The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-15
BRYAN OF NEBRASKA.
RECOGNIZED AS The RIGHT MAN He
SWEPT The FIELD.

trlotio Withdrawal CIapped the Climax.
CHICAGO. July 10.-The convention
reassembled at 1Oo'clock this morning. |
Nominations still being ia order Mr.
Harrity put iu nomination EX-Gover- !
nor Pattison Of Pennsylvania. Dele
gate 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, Pattlson and
Pennoyer were before the convention,
and the roll call of States began, for
the first ballot.
The sixteen votes Of Arkansas an
nounced for Bland by Senator Berry
gave the supporters OF the Great Mis-.
souri, Commoner," as he designated
him, an opportunity to yell, winch
they improved. CALIFORNIA; vote was
scattered, Eve for Blackburn, two
Boies, one Campbell, two Bryan and
two Matthews, and Blackburn S name
wss given a cheer, while the others
failed of recognition. The name OF
Connecticut was followed by silence
and the clerk passed on to Florida:
After Ex-Governor Waller arose and
shouted that two, and two only, OF
Connecticut's votes would be cast, and
those for Ex-Governor VIM: +. Rus
sell. John F. Salisbury OF Delaware
voted for Bryan and three others from
the State for Pattison.
Bryan's first cheer was given at the
announcement of Georgias solid vote
for him. The forty-eight votes of Hi
nois for Bland. were loudly cheered-
Indiana and Iowa in succession cast
their solid votes for their favorite sons,
Matthews and Boies. respectively.
Ex-senator Martin of Kansas cast the
solid vote of the Suntiower State for
"MSsouri's Great Commonec, Rich
ard Parks Bland" James, OF the
Kentucky delegation, announced that
the Blue Grass State cast her vote Tor
1.-The South's greatest Democrat, Joe
Blackburn of Kentucky" Sputterlngs
of applause greeted each of these an
nouncements. louisiana voted for
Bryan, Maine gave FIVE votes for Bry-
an and eleven for Pattison.
Delegate Hamilton asked that Mas
sacusetts be passed. Delegate O,Sulli-
van, one of the silver men il the del
egaton, shouted that the gold men Of
the delegation were away because they
did not intend to participate IN the
future proceeding of the convention:
'aThat's not true" shouted several
gold men in the delegation.
The chairman appealed to the dele
gates not to attempt to inject debate
into the roll call and Massachusetts,
was passed.
The gold men in the Michigan dele
CATION refused to vote. The silver
votes were divided as follows: Bryan
z, Boies 5, and Bland 4. Dele gate
Stevenson, Don. NJ. Dickinson,s law
partner, caused considerable delay by
challengin the vote of the State and
then, with nine colleagues, declining
to vote. Later he moved from gold
delegation to delegation, counsellng
them to refuse to vote.
Mississippi's vote for Bryan and
Missouri's for Bland were cheered.
Nebrasks's announcement OF sixteen
votes for "the silver Knight of the
West, VIM. J. Bryan" created great
enthusiasm.
New Hampshire's reply was that
Delegate Doyle voted for Pattison, and
the other seven delegates declined to
vote, and the intelligence fell on a
silent house.
It remained for New jersey to stir
the first really sensational passage.
McDermott shouted il stentorian
tones: 'sThe State OF 2'ew jersey re-
spectfully declines to vote" (Aisses.) }
The gold men in the galleries attempt
ed to drown the approval with their
cheers, but were unable to do SO.
New York was listened for as the
crucial point of gold, OF whose action
TO the Democracy of the East was de-
pending for its keynote. Ex.Goyer-
nor Flower said: In view of the plat
form adopted by this convention, and
of it's action and proceedings, am
instructed by the New York delegation
to ssy that we will not participate in
the selection Of a candidate for Presl-
dent and Vice President; therefore, we
decline to vote.
The great body Of New York's ad-
herents in the galleries sent up storm
of applause, but other cries were heard
of "Put 'em eutl Put 'em out"
Ohio cast forty-six votes under the
unit rule for John r. Mclean. Dele
gate Holding of Cleveland challenged
the vote and the old row in the Ohio
delegation, which has been the feature
of so many national conventions, was
found lurking behind the announce
rnent.
Oregon cast her eight votes for
Peonoyer. Pennsylvania her sixty
four votes for Pattison, amid the cheers
of the galleries. South Carolina cast
seventeen of her votes for Senator Till
man, while the crowd hissed.
a big row occurred when Wlscon-
sin was called. General Bragg an,
nounced that he was instructed by the
majority of the Wisconsin delegation
to cast no vote. One Of the silver
delegates challenged this and insisted
on q call of the roll of the State. The
result was that nineteen delegates re-
fused to vote. One voted for Black
burn and four for Bland.
Senator.elect Money of Mississippi
made the point of order that instruc-
tons to a delegation to vote as a unit
could not stifie the Will of any who
desired to vote.
General Bragg climbed on one OF
the chairs of the Ohio delegation to
protest, but the maddened Buckeyes
ordered him down. New York and
Vermont offered him chair in their
delegation. General Bragg made his
statement as to the instructions OF the
Wisconsin delegation, and was replied
to from the platform by Delegate
Dockery, one Of the silver hot-spurs
from Wisconsin. He aroused great
enthusiasm by declaring that If Wis
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