The record-union., 1896-07-12
Arthur SeWan Of Maine Selected
for Vice-PreSident
Bland and Mclean Withdraw Their
Names From the Contest.
But Few Of the Gold Delegates Take Part in
The Convention Proceedings

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Demo-
cratic National Convention closed up IT'S
ticket this afternoon and adjourned
sine die soon after 3 o'clock. 1t selected
as it's candidate for Vice-President the
veteran shipowner and shlp-pulioer'
Arthur Sewall of Maine, for many years
Chairman of the Democratic State Conn
mittee of that State.
This result was not reached without
struggle The same number OF paiioeS
were required to make it as to make lhe
nomination for President. Sixteen can
d;dstes were M. with or without their
consent. All but four quickly droppeo
out of sight They were Bland NC
Lean, Sewall and Sibley.
After the first ballot movement was
started (chiefiy at the instigatlon OF
Governor Altgeld of Illinois) to throw
the nomination to Bland OF missouri
"Silver Dick Bland" as has spohsof'
Senator Vest dubbed him. Inc Mis-
souri, delegation kept out OF the move
ment at first, but reserved Its vote Ia
order to cast it for Bland at ia'ei
stage If there was a probaolhty oi
thereby turning the scale IN MS lawn.
This did not happen on the second paifot
and Missouri voted for other candidates.
but in the third ballot Missouri pre-
sented BANDS name, explaining phat H.
did so without authority from hlm' anu
awaited results They We're not en-
couraging. Mr.. Bland received about
fifty votes fewer on the third paliol with
his delegation supporting him thah ne
did on the second ballot when they
voted for other candidates Upon this
showing Governor Stone promptly with
drew Bland's name.
Sibley started in with rush, receiving
: rs votes on the first ballot, put iosl "
votes on the second, and was with
drawn by a telegram addressed to Hon.
Amos Cummings of New York before
the third ballot could be taken, though
he still retained scattering supporters
McLean's name was not formally
placed in nomination, but was brought
before the convention by the Ohio dele
cation voting for him. Starting with
III votes, he ran up to 29o on the
fourth ballot, and then the Chairman OF
the Ohio delegation read a telegram
from him stating that all votes cast Tor
him were cast against his expressed
wish, and without his authority. Al
though the Chairman of the ONO ueie-
cation qualified this declaration py say
ing it Yves the voice of Mr.. Mclean ana
rot that of the delegation. the conven-
ton listened to Mclean, and he passed
out
Arthur Sewall of Maine, the success
full candidate, though present IN the
city as a member of the National Demo-
cratic Committee, was in the convention
Just before his nomination, and though
for many years he has been the Chaar-
man of the Democratic State Commit
tee of Maine. he was personally known
to few members on the floor. lie was
placed in nomination by a delegate from
the distant State Of California. who gave
no personal details as to the candidate.
The seconder of Mr.. Sewall, Thomas OF
Colorado, added little to the information
possessed by the convention, except that
he testified to Sewall's business ability
as a ship-builder, railroad President ana
bank President On the first ballot MT.
Sewau received 100 votes. On the sec
ond these dropped down TO 81. They
jumped up again to 9I on the third pal
lot. After the withdrawal of Bland and
Sibley he reached second place on the
fourth ballot, standing 261 to Mclean
296, and was nominated unanimously
on the fifth ballot.
There was nothing more, then, for the
convention to do but to pass the Gus
tomary votes of thanks and adjourn. Ii
did so in comparative silence.