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but, lie added lifting his hand, 'beforo
high Heaven I say here, do represent
the state of Louisiana. come here the
unanimous choice of the people of that
state. ] want to name for you wheel
horse to keep this young colt In the traces
He is thoroughbred. and therefore we
should take ell the better care of him. The
man shall name comes from a pivotal
state Who is the wheel horse. and which
is the pivotal state? John r., Mclean, OF
Ohio. is that man, and Ohio Is that pivotal
state. tCheers.l Give us Mclean, and We
will sweep the country" [Cheers.1
More Nominations.
Hon. Tom johnson took the stand
and put In nomination Mr. George
w. Fithan, of Illinois, saying of him: "He
has been six years in congress, and his
action and his every vote there places
him In accord with your platform. He
has the mcrit--which think is absolutely
necessary for the vice presidency-he is not
a wealthy man. This fight will have to be
one by the people, by the men who arc
interested in humanity. II 1t Is to be q
race between money and men, money will
be on the other side. for the moneyed men
of the democratic party have mostly gone
over to Mckinley. fCheers]
II am not a free silver man; ] do not
believe In free silver, but do believe the
democratic party has started great reyo-
luton for the good of the people. But for
have inaugurated movement for the good
of humanity and therefore am with yoll
heartily Loud applause Make not tho
with money. 1t will kill the ticket before
the people. Mr.. Fithian fills the bill. Flo
comes from a state that is pivotal, and |
[Applause.l
Mr.. William r. Burke, of Los Angeles,
Cal, presented the name of Arthur Sewall,
Of Maine, as a man who "strove for lib
erty when God Himself was dumb"
Result OF First Ballot.
The clerk announced the result of the
first ballot as follows: Blackburn. 20;
Bland, 81; Teller, /; Daniel, IL; Harrity,
q: Boies. 90; Williams, of Illinois. 90:
White, l. Absent or excused. 25S. Fithian,
1; Williams, of Massachusetts. &c; Mclean,
Ill: Lewis IL; Clark, 50: Sewall, 100: Sibley.
1G3. Total number of votes cast, 6S2 Nee
essary to choice, i55.
Second. Third and Fourth Ballots.
Official result OF second ballot as an
nounced was as follows: Williams, of
Illinois, 10; Clark. %: Pattison, 1: Harrity,
81. Bland, 29l; Williams. of Massachusetts,
]f. Mclean, 15S: Scwall, 81: Sibley, III:
absent or not voting, 255. Total votes, 93o.
The official announcement Of the third
ballot was as follows: Pattison, L; Daniel,
G; Bland, 255: Mclean, 30; Sewall, 81; Sib-
ley, 10; Williams, of Massachusetts, Is;
Clark. %. Total cast. 675. Absent or not
voting. 255. Necessary to choice, 45O.
Official result of fourth ballot: Mclean,
c96: SewaN. 26l: Pattison, l: Daniel, "a;
Clark, 46; Williams ., Harrty, II. Not
voting. 252. Total cast. CTS. Necessary to
choice, 1853.
Sewan Nominated.
Asthe fifth ballot progressed 1t became ev-
ident that the nomination was going to
Arthur Sewall, of Maine. With Wiscon-
sins vote his nomination was made sure,
and Illinois Immediately changed her vote
to Sewall. Other states then fell into line
changing their votes for Sewall Ohio's
motion to make Sewall's nomination unan-
imous was carried amid great applause.
The national committee meeting was
called for five p. m. at the Palmer house,
and the convention then adjourned sine
die