The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-21

nominations were closed and the grea
battle of ballots began.
On the first ballot Alabama divided
its vote between Russell and Boles
Massachusetts delegates purposely alb
scented themselves.
Michigan's delegation was polled, anC
several of the delegates when theil
names were called responded in louc
tones: q decline to vote" Others sim.
ply said, Not voting"
Minnesota brought Adlai E. Steven
sons name before the convention, but
not a solitary cheer greeted it.
New Jersey being reported, the chair
man of the delegation rose and said
New Jersey respectfully declined TO
vote, whereupon the galleries broke
into cheers and Kisses. The chair re-
uuested that such demonstrations cease,
and a delegate shouted: "They are all
Republicans and ought to be put out! .
The State of New York adopted the
same course as the State of New Jersey.
On being called, Ex-Governor Flower
rose and said: I'm view of the plat
form adopted by this convention, l am
instructed as delegate from the State
of New York TO say that the delegates
have agreed not to participate in the
selection of candidates for President
and Vice President. and therefore they
decline to vote"
North Carolina voted solid for Bryan.
Ohio gave II votes to Mclean, South
Carolina stood by Tillman. Nineteen
of the Wisconsin delegation declined to
vote. Massachusetts finally cast its
vote for Hill,
The chair announced the result of the
first ballot as follows: Bland 223, Bry-
an los, Boies Sc, Blackburn SO, Mclean
81, Matthews 81, Campbell 2, Pattison
95, Pennoyer TO- Russell 2, Stevenson
2, Tillman II, Teller s, Hill l, absent
and not voting 1S5.
The result of the second ballot was
announced at 1:1S p. m, as follows:
Second ballot-Bland 2S1, Boies 81,
Matthews "a, Mclean SO, Blackburn Al,
Pattison 100, Bryan 1877, Pennoyer 8,
Stevenson 10, Hill l, Teller. s, not vot-
ing 100
The third ballot was then begun at
1:S0 p. m.
New York on the third ballot, as on
the second, remained mute when the
name of that State was called, and the |
clerk repeated the call in his loudest
tone, but without result
The result of the third ballot was
announced at 1:50 p. m, as follows: I
Bland 291. Boies sc, Mclean 81, Bryan
219, Blackburn 27, Pattison 81, Steven
son 8, Hill 1; absent or not voting 1872 /
At 2:45 o'clock the fifth rollcall was
begun and it soon became evident that
Bryan would secure votes enough in |
this ballot to nominate him by the |
necessary majority. When Kentucky, /
which was one OF the States which did /
not join in the procession, was reach
ed. Mr.. Rhea, who had put Senator .
Blackburn in domination, rose and
withdrew Kentucky's candidate .
Bland's name was withdrawn and final
Iy Senator Turpie of Indiana mounted
the platform and said, amid great noise
and confusion, that the delegates from
Indiana had stood from first to last for
the distinguished chief magistrate of
Indiana, but in view of the wave which
had just swept over. the convention he
was now authorized to withdraw the
name of Governor Matthews and to
cast the vote of Indiana for William J.
Bryan of Nebraska. '(Cheers)
''In view of the unity which should
prevail in the convention 1 move that
the nomination of W. J. Bryan be made
unanimous" (Cheers.)
After the vote of Texas had been
shifted to Mr. Bryan the chairman put
the question on Senator Turpies mo-
tion to make the nomination unani-
NOUS, and declared it carried, only a
few votes in the negative coming from
the Pennsylvania delegation.
When the announcement was made
all order was cast to the winds. The
delegates and the audience began to /
cheer and wave hats, flags and banners,
while the march around the sections /
was again taken up, all the State en-
blems being this time carried in the
procession.