The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-16


| tho roll of delegates was called old con.
vention press men marvelled to hear
Allen w. Thurman, a son of the "Old
Roman" cast his vote for Mclean, who
during the life of his father had been
one his bitter opponents The call
showed 40 of Ohio's votes for Mclean,
2 for Bland, for Bryan, 2 for Pattison.
There was one absentee. Under the
unit rule the 46 votes of the state were
counted for Mclean.
Oregon cast her 8 votes for Pennoyer
Pennsylvania her Ga votes for Pattison,
amid the cneers of the galleries South
Carolina II Of her votes for Tillman,
while the crowds hissed. A big row
occurred when Wisconsin was called.
General Bragg announced that he was
instructed by the majority OF tho Wis
consin delegation to cast no vote. One
of the silver delegates challenged, this
and insisted on call of the roll of the
state. The result was that 10 delegates
refused to vote, 1 voted for Blackburn
and for Bland. Senator. elect Money
of Mississippi made the point of order
that instructions to a delegation to vote
as a unit could not stifle the will of any
| who desired to vote. General Bragg
climbed on one Of the chairs of the
| delegation to protest, but the maddened
Wisconsin silverites pulled him down.
New York offered him chair in their
delegation. General Bragg made his
statement as to the return Of the Wis.
! consin delegation and was replied to
from the platform by Delegate Dock.
Grey, one of the silver hotspurs from
Wisconsin. He aroused great enthu.
siasm by declaring that II Wisconsin
| aek, ha
for silver in November.
The silver. tongued orator. ex-senator
| Grady, made fierce protest against a
ruling which he contended would prac-
tically abrogate the unit rule The
delegates grew still as Senator White,
the chairman, finally ruled that unit
rule instructions did not contemplate
the refusa! of delegations to vote He
ruled that all silent votes should be con.
sidered absentees, but that every dele.
gate present who desired to vote had a
right to have their votes registered.
This ruling was loudly cheered as il
blazed the way for an ultimate ruling
that the two-thirds required to nomi-
nate within the meaning of the rule
was two-thirds of the votes cast accord
ing to the precedent of 1916.
The name of Henry M. Teller was for
the first time spoken as possible presi.
dental nominee in the convention when
on the call of states passed Colorado's
eight votes were recorded for the former
Republican, and were received with
mingled cheers and hisses Eleven OF
the Massachusetts delegates voted
Pattison, 8; Stevenson, 4; Bland, 2
Hill, /, and Bryan, 1.
Senator Whites voice has been fail.
ing him, and Richardson of Tennessee
again took the gavel during this inter
mission. The result was announced by
the reading clerk as follows:
Bland, 223; Bryan, 105; Boies, So
Matthews, 81; Mclean, "a; Pattison
% Pennoyer, 10 Blackburn. SO Camp
bell, Q; Tillman, III. Russell, 30
Stevenson, IL; Hill, I (; Teller, 8; absent
and not voting, 1875.
The second roll call was begun and fur
nished sensation at the outset,f for Ala
bama shifted her % votes from the BLAND
camp to Bryan. Bryan gained three
in the California delegation on a poll
Colorado's votes for Teller were agair
hissed and cheered Vice President
Stevenson captured one of BANDS votes
in Florida Three Maine men who de
clined to vote asked call of the state
|
sacbusetts man who had refrained from
voting on the first call came in for Mat
thews Under the unit rule Michigan's
2S went for Bryan. Bland gained two
in Montana and Mclean three in Ne
vada. Two New Jersey men who haC
abstained from voting on the first bal
lot came to Pattison. Silence followed
the call of New York.
South Carolina gave up her senator
and brought her votes into Bryan's col.
umn. Virginia abandoned Blackburn
to turn her "a votes to Bland. Wyom
ing changed her six votes from Black
burn to Bryan. John Mclean lost -four
in the District of Columbia and Bryan
captured three of them.
The name of Minnesota on the sec.
ond call brought stentorian shout
from Daniel Lawler: Minnesota OF
this and every other ballot. present ant
not voting"
Fourteen of the votes of California
were then changed to Bryan.
The result of the second ballot was
Bland, 2SI Boies, 81 Matthews, "a
Mclean, 53 Bryan, 1877; Blackburn
Al; Pattison, 100; Pennoyer, 8; Ste
venson, 10; Hill, 1; Teller. 1. Absent
or not voting 100.
All the candidates were losers except
Bland, who gained 4S. and Bryan, whC
gained o. Delegate Marsden {
Louisiana, made a motion to abrogat,
the two-thirds rule. "The majority
should prevail" he yelled. "The ole
custom is cowardly subterfuge."
Money Of Mississippi moved the refer
! ence of the motion to the committee OF
rules when it had finally been stated
and during the tumult which ensueC
Richardson smashed in the top of tht
desk like paper box.
In the meantime Blanchard of Lou
isiana, clamoring for recognition, re
pudiated Marsden's action in the name
of the Louisiana delegation and in thu
delegations name moved to lay the mo
ton on the table. Finally point o
order that the question could be con
sidered only by the committee on rule
was sustained.
The third call began, and Colorado
brought her eight votes from Teller t
Bryan and Florida gave the Nebraskal
three more.
votes had gone to Bryan, but her q
votes under the unit rule were still witt
, Bland. When New York was callet
shere was q storm of Kisses. She de
clined again to vote. Oregon deserte'
Pennoyer and divided. Bryan captur
ing of her votes. Bland got 3 an,
, Mclean, |.
West Virginia, which had gone sol
for Blackburn, broke away and cast
votes for Bland, 2 for Boies and 70
Bryan. Bryan also gained one in tn
District of Columbia, The result Of tn
/, third ballot, Bland, 20l BOies 36