The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-11

by that SCARED political veteran. Cen
eral Bragg, who loved Cleveland flor
the eemies he had made" came home
with a realizing sense TO the silver lead
ers this morning and they planned with
skill 10 prevent their followers from
being carried away by their emotions.
BOOM RUAORS.
The action of the gold men made 1t
vital that the man to carry the banner
of the new creed should be able to rally
to his back all the silver elements. The
generals of the Bland boom were deter
mined TO push the fighting. Delay they
appreciated might be fatal. Rumors TO
the effect that the Bryan boom Of yester-
day had been engineered by the anti
Bland managares in the interest Of the
ultimate nominal ton of Teller, few
thick and fast, but the friends of 1.-THE
boy orator of the Platte said If such
was the case the movement had gotten
beyond the controd OF those who had
manipulated it in the first interest. and
would sweep the Nebraskan to the goal.
There were but few demonstrations
before the convention was raped 10
order. A big oil portrait of Boies back
ed by a silk American flag, was para
ded through the pit but created hard
ly a ripple.
GOLD MEN SULLEN.
The leaders came in quietly. Mr..
Whitney walked in with a group Of the
New York delegation. but it was an
nounced that Senator Hill, Ike Anchilles
suIked in his tent The New England
delegations generally were thin. The
battle had gone against them, and they
appeared only 10 hesitate as to whether
they would remain silent and mute when
they We're asked to participate in the
nomination oe a candidate on plat
form to which they could not be recon-
ciled, or to physically withdraw from
the convention. z
TIE CALL TO ORDER.
At 1857 Chairman White of Califor-
MIA, who had recovered the use of his
voice, stepped to the front of the stage.
Running his eye for a couple Of seconds
over the crowd, he glanced down 10 the
battered delegations in the pit and with
a heavy whack of the gavel, called the
convention to order. With shutting
feet the vast audience arose and lis
tened to Rev. DR.. Green, the chaplain.
who petitioned the white throne for
righteousness and peace.
When Mr. White announced that the
convention was still on the call of
states for nominations, Mr.. Harrity, of
Pennsylvania, chairman of the national
committee, mounted his chair and
placed in nomination General Robert
Z. Pattison. This evidence that Penn
sylvania would stand by the platform
and participate in the nominations drew
a cry of delight from the silver men.
and Pattisons name got a swinging
round of applause from the galleries.
Mr.. Mattingly of the District of Column
bia, seconded the nomination of that
peerless champion of free silver. that
firm friend of the farmer and laborer.
John r. Mclean of Ohio
Delegate Miller of Oregon added to
the list of nominations the name OF
Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon. The
names of Bland. Bryan, Boies, Black
burn, McLea:e. Pattison, and Pennoyer
We're before the convention.
BALLOTING BEGINS.
The sixteen votes of Arkansas an
nounced for Bland by Senator Berry,
gave the supporters of "the great Mis-
souri, commoner" as he designated
him. an opportunity to yell, which they
improved.
Caglfornia's vote was much scat
tered---9 for Blackburn, 2 for Boies. l
for Campbell, 2 for Bryan, and for
Matthews, and Blackburn's name was
given cheer, while the others failed
Of recognition. The name OF Connect
lieut. was followed by a silence. and the
clerk passed on 10 Florida. After its
scattering vote had been announced,
Ex-Governor. Waller arose and shouted
that two, and only two, of Connect
cuts votes would be cast, and those
for Ex-Governor William Z. Russell
John +. Salisbury OF Delaware voted
for Bryan and three others from that
state voted for Pattison. Bryan's
first cheer came at the annOun-
cement OF Georgia's solid vote for him.
The forty-eight votes of Illinois for
Bland were loudly cheered.
Indiana and Iowa in succession cast
their solid votes for their favorites
Matthews and Boies, respectively Ex-
Senator Martin of Kansas cast the
solid vote of the Sunflower state for
'AIissouris great commoner, Richard
Parks Bland"
James of the Kentucky delegation
announced that the Blue grass state
cast her vote for 1.-The sOuth's Urea test
Democrat, Joe Blackburn Of Ken
lucky
Ohio cast forty-six votes under the
unite rule for John r. Mclean. Dele
gate Holding onCleveland challenged the
vote, and the old row in the Ohio dele
cation. which has been the feature OF
50 many national conventions, was
found lurking behind the announce
ment.
When the roll Of delegates was caI-
ed, old convention press men marveled
TO hear Allen W Thurman, a son OF the
odd veteran" cast his vote for Nc
Lean. who during the life Of his father
had been one Of his bitter opponents.
The call showed forty Of Ohio's votes
for Mclean. two for Bland. one for
Bryan and two for Pattison. There
was one absentee. Under the unite rule.
the forty-six votes Of the state were
counted FOR Mclean
Oregon cast her eight votes for Pen
nOyer; Pennsylvania sixty-four votes
for Pattison. amid the cheers Of the
galleries; South Carolina seventeen
votes for Senator Tillman, while the
crowds Kissed.
ROW IN WISCONSIN.
A big row occurred when Wisconsin
was called. General Bragg announced
that he was Instructed BY the majority
Of Wisconsin delegates 70 cast no vote
One OF the silver delegates challenged
this and insisted on a cali OF the ron
OF the state. The result was that nine
teen delegates refused - vote. Senator
Money made the point ~ order that sn-
structions 70 a delesatio1 - vote as q
unit could not ssine the viii o. any Who
desired 70 vote General Brasg climb
ed On one OF the chairs OF the Ohio dele
gatsoa 60 protest. but the madienei
Buckeyes ordered him down- New York