The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10
1T is BRYAN.
Five Ballots Taken and Ne
braska's Son Wins
On the Last With a Vote of
662
OTHERS SCATTERING.
A Great stampede and Demon
stratiOn For Bryan.
Democracy In the East About
TO Suicide.
GOLD MEN ARE SULKY.
Sit Silent In the Convention
While Their Sympathizers
In the Galleries Hiss the Silver
Leaders.
A Great Stampede and Demon
stratiOn For Bryan.
Democracy In the East About
to Suicide.
GOLD MEN ARE SULKY.
Sit Silent In the Convention
While Their Sympathizers
In the Galleries Hiss the Silver
Leaders.

Convention Hall. Chicago, July 10
There were but few demonstrations be
fore the convention was raped to or
der today A big oil portrait of Bo1es'
backed by a sill1en American flag. was
paraded through the pit, but 1t created
hardly a ripple
The leaders came in quietly.
Mr. Whitney walked in with a group
of the New York delegation but it was
announced that Senator Hill, like Ach-
lilies. sulked in his tent. The new Eng
land delegations generally were thin.
The battle had gone against them and
they appeared only to hesitate as to
whether they should remain silent and
mute when they were asked to par
ticipate in the nomination of a candi-
date on a platform to which they could
not be recOnciIed, or to physically
withdraw from the convention.
Chairman White, who had recovered
the use of his voice, stepped to the
front of the stage at 1O:47. Running his
eye for a couple of seconds over the
crowd, he glanced down to the bat
tered delegations in the pit and with
a heavy whaek of the gavel called the
The names of Bland, Bryan, Boies,
Blackburn, Matthews, Mclean, Patti
son and Pennoyer were before the con-
The drst ballot began: The sixteen
votes of Arkansas for Bland, announced
by Senator Berry, gave the supporters
of the great Missouri cOmmOner, as
he designated him, an opportunity 10
yell which they improved. CalifOrnia's
vote was much scattered, for Black
burn, for BOies. 1 for Campbell, for
Bryan and for Matthews, and Black
burns name was given a cheer, While
the others failed of recognition. The
name of Connecticut was followed by
ida After its scattering vote had been
announced, Ex-Governor Waller arose
and shouted that two and only two of
COnnectiCutS vote would be cast, and
those for Ex-Governor William z. Rus
sell. John F. Salisbury of Delaware
voted for Bryan and three others from
that state voted for PattisOn
FIRST CHEER FOR BRYAN.
The first cheer for Bryan came at the
announcement of GeOrgia's solid vote
Bland were loudly cheered.
Indiana and Iowa in succession cast
their solid votes for their favOrites,
Matthews and BOies respectively Elx-
Senator Martin of Kansas cast the sol
id vote of the SunhOWer state for Mis-
souri's great commoner, Richard Parks
Bland"
James of the Kentucky delegation
announced that the Blue Grass state
cast her vote for the South's greatest
DemOcrat,Joe Blackburn of Kentucky
Sputterings of applause greeted each
voted for Bryan. Maine gave five votes
for Bryan. and eleven for PattisOn.
Delegate Hamilton of Massac chusetts
asked that Massachusetts be passed as
the chairman and vice chairman of the
delegation were absent. O'SulHvan, one
of the silver men in the delegation
shouted that the gold men We're away
because they did not intend to partici-
pate in the future proceedings of the
convention.
That is not true shouted several
gold men in the delegation.
Chairman White appealed to dele
gates not to attempt to inject debate
into the roll call and Massachusetts,
was passed. The gold men in the
Michigan delegation refused to vote
Ihe silver votes We're divided as fol-
lows: Bryan z; Boies 5; Bland f.
DeIegale stevenson, Don NJ. Dickin-
son law partner caused cOnSidera BILE
delay by challenging the vote OF the
stare ana then with nine colleagues
declining to vote Later he moved from
one gold delegation to another
cOunselling them to refuse to vote
Mississippf's vote for Bryan and Mis-
sourt's for Bland were cheered. Ne
braska's announcement of Is votes for.
the silver knight Of the west VViIIi,T7
J. Bryan created great enthusiasm
NeW Hampshire's cry was that Dele
gate Doyle had voted for Pattison and
the other seven delegates declined to
vote, and the intelligence fell on a 81
lent house
It remained for New Jersey to stir
Sne Ilrst really sensational passage, n.
McDermott from his chair shouted .
The state of New Jersey respectfully
qecllnes to vote (Hisses). The gold ad-
nerents in the galleries ATTEMPTED to
oFoWn the disapproval with their
chee[s put We're unable to do so
NEW YORK WON'T VOTE
governor Flower made this state
ment when New York was called. Tn
view or the platform adopted bv this
convention and of its actions ana rro-
ceedings, am instructed bv the NaI,-
ork delegation to say that we viii not
participate in the selection of a canal
oaIe IOr president, or vice DresideT+ +
ana therefore decline to vote
ONO cast 46 votes. under the unit 4.,,1e
Tor JOhn R Mclean DELEGATE Holden
OF Cleveland challenged the vote and
the old row in the Ohio delegation
which has been the feature of So man,
Hauonal conventions was found Iurl[-
ing behind the announcement
w hen the roll call of delegates Voc
Cdlled, old convention press men mar
Neled to hear Allen w. Thurman a Son
OF the old Veteran cast his vote foT
mclean. who during the life of his
1ather, had been one of his bitter OpDo-
nents- Ihe call showed 40 of Ohio's
Rote Tor Mclean, ? for Bland. l for
6ryan, 2 for Pattison.
There was one absentee. Under the
Unit rule the 46 votes of the state were