The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-18

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order at $50 by Chairman White. A
motion was made to adjourn until 10
O'clock tomorrow. A roll-call was de-
mandcd. which resulted fayorably to
the motion. and the convention adj
journed at 9:3O.
Saturday ended the most remarka-
BILE national convention since the DEM
ocratic party, in 1860, a rent
asunder on the slavery issue. The con-
vention completed the work which
split the party in twain on the finan-
cial issue Arthur Sewall of Maine, a
Bath s%hipbuilder, and an ardent free
coinage man. was named for II vice.
presidency on Il ticket headed by Will
lam j. Bryan, the eloquent young ora
tor from the prairies beyond the Mis-
souri,.
On the first ballot fifteen candidates
were voted for. Sibley receiving 163,
the highest number of votes. The 9th
er votes were divided as follows: Nc
Lean, 40; Sewall. 100; Harrity, 81;
Judge Clarke of North Carolina, 80;
Daniel of Virginia, IL; Bland, 81;
Blackburn. 20; eN-Congressman Will
Jams of Massachusetts. 16; Boies, 10;
Pattison, 1; White of California, L;
u ltllliu vi ll1IIlOlS, anu SCualOl lSl1Sl
of Colorado, 1 each. On the second
ballot there was an attempt to STAN
pcde the convention to BlIn who on
Lean moved up to 1853, Sibley fell
back to 113 and Sewall dropped to
81. 1t looked as if the. latter was
disastrously beaten. Senator Jones,
with his 16 Arkansas votes. stood firm.
He rallied the followers of the Maine
man, and on the next ballot Sewall
secured ninety-seven votes. Meantime
there appeared to be q general move
| ment in favor of Mclean. Some of
the Bland men deserted him and went
to Mclean, who led on The ballot With
21O.
After The announcement of this vote
BANDS name was withdrawn by Gov.
Stone Of Missouri. who read Il message
from the MiSsourian, positively declin-
ing to allow the s of his name for
the vice. presidential nomination. The
Bland votes, on the next ballot. Went
to Scwall il large blocks. but Mclean
captured enough to give him seeming
ly n lead of 2S4. against 251 for Sew
| all. During this roll call there was
trouble in the Ohio delegation. which
was polling II anti-McLean votes,
locked up by the unit rule. There was
also IL bag revolt against Gov. Altgeld's
domination in the Illinois delegation.
EX-Congressman Fitbian made a fiery
protest against the nomination of the
Ohio editor. 1t a at this critical
juncture that McLean's telegram was
read by one of the Ohio delegates.
The telegram stated that it was Mr..
McLean's wish that he should not he
balloted for. Delegate Sloan. howev-
er, after reading the telegram, dis
tinctly stated that while the telegram
l. expressed MIR. McLean's wish, it did
not express the sentiment of Ohio,
which OH the fifth ballot continued to
cast 46 votes for Mclean. The tele-
gram, however, shattered the Mclean
forces, and Indiana, Iowa and other
states fiocked into the camp of the
Maine man. Sewall's nomination was
unanimous before the conclusion of
the roll call, and scenes of jubilation
and rejoicing, in which the state
standards were paraded about the Col
iseum in the wake Of the colors of Ne
braska and Maine.
Mr.. Scwall was born in Bath, Me-,
Nov. %. 1875. The estate on which
he was h0in and where he now re
sides. has been in possession Of the
Sewall FAMILY since 1850. His grand
father fought in the Wal of the Revo-
luton. Ely occupation Mr.. Sewall was
originally a s%hipbui!der, and he is now
largely Interested in shipping, rail
ways and banking. For years he was
the president OF tie Maine Central
railway, from which position he re-
tired two years ago. He is now pres
ident of n bank at Bath, is interested
in the Bath Iron warks and Il number
of other commercial enterprises. AL
though he has for years employed
large numbers Of men, he has never
had any serious labor trouble. Mr..
Sewall was married in 1859 to Miss
Emma d. Croker of Bath. He has
two children living. both Of them sons.
Harold NJ. and William D. Sewall by
name.
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