The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-18

OF the delegation rose and said: New Jersey
respectfully declines 10 vote, whereupon there
were cheers and misses.
The state OF New York adopted the same
course as the state of New Jersey.
There was some curiosity to see how Ohio
would vote. and the chairman Of the delegation
manifested 4 full desire to CRAFTY it. Stand
ing on his chair. he began 4 speech. stating the
individual preferences OF each delegate, mem
tioning him by name, but the chairman cut
this performance short by asking him to
simply give the total votes. The OEiOian then
stated that 81 were for Mclean, II for Bryan;
not voting. !. but under the unit rule Ohio
casts its vote for the man who made this con-
v~ention possible John Il. Mclean.
South Carolina caused a surprise when the
chairman announced that under instructions
Of his state South Carolina cast Il votes for
her honored SON" Ben J. TiIlman, one not
voting. (HisseS and cheers.)
The vote OF Tennessee was challenged and
the chairman asked the delegate who demand
ed Z call whether he meant to deny the ac-
curacy OF the statement made by the chair
man OF the delegation CMr. Bate. The
delegate said he did. The delegation
being poiled the announcement OF Sem
ator Bate as to the preferences OF the
delegates was fully sustained, and the presid-
ing officer requested gentlemen preferring such
charges to bind themselves more accurately in
the future. IApplause.l
When the state OF Wisconsin was called 4
contention arose among its delegates-some OF
the silver mel claiming that the unit rule did
not govern their action, and the gold men
ESPECIALLY Gen. Bragg and Senator Vilas) in
siSting that 1t did. and that the instructions
were printed on the commissions Of delegates.
A copy OF these instructions was sent to the
chair and was read by one of the secretaries.
1t directs the delegates from Wisconsin to
Aspofn aE n unit n N ul SuhipRfS md candidates
as the majority may determine"
The chair ruled on the point OF order raised
by this discussion. He first read again the in
structions OF the Wisconsin delegation. and
said the chair rules that these are not ~instruc-
lions to abstain from voting CHEERS The
chair further rules that when the roll is called
| gentlemen absent shall be recorded as absent,
and that if a majority OF the delegation vote.
their votes shall be individually recorded, but
a minority can not cas-; the entire vote Of the
delegation. This ruling was received with ap-
plause.
The vote of wisconsin was announced: De-
Ginning TO vote. 10; Bland, 4; Blackburn, l.
The state of Colorado. which had been passed
! by consent, was called. and brought Senator
Teller's name before the convention. 1t was
received with faint Kisses and very slight ap-
plause.
Massachusetts. which had also been passed.
brought in Hills name By casting one vote for
him.
The chair announced the result Of the first
ballot as follows: First vote-Biand. 23:
Bran. los: BoieS. SIS; Blackburn. %; Mclean,
81: Matthews, 81; Campbell. 2; Pattison, %;
| Pennoyer, Il: Russell. 9; Stevenson, ?; Till
man. u; Teller, 8; Hill. L; absent and not vot-
ing 1876.
The second ballot was begun at 12:3%. As
soon as 1t was started Senator White vacated
the chair. placing the gavel in the hands Of MIR.
Richardson. OF Tennessee.
South Carolina swung over from Tillmau to
BRYAN, whose gains had begun early in the bal
Ioting. The District OF Columbia manifested
its capacity for lightning changes by scatter
ing it's votes as follows: Three for Bryan. one
for Bland. one for Boies and one for Mclean.
Before the vote was announced, and while II
was being footed up, California announced a