The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
N THE BAND WAGON.
rneh Wallace Becomes q Good
Free Silver Democrat.
= - Last Ballot Washington 6svs
Bryan Five v~otes-Lewfs and
the vfce-Pressdency.

M~mOuaeter has been a. fever heat from
~~rniux 10 night. Men have become boys
~ rvsn full vent to penf-rp feelings
s~sd eceues OF the greatest possible ex-
-<emept the play n national politics has
- on. Washsngtosss Delegates being In
~ front ranks. In the wave that was
~ 81 motion by Bryan's eloquent speech
"a barriers bstxeen him and the Dorns-
~.1ou for the presidency were swept
e~zy like mage. and five OF the WASH
s~rsou delegates caught the cap OF that
rshsrx. irresistible mass. Mzloney. the
n14nxi Bryan man. Is in his glory. and
1xccroskey started home tonight. happy
= = puget sound slgzzh with a red shawl.
e1ue,ors Pettigrsw and Dubois. boiling
n~oublcan sslyerifes. respondent beyond
srnrexEon. have packed their satcheis
~ zone 10 Denver. presumably 20 confer
~ath Teller. When asked for an interview
fhey said Nit"
Rut for tonIghfs adjournment the name
James Hama!ton Lewis would haye
- announced as q candidate from the
pscfsc Northwest for the vice presidency.
~ yin receive four Washington votes.
srotsbly i've. Three members Of The dele-
rnfSon oppose the nomination. bat the
sxheu are determined 10 pay Lewis this
eompliment, and hope to secure some
votee from the Georgia delegation. 10
nnnY members OF which Lewis Is person
eily .ueii known
O. tbe nrst ballot for president today.
0ashiuGton being reached. Chairman
VINO Jumped on a chair and IN a loud
ydcs sad: THE Washington delegation
eaus here split. five for silver. three
for gold. J now announce that washing
80 casts seven votes for Bland. one for
WI. Bryan Maioney Was the one man
Who un for the boz orator.
There was no change until the fourth
MlIot. when NcCroskey deserted his per-
anal choice by going over TO Bryan. Then
esrne hat remarkable demonstration In
which standard after standard was pulled
from It's fastenIngs and taken over by the
side Of Nebraska's- Washington made no
move for a time. but finally White Jumped
nm ana amid Wild cheers planted the name
ssWaahlngton . alongside the Bryan BAN
nos.
on the afth ballot Maloney, White. Nc
Croskey ana Fenton announced for Bryan,
vhlle Wallacs, Darling. Girton and Sharp
etein atood By Bland. Darling. seeing that
Bland vas defeated. changed his vote and
Il vas recorded for Bryan. making the Of
acial count Bryan 8. Bland ..
Hugh Wallace has been consistent to
the last. lie said that although he was
for gold he ~as q Democrat n would
stand With the party. After the silver
raznk WAS adopted he declared for Bland.
thus showing his loyalty to his mother
state. Missouri. At the personal request
Of Senator Cockreii. who speaks OF WAL
lace a. my boy" he used his influence
With the gold men OF the Washington dele
CATION 10 vote for Bland They supported
him and went down with the standard Of
Bland. refusing to change and give Bryan
ne unanimous vote from Washing ton.
While Wallace has been an active ad-
mlaistration worker during h past four
years. his most intimate personal friends
in this convention are free silver men, and
II can be safely said thai should Bryan be
elected no man In the state OF Washington
VIII be closer to the throne than Hugh c
Wallace.
". III. White said: bryan n the great
est living orator. and IL Mckinley meets
him In Joint debate the election OF Bryan
b assured. I am well satisfied. but pre-
Yerred Bland. II would have been urged
against Bland that he Is a man or a single
idea While this IL untrue. many would
have believed II. This cannot be said or
Bryan. Bryan IL the youngest man ever
nominated by the Democratic party. This
convention Is noticeable for young ana
new men, Bryan will receive their sup
part. His cause. We believe. Is Invfnci-
Ae."
n n. I'm said Bryan was the orator Of
the age. n Grady. OF Tammany. con-
cured.
Fenton said: EFT Is the nomi-
nation that could have been made. n
record Of Bryan on silver has been right.
and Will bring 10 hin The support OF the
Democrats OF Washington. as we'll rs thu
silver Republicans and popaiisis."
Thomas Malotey Is the original Bryan
nan OF the delegation. He voted for him
asst and last. 81 know Mr.. Bryan" said
Nzloney. and hav correspondent with
ksm and worked for hiTn before and dur
hg tho convention. He was nominated
without having pledged himself In any
banner"
McCroskey said: bryan has been ms
tAotce. but 7 voted for Bland on an agree
nens that White and the other silver men
senit go over when the proper time came
nrst saw Bryan IN the committee on
patform. I was impressed with him. met
I'm. and agreed with him on one or tao
points regarding labor matters that We
III not get into the platform He Is a
rand man, and the best nomination
nat could have been made"
Wallace refused q say a word about
Bryan.
atreen added that he would not ne SIAM
setvd by popular cssmor.
Snsrrtcin said: bryan - a great maj
rs speech nominated him"
Jere Brown. alternate from South Rerrf.
ttnafstsd that Bryan was the best man
. those proposed. Brow - for gold.
And Il not carried away BY the platform.
J. u Mocall. OF North Yakima, an al
ssrrsse. said that the nomination was
etsr hts hearts choice. II have personal
ecnslntance with Bryan" he said. sAna
NEW him 60 he a great candidate"
Dr, Darling. of whatcozn. said. 'Nsryaa
The strongeSt man. other than Blaad,
! favored Bianf. but wen for RYAN
wen ] saw Bland WIS dcfeatnss If he
makes a personal he win ha a
ARE man 90 beat lie is magnetic. and
- viii be Endorsed ~ the ropGiiSfS."
ToRTUS BANTER