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tison II became the duty Of the delegation to
place him In nomination
The Chair asked If there were any other nomna-
lions. Mr.. Mattngly. OF the District of Columbia.
from his place in the of the hall seconded the
nomination OF that peerless champion Of free silver
that true Democrat and friend OF labor, John r. Nc
Lean. Of Ohio" Mr. Miller, OF Oregon. on behalf or
that State nominated Ex-Governor Sylvester PEN
noyer. No other names being presented the Chair
declared the nomina tons closed and first invoking
order directed the secretary to call the roll of the
States. But before this begun Mr.. Smith, or
Ohio, Informed the Convention Of the sudden death
OF Frank H. Hurd The Chair asked II any action
was desired. and Mr.. Smith said not at this time
THE VOTING BEGINS
The call Of the roll then began. When the first
State was called Chairman Lomax. Of Alabama,
rose to say that John b. Knox H. p. Foster. s. J.
Carpenter, J. s. Minge and D. r. Burgess desired to
vote for Ex-Governor William T.. Russell. Of Massa-
chusetts but under the unit rule ne cast the %
votes OF Alabama for Horace Boies. Several OF
the charmen OF the delegations injected little stump
speeches into their announcements Of the votes OF
the delegation. Marsden, the water fend,' OF
Louisiana stood up. and. holding silver dollar in
hts hand, said something which was drowned in
laughter and cheers.
When Massachusetts was called delegate
nounced that the chairman and vice-chalrman were
absent. and Mr. Osulllvan. OF the delegation said
that these gold men were purposely absentng them
selves.
The Chair took this occasion to ask delegates to
restrain themselves from making speeches and TO
conGne themselves their announcements to
statement OF the votes.
The Michigan delegation was polled. and several
of the delegates when their names were called
responded in loud tones: II decline to vote" Others
simply said: mot voting Minnesota brought
Adlai f. Stcvenson's name before the Convention
but not solitary cheer greeted it, When New
Jersey was reached the chairman of the delegation
rose and said: "New-Jersey declines to vote!
whereupon the galleries broke into cheers and
Kisses The Chair requested that such demonstra-
tons cease and A delegate shouted: They are all
Republicans, and ought TO be put out.
NETWORK REFUSES TO VOTE
The State of New-Yo-k adopted the course
az the State Of New-Jerscy. On being called ex-
Governor Flower rose and said: I'm view OF the
nj, form adopted by this Convention. am IN
structed as a delegate from the State OF New-York
10 saw that the delegates have agreed not TO par
ticpate in the selection OF candidates for President
and Vice President. and therefore they decline to
vote
The chairman Of the North Carolina delegation.
when that State was called. parodied Mr.. Flowers
words saving: I'm view OF the platform adopted
by this Convention. am requested by the Delegates
from the State OF North Carolina to cast Y votes
for Bryan" Cheers and laughter)
There was some curiosity to hear how Ohio would
o,o and the chairman manifested a full desire TO
crafty Il. Standing his chair, he began speech
giving the individual preferences OF eaon delegate
mentioning him by name. but the chairman Gu, TINS
performance short by asking him simply TO give the
,ot,Is The Ohioan then said that forty-one dele
g..es were for Mclean, for Bryan. one not vot-
ing one for Bland but under the unit rule. he said'
obio casts its forty-six votes "for the man who
made this Convention possibe-John r. Mclean
The nurpose of OHIO get the individual, votes OF
us d,.egation on record not to be thus baked,
ard a delegate challenged the vote and poll was
taken When Mr. McLean's name was reached 1t
was said that he was absent but his alternate was
n,esent The alternate's name being called he voted
for Mclean
south Carolina caused surprise when the chair-
man announced that under instructions OF her State
Convention South Carolina cast seventeen votes for
her honored son." Benjamin r. TiRman, one not
vsting (fIsscs and cheers)
Mr. Powers OF Utah, rose TO question OF personal
nr,tleee and asked the chairman whether the spec
ators In the galleries should be permitted to express
their approval disapproval of the course Of dele
gates.
"A very pertinent question" the chairman ad-
mitted. and then he added Proceed with the roll
call"
The vote OF the State OF Tennessee was challenged.
ard the chairman asked the delegate who demanded
a poll whether he meant to deny the accuracy OF the