The record-union., 1896-07-11
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN OF NEBRASKA
NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT.


pants were on hand promptly and in
full force, quite prepared to take charge
of the proceedings, as they did repeated
ly yesterday.
There was not a dozen New York del
egates in their seats when the proceed
ings opened. Mr.. Whitney was there,
but Hill was cohspicuously absent until
the complimentary votes.
AT five minutes before II o'clock Sen
tor White of California, the permanent
Chairman, took the chair and made an
effort to establish degree of quiet and
order in the hall. After five minutes de-
voted to that purpose, with very little
success, prayer was offered by Rev. DR.
Green of Grace Episcopal Church OF
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the same clergy
man who otficiated the last two days.
MORE NOMINATIONS.
The Chair then recognized Mr.. Har-
rity of Pennsylvania, who, standing in
the main aisle, was greeted with cheers.
He said: I desire to say that in obedi-
ence to the instructions given by the
Democratic State Convention, the Penn
sylvania delegation presents the name
of Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania
as a candidate for the Presidency"
The Chair asked if there were any
other names.
DR.. Mattingly Of the District of Co
lumbia, from his place in the floor of
the hall, seconded the name of that
peerless champion of silver, that true
Democrat and friend of labor, John r.
Mclean of Ohio.
Mr.. Miller of Oregon named Sylvester
Pennoyer. The Chair then declared the
nominations closed, and first invoking
order, directed the Secretary to call the
roll of States.
But before this was commenced Mr..
Smith of Ohio informed the convention
of the sudden demise of the Hon. Frank
Hurd. The Chair asked if any action
was desired, and Mr.. Smith said not at
this time.
BALLOTING BEGINS.
The call of the roll then commenced.
When the first State was called Chair
man Lomax of Alabama rose to say
that John B. Knox, H. B. Foster, S. j.
Carpenter, J. H Minge and D r. Bur
CESS desired to vote for Ex-Governor
William E. Russell of Massachusetts,
but under the unit rule he cast the -
votes of Alabama for Horace Boies.
Several of the Chairmen Of the dele
cations injected little stump speeches
into their announcements of the votes
Of the delegation. Marden, the water
fiend" of Louisiana, stood up, and hold
ing a silver dollar in his hand said
something which was drowned in the
laughter and cheers.
When Massachusetts, was called a
n 70
ard Vice-Chairman were absent, and
Mr.. O'Sullivan of the delegation said
that these gold men were purposely alb
scnting themselves.
The Chair took this occasion to ask
delegates to restrain from making
speeches, and to confine their announce
ments to a statement of the votes.
Michigan's delegation was polled, and
several of the delegates when their
names We're called responded in loud
tones: Il decline to vote" Others SIM
ply said: Not voting
Minnesota brought Adlai Stevenson s
name before the convention, but not a
solitary cheered greeted it.
New Jersey being reached, 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 requested that such demon
strations cease, and delegate shouted:
They are all Republicans, and ought
to be put OUT
The State of New York adopted the
same course as New Jersey. On being
called Ex-Governor Flower rose and
said: I'm view of the platform adopted
by this convention, l am instructed to
say that the delegates have agreed not
to participate in the selection of can
didates for President and Vice-Presi-
dent, and therefore they decline TO
vote
The Chairman of the North Carolina
delegation repeated Flowers words
when that State was called, saying: TN
view of the platform adopted, North
Carolina casts % votes for Bryan"
There was some curiosity to hear how
Ohio would vote, and the Chairman of
the delegation manifested a full desire
to crafty it, Standing ON his chair, he
began a speech stating the individual
preference of each delegate, mention
ing him by name, but the Chairman cut
this performance short by asking him
to simply give the totals. The Ohioan
then stated that forty-one delegates
were for Mclean, one for Bryan, one
not voting. one Bland, but under the
unit rule Ohio cast its vote for the man
who made this convention possible
John r. Mclean.
The purpose of Ohio, to get the in
dividual votes of it's delegation ON rec
ord, was not to be thus baked, and a
delegate challenged the vote. and a
poll was had. McLean's name being
reached. 1t was stated that he was abb
sent, but his alternate was here. The
alternate's name being called, he voted
for Mclean.
South Carolina caused a surprise
when the Chairman announced that
under instructions Of her State Conven-
tion South Carolina cast II votes for
her ''Honored son." Benjamin r. Till
man, one not voting. O1isses and
cheers.)
Powers of Utah asked the Chairman
whether the spectators in the galleries
should be permitted to express their
approval or disapproval of the course
of the delegates.
"A very pertinent question" the
Chairman admitted, and then he added
Proceed with the roll-call''
The vote of the State of Tennessee
was challenged, and the Chairman
asked the delegate who demanded a
poll whether he meant to deny the ac-
curacy of the statement made by the
Chairman of the delegation tSenator
Bate. The delegate said he did. The
delegation being polled, the announce
ment of Senator Bate as to the prefer
ences of the delegates was fully sus-
tanned. and the presiding officer re-