Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-16
BRYAN AND SEWAlL.
NEBRASKA AND MAINE MENTHE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
The Convention at Chicago Went wild
With Enthusiasm when the .,young
Orator of Platte" Captured the Prize
on the Fifth Ballot.

vention assembled for the fourth days
session for the battle 10 nominate their
candidates. AS soon as Chairman White
had called for order and announced that
the convention was still on the call OF
states for nominations, Mr.. Harrity, OF
Pennsylvania, presented the name OF ex-
Gov. Pattison. The name OF Sylvester
Pennoyer. OF Oregon, was also offered
and the list now stood as Follows:
Bland. OF Missouri; Boies, of Iowa Bry-
an, of Nebraska; Blackburn, OF Ken
lucky; Matthews, of Indiana; Mclean, OF
Ohio; Pattison, OF Pennsylvania, and
Pennoyer, of Oregon. Chairman White
announced that the roll call of states would
proceed for the nomination of candidate
for president. A wave of suppressed eX-
,itement, followed by quiet passed over
the assembly as the roll call began.
Alabama was hrst and her ~ votes
went for Boies, under the unit rule Ar
kansas gave 10 TO Bland; California scat
tered her votes Connecticut refused 10
vote Georgia brought cheer for Bryan
by giving MIN the full vote; Illinois went
10 Bland; Indiana for Matthews, Iowa for
Boies. Kansas for Bland, Kentucky for
Blackburn, Louisiana for Bryan; Maine
split, Bryan 5, Pattison IL; Massachusetts
gold men would not vote. Ten Michigan
gold men refused to vote: Bryan got Z,
Boies 5. and Bland 4; New York was
greeted with storm of disapproval when
ii announced that they would not parti-
cipate in the nomination of a candidate
on the platform adopted; Ohio voted solid
for Mclean, and thus IT continued TO the
end OF the list of states. The clerk con.
sumed several minutes in computing the
results of the first ballot, during which
the crowd buzzed eXcitedly. Senator
Whites voice has been failing him, and
Richardson, of Tennessee, again took the
gavel during this intermission. The re-
suit was announced by the reading clerk
Sc; Matthews, %; Mclean 81; Pattis6n'
80; Pennoyer, 10; Blackburn, So; Camp
bell. 20; Tillman, II Russell, 20; Steven
son, z; I'M, !; Teller, s; absent and not
voting, 1S5.
There being no choice, a second roll call
was begun with sensation at the OUT
tet, for Alabama shifted her % votes from
Inc Bland camp TO Bryan. Bryan gained
three in California. Vice-President Stew
enson captured one Of BANDS votes I'm
Florida. Under the unit rule, M!chigans
gained two in Montana and Mclean three
in Nevada. Two New Jersey men who
had abstained on the first ballot came to
Pattison. Silence followed the call OF
New York. South Carolina gave up her
senator and brought her votes into
Bryan's column amid much enthusiasm.
Virginia abandoned Blackburn to turn
her y votes to Bland. Wyoming changed
her votes from Blackburn to Bryan.
Mclean lost four in the District Of Col
umbia, and Bryan captured three OF
them. The turning of the tide toward
managers of wheel horses so that these
gentlemen skirmished about earnestly
among their followers and invaded alien
camps, but the galleries called loudly fol-
Bryan. The result of the ballot was an.
nounced as follows Bland 2Sl Boies 81
Matthews "a, Mclean SO, Bryan 1877,
Blackburn Al, Patt!son 100. Russell 4, Pen.
meyer ., stevenson 10. Hill /. Teller S: alb.
sent or not voting 100. All the candidates
were losers except Bland, who gained 49,
and Bryan, who gained %.
Ihere was quite demonstration fol-
Bryan just before the third ballot, and an
attempt was made TO abrogate the two.
thirds rule, but II was unsuccessful. The
third ballot resulted: Bland pal. Boles 80.
Matthews "a, Mclean "a, Bryan PIG. Black.
burn q, Pattison 81, Stevenson 8, Hin l,
absent or not voting, 162.
The Bryan stampede became more pn1.
nounced on the fourth roll call, wheRH
forged ahead of Bland as follows: Not
voting. 1872; Bland 241. Boes 80, Matthews
30. Mclean 46, Bryan ESQ; Blackburn o.
Pattison SO. Stevenson s, Hill l. The
whole number OF votes was 76S and tbs
clerk announced $40 TO be necessary TO q
choice The announcement of Bryan's
increase of strength was the signal for G
demonstration, which exceeded that Of
the day before
The coliseum swayed with enthusiasm
Cheer followed cheer. The state stand
Nebraska. Louder and louder the whiri
of sound swelled. Men and women went
frantic; Hundreds of newspapers and
umbrellas were furiously whirled through
the air. Suddenly two beautiful youne
girls dressed in pink appeared on a table
back of the alternates' seats. They held
In their hands large silk flag, on one
side of which shone the clear-cut features
of Bryan. To and fro IL waved while 90,
600 threats yelled and screamed Their
they started in Indian file to parade the
standards about the delegates. Kansas
Nebraska, Mississippi. Georgia, Nevada
Colorado South Dakota, Arizona, New
Mexico, Louisiana, Oregon, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, District of Columbia
I'M 1uh
Michigan were in the procession. Frenziec
men fought for the standards Of the other
delegations. California was first wrenchec
away from those who attempted TO re.
Delegates fought like men demented for
the Illinois standard. when Gov. Altgelc
stood black and resolute guarding his ban,
ner, but the delegates were intoxicated
with enthusiasm. A hurried vote was TAX
en-. Bryan carried the day and the sucker
states banner joined the parade. A fist
fight occurred over the possession of the
buckeye standard, but McLean's frieuls
though battered and shaken held the fort
Just before the fifth ballot began Chair.
man White announced that two-thirds OF
the votes cast were necessary to a choice
Bryan captured state after state Ken.
lucky sacrificed her favorite son for him
North Carolina. California and Florida
gave him their solid votes, but the most
important landslide was the drop Illinois
took ont OF Glands camp TO Bryan. Their
John r. Mclean, of Ohio. withdrew his
own name lOf the NcDraSkan. Montana
and oklahoma added their votes ans
made the necessary number to nominate
and at this tuncture Gov. Stone. Of Mis-,
souri,. mounted the platform and said he
had authority 10 withdraw BANDS name. ant
he Their cast Missouri's "a votes for Bryan. Con.
fusion reigned throughout the buildina
with delegates upon their chairs clam.
oring 10 change their votes. Then Dele.
gate Van Wagon, OF Iowa, crowded tc
the platform. In impressive tones he sai1
that Gov. Boies also placed the cause
above the man. and he. too. cast the vote
of his state for Bryan. Senator Jones
changed the vote Of Arkansas to the Ne.
braskan. Other states tumbled into The
foamng wake amid great enthusiasm anC
confusion. Senator Turpie, of Indiana
moved that the nomination be made nm
animous and in the midst OF the confusion IN,
convention adjourned until eight o'clock.
No business was transacted at the even.
ing session and the nomination of vice.
president went over until the next dav
The work OF nominating vice. presideAtia,
candidate occupied the next day Bland q,
Missouri, Mclean of Ohio and Arthur Sewall
of Maine. were the leaders out OF about Il
drew and on the fifth ballot Sewall was nom.
mated
II man makes me keep my distance.
the comfort is that he keeps his at tho
same time.
We have just enough religion 10
make us hate but not enough TO make
us love one another.
Some men under the notion Of yaad