The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-16

Committee. mounted his chair and placed In
nomination Ex-Governor Robert T.. rattison
Mr. Ma,tingly. Of the District Of Columbia,
seconded the nomination OF John II. Mclean,
Of Ohio.
Delegate Miller. Of Oregon. added to the
Pennoyer. OF oregon. The names OF Bland,
Bryan, Bots, Blackburn, Matthews. Mclean,
Pattison and Pennoyer were before the con-
vention.
Tho nrst ballot resulted: Bland 223, Boies
&c. Matthews o. Mclean -, Bryan l0j,
blackburn ~ Campbell 2. Pcnnoyer 10, Till
man II. Teller \, Hill l. Russell 2, Stevenson
H. Pattison 20; absent and not voting, ls5.
The result of the second ballot was IA
follows: Bland. PSI; Bryan, 1877 Pattison,
100; Mclean. 80, Blackburn, Al; Matthews,
"a; BOics, 81; Teller /. pcnuOyer \; Hill, |;
Stevenson, 10. Absent and not voting, lGO.
Grand total, $50
The result Of the third ballot: Bland, 29i:
Bryan 2l9; Boies 80; Matthews. "a; Mclean.
81: Blackburn %: pattison, %; Stevenson, Q;
Hill, not voting, 1862.
Fourth ballot-Absent or not voting. l62.
Bland, 22l Boies, 33; Matthews, 36; Mclean,
Al; Bryan, $50. Cheers greeted announce
mrnt Of votes for Bryan. Attempt to stam-
pedc convention being made.
The nth call was begun, and FOote Of
California declared, "California for the first
time H. solid and casts II votes for Bryan.
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thcws and Bois.
Kentucky being reached Ollie James
! loomcd up and shouted: while Kentucky
! loves her great Democrat and would be glad
I to vote for him, they seem not TO want him
/ Oect use he ~ q ,oaiodt rate soldier. There
! fore kentucky casts her ~ votes for the
! world :. greatest orator. William j. Bryan"
AZ this point the Illinois delegates filed
back into the hall, their appearance stirring
| n comfnotion.
/ North Carolina cast % votes for the sure
/ nominee Of this convention. William j..
! Bryan was the announcement OF that
| State.
! The Ohio men marched back and were
| again recorded for McIuin. their conference
| having produced no change. The "a votes
! OF Tennessee stepped into Bryanh camp and
/ almost Immediately Virginia followed her
| N!th the sam" number, both 81 them desert
! Ing Silver Dollar Bland. Three territories.
| Arizona, New Mexico and Indian territory,
| marched after them from the Bland standard
| 10 Bryan, each one strong.
| The enth usasm was aroused again when
| big Buck IlcnrichsOn called out the ~ votes
Of Illinois for Bryan, the most important de-
| -"rtiOu from Bland. The nomination OF
Bryan seemed imminent. There were cries,
! "OhiJ can doit, and John II. Mclean ap-
| pcar"d IN chair, holding II cane aloft. while
under him the other leaders seemed to be
/ squabbling.
] 'OhlO MlthlruWS the name OF Mclean,
said that gentleman, land casts 40 votes for
Bryan.
! His yoic" !ailed to carry many feet. so that
the dramatic stroke was lost upon the CALLER
i"-. There was a commotiOn aiioat In tho
Texas ranks. next door to the Ohio. Bryan
had i92 votes. Montana with and Okla
! homa with the same number swelled II 10
/ 5Oi twO-thirds OF all the votes cast.
The scenes In convention during the four
hours consumed In the balloting were OF the
most intense and exciting character. II was
, IN the mir that the drift was toward Bryan,
| that the breaks would be- in his favor and
that he would be- nominated. on the first
ballot be had only 1915 votes to 233 for Bland
on the second he rose to 100. and Bland ad-
vanred to 2sl; on the third the count stood
Bland 29l and Bryan 2l9; but on the fourth
the Bryan wave took on tidal force, and he
scored $50 to 2il for Bland. The nth and
closing ballot witnessed the stampede Of the
convention 10 the young Nebraskan.
The usual scenes OF the crisis OF presiden'
tial balloting In national convention follow,
ed, the uproar lasting quarter OF an hour
The Bryan wave was irresistible. Bland and
Boies were withdrawn, and state after stat,
was swept into line. When Indiana wa,
called senator Turple withdrew the name o
Governor Matthews and moved the uuani
nous nomination Of William j. Bryan Ihli
was carried with hurrah. the non-votinl
gold delegates not appearing to make an!
protest. Then there was another great de
. monstrAtiOn.