The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-12

chairman voted for Bland on the
second ballot. 1t looked for q little
| while as though the management of the
show had decided to put Bland through,
/ for his vote was doomed up to nearly
oO0 on the second ballot.
The third ballot dropped him down
TO 200, with Mclean only 45 votes be-
hind him, but by this time Gov Stone,
OF MISSOURI, appeared with a telegram
from Bland and insisted on withdraw
ing his name on the ground that it
would be bad policy. That brought the
race squarely between Sibley and Nc
Lean, and for a few minutes everybody
said Sfbley will get 1t because it was
known the managers would not throw
the votes they could control to Mclean.
In few minutes another man ap-
peared with telegraph blank in his
hand, purporting to be from Sibley. de-
clfnfng to allow the use Of his name.
Then the boom for SewalI. of Maine.
whose existence was hardly known, was
given great interest, and two more bal
lots did the business for him. 1t is
almost certain that If the convention
had continued last night Mclean would
nave been the nominee. 1t is possible
that he might have been as it was if
ne had not sent telegram to the con-
vention stating that he did not wish
to be candidate. AS he was a candi-
date last night and apparently one this
morning, until the fourth ballot. he
evidently experienced a sudden change
OF heart and wired his withdrawal
Possibly 1t was because he did not
want to be bled numerically in the
campaign, though I am inclined to the
opinion that If he had considered it
certainly he would not have dropped
out.
There was the usual attempt of en-
thusiasm when Sewall was named. but
1t was very tame. When the band
struck up Dixie" it brought forth
more applause than the Sewall nomina-
ton. Ten minutes therefore, the con-
ventfon became thing of the past
The band played "Amerioa" as the
delegates and visitors filed out.
The Minnesota delegation today had
eleven votes which We're uniformly cast
with the silverites, the others being
absent OF these Messrs Winston.
Smith, Reiner, McGovern. Foley and
Voreis were the only delegates present
The others being alternates for those
who had gone home.
The Democrats seemed to be deter
mined to be close imitators of Repub-
hcans. When the vice president was
nominated at ST. Louis, the standard
inquiry was, who in h is Hobart. /"
and the only difference here in relation
frequently made concerning him than
1t was at st. Louis for Hobart. and as
a rule the expletive comes in lust TO
emphasize the disgust of the auestioner
70 think man had been selected who
has never been heard of. r am IN
formed that his dime biography shows
that he is resident of Bath. Maine
a millionaire, president of a national
bank, ship owner, a free silver man
a nT0faafinnicf
that Altgeld and Tilman indorse him
Which, with the other advantages /
nave named, seems to furnish great
versatility in q vice presidential can
didate. He was present in the con-
vention when nominated, but did not
seem we'll enough known to be either
called on for speech or have the
STANDARDS OF the states grouped over
his head. This is the usual way In
which we make vice presidents. Eyerv
Dody was in hurry. many had already
left, and amid confusion, a hap-haz-
ara choice was made. Possibly 1t is
not so very important what kind of .
tail is attached to this kite.
While hundreds left the city last
night and thousands tonight. there are
still many who linger. and the exodus
is Dy no means as rapid as it was from
ot Louis. One man had the whole
tnlng IN charge there, while here there
are good many who think the desti-
MES of the Democratic party and the
country as well depend upon their
services. This has been Candidate
Bryan's busy night. He met with the
notification committee early in the even
Ing and later with the national COM
mittee. If the notification committee
had only thought Of it they might have
told him tonight that he had been NOM
Confined nm Fsfth p.