The Portland daily press., 1896-07-13
A MAINE MAN.


The third ballet was Immediately Or
uered. but before 1T had proceeded far,
the chairman introduced Hon. Amos
Cummings of New York, who read a tele-
gram IRON Mr.. SlDley of Pittsburg, Pa,
Withdrawing his IlaIne.
When Missouri was called, Gov. Stone
sala Under insti uctions OF the ma
Jority OF tho delegation, Missouri casts
her 30 votes for Bland.' This was
oheered, but this second attempt TO turn
The convention over to Bland did not
make much progress, Arthur Sewall
running him close. When New York
again declined to vote the people In the
galleries, LED by q man at the hack OF
the platform. at cnce raised yell. A
delegate from Minnesota said the con
yention had been disturbed all morning
In that way and he moved the sergeant
alarms be directed TO employ sufficient
force to Keep This Internal mob" quiet.
Inc chairman repeated his stereotyped
threat OF clearing the galleries and
comparative quiet feigned until Michi-
gan changed her 20 votes from Sewall
TO Mclean, when there was an outbnrst
| OF applause.
The result of the third was officially
announced at 2lO p. M, as follows:
Pattison, /; Daniel, 6; bland, 2a5; Mo
Lean, 30; Sewall, 81; Sibley. 10, Will
liams of Massachusetts, Is; Ciark, % /;
no choice. 1t being evident the con
Won tion could hot stampede to Bland,
when the fourth ballot was started, GOV.
Stone of Missouri addressed the conven-
| ton. lie said: II desire OH behalf OF
friend of Mr.. Bland, to express to you
our grateful appreciation OF your kind
ness. am now in receipt of a telegram
from Mr.. Bland in which lie says, sub
stantialiy, thai he would dean it I'M
wise and impolitio TO nominate both
andidates from the west side of the Mis-
souri, river. He desires me to say the
nomination Of Mr.. Bryan has his warm
and hearty approval, and he thinks the
nomination OF Vice president should be
with one object alone in view; that is,
the strengthening of the ticket. Accord
ingiy he wishes his namo withdrawn
from the consideration of this oonven-
tiol for the position" (Chaers.)
| The fourth ballot WAS then begun.
In the course of the vote, Mr.. Fithian Of
Illinois, was declared out of order. Amid
great confusion he said that the conven-
tlon could not afford to nominate o man
for the Vice Presidency who had de-
olared he couid not support one prinoi-
ple of the national platform, that in favor
| Of imposing an income tax. The chair
man refused to allow any debate during
the vote and directed Mr.. Fithian to
| take his scat.
The result of the fourth ballot was
announced as follows: Williams of Mas
| tison, /; Daniel, 81; Sewall, ISL M clean,
z96; whole number of votes cast, 67S;
| absent or not voting, 253; necessary to
d choice, 49,
| Before the fifth ballot was entered on,
the chairman of the Ohio delegation,
| Ulrich Sloan, made the, following state
ment: 1.-THE Ohio delegation has re-
ceived two kilograms from Mr.. Mclean.
They state substantially what said this
morning, but that you may have the ex-
| act words, / will read what Mr.. Mclean
says. He speaks for himself, not for the
OHIO delegation: Any vote cast for me
| for Vice-President is against my express
wish and against my authority. Please
announce this to the convention. ]. r.
Mclean" 'That is Mr. McLsan, not
the Ohio delegation,' added MIR. Sloan.
| Nevertheless the effect of the telegram
was felt in the next ballot. Louisiana,
another states which had voted for MIR.
Mclean, changed to Sewell, and when
| Wisconsin's vote was reached sufficient
votes had been Cast for Mr.. Sewall &c
nominate him. Illinois promptly
changed her 48 votas from Mclean to
Sewail and Kentucky followed suit.
| Ohio Clipped in, and the procession OF
state standards was started around the
| hall in honor of the nominee. But there
was no cheering. The convention hav-
| ing made its choice. Nebraska voted fo1
the first time and the state of Bryan cast
| its vote for Sewall of Maine.
| Michigan moved to make the nomina-
| ton unanimous, and Ohio moved that the
rules be suspended and the nomination
| be made by acclamation. In tbs mean.
| time, other states were changing their
vote to Sewall. The chairman put the
motion to make the nomination unani-
nous and on the shouted demand OF the
delegates the band struck up Dixie
and there was to small extent the
usual cheering which accompanies that
popular air.
The ending of tho long convention was,
however, exceedingly tame and spiritless.
| Tho usual clearing up resolution of
thanks to the temporary chairman, Sena
tor Daniel of Virginia, the permanen,
chairman, Senator White of California,
the acting chairman, Representative
Richardson of Tennessee, the secretary
and others, we're offered ana agreed to-
A resolution was also offered by MIR
Blanchard of Louisiana aud agreed to-
declaring the city OF Chicago the ''grea t.
est convention city on earth" and then al
3.l6 the chairman, Senator White, de-
clared the convention adjourned sine die