Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-12

please do not permit my name to be
presented. l so instructed my friends
yesterday. JOSEPH SIBLEY.
The result of the third ballot was as
follows: Bland 255: Mclean 2l0; Sibley
so: SeweIl 81; Williams of Massachusetts
10; Harrity 10; Clark %; Pattison l.;
Daniel 8. Total number. 675.
After the announcement Of the third
ballot. Governor Stone read
A TELEGRAM FROM MIR. BLAND
Withdrawing his name, as it was un-
wise 10 nominate both candidates from
west of the Mississippi river.
The progress of the fourth ballot was
watched with intense interest. Georgia
shifted her % votes from Bland to Nc
Lean amid the enthusiasm OF the
Orleans Every announcement of ad-
Ci,icns TO McLean's strength was great-
sd with Wild applause When John
Powers. Of Illinois, announced that Il
InOis cast As votes for Mclean, eX-
Congressman Firhian jumped on his
chair. his face afame with passion.
We cannot afford to nominate that
man. he shouted, "CD the platform we
have adopted I challenge the vote Of
the delegation
The convention was in an -uprCar
Fithi2n continued TO cry out his pro-
test. but order was finally restored and
The ballOting continued.
The result was: Mclean 296: Sewell
PSI; Williams (MaSS) 8; Hawity IL;
Clark 40; Patis0n /: Daniel 81. Votes
east. 6S7; absent. 252; necessary. 453.
sr ROE . L,
NIr. Sloan. Of the Ohio delegation. read
te.egram from Mclean saving tnat
any votes cast for him were without au-
JE0ri-y.
The Gf-h ballot was then ordered. but
before it had proceeded far it was seen
that SeweN was gaining, and when IL
linCjs cast her IS votes for him there
vas great cheering. Kentucky, Ohio
Maryland and other States all quickly
fell in line a Michigan delegate moved
10 make the nomination unanimous
Delegates uprOoted rhe State colOrs and
marched about in Indian file. They at
last lined up in front Of the stage while
several routine announcements were
made, and then as the band struck up
the stirring strains Of Dixie
THE PROCESSION REFORMED
and tCr several minutes p2raded about
the delegates enclosure with the purple
s,affs of Nebraska and Maine in the
van.
The crowds shouted and there was a
general scene OF enthusiasm. At last
all the STATE COlors were brought TO the
center of the pit. where the Nebraska
delegation was located. They clustered
Jhove. bCbOing about like cOrkS on q
sea of swayirg men, until the chairman
began TO rap for order. The result Of
the fifth ballot was as follows:
S5Well SIS; Mclean 81; H5rTity Il;
Williams 9; Clark %; Pattison /; Dan
iel 36; absent and not voting, PSI.
BY repeated appeals. the chairman
persuaded the delegates TO so back 10
their seats for the transaction o. the
routine business remaining.
Resolutions were adopted empower
ing Jhe NaJi0cal Committee 10 fix the
time and place for holding the next ra-
tional convention and to choose for its
chairman and members Of the EXecu-
tive Committee persons not members OF
the National Committee.
c. X L3Gd. Of Illinois. made a success
ful 3Jempt to secure consideration Of a
motion 10 abrCg3te the twc-thirds rule,
and q ten minutes after three Chair
mon White declared the convention ad-
jOurned.
No.kmsn were already up among the
ra1ters. with Chicago haste, to tear down
the decorations. and the bands played
America" while the crowd filed out