The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-16

tlonai passage. McDcrmott from his char shouted: ''The state of New Jersey respect fully declines to vote." Kisses followed whil the gold adherents in the galleries attempted to drown the disapproval with their cheers but were unable to do so
 Gov. Flower made this statement when Nev York was called: Tn view of the platform adopted by this convention, and Of it's action. and expressions, am instructed by the New York delegation to say that we will not partic ipate in the selection of a candidate for presi dent or vice president, and therefore decline to vote" The great body of New York's ad herents in the galleries sent up storm of ap proval, but other cries were heard of "Pu them out. Put them out.''
 A big row occurred when Wisconsin was called. Gen. Bragg announced that he was in. structed by the majority of the Wisconsin de Cgation to cast no vote. One of the silver delegates challenged this, and insisted on call of the roll of the state. The result was that 10 delegates refused to vote. Senator Money made the point of order that instruc- tionS to a delegation to vote as a unit could not stife the will of any who desired to vote.
 Gen. Bragg climbed on one of the chairs of the Ohio delegation to protest, but the mad. dened Buckeyes ordered him down. New York and Vermont offered him chair in their dele gations. Gen. Bragg made his statement as to the will of the Wisconsin delegation and was replied to from the platform by Delegate Dockery, one of the silver men from Wisconsin He aroused great enthusiasm by declaring that if Wisconsin's will was stifed here it would be heard for silver in November.
 The Tammany orator, ex-Senator Grady made fiery protest against ruling which he contended would practically abrogate the unit rule.
 The delegates grew still as Senator White the chairman. finally ruled that the unit rule instructions did not contemplate the re. fusal of delegations to vote. He ruled tha, all silent votes should be considered absen- tees, but that every delegate present who desired to vote had right to have his vote registered. This ruling was loudly cheered, as 1t blazed the way for an ultimate ruling that the two-thirds required to nominate, within the meaning of the rule, were two-thirds of the votes cast, according to the precedent of 1Si6
 The name of Henry M. Teller was for the first time spoken of as presidential nominee when on the call of states passed, Colorado's eight votes were. recorded for the former re. publican and were received with mingled cheers and misses. The clerk consumed sev- eral minutes in computing the results of the first ballot, during which the crowd buzzed eX- citedly.
 Senator Whites voice had been failing him and Richardson, of Tennessee, again took the gavcl during this intermission. The result was announced by the reading clerk as fol- lows: Bland, 233 Bryan. i05: Boies. s6 Mat thews, 27: Mclean, 54 Pattison, 9i: Pennoyer, lO Blackburn, s3; Campbell, 2: Tillman, 7; Russell, ?: Stevenson, ,; Hill. 1: Teller,8.
 The official vote of the second ballot was: Not voting l60 Bland, 2Si; Boies, 37: Mat thews, 34 Mclean. B; Blackburn 4l Pattison, 100: Bryan. I97; Pennoyer. $: Stevenson, l0; Hill, 1: Teller, &
 The official vote of the third ballot was: Not 34 Mclean, s4; Bryan. al9; Blackburn, 27; Pattison. O.: Ste.s..Gon, Q: Hill, 1.
 The fourth ballot was as follows: Bland. 2,1; Boies. B; Bryan. 2sO; Matthews, 36; Pattison, 90; Blackburn. 2; Mclean, 46: Stevenson, 8; Hill. 1: not voting. l6l
 When the secretary announced MT. Bryan's vote the Nebraska delegation mounted their chairs and set up yell that drew around them all the other Bryan states with their respective standards. As each of the standards arranged itself in the bouquet a fresh yell went up from the galleries. After five or six minutes of up- roar the procession of standards about the hall began, with Nebraska at the head, and the tail end was brought up by Kansas. Fourteen minutes were consumed in this demonstration which gradually subsided. and the convention was able to proceed with business.
 At this juncture. considering the fact that a number of delegates from the gold states dit not vote. Chairman Whise ruled that tSo thirds vote of tho total number cast Eoult nominate candidate for president a!id vice president.
 The announcement of the chairman was re ccived with great confusion. Order. having Q