The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

egase Doyle voted for Pattison, and the
other seven delegates declined to vote
ead the intelligence fell on o silent
house.
II remained for New Jersey to stir the
'hrst really sensational passage. Nc,
Dermott shouted in stentoriaR tones,
''the State of New jersey respectfully
declines to vote" tHiases). The gold
men in the galleries attempted to drown
the disapproval with their cheers but
were unable to do so.
New York was listened for az the
crucial point Of gold, on whose action
the Democracy of the East was depend
Ing for its key note. Ex Governor
Flower said: I'm view of the platform
adopted by this convention and OF it's
actions and proceedings am instructed
by the New York delegation to say that
we will not participate in the selection
OF candidate for President and Vice
President; therefore we decline to VOTE"
The great body OF New York's adherents
In the galleries sent up . storm Of ap.
proval, but other cries were heard of
Put 'em out; 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 hiss been the feature
found lurking behind the announcement.
When the roll Of delegates was called,
old convention newspaper men marveled
to hear Allen w. Thurman. son of the
Old Roman" cast his vote for Mclean,
who during the life Of his father had
been one of his bitter opponents. The
call showed forty Of Ohio's votes for
Mclean, two for Bland, one for Bryan,
two for Psttison. Under the unit rule
the forty.six votes OF the State were
counted for Mclean.
Oregon cast her eight votes for PEN
noyer.
Pennsylvania,cast,h ersixty-f four votes
for Pattison amid the cheers of the
galleries.
South Carolina cast seventeen of her
votes for Senator Tillman, while the
crowds Missed.
big row occurred when Wisconsin
was called. General Bragg announced
that he WAS instructed by the majority
to cast no vote. One of the silver dele
gates challenged this and insisted on q
suit was that nineteen delegates refused
to vote. One voted for Blackburn and
four for Bland.
Senator elect Money. Of Mississippi,
made the point OF order that instruc-
lions to delegation to vote as q unit
could not ssifle the will Of any who de.
sired 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 delegations.
General Bragg made his statement as to
the instructions of the Wisconsin dele
CATION and was replied to from the plat
fnppn hu no1nnat0 -
silver hotspurs from Wisconain. He
aroused great enthusiasm by declaring
that II Wisconsin's will was stihed here
1t would be heard for silver in Noyem-
Der.
The silver tongued Tammany orator,
ex- Senator Grady, made fiery protest
Agsins. ruling which he contended
would practically abrogate the unit
rule. The delegates grew still as Sen
stor White, the chairman, finally ruled
that unit rule instructions did not con-
template the refusal of delegations TO
vote. He ruled that sll silent votes
should be considered absentees.
This ruling was loudly cheered, as Il
blazed the way for an ultimate ruling
that the two thirds required to nominate
within the meaning of the rule were
two-thirds of the votes cast according
to the precedent of 1916.
The clerk consumed several minutes
In compiling the results, during which
the crowd buzzad excitedly. Senator
Whites voice again failed him and
Richardson, Of Tennessee, took the
gavel during this intermission. Tbs
result WAS announced by the reading
clerk as follows:
Bland, 233; Boies, Sc; Matthews, 81;
Mclean. 81; Bryan, los; Blackburn, SO;
Campbell. Q; Pennoyer, 10; Tillman, IT;
Teller. 8; Hill, /; Russell, 2; Steven-
son, Q; Pattison, 95; absent and not
voting, 1855.
The request of the chairman that par
tisans refrain from cheering during the
announcement WAS complied with snd
strangely enough there was no demon
stration at the close. Delegates were
too deeply interested in business ana
spectators too Intent upon the figures to
interrupt business.
The second roll was begun and fur
nished sensation s. the outset, for Al.
ALBANIA shifted her twenty-five votes
from the Bland camp to Bryan and the
young Nebrasksn's friends waived their
handkershiefs.
Bryan gained three in the California
delegation on poll.
Colorado's votes for Teller wsre again
Missed and cheered.
Vice Stevenson captured
one of BANDS votes in Florida.
Three Maine men, who declined to
vote, asked call of the State roll, but
the chair refused.
One Massachusetts man, who had re-
Trained from voting on the first call,
came in for Matthews.
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