descrip-
tions Joined in the rally about the
standard of Nebraska. The standards
of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware
and New Jersey and all the New Eng
land states were left standing.
In the midst Of the confusion. on Sen
ator Jones' motion, at $3.50 o'clock, the
convention adjourned until 8,o'clock-
The evening session was called to
order at 1856 by Chairman White. A
motion was made to adjourn until 10
O'clock tomorrow. A roll-call was de-
manded, which resulted favorably to
the motion, and the convention ad-
journed at $50.
Saturday ended the most remarka-
BILE national convention since the Dem
ocratic, party, in 1860, was rent
asunder on the slavery issue. The coll
vention completed the work which
split the party in twain on the finan-
cial issue Arthur Sewall Of Maine. a
Bath shipbuilder, and an ardent free
coinage man, was named for the vice.
presidency on ticket headed by Will
lam j. Bryan, the eloquent young ora
tor from the prairies beyond the Mis-
souri,.
On the first ballot fifteen candidates
were voted for, Sibley receiving 163,
the highest number of votes. The 9TH
er votes were divided as follows: Nc
Lean, ITO; Sewall. 100; Harrity, 81;
Judge Clarke of North Carolina, so;
Daniel of Virginia, Ii; Bland. 62;
Blackburn, 20; ex-Coneressman WILL
Jams Of Massachusetts, 16; Boies, 10;
Pattison, 1; White Of California, 1;
Fithian Of Illinois, and Senator Teller
Of Colorado, 1 each. On the second
ballot there was an attempt to staln-
pede the convention to Biz nd, who on
this ballot received 294 votes; Nc
Lean moved up to 1853, sibley fell
back to 113 and Sewali dropped to
81. It looked as If the latter was
disastrously beaten. Senator Jones,
with his 16 Arkansas votes, stood firm.
He rallied the followers Of the Maine
secured ninety-seven votes. Meantime
/
ment in favor of Mclean. Some Of
the Bland men deserted him and went
to Mclean, who led on The ballot with
30.
After the announcement of this vote
BANDS name was withdrawn by Gov.
Stone of Missouri. who read message
from the Missourian, positively declin-
ing to allow the use of his name for
the vice presidential nomination. The
Bland votes, on the next ballot, went
to Sewall in large blocks. but Mclean
captured enough to give him seeming
~ a lead of, 2S4, against 261 for Sew
all. During this roll call there was
trouble in the Ohio delegation, which
was polling IA anti-McLean votes,
locked up by the unit rule. There was
also big revolt against Gov. Altgeld's
domination In the Illinois delegation
Ex-Congressman Fithian made q fiery
protest against the nomination of the
Ohio editor. 1t was at this critical
juncture that McLean's telegram was
read by one Of the Ohio delegates
The telegram stated that it was Mr.
McLean's wish that he should not be
balloted for. Delegate Sloan, howev.
er, after reading the telegram, dis
tinctly stated that while the telegram
expressed Mr.. McLean's wish, it did
not express the sentiment of Ohio
which on. the fifth ballot continued t.
cast 4G votes for Mclean. The tele
gram, however, shattered the Mclean
forces, and Indiana, Iowa and othel
states flocked into the camp of the
Maine man. Sewalrs nomination wa,
unanimous before the conclusion o.
the roll call, and scenes Of jubilatiol
and rejoicing, in which the stat,
standards were paraded about the Col
iseuln in the wake of the colors of Ne
. braska and Maine.
; Mr.. Sewall was born in Bath, Me
Nov. %, 1885. The estate on which
!. he was born and where lie now re
sides, has been in possession Of tn
Sewall family since 1850. His grand
. father fought in the War Of the Revo
} luton. By occupation Mr.. Scwall wa
. originally shipbuilder, and he is nov
largely interested in shipping, rail
ways and banking. For years he wa
the president Of the Maine Contra
: railway, from which position he re
: tired two years ago. He Is now pres
, ident Of q bank at Bath, is intereste
in the Bath Iron warks and numbe
of other commercial enterprises. Al
though he has for years employee
large numbers of men, he has neve
, had any serious labor trouble. MI
. Sewall was married In 1850 to Mis-
Emma ID. CrooEer Of Bath. He ha
) two children living, both of them soni
. Harold NJ. and William d. Sewall b
name.