The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-13
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
Goes 10 Naine-Thc Chicago Convention
Nominated Scwell, or that state.

Nominated SrNell, OF hat state.
CHICAGO, July 12.-The Democratic
convention closed up its ticket yesterday
afternoon and adjourned sine die after )
o'clock. It secured as It's candidate for
vice president tho veteran ship owner
and ship builder, Arthur Sewall, OF
Maine. for man, years chairman Of the
Democratic state committee of that
state. This result was not reached with
out n struggle. The same number OF
ballots were required to effect 1t as to
make the nomination for President. viz,
five. Sixteen candidates were placed In
nomination or were voted for with or
without their consent on the first ballot.
All but four quickly dropped out OF
sight. They were Messrs. Bland, Slbley,
Mclean and Sewnll.
After the first ballot 4 movement was
started. chiefly at the lnstlgation OF Gov
crnor Altgeld. to throw the delegation to
| Bland. of Missourl-"SIlver Dick" Bland
as his sponsor. Senator Vest, dubbed
him. The Missouri delegation kept out
of the movement at first, but reserved Its
vote In order 10 cast IT for Bland at q
later stage of their deliberations. That
did not happen on the second ballot and
Missouri voted for other candidates. but
on the third vote Missouri presented
BANDS name, explaining that 1t did so
without authority frum him and await
ed results. They were not encouraging.
Mr.. Bland received about so votes, few.
er on the third ballot. with his delega-
ton supporting him, than he did on the
second ballot. when they voted for other
candidates. Upon this showing Cover
nor Stone promptly withdrew the name
OF Mr.. Bland.
Representative Slbley. after receiving
a good vote. was withdrawn by a tele-
gram addressed to Anus Cummings, Of
New York, before the third ballot could
be taken. Mr.. McLean's name wa3 not
formally placed in nomination but was
brought before the convention by the
| Ohio delegation voting for him. Start
Ing with Ill votes he ran up to 900 on
| the fourth ballot, and then the chair
mar of the Ohio delegation read n tcle-
gram from him stating that all votes
cast for him were cast against his ex-
pressed wish and without his authority.
Although the chairman Of the Ohio dele
CATION qualified this declaration by say
ing II was the voice of Mr.. Mclean and
not that Of the delegation. the convcn-
ton listened to Mr.. Mclean and he
passed out.
Mr.. Arthur Scwall. Of Maine. the sue
ccssful candidate, though present in the
city as 4 member Of the national Dcmu-
cratic committee and In the convention
| Just before his nomination. and though
for many years has been the chairman
OF the Democratic state committee of
| Maine. was personally known to but few
| members on the floor. He was placed
In nomination by a delegate from the
| distant state OF California. who gave no
personal details as TO the candidate.
The scconder OF MIR. Sewall, Mr.. Tho
| mas, OF Colorado. added little to the in
formation possessed by the convention
| except that he testified to Mr.. Scwall's
| business ability as n ship builder, rail-
road president and bank president. On
the first ballot Mr.. Sewnll received 100
votes; on the second he dropped down
to 81; then he went up again TO % on the
third ballot; after the withdrawal OF
| Bland and Sibloy he reached second
place on the fourth ballot, standing 261
to McLcnn's COG. and was nominated
| unanimously on the 10th ballot. There
was nothing more then for the conven-
ton to do but TO pass the customary
votes Of thanks and adjourn.
Mr.. Sewall is n %shlpbuildcr OF Bath,
Maine,