Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18

,h.,, votes shall be individually recorded, out
! ninorltv can not cast the entire vote OF tue
5eievatlon. This ruling was received Win Sp-
plAuse. IA
The vote OF wisconsin was a~nnounoeo. DV
c,lnlng to vote, 10; Bland, 4; blackburn l.
The state OF Colorado. which had been passed
nv consent. was called. and brought senator
Tslier,s name before the convention. IL was
received with faint Kisses and very sign' ny
plause. a.sed
Massachusetts, which had also been passed,
brought in Hills name by casting one vote Iof
him. .ho e-,t
The chair announced the result OF me n a1s'
halIo, ns follows: First vote-Bland, 20
49, Io,. Boies 81: blackburn. s3. Mclean,
a. Matthews, 81: Campbell, 2; Pattison, W'
pennover l.: Russell. .; Stevenson, q IllI-
man. II; Teller, s; Hill, /; absent and not vol
Ing 1855 ,o.a. Az
The second ballot was begun at l2'S' An
soon as it was started Senator White vaea.eu
the chair, placing the gavel In the hahas Vi Mr.
| Richardson, OF Tennessee
South Carolina swung over from Tlllman 70
BRYAN, whose gains had begun early IN the oai,
loting. The District OF Columbia manifested
It's oapaclty for lightning changes by scatter
inc us votes as follows: Three for Bryan ono
FOR Bland, one for Boies and one for Mclean
Before the vote was announced, and whIle IL
was being footed up, California announcer u
change OF her vote as follows; Bryan -,
Bland, 2; Matthews, /; Boies, l. gam Oh I
for Bryan.
The result OF the second baliot was M
nounced at LIS p. m, as follows
bland. gsl; Boies, 81; Matthews, "a; Mclean
"a, blackburn. Al; Pattison, 100; Bryan, l"G
Pennoyer, s; Stevenson, 10; Hill, Il IeHer'o
Not voting, 100. 800
The third ballot was then begun OF l;N
p. m.
ond. remained mute when the name OF the
state was called and the clerk repeated the
call IN his loudest tone, but without result.
The result OF the third ballot was annouhceu
at 80 p. M, as follows:
Bland 2el; Yoies 60; Matthews 81; Mclean
81; Bryan 2l9; Blackburn e.; Pattison vi
Stevenson 0; Hill /; absent or not voting 10"
A fourth roll call was Immediately ofaerou
and Senator White resumed the chair
The result OF the fourth ballot had only peen
partially announced when 1t was interrupted
bv an Intensely dramatic scene. When Bry-
ans biz gain from 2I9 to 2SO, heading Bland
and all the other candidates, was announced
by a prearranged plan, Bryan banners were
raised on the standards OF several states anu
big shouting was INDUCED in, with q view OF
stampedlng the convention to his sup
port. Nevada, a Mclean state; Kan
sas, o Bland state; Idaho. and other
states that had previously voted Tor
other candidates, led the movement. They
were quickly followed in the order named by
tho New Mexico, California, Nevada, District
OF Columbia, Idaho. Minnesota, Washington
Virginia, Indian Territory, whoall raised theil
standards and Joined in the general shout foi
Bryan. Then a procession was started lht
standards of 20 states and territories being
borne round the hall amid a perfect tornado o.
cheering.
The chair announced q decision that two
thirds Of the number OF votes given are
necessary to make a nomination, and not two
thirds OF the total vote OF the conyention)
Then Illinois Joined In and Florida followed
, Ohio came In and a brief spell OF silence FOL
lowed, as the passed around that d dea
was on with Mclean for second place.
After 10 minutes OF this hlppodromo perform
ance the announcement OF the result was con
sinued, and the fourth ballot was officially an
nounced as follows:
Z Bland, 241: Boies, 80; Matthews, 80; Mclean
. 46; Bryan, $50; Blackburn, q; Pattison, 70
r Stevenson, s; Hill, !, Absent or not voting
v ICE. Total, $50. Total number OF votes cast o
fourth ballot, 768. Necessary TO q choice, BIZ.
At 2:45 the fifth roll call was begun, and
a soon became evident that Bryan would secur
votes sufficient on this ballot to nominate hir
= by the necessary majority,